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.Custom RigsTruckers, start your engines: The Meritor ChampTruck World Series is bringing truck racing back to the U.S.The new Meritor ChampTruck World Series, which will bring a true big-rig racing circuit back to the United States for the first time in nearly 30 years, will pit roughly a dozen trucks in 10 races nationwide this year.April 6, 2015Hours of ServiceFMCSA’s hours-of-service restart study: Congressman writes DOT to note concerns about trucker participantsHanna’s letter includes four key points to Foxx and FMCSA that he says should be considered for the study, including — perhaps of most concern for the study’s efficacy — ensuring selection of drivers that “are truly representative of the industry,” Hanna writes.April 6, 2015BusinessReefer, van, flatbed all see rate increases in MarchThat’s the first across-the-board rate increase since June 2014 and at least a temporary bright spot in an otherwise rocky 8-month period, with gross rates largely trending downward in that time period and gains built up prior erased.April 3, 2015BusinessTrucking employment tumbles in March, in line with other dataTrucking’s employment backslide came as the economy as a whole also slowed its employment gains, adding just 126,000 jobs in the month.April 3, 2015BusinessFMCSA set to increase fines for some safety reg violationsViolation of certain federal safety regulations are about to get a little more expensive.April 2, 2015BusinessWhite House highway bill would also open existing Interstate lanes to tollingIn an otherwise low-drama bill introduction, one provision in the bill has struck a nerve with some both in the trucking industry and outside of it: If passed the bill would remove the current ban on tolling existing Interstate lanes.April 2, 2015BusinessNext round of emissions, fuel economy regs move closer to implementationThe new fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards would go into effect for 2018 model year vehicles, building upon the Phase 1 fuel economy and emissions standards that went into effect last year.April 1, 2015BusinessPilot Flying J, other fuel providers object to terms of $25M ‘hot fuel’ class-action settlementThe key concern of the objectors is the institution of fund — required by the settlement reached in January — that makes payments to state governments when they change their laws to require fuel providers to install automatic temperature compensation equipment at fuel pumps.April 1, 2015BusinessDiesel falls to five-year low after latest dropThis is the third straight week the U.S. diesel average has dropped and the 30th in the last 39 weeks. The national average price was also $1.151 lower than the same week last year.March 31, 2015Custom RigsChampTruck racer brings European influence to American truck racesJoining the likes of diesel tech Mike Morgan, small fleet owner Allen Boles and the two Minimizer teams — who view the circuit through the lens of the American trucking industry — will be 22-year-old Krisztian Szabo, a Hungarian racer by trade.March 31, 2015Previous PagePage 103 of 190Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioRewind: Owner-op's vets-tribute FLD and Kentucky trailer, and its story of sacrifice, achievement and hopeHousehold-goods-hauling owner-operator Steven Meyer's custom-wrapped Kentucky trailer delivered the "Remember, Honor, Teach" message of Wreaths Across America with five distinctive, interlocking histories. Walk through Meyer's story in this Overdrive Radio episode rewind.Pride & PolishPride & Polish: Finalists square off Dec. 30 hereTrucker of the YearKelsey, Penn, Shelly: Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year finalistsCustom RigsNorth Carolina lumber hauler's 1,000-hp 2000 Pete 379Featured SponsorHot Shot's Secret - EDT+ Winter Defense - Your 7-in-1 Anti-Gel Fuel Boost - Make every fill-up premium!
