We wish you all much health, success and prosperity in 2025. Cheers to a Happy New Year!
Tolls are increasing on all Bay Area bridges, including the Carquinez Bridge, which is on the main artery between Oakland and points east on I-80…Sacramento, Reno, Rocklin, Rancho Cordova, Dixon, Vacaville, Fairfield…you get the picture. Effective January 1, […]
Trucking by the numbers: Trucks deliver about 73% of the nation’s freight. Trucks pay $36.48B in federal and state fuel taxes. Trucks represent 5% of all registered vehicles. Trucks travel 195 billion miles per year. Trucking employs 8.5 […]
Sacramento will be home to the X Games this summer. The Games will enjoy at least a three-year term in Sacramento and will be held at Cal Expo. The Summer X Games include competitions in skateboarding, BMX freestyle, […]
Despite efforts to save the historic building, the Union Pacific will be dismantling the 120-year old machine shop at their Sparks, NV rail ramp. Structural integrity and the need for expansion are the reasons for the demolition. While […]
Do you know what this part is? Hint, it is something used in truck or container transportation. Play “Name That Part” on our Facebook page. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess.
According to The Weather Channel, with an average snowfall of 206.6 inches per year, Truckee, CA ranks as the third snowiest place in America. Valdez, AK and Sherman, NY came in first and second respectively. The most snow […]
Industry groups are suing the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for various reasons. Here is an update on those cases: The US Supreme Court will hear the case brought forward by fuel producers on whether they have standing […]
The International Longshore Association (ILA) received an early Christmas present from President-elect Trump. After a meeting with Harold and Dennis Daggett of the ILA, Mr Trump posted the following statement on social media, ” There has been […]
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Administrative Law Judge issued a decision reaffirming her earlier ruling that dictating specific chassis usage for Merchant Haulage is a violation of the Shipping Act. Motor carriers have the right to choose the […]
Hyzon Motors, once a darling in the heavy-duty truck hydrogen fuel cell arena, is now moving forward with liquidation. Without further government subsidies, the company cannot continue. On the one hand, it is disappointing the technology isn’t commercially […]
As we embrace the holiday season and the new year, we want to thank all of our customers for your support and business. We know you have choices, and we are grateful you continue to choose Devine. We […]
The votes are in, and Devine Intermodal ranked as the #1 drayage provider in Reno!!! We are honored to be recognized as the top drayage provider as well as being the #3 trucking provider overall. Thanks to all […]
We have been watching the incoming Trump Administration’s cabinet and secretary level nominations with great interest. So many of the rules governing the trucking industry are regulations rather than laws. Appointments to the departments of transportation, labor, energy […]
After years of working with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement technologies that improve air quality, the Transportation Project (TTP) is suing them. TTP asserts the EPA’s greenhouse gas phase three (GHG3) regulations are “unrealistic and […]
The Attorney General of Nebraska, Mike Hilgers, is sick of California setting a de facto national standard for trucks and is suing California as well as the truck manufacturers who agreed to the standards. He has filed two […]
Do you know what this part is? Hint, it is something used in truck or container transportation. Play “Name That Part” on our Facebook page. Click here to be directed to our page and place your guess. Good […]
DELIVERING CHRISTMAS We should all be familiar with the adage…if you bought it, a truck brought it. The same holds true for the National Christmas Tree. It was trucked 4,000 miles from Alaska to Washington DC. This year’s […]
In a recent special session, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed billed ABX2-1 into law mandating the refined fuel inventory levels oil companies must keep in stock at all times. This bill was passed and signed under the guise […]
We all saw it coming…the automation argument. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving due to disagreements over automation. USMX has agreed to maintain the […]