The FreightFiles Daily Brief
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Past issues
- Friday, October 23, 2026Ohio Suspends Dyed-Diesel Highway Penalties by Executive Order (+4 more)
- Thursday, October 22, 2026FMCSA Lets Self-Driving Trucks Swap Triangles for Beacons (+6 more)
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026West Virginia Suspends Red-Dye Diesel Penalties for 60 Days (+12 more)
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026Nebraska Eases HOS, Adds 10% Weight Tolerance for Fuel Haulers (+3 more)
- Monday, October 19, 2026FHWA Opens Comments on Digital Corridors Grant Paperwork (+1 more)
- Sunday, October 18, 2026Texas Ag Chief Says Diesel Waiver Doesn't Go Far Enough (+2 more)
- Saturday, October 17, 2026Virginia DMV Posts Guidance on Dyed Diesel Use (+5 more)
- Friday, October 16, 2026FMCSA: All States Now Use Reformed DataQs Dispute Process (+8 more)
- Thursday, October 15, 2026IRS Suspends Dyed Diesel Highway-Use Penalties Through Year End (+3 more)
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026, second editionArizona Lifts Dyed-Diesel and Weight Limits for Ag Haulers (+4 more)
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026NC Dyed-Diesel Penalty Waiver Runs Dec. 31, Past Fuel-Tax Holiday (+1 more)
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026Michigan Lets Farm, Logging Trucks Run Dyed Diesel On-Road
- Monday, October 12, 2026Tennessee Suspends Dyed-Diesel Enforcement for Ag, Forestry Haulers
- Sunday, October 11, 2026Nebraska Governor Issues Commercial Motor Carrier Relief Order (+2 more)
- Saturday, October 10, 2026North Carolina Suspends 41-Cent Fuel Tax Through Nov. 30 (+13 more)