Rising Diesel Prices, Predatory Towing, & New Insurance Requirements
Welcome to This Week in Trucking, the podcast that tells you what you need to know about the trucking industry in 30 minutes or less.
In the first episode, Caroline and Gurvir talk about rising diesel prices, freight market updates, predatory towing, and new commercial trucking insurance requirements in New Jersey.
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Links and Resources
- National average diesel prices
- Average diesel prices by state
- Diesel prices have been slowly climbing since the beginning of January, Overdrive
- SONAR High-Frequency Supply Chain Data (national truckload index, outbound tender rejection index, outbound tender volume index), Freightwaves: https://www.freightwaves.com/
- Learn about the cycles in the trucking industry
- FMCSA calls out sham towing fees charged to truckers, FreightWaves
- Learn more about how to avoid predatory towing
- New Jersey hikes truck insurance minimum to $1.5M, higher than most states, FreightWaves
- Learn what brokers accept new authorities
- Protect your business from fraud and legitimize your trucking business
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