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.BusinessTrump administration rescinds Obama-era memo interpreting owner-operators as employeesThe July 2015 memo issued by David Weil, head of the Labor Department’s wage and hour division under President Obama, in effect instructed businesses and state labor agencies to view owner-operators as employees.June 8, 2017BusinessTrump stumps for plan to privatize U.S. highwaysTrump on Wednesday called on Congress to adopt his proposal for clipping federal funding for U.S. highways in exchange for incentivizing private companies to pour $800 billion into U.S. roads, bridges and other infrastructure.June 7, 2017BusinessFMCSA’s driver training rule takes effect after Trump-brought delaysIn addition to establishing a core curriculum required to be taught to CDL applicants and driver trainees, the rule institutes two other key changes: Required behind-the-wheel training and a registry of FMCSA-approved driver trainers from which CDL applicants must receive training.June 6, 2017BusinessRates gain momentum in May, truckload segments climb for second straight monthPer-mile rates on the spot market soared in May, with rates in all three major truckload segments — van, flatbed and reefer — posting solid gains from the month prior.June 5, 2017Hours of ServiceFMCSA to study 200 truckers to assess adding split sleeper berth options in hours regsThe agency’s split sleeper berth pilot program seeks to determine the effects split sleeper berth options, such as splits of 5-5, 6-4 and 7-3, would have on drivers. The study’s outcome could dictate whether FMCSA decides to pursue reforms to hours of service regulations.June 5, 2017BusinessFMCSA officially nixes rule on increasing minimum liability insurance required for carriersUltimately, the agency says it received too little feedback, particularly from insurance companies, to proceed with a rulemaking. FMCSA sought to quantify whether the current $750,000 minimum, set in 1985, was too low to cover modern liability claims.June 2, 2017BusinessTexas legislature OK’s autonomous vehicles, including those unmannedThe bill prohibits the state DOT or localities from requiring special permits to operate autonomous vehicles, and it allows unmanned vehicles to operate in the state.June 1, 2017BusinessTo comply with Trump regs review order, DOT names Regulatory Review OfficerDOT’s Regulatory Review Officer, called for by a Feb. 24 executive order from President Trump, will oversee DOT’s review of regulations that are too costly to justify or are outdated.May 31, 2017BusinessUber’s self-driving truck venture shaken up as legal woes mountWith legal trouble swirling around Uber’s autonomous truck venture, the company has fired Anthony Levandowski, the founder of the autonomous truck company Otto and a star engineer with Uber and, formerly, Google. The company also quietly announced last month it dropped the name Otto, as it was facing a lawsuit by a Canadian-based robotics company of the same name.May 31, 2017Electronic Logging DevicesSupreme Court could decide June 8 whether to hear ELD lawsuitThe U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as June 8 whether it will hear the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s lawsuit against the federal government’s rule to mandate use of electronic logging devices for truck drivers.May 26, 2017Previous PagePage 47 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 SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
