The Cost of a VMT Tax
Currently, fuel taxes of 18.4 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents of diesel fuel have been used for the Highway Trust Fund. These numbers, unchanged since 1993, are not enough for […]
March 2021
Congress Discusses Side Guards for Trailers
Side guards might seem like another costly regulation for truckers, but they can prevent a lot of future headaches. Stop Underrides Act The Stop Underrides Act has gone through Congress twice before, in […]
Trailer Sales Bigger Than Same Time Last Year [February 2021]
Similar to the trailer sales in January, February trailer purchases decreased when compared to the month before, but are much higher than they were at the same time last year. ACT Research has […]
March Freight Rates Large if Held
We will usually only post about the freight rates when DAT has solidified the numbers, usually a week after the month has passed. Here is an exception. While we are only a little […]
Oregon State Bill Plans to Outlaw Diesel Sales
Should it pass, truckers driving diesel-powered trucks will have to plan ahead before driving into Oregon, as the bill enacts a plan to ban all sales of diesel by 2028.
FMCSA Extends, Narrows Regional Emergency
We explained how we thought this state of emergency would not need an extension, and in twenty-eight cases we were right. However, some states were hit harder by the cold weather than others, […]
The PRO Act of 2021 May Shift Owner-Operators
You might recall last year a bill called the Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act made it through the House of Representatives, but died either in the senate or on the president’s desk. […]
Trucker Memes
Like with other ways of life, memes can be used to humorously share an experience every trucker has seen or been in.
American Society of Civil Engineers Does not Approve of Roads
It only takes hitting one hole on the road to understand that US roads are an infrastructure investment that nearly everyone supports. But with such bipartisan approval, roads continue to remain in states […]
Trucking Jobs Down Slightly for Slow Season [February 2021]
The winter months after the holiday season are generally the slowest months of the year for the trucking industry, so it may not come as a surprise that the preliminary numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that employment numbers in the industry are down.
