CCJ StaffBusinessATA to Congress: TSA efforts must be risk-basedPhil Byrd, vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations, told a congressional subcommittee on Thursday, May 31, that efforts to secure the nation’s transportation system should be deployed based on specific and credible intelligence. “ATA has followed with some interest TSA’s efforts to establish higher visibility operations in surface transportation,” Byrd said of the Transportation […]June 1, 2012BusinessFMCSA clarifies oilfield hours exceptionsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, June 1, announced its revision of regulatory guidance to clarify the applicability of the oilfield operations exceptions to the hours-of-service regulations, and the agency has requested comments on the revision. FMCSA said a significant increase in oil and gas drilling operations in many states has resulted in […]June 1, 2012Previous PagePage 3 of 3Top StoriesOverdrive RadioDiesel deja vu, and documenting an independent Trucker of the Month's road aheadAnybody else feeling that ol' diesel deja vu? In Overdrive Radio: an independent whose oil-field-related flatbed freight could stand to benefit from fuel's spike, at least in volume. Backstopping profits, though, only gets more complicated in this environment for Adam Mackey and similarly situated truckers.Trucker of the YearOverdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year honors: Enter your businessOverdrive ExtraThe diesel price run-up hasn't obliterated owner-ops' recent profit gains -- yet ...Custom RigsPurple power: Iowa-based livestock hauler's 2026 W900EquipmentNew dogs in Mack's house: Brand-new Keystone tractor, more truck news at ConExpo
