With elections looming, Indian truck fleet operators are bracing for the first diesel price increase in four years. A flare-up in the Middle East is rippling through global oil supplies, raising costs and fueling inflation pressure. State refiners may rethink fuel strategies as the risk of fuel rationing and steeper diesel rates looms over transport demand.
The Trump administration says all commercial driver’s license tests for truckers and bus drivers must be taken in English, linking the move to road safety and removing potentially unqualified drivers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the goal is to ensure drivers can read road signs and communicate with law enforcement, targeting multilingual testing and lax third-party enforcement.
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