Freight and rates still a bit sluggish
LLN (10/31/18) – Freight and rates are still a bit sluggish. Also, fall is the perfect time to get prepared for next year’s tax season. Diesel and oil prices continue to drop. And the vice president has signaled that the administration is preparing to work with Democrats on infrastructure.
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Fall is the perfect time to get prepared for next year’s tax season. Mark Reddig talks with Shasta May of MBA Tax and Bookkeeping Service to find out what actions you should consider taking now – and what actions you have to take.
- Visit the MBA Tax and Bookkeeping website.
- You can email Shasta here.
- Or call 888-407-1669.
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Freight and rates are still a big sluggish, but may have turned a corner. Terry Scruton talks with Mark Montague of DAT. Also: Diesel and oil prices continue to drop as the trend shows no signs of slowing.
- Related coverage: DAT Solutions: Load-to-truck ratios firm up ahead of November.
- Visit the DAT website.
- Or you can call them at 800-547-5417.
- Be sure to check out their blog.
- Chat with them on Twitter.
- And find out more on the OOIDA Members Edge website.
- You can call OOIDA Members Edge at 866-487-8253.
- Here is this week’s price report by Land Line Magazine, On average across the U.S., diesel prices drop by a couple of cents.
- Find Daily Fuel Prices by ProMiles.
- To see how to compute your own fuel surcharge use OOIDA’s online Fuel Surcharge Calculator.
- To download OOIDA’s fuel surcharge app for Android Smartphones, click here.
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The vice president has signaled that the administration is preparing to work with Democrats after the mid-term election on infrastructure. So what does that really mean to you? Mark Reddig finds out from Nile Elam of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.
- It’s never too late to share your views with lawmakers. You can do that at FightingForTruckers.com.
- To call members of Congress, dial 202-224-3121.
- Read OOIDA’s Guide to Contacting Lawmakers.