Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026:
- USPS contractor fleet closing up shop, trucks and trailers up for auction.
- State takes different path in attempt to cut fuel prices.
- Lanes available for 2026 Wreaths Across America hauls.
- Run to, from or through Arizona? Weigh in on draft State Freight Plan.
Creviston Trucking closing, auctioning assets
After more than 75 years hauling, Creviston Trucking out of Hammond, Indiana, is retiring and closing operations.
The company's fleet, shop equipment, and related business assets will be offered to the public through an online retirement liquidation auction conducted by Orbitbid.com. The online auction will conclude Tuesday, Oct. 6, with the assets located at Creviston Trucking's facility at 6001 Kennedy Avenue in Hammond, Indiana.
The fleet has deep roots in Indiana transportation, moving U.S. Mail under contract with the United States Postal Service since 1948 between postal processing centers and smaller post offices throughout Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois. During its years of operation, the company developed a significant regional delivery network, at one time completing more than 5,000 scheduled stops each week. Creviston also received the United States Postal Service's Eagle Spirit Award for Excellence.
The retirement auction represents an opportunity for owner-operators, fleets and other businesses to purchase equipment from a long-established business.
The auction includes:
- 20 semi-trucks
- 21 straight and box trucks
- 20 semi-trailers
- Support vehicles
- New Holland skid steer
- Truck and trailer parts
- Tires and wheels
- Shop tools and maintenance equipment
- Material handling and service equipment
- Fleet maintenance supplies
- Office furniture and equipment
- Additional trucking and business assets
The truck lineup includes Volvo, International and Mack tractors spanning multiple model years, including several late-model units.
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Featured trucks include a 2024 International LT625 day cab, 2023 International LT625 day cab, 2021 Volvo VNL760 sleeper tractors, multiple 2020 Volvo VNL day cabs, a 2020 International LT625, and additional Volvo and Mack tractors.
The straight-truck fleet includes International, Hino and Freightliner trucks, many equipped with 24-foot cargo bodies and liftgates.
The trailer offering includes 45- and 53-foot dry vans from Stoughton, Wabash, Great Dane, Utility and Trailmobile.
Beyond the trucks and trailers, the auction provides a look inside the infrastructure required to maintain a commercial transportation fleet.
Creviston maintained its own terminal and repair operation, and the liquidation includes a substantial selection of truck parts, maintenance equipment and shop assets accumulated through the company's operations.
Items include truck and trailer components, Volvo and International parts, Hino parts, filters, batteries, brake components, liftgate parts, shop presses, welding equipment, jacks, jack stands, tire-service equipment, parts organizers, hand and power tools, maintenance fluids and additional shop supplies.
The auction also includes fleet technology and business equipment, including Samsung tablets previously used with electronic logging and fleet systems, office equipment, storage cabinets and additional support assets. The assets can be inspected at the company’s facility at 6001 Kennedy Ave. in Hammond, Indiana.
Public inspection is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 5-6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time each day.
Bidding is open to the public here. Prospective bidders can review pictures, descriptions and available specifications for individual assets online before bidding.
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California guv moves to lower diesel, gas prices
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking steps to try to rein in the state’s nation-leading gasoline and diesel prices.
Newsom directed the California Energy Commission (CEC), in consultation with the California Air Resources Board and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight (DPMO), to publish a regular public spot-market report for gasoline and diesel.
Because a small number of spot-market trades can influence the price of far more gasoline and diesel sold across the state, a public spot market report would bring additional transparency into whether quoted prices reflect broad trading activity or only a handful of transactions, according to a press release from Newsom’s office.
The letter also directs CEC to collect information about renewable diesel and consider reporting renewable diesel prices separately from petroleum diesel prices, to ensure that California consumers see the benefit of renewable diesel. Newsom noted such renewable stocks don't come from crude oil, and now make up a large share of California’s diesel market.
Specifically for gasoline, Newsom also suspended California’s seasonal summer-blend gasoline requirement for the remainder of the season and directed state agencies to take steps to allow winter-blend gasoline to be manufactured, imported, distributed, and sold in California immediately.
President Donald Trump has reportedly been considering a ban on U.S. diesel exports to keep more fuel available domestically, while other states like Georgia paused fuel taxes. Alabama, Texas and Nebraska have all relaxed dyed-diesel regs for haulers in-state, too.
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Wreaths Across America needs more carriers for 2026 hauls
National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) has officially kicked off the 2026 wreath season.
This year, the event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 19. As the program continues to grow, with more than 6,000 participating locations and 730 lanes available nationwide this year, there are plenty of opportunities available to match carriers’ needs.
As of Sept. 30, there are still about 20 lanes available, taking wreaths from Columbia, Maine, to points around the country, including Kansas, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Illinois, West Virginia, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York, Colorado and Maryland.
“The WAA Honor Fleet is made up of carriers and trucking professionals who go the extra mile to serve those who served us. By hauling sponsored wreaths, drivers honor veterans laid to rest, and ensure the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach reaches every community,” said Courtney George, WAA director of trucking and industry relations. “Joining the Honor Fleet means making a meaningful and lasting impact in the lives of veterans and their families.”
Drivers and companies interested in making a difference in their community by joining the Honor Fleet can explore available lanes here. Additionally, interested parties can contact the WAA Transportation Team at [email protected] to start the conversation.
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Arizona requests input on State Freight Plan
The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking input on its State Freight Plan, which identifies future improvements to the state’s transportation system that are critical to the movement of goods.
For a state named third worst for haul roads overall in Overdrive's 2025 Truckers' Highway Report Card rankings (readers in particular singled out I-40 there for a rough state of affairs), improvements are surely long overdo.
ADOT said the State Freight Plan helps ensure the state’s freight system remains strong by providing an action plan to guide decisions and investments that support a safe, reliable and competitive freight system for moving goods in and through the state.
The plan will identify transportation facilities and infrastructure that are critical to economic growth and give appropriate priority to investments in these areas, while also addressing other key transportation system goals. It serves as the guiding document for freight-related decision making by providing an overview of historical conditions, forecasting existing and emerging trends, and outlining the state’s future priorities.
The draft plan is available for comment online here through Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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Key features of the plan include:
- Comprehensive overview of the status of the state freight and goods movements, state rail status and border crossing improvements
- Forecasts of future demand for the transportation of goods in Arizona through 2050
- Proposals for future freight projects
- Assessments and strategies to reduce bottlenecks
Among infrastructure priorities are truck parking, passing and climbing lanes, freight-specific infrastructure on major corridors (Interstates 8, 10, 17, 19 and 40 and State Routes 80 and 191), additional capacity for heavier and longer vehicles, and bridge upgrades.
The plan was developed with more than 60 freight industry representatives who were part of a Freight Advisory Committee that advised ADOT in a year-long update process. The study team prioritized transportation needs to draft a list of projects that will address bottlenecks and fulfill plan goals of safety, mobility, competitiveness and stewardship.
Approximately $125 million is estimated to be available to Arizona through the National Highway Freight Program for projects slated to improve bottlenecks and other priorities for freight in Arizona.
The State Freight Plan is updated every five years, as required by federal law, with the previous version prepared in 2022.
