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State Issues

California is tackling some of the thorny payroll issues surrounding Assembly Bill 5’s reclassification of workers in a Sept. 13 webinar.

Business

U.S. Xpress Enterprises is reorganizing under a plan that will split the company into two divisions — Dedicated Services and Highway Services — in a bid to curb costs.

ELD

Companies using ELDorado’s electronic logging device (ELD) have until Nov. 7 to replace them, after a regulator delisted the product.

Postal Service

The Postal Service is looking to develop a new method for calculating how much it spends on peak season delivery.

Diesel

The price of diesel mostly held steady this past week after the prior week’s beefy uptick, with the national average decreasing just 3.1 cents to $5.084.

Contracts
Postal Service

The Postal Service is hitting the pause button on its rollout of the CLEAR contracting system, according to a USPS official.

Research

An ACT Research analysis shows indications that a substantial prebuy of Class 8 trucks is likely before new EPA diesel exhaust emissions standards become law in 2027.

Emissions

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently announced a new initiative to encourage small fleets to make the transition to zero-emission trucks.

Diesel

Every region of the country saw an uptick in the price of diesel this past week, with the national average increasing 20 cents to $5.115.

Vehicles

Several indicators for used Class 8 trucks saw a downturn in July, a historically flat period for the market.