The Morning Mile — Thursday, Oct. 1
Barron's Law proposes $100K cabotage fines and English tests for truckers, diesel falls for the first time in 12 weeks, 78 drivers sidelined in a four-state blitz, and a trucking exec indicted in an alleged $105 million lease scheme.
Summarized from CDLWire.
Good morning, drivers. Here is what you need to know to start Thursday, October 1.
Barron's Law: Rep. Brandon Gill introduced a bill Monday that would standardize English-proficiency testing for CDL issuance and renewal and fine illegal cabotage up to $100,000 per vehicle per day. The legislative text isn't public yet.
Four-state blitz: FMCSA and DHS ran "Operation Saturday Night Fever" overnight Saturday in SC, NC, FL and GA — 552 inspections, 78 drivers placed out of service (12 for English-proficiency violations) and 25 vehicles sidelined.
Diesel finally dips: EIA's national average fell 14.7 cents to $6.382 a gallon — the first weekly decline after an 11-week climb to record-high levels.
Lease scheme indictment: Federal prosecutors indicted trucking exec Kristopher Lunsford on wire fraud and money laundering, alleging he ran a $105.9 million truck-lease Ponzi while spending over $25 million of investors' money on real estate, sports cars and casinos.
FedEx goes electric: FedEx ordered 2,000 electric trucks worth more than $300 million from Harbinger, with deliveries through the end of 2027.
I-69 bust: Michigan motor carrier officers stopped a semi near Marshall and found 368 pounds of suspected heroin and 174 handguns with obliterated serial numbers.
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