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The FMCSA Wants to Hear From You

The FMCSA Wants to Hear From You

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Reed Loustalot
April 10, 2026

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Friday Bulletin • April 10, 2026

Good Morning Truck Parking Club Members,

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The Big Thing

The FMCSA Wants to Know: How Bad Is Truck Parking, Really?

FMCSA just moved forward with a study called "Quantifying the Benefits of Creating New Truck Parking Spaces." They filed their request with the White House Office of Management and Budget on April 6 and are now collecting public comments through May 6.

The goal is to survey roughly 1,000 truck drivers on the stuff you already know too well: how often you park in unauthorized spots, how often you stop driving early just to lock down a space, how far off-route you go looking for parking, and how often you push past HOS limits because there's nowhere to stop.

FMCSA says that while there have been plenty of surveys over the years, none have produced the hard numbers needed to actually put a dollar figure on the problem. That's what this one is trying to fix. The results will be used to help state and local governments justify funding for new truck parking capacity.

Seven of the eight public comments received so far supported the study. ATA and the Truckload Carriers Association both weighed in. One anonymous driver said the government should stay out of it and let private truck stops handle the shortage on their own.

Here's what the study won't cover: it's not looking at paid vs. free parking, and it's not evaluating amenities like restrooms or vending machines. It's focused strictly on capacity and what it costs the industry when there isn't enough of it.

This matters to us. Truck Parking Club exists because this problem is real, and the more data behind it, the better it is for every driver and every property working to solve it. If you want your voice heard, now's the time.

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News

Ceasefire Announced, Oil Drops, But Don't Fill Up the Celebration Tank Yet

The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday night, and oil markets reacted fast. WTI crude dropped over 16% on Wednesday to settle around $94 a barrel, its biggest single-day decline since 2020. But the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut down since late February, is still barely open. Only a handful of non-oil vessels have passed through, and Iran halted tanker traffic again within hours after Israeli strikes hit Lebanon. The national diesel average was still sitting at $5.40/gallon as of March 30, with California north of $7.00. Analysts say it could be weeks before even half of normal strait traffic resumes. Relief is possible, but nobody should be banking on it yet.

Read more -- CNN, CNBC

FedEx Freight Is About to Be Its Own Company

FedEx Freight held its first investor day on April 8 ahead of its planned June 1 spinoff from FedEx Corp. The new company will trade on the NYSE under the ticker FDXF and will be the largest standalone LTL carrier in North America, with roughly 365 locations and 30,000 vehicles. Incoming CEO John Smith told investors the company is targeting 12% operating margins on $8.7 billion in revenue, with medium-term profit growth of 10-12% annually. The pitch: stop chasing volume, start chasing the right volume, with a focus on premium segments like healthcare, aerospace, and automotive. For the broader freight market, this is the biggest structural shakeup in LTL since Yellow folded.

Read more -- CNBC, Commercial Carrier Journal

Diesel Spike Was the Fastest on Record

The numbers are in: the run from $3.90 to $5.40 per gallon between early and late March was the largest diesel price increase over that timeframe ever recorded, according to FTR Transportation Intelligence. Fuel costs per mile jumped 21 to 24 cents in just three weeks. Owner-operators and small fleets are getting hit the hardest since they can't hedge or buy in bulk. Some have parked their trucks. Others have moved into company driver roles. At $5.40 national and over $7.00 in California, this is squeezing everyone, but especially anyone running without tight fuel surcharge language in their contracts.

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