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DIESEL'S NATIONAL AVERAGE TUMBLES BELOW $4/GALLON

Overdrive Staff
May 16, 2023

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, May 16, 2023:


DIESEL PRICES FALL BACK BELOW $4/GALLON

For the first time since early February 2022, the national average for a gallon
of diesel is below $4, according to the latest weekly update from the Department
of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.



The last time diesel was below $4 was the week ending Feb. 7, 2022, when prices
across the country averaged $3.95 a gallon.



Fuel fell back below that $4 a gallon mark during the week ending May 8, when
prices fell 9.6 cents to $3.92 per gallon. During the most recent week, prices
fell another 2.5 cents to $3.90 per gallon.

During the week ending May 15, prices fell in all regions across the country,
with the most significant decrease being seen in New England, where prices fell
by 13.1 cents.

The nation’s cheapest fuel can be found in the Gulf Coast region at $3.59 per
gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic region at $3.79 per gallon.



The most expensive diesel is in California at $4.83 per gallon, followed by the
West Coast less California region at $4.38 per gallon.

Prices in other regions, according to EIA, are:

 * New England -- $4.24
 * Central Atlantic -- $4.24
 * Midwest -- $3.82
 * Rocky Mountain -- $4.09

ProMiles’ numbers during the same week saw fuel prices fall by 6.4 cents to
$4.02 per gallon.

According to the ProMiles Fuel Surcharge Index, the most expensive diesel can be
found in California at $5.15 per gallon, and the cheapest can be found in the
Gulf Coast region at $3.59.

[Related: Paths to 10-plus mpg in a Class 8 diesel tractor with aero,
downspeeding, more]


USED TRUCK SALES TOOK A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL

ACT Research's preliminary Used Class 8 report for April showed a significant
decline in sales from March, along with a drop in average sales price.The
preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volume balloon deflated
in April, according to the latest report from ACT Research, shrinking 22% from
March.




The decline split the difference with the auction and wholesale markets, ACT
said, with auction activity pulling back (-45%) from March’s quarter-end spike.
On the flip side, wholesale deals were up 130% from March.

Combined, the used truck industry saw preliminary same dealer sales fall by 27%
month over month.

Compared to March, average retail prices declined 6% in April, while average
miles were flat and age increased 1%. Compared to April of 2022, volumes, price,
and age declined; miles were flat.

"Historically, April is a pretty average month, slowing 8%-10% from March,” said
Steve Tam, Vice President at ACT Research. “Clearly, some used truck buyers are
beginning to react to the increased pressure of slowing freight and economic
uncertainty.”

Tam added that the preliminary average retail price for Class 8 used trucks in
April was $68,500, which is 6% lower than March and 32% lower than the price
peak in April 2022.

[Related: Given sky-high repair costs, used-truck warranties more valuable than
ever]




RIGHT TO REPAIR LEGISLATION GETS MORE CO-SPONSORS

The Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act, or
REPAIR, picked up two more cosponsors last week, bringing the total to 15. 

Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-California) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) signed on
to the REPAIR Act, which is carried by Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Florida). 



"The REPAIR Act would give owners, including the rural communities in my
district, secure access to critical data so their chosen service center can
replace parts and repair their vehicles," Dunn said. "I am proud to support
competition in the vehicle repair industry."

The REPAIR Act would provide independent repair shops and vehicle owners the
right to critical information, tools and equipment needed to repair vehicles.
This includes repair and maintenance data now being wirelessly transmitted
through telematics systems. 

The heavy-duty industry now operates under a memorandum of
understanding brokered in 2015 by the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network
(CVSN), MEMA, the Auto Care Association (AutoCare) and Heavy Duty Aftermarket
Canada. The MOU ensures that vehicle owners and independent repair facilities
have access to OEM-controlled service information, tools and parts. It also
enshrines providing diagnostic tool information to third-party aftermarket tool
manufacturers. 

MEMA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs told a HDAW panel earlier
this year that federal law is needed because while the MOU is a step forward, no
MOU covers any future developments in technology. Furthermore, a federal law is
stronger than any state law or MOU, and it would cover privacy, cybersecurity
and transportation issues across the board. 



The bill was introduced in the House on Feb. 9. It has been referred to the
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce. 





Learn more about the REPAIR Act and how you can talk to your Senators and
representatives at repairact.com. 

[Related: FTC aiming to crack down on 'right to repair' violations]


WOMEN OF TRUCKING ADVISORY BOARD MEETS AGAIN

The Department of Transportation's Women of Trucking Advisory Board held its
second meeting on Tuesday, and the board, comprised of a diverse group of women
with roles across the trucking industry, focused on how to bring more women into
the business.

Chief issues identified were the need for a crisis hotline established by the
DOT, mentorship, scholarship, and increased access to entering the trucking
industry for women. The group also stressed problems within CDL training they
felt kept women out of the industry. 

SHE Trucking, led by WOTAB member Sharae Moore, got a shout out for their
training efforts, but other women in fleets said they often see drivers straight
out of training who can't even properly hook a trailer. 

The board did address the downturn ongoing in the trucking industry, saying that
the slowdown has caused training periods to last longer and keep women away from
home for longer.



The expenses of childcare and home responsibilities also sat high on the list of
obstacles for women in trucking, with many suggesting grants and funding
opportunities for women, but urging that they be applied wisely. 

"I'm concerned when we’re doing grants and giving money for training, all it’s
doing is being taken advantage of," said Emily Plummer, operator with Prime.
"They take their money and they don’t train them, it’s just sad."

Furthermore, the group agreed broadly that many women don't want to drive for
decades, and want to eventually transition to a stationary dispatch or fleet
management role. In that area, the group said it would look at trying to remove
a bachelor's degree requirement from many such roles, something they considered
arbitrary and holding them back. 

Upcoming Webinar: Catching elusive ‘work-life balance’ as an owner-operator,
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and maximum time efficiency on the road to justify time spent on other pursuits.
In this webinar — sponsored by Bestpass — two men who’ve been in those shoes in
a variety of roles present strategies toward gauging and achieving balance to
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LOVE'S HELPS MOVE FORWARD HIGH-SCHOOL CDL TRAINING PROGRAM

According to the Patterson High School Truck Driving Program in Patterson,
California, Love’s Travel Stops recently made a donation that enabled
instructors to create a distracted/impaired driving course utilizing the
program’s golf cart.

In 2017, Patterson High School became one of the first high schools in the
nation to offer CDL training as career and technical-education elective courses.
Their one-year class meets FMCSA Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) theory
standards and prepares students for the Commercial Learner's Permit, doing so
with an interactive, hands-on approach. The program includes the use of two
state-of-the-art Advanced Training Systems simulators, as well as a golf cart to
teach backing skills. 



The Love’s donation not only provided the resources needed to purchase the
course infrastructure, but also a pair of Fatal Vision goggles designed to
replicate the effects of being under the influence of alcohol. 

Said Dave Dein, the program's coordinator and instructor, “It is so important to
give students an experience to emphasize the dangers of distracted/impaired
driving rather than just telling them not to do it.”  To make the lesson
meaningful rather than just a fun activity, at the conclusion of the driving
course the students read personal stories of people who were impacted by
distracted or impaired driving in order to put faces behind the staggering
statistics.   

Dein (left, pictured with past course finishers) is also co-founder of the Next
Generation in Trucking Association nonprofit, whose mission is to educate youth
on the trucking industry and to help high schools free-of-charge in replicating
the Patterson program.




To date, Dein's Next Generation in Trucking Association has worked with more
than 150 high schools across the nation interested in starting CDL programs.  


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