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.BusinessLarge publicly traded carriers raked in revenues, profits in first quarterThese gains continue the trend seen in the latter half of 2017, when the same publicly traded trucking companies reported climbing numbers. View the report here.May 15, 2018BusinessSmall California carriers eye relief from costly lawsuits with Congress’ ‘Denham Amendment’Congress' Denham Amendment, if passed, would allow the federal government to nullify state laws regarding employee paid-meal-and-rest-breaks.May 9, 2018BusinessCarrier coalition pushes for required hair sample drug tests for driver applicantsTrucking Alliance pushes Congress for hair sample testing despite the Department of Health and Human Services lack of guidelines following the 2015 FAST Act.May 8, 2018BusinessAttempted malware attack the root of FMCSA examiner registry outageAfter an attempted malware attack on the FMCSA's medical examiners registry, the FMCSA has taken the system offline until a more secure system can be deployed.May 7, 2018Overdrive ExtraTruckers lose in the authenticity battles and baseless accusation flinging between ATA, OOIDAAt a time when the industry seems at least in some ways to be coalescing around a few pressing issues — need for hours of service reform, a lack of parking and battered highways, to name a few — the groups only stand to hang their members out to dry by continuing to throw punches.May 3, 2018BusinessPer-mile rates hang near all-time highs in April (and a new inclusion — specialized rate averages)Per-mile rates on the spot market again saw strong gains in April, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. All three major truckload segments — dry van, reefer and flatbed — surged in the month, and all three flirted with all-time highs since Truckstop.com began reporting monthly rate averages.May 1, 2018BusinessHouse passes bill with directives on driver breaks, criteria for brokers/shippers selecting a carrierTwo trucking policy riders made their way into a House bill passed Friday: One to protect carriers from litigation from drivers seeking wages for state-mandated meal and rest breaks, mostly isolated to California currently. The other is a policy provision that would protect brokers and shippers from liability when selecting a carrier to move their loads.April 30, 2018BusinessMeasure to block state laws on driver pay/breaks tacked on to House billThe so-called Denham Amendment, offered by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and two other lawmakers, would exempt carriers from complying with state laws that require employers to provide paid meal and rest breaks employees.April 27, 2018Hours of ServiceHouse measure related to hours of service reform withdrawnAn amendment that would have allowed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to potentially expedite hours of service reforms, if any, in the next two years was withdrawn before it was brought to a vote on the House floor.April 26, 2018Hours of ServiceCongress could act to hasten hours of service changes, revive ‘carrier hiring standards’ provisionThe amendment would allow FMCSA to proceed directly to issuing a proposed rule on any changes to hours of service regulations, rather than having to publish an Advanced Notice of a Proposed Rulemaking first, as dictated by federal law. If passed, the amendment would be good for two years from the date of enactment of the bill, meaning FMCSA could skip the ANPRM stage for any hours reforms sought in that time frame.April 25, 2018Previous PagePage 29 of 190Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearTrucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growingThough owner-operator Penn might chalk his success up to dumb luck, his story's clear evidence of smart preparation before he ever bought a truck "trying to learn every facet of the industry," in his words. Today, he's a standout for efficiency above 10 mpg, even in a multistop operation hauling furniture LTL.Custom Rigs'A Touch of Class': Greg Kiser Trucking's custom '08 Pete makes old-school style newBusinessGet your 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, state DOTs, parking desertsBusinessELD-data engagement: Your insurance premiums could depend on itFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
