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The Biden administrations proposed so-called vaccination mandate in the workplace does not apply to solo truck drivers, according to new guidance handed down by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Trucking, farming and heating homes is set to get more expensive as diesel prices surge to highs not seen since 2014. In yet another setback for the Biden administration thats facing mounting pressure to rein in inflation, diesel futures in New York have jumped 12% so far this year, settling at $2.6085 per gallon on Thursday, their highest in more than seven years.

Government of Canada planning to implement its vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers on Saturday, January 15, and a looming domestic mandate still at play, the agricultural industry is trying to adjust and cope with the impact. Under the more pressing mandate of January 15, unvaccinated Canadian drivers will be allowed back to Canada, but there will be a required PCR test within 72 hours and a 14-day quarantine upon re-entry in to Canada.

DONISHA LEE admitted that on September 6, 2017, on the I-10 near the Almonaster exit, she was a passenger in Erica Lees 2015 RAV4 being driven by their former co-defendant, when he intentionally crashed into a tractor-trailer owned by Averitt Express. After the staged accident, the driver exited the RAV4 and told Erica Lee to get behind the wheel of the RAV4 to make it appear that Erica Lee was driving the vehicle at the time of the staged accident. The defendants contacted the NOPD an

Truck driving can be a well-paying job, but only when things are moving without delays.

We have been talking about the supply chain challenges for more than a year, and today we are getting a look at how some companies are adjusting. The grain industry is taking matters into its own hands, through technological advances. CHS Inc. leverages barges along the Mississippi to carry grain all the way down to Louisiana and onto the global market. It is now using a fully automated grain elevator in Minnesota. New sensors collect data on barges which helps the company make decisions abou

CHICAGO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM.N) said Tuesday it had signed a letter of intent with Wolf Carbon Solutions to build a pipeline that would capture and transport carbon dioxide produced at ADM's ethanol facilities at Clinton and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The pipeline is the latest move by agriculture and energy companies to reduce emissions of planet-warming carbon and would test carbon capture technology, a potentially powerful tool to fight climate change that is relativ

Jared brings on Jeff McConnell and James Mennella with Road Law. These guys are truck driver lawyers and they know the law. They've been serving truck drivers for about three decades. They do it all: speeding tickets, accidents, suspensions, disqualifications, and alcohol/drug charges. Jeff and James know their stuff and it's evident

The push to get driverless trucks on the nations roadways comes as safety concerns and the pace of development has delayed the adoption of fully autonomous passenger vehicles. Tesla Inc. has come the closest with its Autopilot feature, a driver-assistance system, but is the subject of a probe by U.S. auto safety regulators. Legislation the industry says it needs to get more fully autonomous vehicles on the road has been stalled in Congress.

CHICAGO As an ongoing computer chip shortage continues to affect the auto industry among many others, a shortage of used cars has led to a shortage of used semi-trucks as well, further affecting the supply chain. A truck you could probably buy for $40,000 a year ago, youre going to have to pay $60,000 for now, farmer Matt Knudson said. Knudson is looking to buy a rig to help get his familys products out on the road and into the market, but finding a new tru

American Energy Partners recently completed the previously announced acquisition of Apex Energy Service, which is located in Canonsburg, Pa. American Energy reported it is to pay potential contingent consideration based on the achievement of specific EBITDA growth targets of the company over the next three years.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - No one was hurt when a fire broke out at ADM Grain Company on Miami Street Friday morning. It started just before 9:00 a.m. According to Toledo Fire and Rescue, crews saw smoke coming from a vertical compartment of a grain dryer. A representative from ADM told firefighters on the scene there were around 3,500 bushels of grain in the compartment where the fire broke out. The fire was extinguished when the compartment at the bottom of the dryer was evacuated. TFRD determin

The driver of a flatbed truck was killed Tuesday when the load he was hauling smashed through his cab, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. on Interstate 8 about 25 miles east of San Diego when the truck driver, who has not been identified, abruptly applied his brakes. It caused what was reported to be an improperly secured load of steel sheet pile to shift forward.

Oregon, Washington, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts followed California in approving the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule late last year, requiring a growing percentage of all medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold to be zero-emission starting in 2025. Manufacturers must increase their zero-emission truck sales in those states to between 30 and 50 percent by 2030, and 40 and 75 percent by 2035.

Amid supply chain problems, truck drivers are making painfully long hauls on the road to deliver products. Some live full-time and cook in their big rigs. They make roasted yams, green bean casseroles, sandwiches and more.

Spring brought heartache when the most promising crops in years were widely damaged by rain and floods, dampening millions of dollars in value but the hard work was only just beginning.

The shortages keep coming. From workers to food items and now semi-trucks. Its only Jan. 4, but sales representatives at the Wichita Kenworth dealership say they are already sold out of new semi-trucks until next year.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says help is on the way to hundreds of motorists who spent a chilly night snowed in along on Interstate 95 after tractor-trailers lost control in the ice and snow and blocked traffic in Virginia

Happy New Year to all of you! 2021 has no doubt been a strange one for our supply chains, with trucking shining as never before, in many ways. Yet at once, trucking seems to be getting more of the critique than any other of the multiple modes and businesses that connect all the supply chain parts. I have tried several times to point out that the issues in trucking that relate to driver retention are many, and that each needs to be addressed if real change is to happen. One of those issues is

To secure reliable capacity and ensure timely delivery amid driver shortages, shippers across the supply chain are relying more heavily on third-party logistics providers.

A truck driver chose to stay with his rig for two whole days while he waited for a tow after getting stuck in a ditch in North Dakota earlier this week. The truck driver lost control and went into a ditch on the morning of Sunday, December 26th and was not towed out of the ditch until the afternoon of Tuesday, December 28th.

Darling Ingredients Inc. has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Valley Proteins Inc. for approximately US$1.1 billion in cash. Valley Proteins operates 18 major rendering and used cooking oil facilities throughout the southern, southeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S., and employs 1,900 employees and operates a fleet of 550 vehicles.

In 2021, UPS bailed out of the LTL business and Knight Swift jumped in. It was also the year a major railroad bought a major motor carrier and (almost) nobody noticed.

Here is the 2022 BulkLoads calendar! Thanks to all who submitted their rigs! Anyone who wants one, we will send you one completely for free! Just shoot us an email to [email protected] letting us know you want one. https://youtube.com/shorts/OcFC3KLVZiw?feature=share

Several semi trucks were severely damaged on Tuesday afternoon when a semi truck slammed into a group of stopped rigs. The accident happened on December 28th on Interstate 90 along the Snoqualmie Pass in Washington. According to KPQ News, a semi truck was traveling too fast for conditions when it slammed into three stopped sem

The program also helps the trucking industry fill a critical need for drivers.

Deferred grain contracts are helpful tax planning tools. Simply, grain is sold at the local elevator, but payment is deferred to a future date. Most times, that payment date would be the first of the ensuing calendar year, says Paul Neiffer, principal with CLA and author of The Farm CPA blog. Under current tax rules this is a favorable treatment because even though we've sold it and locked in the price, we're not going to collect the income until 2022, and that is when we

Transportation woes continue to haunt Northeast shippers as trucks remain hard to come by and freight rates skyrocket because of rising fuel costs and a scarcity of drivers. Trucks are at a premium right now, said Tracie Levin, controller at M. Levin and Co., in Philadelphia. Its a major hindrance for our industry and anyone else that uses trucking, which is basically every industry out there, she said.

After nearly 25 years of export bans, U.S. potato farmers could begin to distribute and sell more fresh potatoes across all of Mexico by early 2022. American potato farmers and exporters currently are barred from selling fresh potatoes in Mexico due to restrictions by the Mexican government, namely that U.S. growers can only sell them within about a 16-mile zone across the Mexican border. Its been kind of a 25-year-long trade issue between the U.S. and Mexico, Kam Quarles

GARDEN CITY, Kan.A century after the Dust Bowl, another environmental catastrophe is coming to the High Plains of western Kansas. The signs are subtle but unequivocal: dry riverbeds, fields of sand, the sound of irrigation motors straining to pump from dwindling aquifers.

The White House effort on trucking is too focused on finding more drivers and not focused enough on making trucking jobs better.

Turlock, California-based The Swanson Family of Companies has acquired Delphos, Ohio-based D&D Ingredient Distributors Inc., a deal that will expand opportunities to better serve the animal feed and pet food industries. Both companies are third-generation, family-owned companies. The Swanson Family of Companies includes Associated Feed, Nutrius and Virtus Nutrition.

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended a regional emergency declaration that allows trucks to move through the U.S. when bypassing Canadian areas cut off by floods and landslides in B.C. The declaration now lasts until Jan. 31, adding to relief under U.S. Customs and Border Protections temporary in-transit program that was recently extended to Jan. 8.

The founder of a Nebraska trucking firm has agreed to pay a $486,900 fine to the federal government for purchasing large amounts of his companys stock as a director without properly reporting it. The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that Clarence Werner, founder of the Omaha-based truckload carrier Werner Enterprises, Inc., reached the agreement to settle charges that he violated federal antitrust law.