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Winter Truck Load Increases Begin December 18, 2021 for North Frost Zone Winter load increases will begin Saturday, Dec. 18, at 12:01 a.m. on unrestricted state highways in the north frost zone. Frost…
Commercial Driver’s License Skills Tests – Special Event Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), Driver and Vehicles Services (DVS) DPS-DVS is offering appointments for commercial learner permit holders to take their commercial driver’s…
SMS Website, Clearinghouse Rule II, and Reminder to Complete Your Annual Query FMCSA Updates SMS Website FMCSA has updated the SMS Website with the November 26, 2021 results. Complete SMS results are available to…
The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to deny a request by ethanol producers to review a decision by a lower federal…
NACS - The vote is a win for ETS opponents, but the resolution's future in the House remains uncertain. Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to repeal the Occupational Safety and Health…
NACS - Businesses can't afford to lose employees in this tight labor market and busy holiday season. Walmart, Target and other large retailers have yet to mandate that their employees get COVID-19 vaccinations,…
The Magellan terminal located in Fargo, ND has notified the Minnesota Department of Commerce Weights and Measures Division that the terminal did not have biodiesel available for loading at the rack between 6:00…
From EIA: The average price that consumers paid at the pump for U.S. regular gasoline on the Monday before Thanksgiving this year was $3.40 per gallon (gal). This price is $1.29/gal (62%) higher…
From EMA: The White House said on Tuesday it would release millions of barrels of crude oil available from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help reduce rising oil prices. The national…
From NACS: All legal challenges to the OSHA rule are now centralized with the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Justice Department filed an emergency court motion with the 6th U.S. Circuit…
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From CSP: The switch to electric vehicles (EVs) could render up to 80% of existing gas stations unprofitable in markets that move away from fossil fuels rapidly. That sobering statistic is according to research from the Boston Consulting…
From EMA: President Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate prices at the pump, suggesting illegal conduct by the oil industry is the cause of the recent price spike. To support…
This Saturday, November 20, 2021, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) will be hosting a CDL skills testing event at the Arden Hills, Plymouth and Alexandria Exam Stations. Commercial Driver’s License Skills Tests –…
DPS-DVS is offering appointments for commercial learner permit (CLP) holders to take their commercial driver’s license skills test When: Saturday, November 13, 2021. Location: Arden Hills Exam Station; Arden Hills, MN Commercial learner…
From EMA: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has granted a stay of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which was announced last Thursday, temporarily halting the requirement that employers with…
From EMA: Late Friday night, the House passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIB), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, by a vote of 228- 208 sending the bill to the President’s…
NACS today joined with a number of state and national trade associations in suing the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration over its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard for employers with…
From NACS: Employers with 100 or more employees will need to ensure that they are vaccinated or tested weekly by January 4. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a requirement that employers with…
From NACS: Like other sectors of the economy, supply-chain issues on products and resources are a major issue for consumers, manufacturers, retailers and other businesses. And the same is true for the electric…