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Hurricane recovery, ELD mandate could squeeze trucking capacity, boost rates
Hurricane recovery efforts will increase freight demand, which will pull trucks out of their normal cycle. That shift in freight patterns combined with the crimp of productivity likely associated with the coming electronic logging device mandate deadline could prompt a capacity crisis.
September 13, 2017
Business
Van rates leap on heels of Harvey impact as freight patterns shift nationwide
Truck freight patterns nationwide have already been altered by the impact of Hurricane Harvey and its destructive landfall in southeast Texas late last month, according to DAT Solutions’ Mark Montague. Van rates have leapt in the past 10 days, and reefer rates this week have started to surge, Montague says.
September 6, 2017
Business
Storms update: Florida suspends trucking regs ahead of Irma, Houston ports and major fuel pipeline reopen
Though the effects of Hurricane Harvey’s recent onslaught of Southeast Texas remain well in focus, another major hurricane is barreling down on the U.S., prompting Florida to extend trucking regulations ahead of Irma’s likely weekend landfall.
September 5, 2017
Hours of Service
Fuel haulers, relief load haulers exempt from hours regs in 26 states over Harvey disruptions
Hours of service regulations for truckers hauling gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, propane and other home heating fuels in 26 states have been suspended. The exemption also applies to carriers and drivers “providing direct assistance to the emergency in the States of Texas and Louisiana.”
September 1, 2017
Business
Harvey shuts down major fuel pipeline that supplies East Coast, expected to reopen quickly
A major pipeline that supplies East Coast states with diesel fuel has been temporarily shut down due to oil refinery closures stemming from Hurricane Harvey. The disruption isn’t expected to affect fuel supply or diesel pricing.
September 1, 2017
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