This Month in Trucking History — February 2019

FEB. 20, 1931

Congress granted California permission to build the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It was opened on Nov. 12, 1936.

FEB. 17, 2003

According to figures released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the national average cost of diesel fuel per gallon rose to $1.704 from the previous week’s average of $1.662. It was the highest cost of diesel per gallon ever recorded by the EIA. The previous high was $1.67, recorded in October 2000.

FEB. 1, 2006

OOIDA President Todd Spencer, who was the executive vice president at the time, met with then-FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg to stress the need for broker oversight. “The problems with unscrupulous brokers have continued to worsen, and the need for action is greater than ever,” the Association wrote in a petition to FMCSA.

FEB. 13, 2018

Ray Martinez, the former head of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, was confirmed as the sixth director in the history of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.