Rich Scripps

Apr 15, 2021

Updated May 3, 2021

Rich Scripps
Company driver, Grassmid Transport

"Mele Kalikimaka"

A recent upload posted for friends for Christmas "from the road."

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Spot rates surge for reefers, flatbeds as diesel jumps another 30 cents

The fuel hike brings the national average to the highest level since the summer of 2022, California approaching $7/gal. Rates for reefers and flatbeds surged themselves, more than enough to offset increased fuel costs by some estimates.

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Overdimensional permitting: Will there ever be a truly national system?

Mix Collage 20 Mar 2026 11 22 Am 3812

MATS to kick off with regs/biz news, custom trucks, antique trucks (did we say trucks?)

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CS Trucking's custom livestock-hauler 2024 Kenworth W900L

The namesake of Dalilah's Law is pictured here with FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs during her visit to U.S. DOT headquarters recently. 'Her strength is the heartbeat of our mission,' FMCSA wrote on social media. 'Today’s committee vote for Dalilah’s Law is a promise kept to her and to every American on the road.'

Dalilah's Law passes committee as Congress debates non-citizen drivers, ELP, CDL mills

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