What’s New?On Aug. 29, the EIA reported diesel fuel increased by 20.6 cents, ending the nine-week long streak of decline in fuel costs. This increase puts the national average over $5 per gallon.From June 27, after reaching a record high of $5.810, to Aug. 8, diesel prices declined about 10 cents per week, totaling a […]
What’s New?California, Ohio, New Mexico, New York, and Texas will split $4.8 million provided by the United States Department of Transportation.This funding aims to speed up planning, preliminary design, and engineering for infrastructure in some states.Announced on Aug. 22 under the Regional Infrastructure Acceleration Program, under the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.“The new awards […]
It’s Brake Safety Week! August 21 through the 27th was deemed Brake Safety Week by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. During this week, CVSA will hold inspections on commercial vehicles across North America.Brake Safety Week is an initiative by CVSA’s Operation Airbrake Initiative, which is an outreach and enforcement campaign that hopes to reduce highway […]
House Bill 479 aims to increase truck parking fines for drivers who park in residential parking, increasing fines up to $2,000. Currently, the bill is waiting on action from Delaware Gov. John Carney after it went passed through the General Assembly unopposed. “Staff from the governor’s office usually reach out to the chief clerk of […]
What’s new? An American Trucking Association study released on August 10, states that truck driver wages increased by 18% compared to 2019 average wages. Median compensation in 2021 stood at $69,687. This does not include benefits, but it does include bonuses. “In the truckload space, compensation was up 18% from 2019,” ATA Chief Economist Bob […]
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is expanding its commercial driver’s license program to focus on incarcerated women. “CDL training is a career field which is in high demand throughout the U.S.,” said Donald Murphy, a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Information, Policy and Public Affairs Division, in an interview with Transport Topics. “Inmates […]
As of Aug. 15, the average cost of gasoline has dropped 45 cents over the past three weeks, standing at an average of $4.10 per gallon.Over the past nine weeks, we have seen an 81-cent drop, which is still $1 more than this time last year.San Francisco had the highest recorded gas prices in the […]
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a scaled-back version of President Biden’s Build Back Better climate change proposal. The Inflation Reduction Act aims to combat severe weather events for infrastructure projects and promote greener sources of energy for transportation networks. The freight-centered bill comes to a grand $740 billion and while the bill details […]
The Interstate 81 Corridor Coalition wants to form a multistate team in order to apply for federal funds to improve truck parking along the interstate highway.Who is the I81CC?The I81CC was originally formed in 2011 to improve driving conditions for freight and passenger transportation along the corridor. This decision came after a roundtable discussion with the […]
The Supreme Court did not include the California Trucking Association’s challenge to California’s AB 5 independent contractor law in its latest Order List issued Monday, June 27. This signifies that the Court will not decide whether to hear the case until at least October. Greg Feary, president of transportation, the legal firm, Scopelitis, said the […]