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.BusinessDem lawmakers ask DOT to reject ATA’s petition for reprieve from Calif. break lawsATA in early October petitioned the DOT to intervene into the ongoing conflict over the state’s stringent laws, which a federal court in 2014 ruled apply to trucking companies and their drivers. A group of 19 Democrats in the House and Senate, however, asked the DOT to reject the petition, saying it requires a Congressional statute.November 8, 2018BusinessTwo of five top recipients of trucking campaign dollars drop re-election bidsThe industry in sum contributed $5.79 million to election campaigns in the 2018 cycle, according to CRP data, with $4.22 million (83 percent) going to Republican candidates and political action committees and $835,851 going to Democrats (16 percent).November 7, 2018BusinessProfits at large public fleets continue to swellThe strong numbers stem from a booming freight economy that has tested industry capacity and spurred big rate hikes, with carriers posting revenue increases for the first nine months as high as a billion dollars and profit growth as much as $100 million.November 6, 2018BusinessVan, reefer rates nearly flat in October while flatbed takes a dipReefer and dry van rates gained a penny per mile nationally in October, according to data from Truckstop.com, while flatbed rates tumbled 16 cents.November 5, 2018Hours of Service‘Flexibility is the common-sense answer’: Operators, enforcers and trade groups sound off on hours reformsIdeas, anecdotes, concerns and wishes for hours of service reform from drivers, owner-operators and prominent trucking trade orgs, including OOIDA, ATA, CVSA and more.November 1, 2018Overdrive ExtraATA to form independent truckers program, seemingly centered on federal-state conflictsSeemingly driving ATA’s move is an issue that has burgeoned for larger fleets in recent years, particularly those who employ owner-operators, especially on the West Coast and in the Northeast: Conflicts between state laws and federal laws governing trucking.November 1, 2018BusinessCollege admits glider kits emissions study is flawedThe study, funded by Fitzgerald Glider Kits, erroneously concluded that glider kits “perform equally as well and in some instances out-perform OEM engines” in terms of emissions of greenhouse gases and particulate matter, says a letter the university.October 25, 2018BusinessOpioid bill asks DHS for progress on guidance for driver hair-sample drug testing2015’s FAST Act highway bill directed DHS to develop guidelines within a year for drug testing drivers via hair sample as an alternative to urine-sample tests. However, nearly three years later, no such guidelines have been produced.October 25, 2018BusinessDOT begins Congressionally required audit of FMCSA’s outline for overhauling CSAThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s punch list for how it intends to reform the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program is now under an internal audit by the U.S. DOT, as required by Congress in the 2015 FAST Act.October 22, 2018BusinessRule to protect glider production appears in jeopardyA rule that would have repealed Obama-era emissions placed on glider kit manufacturers has been removed from the EPA's regulatory calendar. More details here.October 18, 2018Previous PagePage 21 of 190Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampRight-sizing for management: MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford hits five trucksLedford got his start trucking after working a dock where his manager said Ledford would never drive truck. Not only would he drive, he'd grow a fleet well beyond 30 trucks before selling out. MRL Transport is his second turn in the barrel, and Ledford's hit a profitability sweet spot.Overdrive RadioSmall-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason ShellyRegulationsFMCSA, other agencies update timelines for bevy of in-progress regsSmall Fleet ChampMeet Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalistsFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
