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.Pride & Polish2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Builders Class Bobtail: From ‘ratted out’ to rat rodFollowing a few years off from the showing his small fleet’s trucks, Minnesota-based aggregates hauler Jonathan Eilen said he wanted to “come back and make a statement” on the Pride & Polish circuit this year. Just six weeks after qualifying, Eilen left GATS with his statement made and a National Championship trophy in hand.September 28, 2016Overdrive ExtraRates, especially in the west, to spike due to major maritime carrier bankruptcyLast week on the spot market, the load-to-truck ratio for outbound loads in the Los Angeles area shot up to about 7 load postings on DAT’s load board per one truck posting. The average is about two loads to one truck. The recent imbalance in loads to trucks puts upward pressure on rates.September 27, 2016BusinessForecasters: Trucking’s autonomous revolution is nigh, and it may be pricklyTransportation forecasters and top brass at truck OEs sent a message to the trucking industry in recent weeks: Autonomous trucking is coming, and its revolution will likely have a greater impact on the industry than deregulation of the early 1980s.September 27, 2016Custom Rigs2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Builders Class Combo: A father’s special truck buildNearly 2,000 metal puzzle pieces adorn the inside and outside of Michael Manuel’s “One of Many.” Manuel built the rig for his 23-year-old daughter, Kara, who has autism.September 27, 2016BusinessCarriers spent more on driver wages, less on fuel in 2015, according to reportFor the first time since ATRI first published its annual Operational Costs report, fuel spending was not carriers’ most expensive per-mile line item. Driver wages took the crown in 2015.September 26, 2016Pride & Polish2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Limited-Mileage Combo: Jordan Jay takes the family mantleJay’s company, Jay Transport out of Rigdy, Idaho, hauls specialized over-length shipments on the West Coast. The fleet runs 23 trucks total, most of them leased owner-operators. But the seven fleet trucks owned by Jay himself all sport the two-tone look. “It’s kind of my thing,” he says. “My dad kinda had his theme, and I have my theme. I wanted it to be similar — classy and clean just like his, but in my own way.”September 26, 2016Hours of ServiceHours reform left out of Senate bill, 34-hour restart future still uncertainReports indicated lawmakers would use the bill to fix a “legislative glitch” initiated last December that could remove the 34-hour restart from hours-of-service regulations, meaning truckers could not use a restart if they wanted. But the Senate bill, made public Thursday, includes no such fix.September 22, 2016Pride & Polish2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Working Bobtail: The original ‘Icon’The 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon shown jointly by Kyle Cousins and Sid Calangelo is a rarity on the show circuit simply by way of being an Icon. However, Cousins’ KW is even more of a rarity: It’s the first-ever Icon edition built by Kenworth, numbered 000.September 22, 2016Pride & Polish2016 Pride & Polish National Champion, Working Combo: Joe Regalado’s 2000 Pete doubles upRegalado has only entered two shows — last year’s GATS and this year’s. “I showed it last year for the first time, and we won Best of Show. I go back this year to the nationals and win. I’m spoiled now,” he says. Profiling the winners of 2016’s Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish…September 21, 2016BusinessU.S. DOT initiates regulatory framework for autonomous trucksThe proposed policy initiative comes as both traditional automotive makers and tech giants march increasingly closer to readying such technology for public use.September 20, 2016Previous PagePage 62 of 190Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsThe ‘Maximum Overdrive’-themed 1999 Western Star that made a marriageOwner-operator Jackie Baggett sees his "Green Goblin" 1999 Western Star 4964EX as more than a work truck. The rig served a solemn duty as starting point of a relationship that led to his marriage. The truck today hauls oversize freight for Ace Doran.Pride & PolishOverdrive's Pride & Polish: Vote for your favorite rigs todayRegulationsDOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL driversSmall Fleet ChampRoadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliverFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
