Trucking Industry Continues to Perform [March 2021]
Frankly, we are running out of terms to describe how well the trucking industry is performing right now. Exploding? Volcanic? The Numbers The fine folks at ACT Research say that the new truck […]
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Freight Rates Continue to Roll [March 2021]
While the numbers deviated slightly from the update in the middle of March, the massive jump in rates for all three forms of freight held steady.
Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Plan and Truckers
Last month, the office of Joe Biden released the details for the American Jobs Plan. The entire press release clocks in at almost 12,000 words. Reading it is a time-consuming project, but if […]
Truck Parking Bill, Part 2
2021 is the new 2020. Many bills are getting a second wind with a new Congress and White House. One of these is an attempt to resolve the perpetual problem of truck parking.Jason’s […]
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 […]
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, […]