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.BusinessTrucking employment continues to grow: A look at latest gov’t numbersFor-hire trucking employment now totals 1.4462 million on a seasonally adjusted basis — a 3.6 percent increase (50,900 jobs) from February 2014.March 6, 2015BusinessFMCSA may have a new boss by month’s endActing Administrator Scott Darling’s term ends March 23, and whether he or someone else will head the agency following that date is unclear.March 5, 2015BusinessTruckers could be suspected in $5M gold bar cargo theft, reports sayFollowing an odd cargo theft earlier this week — in which roughly $5 million in gold bars were stolen from the back of a tractor-trailer heading from Miami to Massachusetts — authorities have begun to question whether the two truckers piloting the rig were involved.March 5, 2015BusinessBroker group’s CSA-related bill seeks to diminish CSA’s role in hiring carriers, operatorsThe bill, TIA says, could limit the role of FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and its use by third parties to hire or otherwise make judgments about trucking companies.March 4, 2015Business‘Help us stay in business’: Owner-ops tell FMCSA insurance increase would shut them downOwner-operators say they fail to see the need for an increase to the minimum amount of liability insurance required of carriers, and they’re afraid an increase would drive premium costs to a point that would force them to close shop.March 4, 2015Electronic Logging DevicesFMCSA alters course on e-log mandate, moves up projected publication dateFMCSA announced it has reversed a projected delay in the rule, moving up the expected publication date for a Final Rule mandating electronic logs by about six weeks.March 3, 2015BusinessSpot market rates: Downswing continues due to fuel prices, capacity, weatherPer-mile rates on the spot market continued their months-long tumble in February, with all three segments — flatbed, dry van and reefer — seeing noticeable declines.March 3, 2015BusinessDiesel heading back toward $3 mark in latest weekly increaseThe U.S. at-pump average has now climbed 10.6 cents a gallon since it began its upswing in mid-February.March 3, 2015BusinessHouse bill seeks to remove assumption that CSA scores should be used in carrier hiringThe bill aims to remove the public assumption that carrier rankings in the DOT’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program should be used as a tool to hire carriers.February 27, 2015Pride & PolishMost outstanding: Michael Most’s working show rig part of special Pride & Polish classBecause of his success, Most is being highlighted this month as part of Overdrive’s year-long coverage of Pride & Polish’s 25th anniversary.February 27, 2015Previous PagePage 106 of 190Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishPride & Polish awards: Finalists square off today at 5 p.m. EasternThree finalists in each of five categories -- Antique, Interior, Limited Mileage, Working Bobtail and Working Combo -- selected by Overdrive readers square off for the win Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Save the date, and find more about all the finalists in this story.Overdrive RadioRewind: Owner-op's vets-tribute FLD and Kentucky trailer, and its story of sacrifice, achievement and hopeTrucker 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
