Podcast: This week's headlines for trucking include Prime's nuclear verdict, nondomiciled CDL disputes

These are the major trucking and transportation industy headlines this week:

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Summaries of the stories are below:

California is suing DOT over terminated transportation funding

The Trump administration had terminated the state's Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program grant funding in October. California is now suing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for pulling its grant funding.

DOT is also threatening New York's funding over nondomiciled CDL practices

DOT also issued a statement that it is moving to withhold $73 million in federal grant funding from New York for the state's nondomiciled CDL issuance.

Oregon is ending the Trusted Carrier Partner program

Oregon is ending a free, decades-long program that granted carriers station preclearance and reduced inspections.

Prime Inc. faces part of a $44M nuclear verdict

A Texas jury returned a $44.1 million verdict in a case involving Prime. The case concerned a massive wreck during the February 2021 Texas ice storm.

Legislators launch trucking caucus

The U.S. House of Representatives added a trucking caucus to its list of several hundred issue-focused groups.

Trailer orders fell sharply in November

According to ACT Research and FTR Transportation Intelligence, trailer orders in November were down roughly 40% year over year.

Diesel dropped 6 cents

The national average diesel price dropped 6 cents to $3.06, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).