The national average price of diesel has increased seven-tenths of a cent to $2.403, according to the Energy Information Administration.

The U.S. economy fell into a recession in February, a group of economists with the National Bureau of Economic Research said June 8, and some within the trucking industry are not predicting a rapid return to pre-pandemic levels.

The nationwide average price of a gallon of diesel increased by 1 cent to $2.396, according to the weekly report from the Energy Information Administration on June 8.

Port leaders are raising caution the decline in business at their facilities could affect those whose employment relies on the flow of goods.

The nationwide average price of a gallon of diesel fell 0.4 cents to $2.386, erasing the same increase from a week earlier, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Just how deep and swift the U.S. economy’s plunge into a recession has been since the coronavirus pandemic hit the nation was evidenced by a number of reports, including that millions continued to apply for unemployment benefits.

The often discussed driver shortage is over — at least for the time being — as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deepening U.S. recession and a falloff in the amount of freight being hauled by many sectors of trucking, industry experts said.

Twenty-seven members of Congress representing the states of New York and New Jersey are asking leaders in the House and Senate to include $3 billion in relief funds for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in a future coronavirus financial aid package.

U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to keep the 5,525-mile border closed to nonessential traffic until June 21.

April truck tonnage declined 11.3% compared with year-ago levels, the steepest year-over-year decline since 2009, American Trucking Associations reported.