11 May Trucking Students Learn to Watch for Human Trafficking TIFTON, Ga. — Before a commercial truck driver graduates from Southern Regional Technical College, the student must prove that they are ready to handle the demands of driving a commercial vehicle. One lesson, however, has little to do with operating a tractor-trailer, and everything to do with making the country safer for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. Read more...
11 May Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association Names 2020 Driver of Year The Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association announced last month that Alyn Jones has been selected as its 2020 Driver of the Year. Read more...
11 May UPS Foundation Commits to Spending $1 Million to Fight COVID-19 in India The UPS Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to fight the COVID-19 surge in India. The combination of emergency funding, in-kind transportation movements and technical expertise is intended to provide urgent relief, as well as strategic support. Read more...
11 May Some Gas Pumps Run Dry Due to Panic Buying Motorists across a broad swath of the East Coast and South are struggling to find gasoline and diesel as filling stations run dry amid the unprecedented pipeline disruption caused by a criminal hack. Read more...
11 May Biden Waives Some Gasoline Mandates to Address Fuel Shortage The Biden administration lifted some environmental regulations governing the sale of gasoline in three states and the nation’s capital on May 11, as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown stretched into its fourth day, causing fuel shortages along the East Coast. Read more...
11 May Shell Starship 2.0 Split Into Two Cross-Country Treks Shell Lubricants is planning to hold two separate cross-country trips to showcase fuel-efficient truck technologies, the company announced May 10. Read more...
11 May US Fuel Crisis Sparks Refiners to ‘Smash and Grab’ Tankers Oil tanker charter rates skyrocketed in the U.S. with refiners scrambling for ships to store fuel that has nowhere to go due to a cyberattack on the country’s main pipeline. Read more...
11 May Pipeline Officials Hope Most Service Will Be Back by Weekend WASHINGTON — Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers. Read more...
10 May Diesel Rises 4.4¢ to $3.186 a Gallon The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 4.4 cents to $3.186 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released May 10. Read more...
10 May Biden Says Russia Has ‘Some Responsibility’ in Colonial Attack President Joe Biden said Russia has “some responsibility” to address a ransomware attack that crippled the Colonial fuel pipeline and that he’ll seek global cooperation to combat similar hacks. Read more...