James JailletJames Jaillet was Randall-Reilly's executive editor of trucking, focusing on coverage of business and regulatory updates and trucking industry trends for the Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive, until the Spring of 2021.Electronic Logging DevicesOmnitracs: ELDs back online after service disruptionPartial service has been restored for 99% of the Omnitracs devices affected by this weekend’s service disruption, says Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer. The temporary software patch is an interim fix until a permanent firmware update can be deployed, Greer said.November 7, 2019Overdrive ExtraHelp wanted? FMCSA could have a lingering absence at the top after Martinez departureAfter 20 months on the job, Ray Martinez has officially left the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, effective as of Monday. And his exit could leave FMCSA without a true administrator for the foreseeable future — perhaps as long as several years, should recent history serve as a barometer.November 1, 2019BusinessNavistar’s $135M settlement in engine defects case heads to judge as a few large fleets objectA federal judge will soon decide the fate of the class-action settlement proposal put forth by Navistar earlier this year that would set up a $135 million fund that offers payouts to owners of certain International trucks.October 28, 2019BusinessRay Martinez stepping down as FMCSA boss at month’s endHis final day will be Oct. 28, a DOT spokesperson told Overdrive. Until President Trump nominates a replacement and he or she can be confirmed by the Senate, FMCSA’s Deputy Administrator Jim Mullen is expected to act as interim administrator, a DOT official said.October 10, 2019Overdrive ExtraA dissenting voice on hours reforms: Owner-operators could be undercut by sliding ratesBe careful what you wish for on hours reforms, says broker Jeff Tucker, CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, who predicts that the DOT’s hours of service proposal could tilt trucking’s supply-demand market forces and cause rates to tumble.October 2, 2019BusinessReport: Plan to overhaul CSA scoring faces major hurdlesFMCSA’s plan to rework its Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety scoring program overall is sound, but potential major challenges could impede the agency’s ability to implement its plan and to shore up CSA’s ability to accurately assess carriers’ safety performance.September 27, 2019BusinessSome truckers losing big in GM strikesThough the ongoing strikes by United Auto Workers at General Motors appear to be nearing an end, some carriers have been hit hard by the lingering work stoppage, with one reporting having laid off more than 50 drivers and losing more than $100,000 a day in revenue.September 26, 2019BusinessTech developers: Don’t fear the ‘phantom’ of autonomous trucksRepresentatives from three autonomous truck tech developers sought to quell fears about their technology displacing drivers’ jobs. Instead, they offered a rosy outlook for the technology, in which autonomous trucks don’t displace drivers but alter the job to boost home time, reduce the grind of spending hours behind the wheel and increase the industry’s efficiency.September 19, 2019BusinessOwner-operators face tough choices in California in wake of new contractor lawThe California legislature last week stamped approval on a sweeping legislative package that could dramatically alter the landscape for leased and independent owner-operators in the state, likely leaving such truckers who work in California with tough decisions about the future of their operation.September 18, 2019BusinessAnalysts: Trucking isn’t tanking, despite 2019 ‘feeling like a cliff’Trucking no longer is benefitting from a major market imbalance that caused spot market rates to climb to record highs last year, but the overall market and freight demand are still historically strong, according to economists and analysts that spoke last week at the annual FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis.September 13, 2019Previous PagePage 10 of 190Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampTFX, Oberman come out on top: Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet ChampsTaking home the Small Fleet Champ title belts in their respective categories were Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis in the 11-30-truck category, and Oberman Logistics and its owners, Wes and Laura Oberman, in the 3-10-truck class.Custom RigsRebuilt 2002 Pete 379 dump truck a father's tribute to late sonBusinessLike a 'bronco buster at a rodeo': Truckers' experience on American roadways todayRegulationsELP violators do worse at inspections, safety scores: StudyFeatured SponsorHowes
