Yearly Archives: 2017

Increased Oilfield Production Boon to Trucking Industry

Nearing the halfway point of the year, there’s no doubt that 2017 has brought good news for the trucking industry. Oil markets continue to lag behind projections despite cuts from OPEC member nations and other international producers, and abundant national and global supplies have driven down prices at the pump. Changing markets have simultaneously led…

Stalled Oil Pipelines Receive Political Boost

As former President Barack Obama’s final term slowly approached its end, tensions at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, in Nebraska and elsewhere remained at a low simmer. The administration had successfully blocked completion of both the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline, but the incoming Donald Trump administration had spent months making the oil infrastructure…