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.BusinessTax reform means annual savings of $2,000 or more for owner-operatorsA new deduction allowed for owner-operator businesses, as well as a few other reforms instituted by the tax overhaul, will mean annual savings of $2,000 or more for many owner-operators. Some could see annual savings as high as $7,000.January 11, 2018BusinessTodd Spencer to head OOIDA until April vote for presidentOOIDA’s board will hold a vote in April to choose the association’s next president and CEO, OOIDA has said in a statement. Association Executive Vice President Todd Spencer has assumed the role of acting president and CEO in the meantime.January 11, 2018BusinessSwift IT worker pleads guilty to bilking carrier out of $1.65MIn two separate schemes to defraud Swift, former IT worker David Dwight Reynolds swindled $1.65 million from the Phoenix-based carrier giant. He has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges.January 9, 2018BusinessDrivers’ info appears safe, FMCSA says, after hack of medical examiner registry“There was no evidence of exposure of the personal information of drivers, medical examiners or motor carrier operators,” the agency said in a statement to Overdrive on Tuesday about the hack of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.January 9, 2018BusinessLawsuit by city of L.A. seeks back pay for port truckers allegedly misclassified as contractorsDriver misclassification claims have bubbled up across the country in recent years, but Southern California ports are a hotbed of such disputes. In the latest chapter, the city of L.A. has sued three Southern California trucking companies, seeking restitution payments for hundreds of drivers.January 9, 2018Hours of ServiceDOT surveying truckers on personal vehicle commute timesFMCSA has announced intentions to survey drivers about the time they spend commuting in their personal vehicles, seeking to determine how often truckers’ commutes to their driving jobs exceed 2 and a half hours. The agency also says it intends to study the ramifications of “excessive commuting on safety and driver fatigue” after the survey’s completion.January 5, 2018BusinessTrump to sign human trafficking bills that institute CDL ban, education for truckersThe two-bill package institutes a lifetime CDL ban for those convicted of human trafficking violations, as well as boosts funding for education and reporting efforts by FMCSA.January 5, 2018BusinessComments to EPA on repealing glider kit emissions regs due Friday nightTruckers looking to file formal comments on an EPA proposal to rollback Obama-era emissions regulations placed on glider kit vehicles have until late Friday night to do so. The EPA’s plan would rescind the glider-specific portions of the Phase 2 standards. The rest of the Phase 2 rule would remain in tact.January 4, 2018BusinessTrucker breaks and pay, infrastructure bill, FMCSA boss confirmation on tap as Congress returnsCongress could soon take action to block states from enacting laws on driver breaks and pay reforms, take up an infrastructure funding package, further delay ELD compliance for livestockers, confirm a new FMCSA boss and more…January 3, 2018BusinessDOT opens 2018 UCR filing process after delay, fees reducedIndependent truckers operating one or two trucks will pay $69 this year, down from $76 in 2017. Enforcers are giving carriers 90 days to register before issuing citations.January 3, 2018Previous PagePage 35 of 190Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsOwner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopperMods 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.Hours of ServiceAre inspectors missing an easy way to catch HOS cheats and non-compliant ELDs?Small Fleet ChampUp from ashes: Small fleet Clifford C. Hay Inc. thrives 15 years after devastating fireOverdrive ExtraDon't judge the next-generation book by its cover: CDL training for the futureFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
