National Average Price for Regular – Current: $2.447; Month Ago: $2.564; Year Ago: $2.229. National Average Price for Diesel – Current: $2.834; Month Ago: $2.834; Year Ago: $2.440.

The American Trucking Associations recognized 10 state trucking executives for their time representing the industry with Trucking Association Executives Council Service Awards. “These STA Execs, along with so many of our state trucking association executives here today, work daily in their respective state capitals and localities to promote, preserve and protect the interests of our great industry,” said TAEC National Chair Shannon Newton, president and CEO of the Arkansas Trucking Association. “Politics at the state level versus the federal level is about as different as night and day. Whereas the legislative process at the federal level tends to get totally bogged down for myriad reasons, legislative initiatives in state capitals actually move – often without warning and rather quickly. This fast-paced environment presents many unique challenges for industry advocates, and that’s not even mentioning the never-ending association management challenges we all face.”

Amazon is making a major monetary commitment to its businesses across India, including artificial intelligence. The online giant has pledged to invest more than $35 billion into its Indian operations through the next five years, building on nearly $40 billion it has invested in the country so far. This investment will focus on business expansion as well as three strategic pillars of AI-driven digitization, export growth, and job creation. In May 2023, Amazon said it would commit $12.7 billion to expand its cloud infrastructure in India by 2030. The company also debuted its Amazon Now 15-minute ultrafast delivery service in India and is expanding its use of AI-based refrigeration monitoring