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A large co-op travel plaza is set to open in Sheldon, Iowa later this month. The new truck stop and convenience store was announced back in the summer of 2018 and is now nearing completion. The Travel plaza sits on a six acre lot on the northeast corner of the Highway 60 expressway and Highway 18 at the upcoming Sheldon Crossroads North Business Park.

While the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election are being contested and litigated, another protest has gained momentum. The private Facebook group Stop the Tires 2020 is calling for a national trucker shutdown on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. to protest what it understands to be the policies of presumptive president-elect Joe Biden and his administration.

Kenworth and Peterbilt expect to sell a few hundred electric trucks in coming years. They will account for less than 1% of total revenue for parent PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR). But bundling charging units with the trucks improves the revenue picture dramatically. We like to make money in everything we do, PACCAR CEO Preston Feight said on the companys third-quarter earnings call Oct. 20. And thats our model for electric vehicles (EVs) as well as for anything

Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) noted on their website on Oct. 23 that shipments of agricultural products by containers are being discontinued by a major shipping line, effective immediately and for the foreseeable future. The German international shipping and transportation company Hapag-Lloyd dropped a "bombshell," said SSGA, informing exporters that it is suspending overseas ag container shipments from North America, a decision that could cause major hardships within the entire U

The load-to-truck ratio from DAT fell month-over-month across truck modes in October as spot posts decreased by nearly 6% compared to September and truck posts increased by almost 10% compared to September.

America's Truckin' Network, heard midnight-to-5 a.m. by truckers and night owls across 38 states, was canceled after the station Friday morning let go of Steve Sommers, who had hosted the show since 2004. He succeeded his father, Dale "The Truckin' Bozo" Sommers, who started the show in 1984 when Randy Michaels was programming WLW-AM.

North Dakota Mill, the only state-owned mill in the United States, announced this week that it plans to expand milling capacity to 60,500 hundredweight by adding a 6,000-hundredweight durum unit.

The latest in a series of government studies documented a need for 925 truck parking spaces near I-81 in the Roanoke and New River valleys in 2018, but a supply of only 300, for a gap of 625.

MAUMEE, OHIO, US The Andersons, Inc. showed improvement in its 2020 third-quarter results compared to 2019. The company sustained a loss of $1.1 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, which compared with a loss of $4.2 million in the third quarter of 2019.

A truck driver in North Carolina plans to use his newfound earnings to help those he loves after winning the Powerball drawing late last month. Alan Guyton, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, received his $150,000 prize on Friday, October 30th after winning the October 21st Powerball drawing.

A trucker discusses how he helped bring an Amber Alert to a peaceful end, while another is hit by a truck and lives to tell the tale.

A second former officer at a Sioux Center, Iowa, ag cooperative has pleaded guilty to taking part in a grain-blending scheme and filing false reports to conceal it. Kenneth Ehrp entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The sheriff's office said while several injuries were reported, none were believed to be serious. Kevin Sagehor, the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for the Aurora Coop said they were not allowed to tell us the cause of the damage. According to a Facebook live posted by the Superior Volunteer Fire Department, Hardy, Byron and Nelson fire departments are helping keep the fire out.

The stay-at-home economy that developed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted retail, grocery and online sales of Shepherd's Grain flour. "Most of what we built our business on has been 50-pound bags to food manufacturers, bakeries ... or restaurants," said Mark Swenson, CEO of the company. "Now, with people staying at home and home baking becoming more important, our 5-pound bag business has exploded."

China has come roaring back from the pandemic, said Juan Luciano, chief executive of Archer Daniels Midland Co. , on a conference call last week. Their recovery has surprised everybody. Grain giants ADM and Bunge Ltd. both attributed rising profits during their most recent quarters in part to higher commodities exports.

Truckers know the fundamental supplies needed to make it through winter weather safely, like chains, insulated winter clothing, additives to prevent fuel gelling, etc. But here are some winter storm survival items that some drivers may not have thought about.

Global grains trader Archer Daniels Midland Co beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profits on Thursday, helped by strength in its grain milling and nutrition businesses. Still, revenue missed analysts expectations and net earnings attributable to the company were 44% lower than a year earlier. Shares were down nearly 3% in extended trade, after setting a two-year high last Friday.

The owner of Sisic Transport Service, a Woonsocket, Rhode Island, commercial trucking company, recently admitted to a federal court judge that he altered thousands of electronic entries in service logbooks for approximately 20 drivers in order to hide the actual drive time and on-duty status of his drivers.

The Stoneridge MirrorEye Camera Monitor system replaces the traditional rear and sideview mirrors with integrated camera monitors to help drivers get a more complete view of the road and truck surroundings, including common blind spots.

Bumper corn crops typically signal cheap feed and fat margins for chicken producers in Brazil. Not this year though, as strong exports and increasing demand from the biofuel industry have sent grain prices soaring. Despite back-to-back record corn harvests, domestic prices of the yellow grain have jumped 68% this year to an all-time-high, according to University of Sao Paulo research arm Cepea. With feed accounting for most poultry costs, producers have seen their margins evaporate as they&rs

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd reported a 91% rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong soy processing margins and robust demand for animal feed and vegetable oils boosted earnings in its core agribusiness segment.

A Thumb area farmer says harvest has been far and away better than last year. Dan Keenan of Merrill tells Brownfield harvest this year is running about on average. Last year was a disaster and it kind of started for us in the fall of 18, so this has been a godsend having these yields and actually have the market shape up the way it has. Last year, Keenan says was the first time a prevented plant claim was made in the farms history after 400 acres w

Hivemapper, a crowdsourced mapping startup that operates in over 80 countries, recently announced it will expand its collection model (currently focused on aerial images) to include ground-level data captured via cars and trucks and that individuals contributing both kinds of data will receive cash compensation. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, will offer an OpenDashCam in the first half of 2021, so fleets and everyday drivers can passively collect data while driving and e

Three members of the trucking industry who demonstrated courage and selflessness during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic were honored during American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition. The 2020 COVID Heroes Awards were presented by Transport Topics on Oct. 27 during MCE, which was held virtually this year due to coronavirus-related safety concerns. The awards were presented in partnership with TrueNorth Cos., a risk management and insurance brokerag

At a time when the country is so divided over political issues on social media, truck drivers and farmers have banded together to ensure a truckers son, who is battling a rare, incurable pediatric brain tumor, has the best fifth birthday possible. All independent owner-operator Howard Salmons son Liam said all he wants for his fifth birthday on Thursday are birthday cards, John Deere tractors and Legos.

The 2020 seed corn harvest season came to a close last week for the Corteva/Pioneer plant in Toledo. Along with it came a celebration of a milestone for one Tama-Toledo farmer and truck driver. Quentin McCune of Tama has been hauling corn for the Pioneer plant in Toledo, now known as Corteva, for the past 60 years. Beginning in 1960, just five years after the seed corn plant was built, McCune and his brother Leonard spent decades hauling corn from the fields to the processing plant during har

An unusual phone call potentially saved a trailer full of pigs from a sweaty demise in Missouri last week Moberly, Missouri firefighters say that they received a phone call from a concerned truck driver after his rig broke down, stranding him on the side of the road.

Hey guys and gals, this show I talk with Mike Wade, founder of Huckleberry's Hammers. We talk about the multi-functional tool he created to help truckers with all types of equipment. This tool is a necessity for anyone out on the road hauling freight. I hope you like this show. Mike actually sent us a couple of these hammers to give out. Reply to this post and we'll p

Soybean exporters decried a bombshell decision by Hapag-Lloyd to suspend liftings of some agricultural shipments in order to rush empty containers back to Asia where they are in short supply, and the exporters expressed concern that other carriers may take similar measures. Hapag-Lloyd has dropped a bombshell, informing exporters it is suspending overseas ag container shipments from North America, a decision that could cause major hardships within the entire US ag communi

When Chris Sullivan showed up to his first day on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, he was prepared to play Taserface, a badass but humorous alien. He was prepared to be wowed by the sets and by the artistry. But he left work that day with something he wasn't prepared for: an offer for an entirely different project that would take him to the deserts of California. That surprise offer came courtesy of Simon Hatt, a young Guardians producer who spent the day showing Sullivan around Atlanta's Pine

Scientists shot a rocket-powered semi truck into a very special prototype truck this summer, all in the name of safely transporting nuclear weapons. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) announced the existence of the experiment earlier this month, calling it their largest crash test in two decades. In the crash-test, SNL used rockets to propel a regular semi truck down a track and directly into the side of a new nuclear-weapons-transporter prototype called the Mobile Guardian Transporter

Over the last 10 years, commercial trucking insurance rates have skyrocketed. Despite those rate increases, however, insurance companies are experiencing losses, which means the transportation insurance industry is seeing continued deterioration and availability in capacity.

Dr. Paul Aho talks about corn and ethanol demand during Virtual Poultry Tech Summit Demand for ethanol is likely to decrease in the future, but the ethanol industry will still likely be a challenge for buyers of animal feed, Dr. Paul Aho said. Aho, president of Poultry Perspective, commented on ethanols impact on the poultry industry as he delivered the morning keynote address during the Virtual Poultry Tech Summit on October 20.

The last time Overdrive caught up with owner-operator Al Montano in June, the specialized equipment hauler had just spent about $2,000 to outfit his two trucks with the Continental VDO Roadlog ELD system. That was in February. In April, he got a notice the company was shutting down service for the VDO, and that hed have to find another ELD provider which would be his fourth in two years. The story of his ongoing ELD saga is documented in this dive into the ELD market published

Most everyone whos driven an interstate and glanced up at a trucker behind the wheel has wondered what the job is like. Actually, they might not want to know. Behind the impressive statistics that the trucking industry sets forththere are 3.6 million truck drivers in this country, hauling around 73% of what people buyare some sobering truths. Truck driving is a high-stress job dominated by tight schedules. Many truckers drive 3,000 miles a weekfor paychecks that ar

On Sunday morning, a community came together to support, honor, andabove alloffer heartfelt prayers for one of its own. Starting before 10 a.m., people lined up their vehicles near the Hayesville Garage on Jackson School Road for a prayer ride for Barry Hostetter, a well-liked member of the Oxford community who is courageously battling cancer. At approximately 10:40 a.m., the prayer parade started and for the next 75 minutes a seemingly endless series of vehiclesmilk truc

A 50-year-old grain and beef farmer who lives between Mellette and Conde, Mielke started his corn harvest early this week and has averaged more than 200 bushels per acre so far. And hes not the only one with big yields. South Dakota farmers are expected to reach an average of 165 bushels per acre a record high, according to the October crop production report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. State corn production is projected to reach 752 million bushels, a 35% increase

The primary reason has been refiners making too much non-jet fuel distillate relative to demand. Diesel is a distillate; so is jet fuel. The result has been that distillate/diesel inventories in the U.S. and the world have been at historically high levels. (Other products besides diesel in the category would include heating oil.)

There is one labor issue keeping trucking executives awake at night, and it concerns the legality of using owner-operators as independent contractors in California and elsewhere. The issue is whether these owner-operators can be legally classified as independent contractors or whether they are actually employees. If its the latter, trucking companies would be responsible for paying much higher costs in terms of Social Security contributions, workers compensation and other labor costs.<

Elon Musk is expanding the reach of Starlink's Satellite Internet coverages even outside the comforts of one's home to outdoor activities and truck drivers going across states. Starlink's reliable and "insanely fast" promise of internet connectivity will be helping truck drivers sometime in the future once it is publicly launched.

The city of Dallas has finally accepted a bid for the removal of a huge pile of used shingles known as shingle mountain.

An explosion at a Riceland facility in Stuttgart on Thursday evening left three workers with minor injuries and caused "significant" damage to a structure, a spokesman for the company said Friday.

Truck driving is one of the riskiest jobs in the U.S., but the majority of professional drivers get through their careers without being involved in major accidents. The more skilled and safety conscious drivers are, the less likely they are to cause wrecks. But some things, like road designs, are out of a drivers control. Based on driver experiences, U.S. Department of Transportation data and harsh weather, these are the top five U.S. roads that truckers should avoid whenever possible.

The "Haulers of Agricultural and Livestock Safety Act" introduced by Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) would provide greater flexibility in transporting grain and livestock by modernizing the agricultural exemptions for hours-of-service.

The new Kansas Department of Transportation Short Line Rail Fund is part of Governor Kellys IKE Program, which will funnel five million dollars towards railway improvements for three years. These funds will aid in 13 renovations on three short-line railway systems, and build 15 miles of new track. Repairs will include increased capacity of bridges, improved elevator siding, and additional tracks, which will allow more grain cars to be filled at once.

Omaha-based Green Plains Inc. has sold the remaining 50% interest in Green Plains Cattle Co. LLC, for $80 million, according to an announcement from the company. Buyers are a group of investment funds that include AGR Partners and StepStone Group. The transaction was signed Oct. 9, 2020, with an effective date of Oct. 1, 2020.

In 1980 Democrats held the presidency and both houses of Congress. The 96th Congress marked a generation in which both the Senate and House had stayed blue. However, the economy overall had suffered the drawbacks of some 90 years of misguided industrial regulation and central planning from both parties. Moreover, Americans suffered from stagflation (prolonged stagnation and inflation), gasoline shortages brought on by a fickle foreign oil supply, limited options for transportation, and limite

According to the American Truck Business Services (ATBS) Mid-Year Independent Contractor Benchmarks and Trends Report, while some aspects of trucking, such as mpg, have improved since June 2019, revenue has seen an overall drop in the past year. While COVID-19 seems like the likely suspect, the report pointed to the drop in the fuel surcharge as the culprit. According to data from ATBS, the flatbed market has seen the biggest hit in 2020, dropping $0.18 in the between June 2019 and Jun

Son, daughter of trucking entrepreneur overcome heavy obstacles to drive family business along road to success. Resiliency is vital for business owners, particularly during times that test the mettle of the best entrepreneurs. Dan and Piper Titus, president and CFO-CEO of Page Trucking, respectively, know the value of being resilient after overcoming challenges that could only be viewed as humbling. The family has endured the untimely death of its patriarch, the founder of a business that has

Southern Ohio farmer Greg Corcoran says hes seeing grain quality issues in both corn and soybeans. The grain is not dried down to where we want to be, he says. We planted short-season early corn and its still holding a lot of moisture and were fighting soybeans that are still above 17 percent. Corcoran tells Brownfield his corn is at or above 25 percent moisture. Trying to dry 10-11 points out of the corn is taking a lot of inputs,&rdquo

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is currently accepting public comment on broker transparency issues and truckers have not held back in expressing their opinions. From now through October 19, FMCSA is accepting comments on two separate petitions regarding transparency in transactions with freight brokers submitted by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC).

During the early months of the pandemic, when it seemed the whole world had shut down, truckers were still on the road, hauling essentials across the countryeven as trucking businesses writ large faced the sectors collapse. But these days, they are busier than ever. And that bodes well for recovery because trucking is one of the most sensitive sectors to economic change, and, according to Crains New York, tracks GDP closer than any other indicator. But whats inside

One fleet found that tankers equipped with brake-activated pulsating lights and steady-burning brake lamps were in 33.7% fewer rear-end collisions than those without the pulsating lights, leading FMCSA to allow more fleets to add another brake light.

Dennis Gilbert was driving his flatbed loaded with trees along the New Jersey Turnpike returning to his landscaping company in Piscataway, N.J., when something on the overpass caught his attention. As he got closer to Mile Marker 5, he noticed funky-colored lights on a pickup truck. He saw several guys and thought it was odd because it was March 26, the pandemic was in full swing, and the roads were empty. Not many people were out, especially at around 11 pm.

The council says U.S. exports of grain in all forms reached nearly 101 million metric tons, equivalent to 3.97 billion bushels, by the end of the 2019-20 marketing year.

The patented truck-trailer multi-tool was designed by 40-year truck veteran Mike Wade. With the lives of his fellow trucker community in mind, Mike designed Huckleberry's Hammers to be compact, lightweight, and virtually indestructible. "I've spent my entire career battling truck-trailer problems, a lifetime of on-the-road experience has been invaluable in the creation of Huckleberry's Hammers it's the ultimate truck driver's friend," explains Wade.

GOSHEN, Ind. Spending 35 years with one company is impressive. For a driver to accomplish that with a transportation company now thats almost unheard of. I got the sense right away when I started with AG Trucking in 1984 that they were a family- oriented company that truly cared about its drivers, said Rick Miller, who drove for the company for 25 years before transitioning to his current role as a recruiter for AG Trucking.

Sukup constantly strives push the boundaries of innovation, while maintaining the excellent customer service and high quality that the agriculture industry has come to expect of us as a family owned company, Steve Sukup, President and CEO of Sukup Manufacturing said in a news release. We are thrilled to again have achieved the mile stone of designing and manufacturing the largest freestanding grain bin in the world.

Thats the idea behind Pipeline Foods LLC, a Minneapolis-based company that after only three years is approaching $300 million in gross revenue and counts itself among the top five companies handling organic and non-GMO grains and ingredients. The company is 100% focused on developing the non-GMO and organic food supply system. They have 11 facilities across the U.S., Canada and South America.

CHS Community Giving and CHS Animal Nutrition are partnering with Oregon State University (OSU) Extension to provide 50 tons of CHS Payback(r) and Equis(r) feed for farmers and ranchers impacted by the recent wildfires that have ravaged communities across Oregon in recent weeks. The feed, valued at approximately $25,000, will be transported to centralized distribution hubs across the state, then dispatched to farms most severely affected by the wildfires.

FUNK, Nebraska Several farmers in the central Nebraska area were expected to be finishing up what's left of soybean harvest on Sunday. As beans flow through a local grain elevator, one farmer looks at the success of his crop this year.

Elevators such as Premier Co-ops are limiting access to their lobbies to prevent spreading the coronavirus.

For Shane Gray, a farmer from Waverly, it means getting the equipment ready. He also puts together a plan throughout the growing season as far as what levels of moisture youre willing to cut at.

In a long-awaited announcement, the European Union Monday stated it would approve Bayers XtendFlex soybeans for import. These multi-biotech traited soybeans feature tolerance to glyphosate, dicamba and glufosinate. With EU's approveal, Bayer plans for a full launch of XtendFlex soybeans in 2021. They will launch the product in the U.S. and Canada and is ready to supply 20 million acres of the product.

A major trucking show planned for next year will not be taking place due to lingering concerns over COVID-19.

Despite a rebound in unemployment, more than 1.3 million people in the trucking industry remain on unemployment, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At its peak, the unemployment rate in March 2020 reached 14.7% though some estimate that the actual number could have topped 16%, as many many states were struggling to keep up with the influx of demand and some of those who were unemployed had to wait months to start receiving their unemployment benefits. As of August, 20

Bayer announced today that the European Commission has authorized XtendFlex soybean technology for food, feed, import, and processing in the European Union. This represents the final key authorization for XtendFlex soybeans that tolerate glufosinate (Group 10), glyphosate (Group 9), and dicamba (Group 4) herbicides. With this approval in hand, Bayer can fully launch the product in the United States and Canada in 2021 and expects to be in a strong po

The trucking industry is as healthy as it has been since 2017-2018 when the backdrop for carriers was strong, and the existing vigor might be the start of a multi-year upcycle for the industry, according to recent reports.

Trucking companies are reporting stronger freight demand as retailers and manufacturers move to restock depleted inventories, in a sign of strengthening corporate confidence in the U.S. economy. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. and Saia Inc. both said this week that tonnage on their trucks was up

OMAHA (DTN) -- The fertilizer industry contributed over $130 billion and nearly 500,000 jobs to the U.S. economy in 2019. These are among the many highlights of the Fertilizer Industry Economic Impact Study released on Thursday by The Fertilizer Institute (TFI).

When you are hauling heavy materials like sand and cement, every bit of weight savings can significantly impact your bottom line. No one understands that better than Heil Trailer. Thats why this leading trailer brands latest innovation is a Two-Hopper Dry Bulk trailer designed with fleet performance and efficiency in mind.

According to estimates provided by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, more than 57 million bushels of permanently-licensed grain storage were seriously damaged or destroyed in the derecho. The co-ops estimate it will cost more than $300 million to remove, replace or repair the damaged grain storage bins.

Washington A coalition of roadway safety advocacy groups, in conjunction with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Department of Transportation challenging a controversial final rule FMCSA claims will add flexibility to hours-of-service regulations for commercial truck drivers.

Imagine making a plan to order a new truck make, model, engine, transmission, even the paint color. Then imagine finding that truck on the lot of your favorite dealer, already built and ready to run. Thats how it happened for Ryan Tune when he found his 2016 Peterbilt 389 in November 2015.

Working into contracted freight is the goal of many an independent owner-operator looking to grow or increase stability. For most such operators avenues to such freight tend to flow through a brokerage. In a time like the present, it may seem as if contracted freight has lost some of its luster. Though with shorter-term contracts gaining more interest amid the ongoing uncertainty and volatility, there could be avenues for owner-operators to crack the nut of contract freight.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that aims to clarify whos an employee and whos an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which could be good news for some trucking companies using owner-operators. The proposed rule adopts an economic reality test to determine a workers status as an FLSA employee or an independent contractor. The test considers whether a worker is in business for himself or herself (independent contr

On Sept. 9, ground was broken for a new $11 million barge loading and unloading terminal along the Missouri River at Mile 680.5 near Blencoe, Iowa, between Council Bluffs and Sioux City. According to the Sioux City Journal, wet weather moved the ceremony from the site of the new port to a nearby warehouse. The Blencoe facility will become the northernmost commercial port on the Missouri River, 760 miles from St. Louis. The port will be able to load or unload up to six barges at a time. A sing

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) would like to encourage owners of heavy trucks to use an online IRS Form 2290 to avoid penalties for late filing. The NDDOT was recently informed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the timeline for processing of these forms has increased and could cause issues with meeting the filing deadline. This notice pertains to motor vehicle owners, operators and carriers of heavy vehicles registered at 55,000 lbs. or more per 23 USC 141(C) t

A group of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), is asking that Congress not include any increases in liability minimums for commercial truck drivers in the next transportation reauthorization bill. The letter, sent to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, asks the committee leaders to not further burden owner-operators and independent truck drivers by increasing the minimum of liability insurance from $750,000 to $2 million per truck.

The recent announcement of the sale of 35 operating U.S. grain origination elevators along the Mississippi River from Bunge North America Inc. to Zen-Noh Grain Corp. (ZGC), a subsidiary of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations of Japan, has caused great frustration and concern for members of the Missouri Farm Bureau.

Life on the road can be challenging for long-haul truckers; they generally work for weeks at a time, sleep in a small area in the cab, and depend on truck stops for the restroom, meals, and showers. But for a price, some companies will make their trucks a little more like home.

Several trucking companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas-based motor carrier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week. FALC Enterprises of El Paso, Texas, filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas last Friday.

One of the biggest names in the trucking industry houses a unique division of elite truck drivers who get to handle some truly fascinating freight. Specialized Transportation became part of the CRST trucking family nearly a decade ago, and since then the company has become a long-term career destination for owner operators and lease purchase drivers due to the family atmosphere, high driver compensation, exciting day-to-day operations, and the small company feel.

The trucking industry is making gains in its fight against the plaintiffs bar and the increasing size of jury verdicts levied against motor carriers, but those in the trenches say the battle is not over. Last year, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear announced that the trucking industry was waging war against excessive jury verdicts in accident litigation.

While a previous June waiver extension removed grocery and food loads from regulatory relief eligibility, NGA and its wholesaler members were able to successfully advocate for continued inclusion of food loads. NGA also pushed the agency to issue a long-term waiver, giving its wholesaler members greater confidence that these regulatory flexibilities would be available through the upcoming holiday season.

Unlike harvests in recent years, there is stronger export demand from China following the Phase One trade deal in which China agreed to buy as much as $80 billion worth of U.S. agricultural goods over the next two years. Youre going to see our supply chain tasked with having to do a lot, said Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek. Although this is a good problem to have, were anticipating that rail service will be ag