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.BusinessRates see first positive momentum of 2019 with June upswingFor the first time this year, per-mile rates on the spot market saw strong month-to-month gains in June, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. All three major truckload segments jumped in June, following a rocky first five months of the year.July 2, 2019Overdrive Radio40 years of trucking — and surviving — with owner-operator Ingrid Brown (Plus: Three tunes from Trucker Talent finalists)Owner-operator Ingrid Brown started trucking as a teenager in 1979, and she’s been on the road since. In this edition of Overdrive Radio, hear her reflections on her 40-year career, many of those spent as a single-truck owner-operator, as well as her recent involvement in FMCSA’s Our Roads, Our Safety campaign and her ongoing bout with various forms of skin cancer.June 28, 2019Hours of ServiceFMCSA now projecting hours of service proposal will be published in late JulyIn its latest rulemakings update, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration lists July 31 as its projected publication date for its proposal to reform federal hours of service regulations. The date is not binding and could change.June 28, 2019Electronic Logging DevicesCanadian ELD mandate looming, registration process could pressure U.S. registryThough Canada’s ELD mandate — slated for enforcement in June 2021 — is similar to the U.S. mandate, there’s a key difference that likely will impact the U.S. market: Canada’s requirement that devices be certified by a third-party body, rather than the self-certification process in the U.S.June 27, 2019BusinessEfforts to strike CSA, hours language from House bill come up shortA few key trucking policy riders prevailed in a government funding bill that cleared the House on Tuesday, including ones related to hours of service, ELDs, CSA and more.June 25, 2019Overdrive ExtraNo surprise: Drivers give best marks to shippers/receivers with quick turn times in Uber Freight ratingsUber says it has collected over 250,000 ratings from truckers since it launched its Uber Freight platform in 2017. The factor that weighed most heavily in drivers’ ratings of facilities was turn-around time at shippers or receivers, both in positive and negative reviews.June 20, 2019BusinessFTR: Spot rates outlook bleak for 2019, new ELD hurdle’s impact likely to be minimalPer-mile rates on the spot market are forecasted to decline 7 percent in 2019 compared to 2018, FTR predicts, as freight growth has stalled and market conditions have softened over the past 8 months. Also: Notes on ELD enforcement and the looming full compliance date.June 17, 2019Electronic Logging DevicesMissing reins in an emerging marketplace for ELD dataUntil regulations, legislation or court cases set guidelines for data privacy, “it’s kind of ‘what you sign up for is what you get,’ ” says Eric Witty of ELD supplier Trimble. “If you don’t read the fine print in an agreement you’re signing,” you might be giving a provider the right to freely share.June 10, 2019BusinessHouse’s transportation bill would return CSA scores to public viewScores were pulled from public view in December 2015 by the FAST Act highway bill, due to concerns about the data’s efficacy and whether the system accurately portrayed carriers’ safety performance and safety risk.June 6, 2019Overdrive ExtraHours update: Congress advances 30-minute break provision, FMCSA to kill 2013 restart regsCongress could stick its nose into the hours overhaul process by trying to protect the 30-minute break requirement. Meanwhile, FMCSA has a rule in the works to permanently bury 2013’s regulations limiting the use of a 34-hour restart.June 5, 2019Previous PagePage 13 of 190Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampMeet Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalistsSpanning seven states and hauling niches from milk and other food grade tankers to dry vans, step decks and flatbeds, RGNs and reefers, these fine fleets are semi-finalists in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship, with title belts on the line among other perks from award sponsor NASTC.RegulationsTrump regs agenda updates timelines for broker transparency, emergency braking, other rulesCustom RigsTennessee-based small fleet car-hauler's 'Patriot' 2020 Peterbilt 389LifeCustom Kenworth W900, $50K sweeten the pot in annual Pilot Road Warrior contestFeatured SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
