This week in trucking: California enforces English, spot rates decline

Here are this week's major trucking industry headlines:

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Summaries of the stories are below:

California is enforcing English language proficiency requirements

The California Highway Patrol has begun testing truck drivers for English language proficiency. The state had initially refused to enforce English proficiency last year.

United States Postal Service launched a bidding website for last-mile delivery

USPS’s last-mile delivery network is now available for negotiations on a bid solicitation platform. USPS plans to notify winning bidders in the second calendar quarter of this year and would formalize those bids under a Negotiated Service Agreement.

A judge blocked New York’s truck tolling fee

A state court called for a temporary pause on the New York State Thruway Authority’s new administrative fee for commercial vehicle toll management. A new toll management program included a 1% administrative fee for toll management providers, which critics claimed would effectively raise tolling costs for carriers.

Spot rates decreased for dry van and refrigerated

Spot rates for the dry van and refrigerated sectors fell last week, while flatbed rates increased.

Diesel prices jumped 7 cents