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Weekly Fuel Report 10-23-19

Weekly Fuel Report 10-23-19 and the actual price of Diesel at the truck stop in the US, by Emily Ricks @FreightWaves/AmericanShipper Source and credits: freightwaves.com / / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski

Truck Driver Bans

DOT to audit FMCSA oversight of truck driver bans

Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent @ FreightWaves.com A fatal crash involving a commercial driver has led to a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) oversight of state driver licensing agencies. According to the DOT’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) on October 22, the crash, which occurred earlier this year, led to an internal investigation by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) that found the a

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Weekly Fuel Report 10-16-19

Weekly Fuel Report by:Emily Ricks @ American Shipper/ FreightWaves Source and credits: freightwaves.com / American Sipper / Emily Ricks / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski

iTrucker: Tokyo freight infrastructure

Tokyo freight infrastructure stands up to the wrath of Super Typhoon Hagibis

Story by: Jim Wilson, Australia Correspondent @ FreightWaves Although Super Typhoon Hagibis has caused catastrophic floods, mudslides and at least 68 tragic deaths in Japan, FreightWaves understands from local sources that Tokyo’s critical freight infrastructure – seaports and airports – are undamaged. Japan’s wider logistics network is suffering from a miscellany of damage such as flooding. FreightWaves today spoke to several Tokyo-based correspondents for Protection and Indemnity Clubs (P&I Cl