FMCSA extends Hours of Service relief for truckers providing direct relief for flooded states
According to article in overdriveonline.com – “The regional emergency declaration covering 16 states in the Plains and Midwest affected by severe flooding has been extended”. States included in temporary Hours of Service relief declaration are : Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Read full story at : overdriveonline.com/fmcsa-extends-emergency-declaration-for-flooding-in-plains-midwest/ […]
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Blizzard still on track to clobber nation’s heartland
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nick Austin – People in the Great Plains just can’t catch a break. After a “bomb cyclone” in mid-March slammed parts of Colorado, the Dakotas and Nebraska with heavy snow and destructive record-breaking winds – knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers – another storm is on the way this […]
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Ohio is adding 19 cents per-gallon diesel tax
According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaillet – “The per-gallon tax on diesel fuel in Ohio will climb 19 cents in July, after the state’s legislature recently finalized a bill to increase the gasoline and diesel taxes and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law”. Read full story at : https://www.overdriveonline.com/ohio-enacting-19-cent-hike-in-per-gallon-diesel-tax/ Source and credits : overdriveonline.com
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Truck, engine manufacturers urge Trump to skip new tariffs
According to article in ccjdigital.com – “Trade organizations representing Class 8 truck and engine manufacturers, among others, have sent a letter to President Trump warning that new tariffs on imports of automobiles and parts could harm the U.S. economy, jeopardize jobs and hurt the manufacturing sector”. Read full story at : ccjdigital.com/truck-engine-manufacturers-urge-trump-to-skip-new-tariffs/ Source and credits : ccjdigital.com
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Isuzu introduces craft beer truck complete with taps
“The concept for the truck was proven by Bottle Logic, an Anaheim-based craft brewer. Working with body builders Supreme and Delivery Concepts, Isuzu created a truck that allowed Bottle Logic to make deliveries to businesses during the week and bring the product to festivals and live events on the weekend”.- According to article originally appeared […]
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Virginia sets higher fuel taxes, registration fees to fund improvements, especially on 81
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Kingston – “Virginia has approved a plan to fund improvements on interstate 81 and other parts of the state after an earlier plan to put tolls on the road collapsed”. John Kingston also wrote – “The new financing plan involves a series of new taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, some to […]
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Blizzard heading to Great Plains, Midwest this week
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nick Austin – “Like a bad rash that just won’t go away, winter is hanging on across the nation’s heartland, despite the fact that spring is almost a few weeks old. A storm will move out of the Rockies Tuesday night, becoming more intense as it moves eastward across portions of […]
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Freight coalition warns White House on border shutdown
According to article in freightwaves.com and it author John Gallagher – “Despite President Trump’s announcement on April 4 that he is giving Mexico a “one-year warning” before closing the southern border, a group of 18 organizations, including the American Trucking Associations and the Association of American Railroads, asserted in a letter to the White House that billions of dollars […]
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Former Roadrunner CFO charged for allegedly altering financial statements
According to article in ccjdigital.com and its author James Jaillet – “A former executive Peter Armbruster at one of the country’s largest carriers, Roadrunner Transportation, has been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice”. Road runner said ““an internal investigation found the company overstated its net income by approximately $66.5 million” in that […]
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