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Tag: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Moving Grain: Diesel Price Falls to Lowest Since March Sep 30, 2022
Diesel Price Falls to Lowest Since March For the week ending September 26, the U.S. average price of diesel fell 7.5 cents to $4.889 per gallon. According to the U.S. […]
Moving Grain: Fuel Price Rises 16.4 Cents, Setting New Record High Jun 10, 2022
Fuel Price Rises 16.4 Cents, Setting New Record High In the week ending June 6, 2022, the U.S. average diesel fuel price increased by 16.4 cents from the previous week […]
Moving Grain: USDA Projections Signal Lower Demand for Grain Transportation May 19, 2022
Latest USDA Projections Signal Lower Demand for Grain Transportation in MY 2022/23 On May 12, USDA released its May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which contains the agency’s […]
Moving Grain: Diesel Prices Reach Record Level Mar 10, 2022
U.S. Average Diesel Fuel Prices Reach Record Level During the week ending March 7, U.S. average diesel fuel prices increased 74.5 cents from the previous week to a record $4.849 […]
Moving Grain: Winter Weather Snarls Barge Traffic, Conditions Improving Feb 18, 2022
Winter Weather Snarls Barge Traffic, but Conditions Are Improving In many northern locations (including the Upper Mississippi River), severe winter weather created obstacles for downbound barge traffic over the past […]
Moving Grains: Upper Mississippi River Navigation Season Ends Dec 2, 2021
Upper Mississippi River 2021 Navigation Season Comes to an End On November 23, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District, locked the last tow to depart St. […]
Moving Grain: Stocks Report Reflects Strong Transportation Demand Jul 9, 2021
USDA/NASS Stocks Report Reflects Strong Transportation Demand On June 30, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) released its quarterly Grain Stocks report. The report contains both on- and off-farm […]
Moving Grain: $1.6Mln Adwarded for SmartPort to State of Louisiana Jun 18, 2021
U.S. Department of Commerce Awarded 1.6 Million for SmartPort to State of Louisiana On June 9, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $1.6 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant […]
Moving Grain: Export Inspections Recede, Soybeans Continue To Rise Jan 22, 2021
FMCSA Provides HOS Relief to Railroad Drivers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted railroad drivers a 5-year exemption from FMCSA’s 14-hour, 60-hour, and 70-hour rules, based on an […]
Moving Grain: FMC Commissioners Urge Ocean Carriers To Carry U.S. Exports Jan 8, 2021
FMC Commissioners Urge Ocean Carriers To Carry U.S. Exports On December 16, Federal Maritime Commissioners (FMC) Carl W. Bentzel and Daniel B. Maffei sent a letter to the World Shipping […]
