03 Dec Diesel Drops 5.4¢ to $3.207 The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 5.4 cents to $3.207 a gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Dec. 3, as crude oil prices fluctuated but remained below $55 per barrel. Read more...
03 Dec Opinion: How the DRIVE-Safe Act Could End the Driver Shortage The persistent truck driver shortage is the industry’s top overall concern — and for good reason. Read more...
03 Dec Capitol Agenda for the Week of Dec. 3: The Year of Infrastructure Weeks? Turn on a cable news show, and a federal lawmaker (most likely an incoming freshman) or a veteran pundit will declare that next year we’ll live each week as if it were “Infrastructure Week.” Until then, here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
03 Dec Two Digital Freight Brokers Focus on Price Transparency for Shippers Digital freight brokers Convoy and Uber Freight have separately launched new tools intended to make pricing options for hauling loads more transparent for shippers. Read more...
03 Dec Trump Aide Kudlow Calls for End of Electric Vehicle Subsidies President Trump’s top economic adviser on Dec. 3 said the White House wants to end subsidies for electric vehicle purchases, without saying how it would eliminate the incentives that were created by Congress. Read more...
03 Dec Romaine Recall Causes Disruption in Trucking Industry Romaine lettuce is shipping again after a late November outbreak of E. coli, but only after the federal government began a new round of negotiating with producers for changes in tracking. Read more...
03 Dec Bison Oilfield Services Acquires S&S Star Water Solutions Bison Oilfield Services, an Oklahoma-based energy services company, has announced the closure of its acquisition of S&S Star Water Solutions, a water infrastructure business. The acquisition establishes Bison as Oklahoma’s only fully-integrated water midstream company with assets in every major basin across the state, according to a Nov. 29 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Read more...
03 Dec Crossword Puzzle Solution December 3, 2018 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the December 3, 2018 print edition. Read more...
03 Dec Approved Wholesale Expands With Baltimore Hub Approved Wholesale, the petroleum and renewable fuels division of the Approved Cos., has announced the expansion of operations into Baltimore. Read more...
03 Dec Construction Spending Down 0.1% in October WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projections fell 0.1% in October, the third consecutive monthly decline, as weakness in home building and non-residential construction offset a rebound in government projects. Read more...