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.BusinessOhio the latest state to take up a diesel tax increaseOwner-operators Scott Reed and Todd Campbell took to the Ohio Senate on Tuesday morning to testify against a planned fuel tax hike in the state, and though the state’s Senate is advancing a bill to increase per-gallon diesel taxes, they may have been successful in warding off a larger increase.March 21, 2019BusinessOwner-operator income could dip this year as trucking cycle changes“The market is changing,” says Todd Amen, president of ATBS. “This year is not going to be as robust as last year. The important thing is that as the market changes, you need to realize it’s changing and figure out how to make money in that market.”March 21, 2019BusinessFederal report casts serious doubt on ‘driver shortage’The report, published by BLS, contends that though fleets struggle with driver retention, there’s little evidence of a shortage of those willing to drive a truck, pushing back against what it calls the “industry’s own account” that there’s a labor shortage in the long-haul trucking segment.March 19, 2019BusinessTrucking’s take on infrastructure blame: Toll’d you soAfter decades of federal negligence, states are floating plans to add truck tolls to help pay for highway improvements, sounding alarms from the trucking industry.March 18, 2019BusinessOwner-operator-heavy household goods segment could be upended by DOD transitionA recent announcement by the DOD that it’s transitioning its 400,000 household goods loads a year to a single-source provider has rattled the household goods segment — a segment in which many small carriers and owner-operators feed.March 15, 2019Electronic Logging DevicesBill to roll back ELD mandate for small carriers filed in U.S. HouseA bill to allow small carriers, including single-truck owner-operators, to forgo use of electronic logging devices and return to using paper logs has been filed in the U.S. HouseMarch 13, 2019BusinessDrivers take up ‘slow roll’ protests in Ohio, Carolinas and GeorgiaAs part of continued protest efforts by truck drivers affiliated with various groups — Truckers Stand As One and the Facebook-based Black Smoke Matters — a few dozen truck drivers participated in on-highway, convoy-style protests in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia this weekend.March 11, 2019Overdrive ExtraTrucking’s billionaires: Forbes’ annual list includes those who made their fortune in truckingTrucking’s billionaires include a few who started businesses as single-truck operators, as well as those who founded or inherited large truck stop chains.March 6, 2019BusinessSpot market rates sink again before spring’s usual reboundIn addition to the month-to-month decline, rates in all three segments also posted year-over-year declines, though they’re now competing with the record-hot rates seen in the first half of 2018.March 4, 2019BusinessTruckers circle Indy’s I-465 in ‘peaceful protest,’ preview for April eventA large number of truck drivers drove their heavy rigs and took two laps around Indiana's Interstate 465 loop on Thursday in an organized peaceful protest.February 21, 2019Previous PagePage 16 of 190Next PageTop StoriesBusinessBrokers, parking, emissions regs: Owner-ops' top trucking concernsThe trucking industry as a whole -- drivers and motor carriers -- ranked the economy as the overall top concern in ATRI's annual issues survey. Carriers and truck operators had different views of what's most concerning, though, with differences among different operator classes on offer, as well.Small Fleet ChampTFX, Oberman come out on top: Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet ChampsCustom RigsRebuilt 2002 Pete 379 dump truck a father's tribute to late sonBusinessLike a 'bronco buster at a rodeo': Truckers' experience on American roadways todayFeatured SponsorHowes
