The Oct. 2 agreement puts diesel at the center of an emergency response to record fuel prices, with a substantial release reported within 20 days; members also pledged no export restrictions on one another.
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The Sept. 30 ruling rejects Union Pacific's claim that its government contracts exempt it from Illinois' biometric privacy law over fingerprint scans at intermodal gates.
WYDOT uncovered the regulatory signs Oct. 1; trucks 10,000 pounds and up must complete the online self-certification before crossing — or take an alternate route.
At the Denton, Texas plant on Oct. 1, Trump said easing warranty and compliance rules on the 2027 NOx standard would save an estimated $6,000 per truck; the EPA proposal is not yet final.
Contract rates end August $0.22 above spot, FMCSA's Elison touts the ELD crackdown, a proposed EPA NOx revision could cut $6,000 per truck, nearly 1,400 laid off at the former Navistar plant in Ohio, truckers' Union Pacific privacy suit survives, and Teton Pass rules take effect.
The Sept. 30 layoffs at the Springfield, Ohio plant erase roughly a year of Dayton-area job growth; buyer Roshel says it plans to more than double the workforce in coming years.
At the NMFTA Cybersecurity Conference, Deputy Administrator Jesse Elison said tougher vetting has kept hundreds of providers off the registry and removed nearly 100, with an ELD rule rewrite in the works.
The September BLS report showed 1,473,100 truck transportation jobs, up 2,600 from August and 800 above a year earlier — the first positive year-on-year reading since April 2023 — though economists caution revisions may trim it.
A final rule changes 49 CFR 390.23(b) from 14 days to 30 days of automatic hours-of-service exemption for drivers giving direct assistance in declared regional emergencies; Federal Register publication is set for Oct. 5, effective the same day.
The Geotab Fleet Card with AtoB stays locked until the driver unlocks it at the merchant and verifies truck location and fuel level — declining fuel purchases when the vehicle is not at the pump; eligible accounts get a $250,000 fraud guarantee.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X Thursday that European partners should deliver diesel commitments faster and make additional supplies available; Brent fell 2.4% to $99.88 and U.S. crude 3.7% to $89.47.
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