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.EquipmentPhotos: How gliders come to beNote: This story is part of a larger package on glider kits and their viability for owner-operators. Click here to see the main story. Fitzgerald’s plant in Byrdstown, Tenn., specializes in putting engines and transmissions into the glider bodies, says Tommy Fitzgerald. It receives engines from a Fitzgerald plant in Kentucky, where the company tears […]August 14, 2014BusinessSenate bill aims to promote natural gas adoption in long-haul truckingThe Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, as it would give them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage.August 13, 2014BusinessClarification: EPA’s clearance for Calif. enforcement of aero device regs applies to trucks, tooAn EPA ruling clears CARB to enforce aero add-on requirements on 2011-2013 year-model tractors with integrated sleepers, in addition to the trailer requirement reported earlier this week.August 12, 2014Custom RigsPhotos: Pride & Polish National Championship competitors square off this monthA year’s worth of shining, polishing, waxing and wiping comes to a head this month at the Great American Trucking Show, where four trucks will emerge as the 2014 Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Champions. Here are the 20 trucks in the running.August 12, 2014BusinessDiesel price continues to tumble, down another centThe national average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel fell a cent in the week ended Aug. 11 to $3.843. That’s the sixth straight week the national average price has dropped and the lowest the price has been since the week ended Nov. 18.August 12, 2014BusinessCARB can enforce rule requiring aero add-ons to trailers, EPA saysCARB has been granted permission by the federal government to enforce its requirement that trailers in the state be equipped with certain EPA-verified aerodynamic equipment.August 11, 2014BusinessATA lawsuit against NY use of toll revenue thrown out over procedural problemATA’s class-action suit against the New York Thruway Authority and its practice of shifting toll Thruway toll revenue to upkeep the state’s canal system has been thrown out, as a federal judge in the state’s Southern District ruled Aug. 6 to dismiss the case.August 7, 2014BusinessTo save turbo, keep oil clean – and your foot lightTurbochargers are sensitive pieces of equipment and are abused many times during everyday driving conditions. They are put through hell — Here’s how to help yours survive.August 7, 2014BusinessCargo thieves’ new tool: ‘Jammers’ that scramble tracking devicesCargo thieves seem to have a new tool at their disposal, according to FreightWatch International, who says two recent incidents “may indicate the beginning of a trend” for those looking to steal trailers or their contents.August 6, 2014BusinessRule to nix no-defect vehicle inspection reports moves closer to implemenationA federal rule to rescind the requirement that drivers submit vehicle inspection reports when no defects were found has made its way to the Office of Management and Budget and is expected to be published as a Final Rule in November.August 6, 2014Previous PagePage 127 of 190Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsWhite Pine Paving's 'Change Order' 2000 W900L, revisitedFrom impressive airbrush work and laser cutouts of equipment often hauled behind the rig to a unique lighting package and extra-tall shifter, Maryland-based White Pine Paving's 2000 Kenworth W900L day cab brings style to local work.BusinessOverdrive's top 10 trucking stories of 2025Pride & PolishPride & Polish: Meet the 2025 champsOverdrive RadioRewind: Owner-op's vets-tribute FLD and Kentucky trailer, and its story of sacrifice, achievement and hopeFeatured SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
