03 Jul Missouri Lawsuit Aims to Remove Gas Tax Hike From Ballot JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A state legislator from southwest Missouri has filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop a proposed gasoline tax increase from appearing on the state’s November ballot. Read more...
03 Jul AAA Expects Holiday Traffic to Break Record The AAA predicts a record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home for the Independence Day holiday, an increase of more than 5% compared with last year’s prediction and the highest number since AAA started tracking travel 18 years ago. Read more...
03 Jul Drone Deliveries Become Reality as China Races to Take the Lead The day after Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc.’s midyear sale, a company drone took off from a playground in the city of Xi’an to deliver one of the orders in a football-sized box to a village in the mountains to the south. Read more...
03 Jul Aviation Bill With Trucking Meal, Rest Break Language Yet to Reach Senate Floor An aviation policy bill that has yet to reach the floor in the U.S. Senate includes a key trucking provision, and is among the policy priorities for members of Congress returning to Washington after the July Fourth recess. Read more...
03 Jul Daseke Names New CFO Addison, Texas-based Daseke Inc. announced on July 2 the appointment of Bharat Mahajan as its new chief financial officer. The company has been looking for a new CFO since Scott Wheeler — who had previously held the job — became Daseke’s president earlier this year. Read more...
03 Jul Self-Driving Shuttle Bus Test to Begin This Year in Columbus, Ohio Self-driving shuttle buses will be hauling riders around downtown Columbus later this year, a significant move as the city begins initiatives aimed at making it a “smart city” for transportation. Read more...
03 Jul Delaware's Louis Lockard Likes Variety in Competitions but Shows Consistency in Winning For Delaware Grand Champion Louis Lockard of FedEx Freight, there is nothing better than being behind the wheel of a truck. Read more...
03 Jul Oil Surges Above $75 in New York as Supply Outages Outpace OPEC Crude soared above $75 a barrel in New York for the first time since 2014 on signs global supply outages outweigh OPEC’s pledged production rise. Read more...
03 Jul Several States Phase In Fuel-Tax Increases Fuel is now more expensive in seven states: Oklahoma, South Carolina, Indiana, Maryland, Tennessee, Vermont and Iowa. Read more...
02 Jul Diesel Jumps 2¢ to $3.236 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 2 cents to $3.236 a gallon, while the price of a barrel of oil climbed amid a tightening of inventory. Read more...