Upcoming Events:
- January 14th, 2025 – HOS / Logbook Seminar
- January 28th, 2025 – Risk Summit
- April 2nd, 2025 – Southern Utah Trucking Association Charitable Golf Tournament (Save the Date)
- May 7th – 9th, 2025 – Utah Trucking Association Management Conference & Trucking Expo (Save the Date)
Events:
Hours of Service / Logbook Seminar
Tuesday January 14th, 2025
Great West Casualty Company is proud to present our annual 2024/25 Risk Summit in Salt Lake City. This Risk Summit is open to all Utah Trucking Association members, Great West Casualty Company insureds and other industry partners.
Details:
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 9 am until 1 pm.
- At Utah Trucking Association
4181 W. 2100 South
West Valley City, UT 84120
This event will cover:
- Safety and regulatory updates on future rules that may affect you,
- Building a culture that values safety,
- Strategies to strengthen your overall company safety culture,
- Roundtable discussions on how to integrate all employees into your safety efforts, and
- Networking opportunities and strategies
There is no cost for attendance and lunch will be provided.
Resources:
Samba Safety
Utah Trucking Association 401K
Boost Your Retirement Savings with Increased 401k Catch-Up Contributions
Exciting news! Starting in 2025, you’ll have the opportunity to increase your retirement savings. The SECURE Act 2.0 introduces a new catch-up contribution rule that allows those turning age 60-63 in 2025 to contribute an additional $11,250 per year to their 401(k) accounts.
For detailed information about this valuable opportunity, please review the attached document. We have included a link to schedule a financial planning meeting with our 401k advisors at OneDigital. Please note, these planning meetings are offered at no charge to our 401k participants.
News:
California Gets Go-Ahead from EPA to Enforce Truck NOx Emissions Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a waiver to the California Air Resources Board allowing the state to implement and enforce its Omnibus low-NOx emissions regulation for heavy-duty vehicles and engines, a decision criticized by the American Trucking Associations.
Regulatory Update: AEBs, Speed Limiters, More Expected in 2025
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has released the Fall 2024 edition of its twice-annual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions detailing the status of rules and regulations in the works at various government agencies, including the Department of Transportation. For trucking, the updated agenda offers some insight into when certain proposed and final rules are expected to be published. Notably, two contentious rules — speed limiters and automatic emergency brakes — remain on track to publish when previously expected, barring a change following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in January.
2 More ELDs Removed from Registered Devices List; Makes 6 in a Week
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Wednesday removed two more devices from the agency’s list of registered electronic logging devices, or ELDs. Mountain ELD and XELD devices were placed on the Revoked Devices list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B, appendix A. The removals are effective Dec. 18.
FedEx to Spinoff LTL Business, ‘Will Play Offense’ for Freight
FedEx Corp. announced the spin-off of its less-than-truckload freight business, FedEx Freight, to a separate publicly traded company. The spin-off is planned to be completed within the next 18 months, with the goal of unlocking growth opportunities for both entities and enabling customized operations strategy and financial autonomy.
How Truck Spot Rates are Shifting
Spot rates serve as leading indicators for contract rates. Tracking the changes to dry van, reefer and flatbed truck freight rates provides a window into the state of the market. These highlights for national spot rates come from data from DAT Freight & Analytics, measuring a weekly moving average that excludes a fuel surcharge.
Trump Plans Immediate Energy Push After Inauguration
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to order changesmeant to encourage domestic oil and gas development immediately after his Jan. 20 inauguration.
‘The Right Time’: FedEx Will Spin Off FedEx Freight LTL Unit
FedEx will spin off its LTL trucking unit, FedEx Freight, into a separate, publicly traded company within the next 18 months, the parcel giant announced Thursday.
Cost of Congestion Tops $100 Billion Annually, Nearly $8k Per Truck
Traffic congestion on U.S. highways tacked on a record-high $108.8 billion in cost to the trucking industry in 2022, according to the latest Cost of Congestion studypublished by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). This level of delay is equivalent to 435,686 truck drivers remaining idle for the entire year – an idling of 22% of all Class-A licensed commercial truck drivers – and an average cost of $7,588 for every registered combination truck, ATRI noted. Analysis also found the trucking industry wasted more than 6.4 billion gallons of diesel fuel in 2022 due to congestion, resulting in additional fuel costs of $32.1 billion.
