James Jaillet

James 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.

Former Pilot Flying J president convicted of fraud charges over fuel rebate scam

Pilot Flying J has already resolved the criminal and civil cases against it stemming from the alleged fuel rebate scheme. Former President Mark Hazelwood has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges related to the alleged scheme.

February 15, 2018

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OOIDA asks FMCSA to institute pause button for 14-hour clock

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to allow drivers to pause their 14-hour daily clock for up to three straight hours and to nix the 30-minute rest break required by current hours regs.

February 14, 2018

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FMCSA has a new boss: Senate confirms Martinez to run agency under Trump

Testifying before a panel of U.S. Senators in October, Martinez said he intends to uphold the agency’s electronic logging device mandate and institute data-driven reforms to the agency’s regulatory process and, specifically, the oft-criticized Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

February 14, 2018

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Uber to pay reported $245M to settle Google’s claims of stolen autonomous tech

In what became a highly publicized spat between the two companies, Google parent company Alphabet alleged that Uber stole thousands of documents from Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle developer Waymo. Though the terms of the deal remain confidential, Google has agreed to accept a fraction of a percent of ownership of Uber — worth a reported $245 million — to end its lawsuit against the ridesharing pioneer.

February 12, 2018

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Trump’s highway plan pushes for ramping up Interstate tolling, leaves funding up to states and private sector

Notably, the infrastructure package would repeal the current ban on Interstate tolling, allow for the commercialization of rest areas and alter the types of projects supported by federal funds. It’s unclear whether lawmakers intend to take up Trump’s proposal, which he touted at the State of the Union in late January.

February 12, 2018

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Former Arrow Trucking CEO who bilked millions from fleet ordered to serve remainder of prison term

He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and tax evasion in February 2015. Pielsticker’s gross abuse of company money contributed to the carrier’s demise in 2009, when the fleet abruptly shut down and left its trucks, drivers and freight stranded nationwide.

February 8, 2018

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Report: Detention sucks over $1 billion from truckers’ wages annually, boosts crash risk

Drivers see an average annual pay loss of between $1,281 and $1,534, the report concludes, as well as potentially contributing to an extra 6,500 truck crashes each year. The DOT’s Office of Inspector General has called on FMCSA to bolster its data collection efforts around detention and its impacts.

February 7, 2018

Electronic Logging Devices

Fleets running PeopleNet ELDs could see brief expansion of ELD grandfather clause

The waiver request, filed by Old Dominion on behalf of all carriers running PeopleNet systems, stems from technical issues in updates to PeopleNet’s e-logging software. While PeopleNet’s hardware is compliant with the mandate, Old Dominion says PeopleNet’s December 2017 software update, intended to bring its AOBRD software up to an ELD-compliant spec, did not integrate with PeopleNet’s fleet management software.

February 5, 2018

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Highway Justice, Episode 5: Jake Brakefield drawn deeper into trucking’s underworld

Brakefield, working undercover with the FBI, plans a staged theft of a pharmaceuticals load to reach the inner circle of a human trafficking ring.

February 5, 2018

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Rates continue to set records on the spot market, zoom up again in January

Per-mile rates on the spot market in all three major truckload segments gained again in January, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. Reefer and dry van rates hit at least 7-year highs.

February 2, 2018

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Owner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopper

Mods through the years Zach's owned the 2017 389 result in what's a well-balanced look for this custom Pete, with sharp paint lines, a Cat under the hood, and a hopper-hauling setup built to handle the rough-and-dirty side of farm-haul work and still turn heads.

Are inspectors missing an easy way to catch HOS cheats and non-compliant ELDs?

Clifford C. Hay Inc. owns six trucks, with four operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's trucks are shown here parked up in front of the fleet's current shop in Cobleskill, New York.

Up from ashes: Small fleet Clifford C. Hay Inc. thrives 15 years after devastating fire

Jackson Brosmore

Don't judge the next-generation book by its cover: CDL training for the future

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