FreightWaves Today

John Gallagher - Washington Correspondent - FreightWaves - Washington, DC

John, first off, let’s get to the numbers, how much are some of these fees going up?

The cause is that inflation has triggered a need for these fees to be raised as well as electronic modes in creating licenses.  Can you go into how some of these increases were determined?

How permanent are these increases?

This was the first increase in several years - should we expect these rates to remain at this level for a few years or would we expect the numbers to be adjusted on an annual basis?

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Reefer rejection rates bounce back up to 10.76% in the Kansas City market

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Brandon Wiseman - CEO - TruckSafe - Greenfield, IN

The FMCSA is going from a system called IRT - which is very complex - to a simplified formula within their own SMS system.  What are the major changes?

What do carriers and drivers need to be more aware of if these changes go into existence?

The FMCSA is looking to make changes in the violations as well, grouping them and making that system less complicated.  What stands out to you in terms of how they are looking to change the system?

The comment period for these proposed changes ends in mid-May - any idea how this will go over with the public? 

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U.S. Xpress’ multiyear struggle ends with acquisition by Knight-Swift

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-news-u-s-xpress-being-acquired-by-knight-swift

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Reefer contracted rates increase to $2.39

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Mike Baudendistel - Head of Intermodal Solutions - FreightWaves - Dallas, TX

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Reefer freight volumes hold steady, rejection rates fall to 3.81%

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Noi Mahoney - Borderlands Writer - FreightWaves - San Antonio, TX

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Diesel fuel falls to $4.34 per gallon

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Joanna Marsh - Staff Writer - FreightWaves - Falls Church, VA

What does this new lawsuit entail?

What are the plaintiffs looking to do here in using shareholders as those that have suffered damages?

What does a suit directed at precision schedule railroading say about the practice in and of itself?

We know about the suit from the state of Ohio - that is also in federal court - what could this conceivably do to Norfolk Southern?

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