31 Aug Texas Drivers Rush to Fill Gas Tanks as Pump Prices Rise DALLAS — Drivers lined up at gas pumps in parts of Texas Aug. 31 as more stations ran out of gas and prices rose steeply in response to Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Gulf Coast refineries. Read more...
31 Aug Editorial: A Sensible Phase-In The nation’s safety inspectors for trucks and buses have announced a sensible policy for enforcement of the mandate for electronic logging devices — a phased-in approach. That should help lessen disruption in the already-challenging task of moving freight, and that is entirely a good thing. Read more...
31 Aug Port of Houston to Reopen Sept. 1 The Port of Houston will reopen on Sept. 1 for the first time since Hurricane Harvey devastated the city, offering limited daytime service to containerships and draymen. Read more...
31 Aug Four Calif. Senators Support Increasing State Funding to Reduce Truck, Bus Emissions Four California senators have called for significantly increasing state funding to curtail pollutants from trucks and buses. Read more...
31 Aug Harvey Impedes Nearly 10% of US Trucking, Almost 100% on Gulf Coast Hurricane Harvey ravaged Texas and Louisiana before losing strength, but the storm’s effect on U.S. trucking operations is still gaining. Read more...
31 Aug Record-Breaking Cargo Ship to Call on Savannah Port Savannah is about to get another visit from another record-breaking cargo ship. Read more...
31 Aug Trump Urges Congress to Reform Tax Code The marching orders to Congress from President Donald Trump in a fiery speech in Missouri Aug. 30 were clear: reform the country’s tax code. Read more...
31 Aug Fleets Heed Call to Service for a Region in Distress Even while Hurricane Harvey lashed Houston, trucking companies navigated whatever roads were available for rescue and supply missions in response to the Texas Trucking Association’s call for volunteers. Read more...
31 Aug Republicans Restore Language in House Funding Bill Calling for ELD Delay The December mandate on electronic logging devices would not be carried out under a proposal recently added to a fiscal 2018 funding bill in the House. Read more...
31 Aug US to Release Oil From Strategic Reserve Due to Harvey The U.S. government is releasing half-a-million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Gulf Coast refinery as the region’s refining industry works to recover from the devastation of Harvey. Read more...