Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law March 20 to suspend for 60 days motor fuel taxes to help residents cope with rising pump prices.
March 20, 2026Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
Analysts Doubt Canada Can Meet IEA Oil Target
Canada would be the third-largest contributor to the IEA鈥檚 program, with the added crude at about 130,000 extra barrels a day if rolled out over six months.
March 20, 2026FMCSA Toughens Enforcement of Carrier Number Transfers
鈥淔MCSA will inactivate USDOT Numbers upon discovery that the number is being used by anyone other than the assigned legal person,鈥 the FMCSA said.
March 20, 2026Dallas Fed Sees Hit to Global GDP if Hormuz Stays Shut
Economists are monitoring both the inflationary and demand impacts from soaring prices of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products.聽
March 20, 2026Oil Tanker Market鈥檚 Key Rate Thrown Into Chaos
Without the TD3 rate, the brokers have almost nothing upon which to base their assessments.聽
March 20, 2026North Carolina Could Claw Back VinFast EV Plant Incentives
The automaker's latest blueprint calls for 80% fewer workers than promised, which jeopardizes hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives.
March 20, 2026Senate Bill Calls for Fertilizer Price Transparency
The Fertilizer Transparency Act would 鈥渙ffer market participants of all sizes comparable levels of market information on fertilizer components.鈥
March 20, 2026US Soy Ships Pile Into China as Summit Delay Clouds Trade
The uncertainty has weighed on soybean prices, with Chicago futures headed for a weekly drop of around 4.5%, the most in nearly a year.
March 20, 2026Oil Refiners Pay Huge Premiums to Replace Middle East Crude
The prices demonstrate yet another pinch point in the global energy industry system caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
March 20, 2026Motive Faces $30M Arbitration Loss but Wins ITC Patent Case
Motive Technologies has been ordered to pay rival Samsara more than $30 million over false advertising claims but was cleared in a patent infringement case.
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