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.BusinessDriver pay reform included in DOT’s second iteration of Grow America highway billChief among the bill’s highlights for the trucking industry is a measure of driver pay reform that would require drivers to be compensated for all on-duty hours not spent driving.March 31, 2015Hours of ServiceDept. of Energy, Oregon log haulers get hours-of-service exemptionsFMCSA in recent weeks announced it has granted the Oregon Trucking Associations and the Department of Energy their requested exemptions from the 30-minute break requirement of the 2013 hours-of-service rule.March 30, 2015BusinessFMCSA’s Darling to remain in charge of agency for nowDarling has headed the agency since former Administrator Anne Ferro’s August 2014 departure as “acting administrator.” He will now continue to run FMCSA without that title.March 30, 2015BusinessHyper-fuel-efficient concept tractor-trailer in development by Shell, AirFlowShell Lubricants announced March 26 it has partnered with AirFlow Truck Company to develop a hyper-fuel-efficient Class 8 truck and trailer concept vehicle. The announcement came at a press briefing at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. The concept truck, which is being dubbed the StarShip, centers on aerodynamics, with the aim being to […]March 27, 2015BusinessNavistar makes OnCommand diagnostics system free, standard on International trucksNavistar’s OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system will now be free and standard on all 2007 and newer model International trucks, the company announced this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville.March 26, 2015BusinessNearly $90M in truck freight stolen in cargo thefts in 2014, report showsThough the number of theft incidents fell in 2014, CargoNet reports an alarming trend — thieves targeting high value loads and putting in the effort to steal them.March 24, 2015BusinessDiesel starts new downward trend, falls 5.3 cents in latest weekThis is the second consecutive weekly price drop — coming after five weeks of increases — and the 30th in the previous 37 weeks.March 24, 2015BusinessGAO rep: FMCSA’s app the latest misstep in pushing ‘unreliable’ CSA scoresSusan Fleming of the Government Accountability Office said FMCSA’s smartphone app release this week, which highlights carriers’ CSA ratings, again exposed the need to remove the scores from public view.March 19, 2015BusinessNavistar sued by regulators who want court to force company to release documentsSEC filed in December a lawsuit against Navistar International Corp. claiming the truck and engine maker improperly redacted and withheld documents the Commission attempted to subpoena.March 18, 2015BusinessUsed post-2010 sleeper trucks growing in availability, could give owner-ops chance at more fuel efficient modelsThe number of 3- to 5-year-old trucks available on the used truck market saw an uptick in recent months due to an influx in new truck orders and corresponding trade-ins. A flood of 3-5-year-old trucks could give owner-operators the chance at getting in a more fuel efficient model.March 18, 2015Previous PagePage 104 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 SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
