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RETAIL DIESEL FALLS FOR 8TH STRAIGHT WEEK EVEN AS FUTURES OUTPACE CRUDE DOE/EIA’s national average diesel dropped 16.4 cents to $4.668/gal, extending a multiweek slide that is easing fuel surcharges, even as a wide crack spread signals tighter product markets…
MAERSK SHIFTS SOCAL IMPORT BOXES FROM BNSF TO UNION PACIFIC RailState data shows Maersk concentrating nearly all LA–Long Beach outbound intermodal on UP’s Sunset Route, shifting roughly 1,000 containers a week and boosting UP’s share to about 59%. SCHNEIDER ANNOUNCES…
PRIME SUES IRS FOR $11M OVER REEFER DIESEL EXCISE TAX; CREDIT COULD BENEFIT SMALL CARRIERS Prime Inc. filed a federal suit seeking a refund of fuel excise taxes paid on diesel used to power refrigeration units, arguing it qualifies as…
$500K BOURBON SHIPMENT STOLEN IN ALLEGED CARRIER IMPERSONATION Thieves allegedly used legitimate shipment details to pick up 10,800 bottles of Noble Oak Bourbon from a Philadelphia-area warehouse, underscoring the rise of identity-based cargo theft schemes. TRANSFIX EMBEDS HIGHWAY CARRIER VETTING…
NORTH CAROLINA TRUCKING GROUP PROBES WAVE OF UNEXPECTED FMCSA AUDITS A recent FMCSA SafeSpect update appears to have misclassified long-time carriers as new entrants, triggering surprise audits; the state trucking association says at least 400 NC carriers were added to…
PITTSBURGH TRUCKERS URGED TO PLAN FOR 25-DAY I-376 SHUTDOWN STARTING JULY 10 PennDOT will close the Parkway East just east of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel to demolish and slide in a 22-million-pound Commercial Street Bridge; detours announced June 22 will…
HOUSTON POLICE PROBE MAJOR I-10 CRASH AFTER SUV GOES AIRBORNE A serious crash early Sunday shut down eastbound I-10 near Waco St. and Lockwood Dr. in Houston, snarling traffic for morning freight flows as investigators worked the scene. VDOT WARNS…
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FED HOLDS RATES STEADY; FLEETS WEIGH BORROWING AND CAPITAL PLANS The FOMC left its benchmark rate unchanged on June 18, with Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a continued focus on inflation, a stance fleets will track closely for equipment financing and…
TEAMSTERS TO FIGHT UPS OVER ALLEGED USE OF NONUNION DRIVERS The union plans grievances accusing UPS of steering deliveries to Roadie gig drivers in violation of the 2023 contract; UPS says it remains in compliance and will address disputes through…