Trucking
Lewie Pugh says OOIDA plans to work with the next Congress on transportation policy, prioritizing truck parking, restroom access, and maintaining current liability insurance minimums.
Temporary policy changes could help ease fuel costs while refineries get back on track. RFD-TV Markets Specialist Tony St. James dug into U.S. policy and found four wildcard ideas that might work.
President Donald J. Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced $8 billion in one-time USDA payments to farmers this harvest season, providing relief from temporary market disruptions and rising input costs.
Farm CPA Paul Neiffer said farmers and truckers should check federal updates and rules in every state where they operate before changing their fueling practices.
Below-normal inventories are expected to keep pressure on diesel prices through the winter.
OOIDA’s Lewie Pugh says varying state rules and highway fuel-tax obligations could limit the benefits of Trump’s temporary red-dyed diesel order for truckers.
President Donald Trump says Russia will supply millions of tons of diesel fuel to global markets in a deal he expects to lower prices for farmers, ranchers, and truckers.
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order to lower diesel costs, including expanding access to tax-exempt dyed diesel as farmers face high harvest fuel prices.
More than 100 training providers have been shut down amid a federal crackdown.
Diesel near $6 per gallon raises harvest and transportation costs while adding another expense to already-tight farm margins. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition discusses rising diesel prices, transportation costs, and their impact on farmers.