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.BusinessFMCSA officially has new boss as Senate confirms Darling to head agencyThe U.S. Senate on July 14 confirmed by voice vote T.F. Scott Darling as the new administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Daring has run the agency on an interim basis since the August 2014 departure of Anne Ferro.July 16, 2016Overdrive ExtraReport: Small carriers being hammered by bad rates, slow freightShippers are “pounding on rates,” the report says, referring to the present pricing situation as “rate carnage.” Small carriers like owner-operators are having a hard time keeping up, the report says.July 14, 2016BusinessFMCSA proposes raising CSA crash threshold to three crashes before score is calculatedUnder the agency’s proposed change carriers would need to record three crashes in the rolling 24-month period before crashes would enter into their CSA scores.July 14, 2016BusinessFMCSA wants to hear from owner-ops about CSA crash dispute planFMCSA hopes to hear from industry stakeholders about its two-year plan to allow carriers to file review requests for non-preventable crashes used against them in the CSA Crash Indicator BASIC and have the crashes scrubbed from their scores.July 12, 2016Overdrive ExtraRearview: Providing a forum for ‘The Voice’Though the section has changed names and formats in the 55 years since its founding, Overdrive continues to build its reputation on championing reader representation and the principles they care about. The magazine cover still proudly uses the tagline “The Voice of the American Trucker.”July 12, 2016Pride & PolishFitzgerald Glider Kits to host Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event this weekend in TennesseeVinnie Diorio’s 1985 Peterbilt 359 won Best of Show at last year’s Fitzgerald event in the Working Bobtail category.July 11, 2016BusinessNew concept truck shows off on-highway autonomous mode, hybrid drivetrain, remote docking and morePerhaps chief among the concept truck’s next-generation systems are its hybrid electric-diesel drivetrain and its Highway Driver Assist automated driving system, which enables the truck to pilot itself in on-highway use by steering, accelerating and braking/decelerating on its own.July 8, 2016BusinessTrucking industry employment, driver turnover rates fall, latest reports showThe for-hire trucking industry’s total employment fell by a whopping 6,300 jobs in the month of June, according to the Labor Department. Also this week, the American Trucking Associations reported a decline in driver turnover rates in 2016’s first quarter, with turnover at large truckload fleets falling to an annualized rate of 89 percent, ATA reports.July 8, 2016BusinessFMCSA announces plan to allow owner-operators to contest non-preventable crashes used against them in CSA scoresThe plan floated by FMCSA on July 7 will allow carriers to contest crashes counted against them in CSA and potentially remove those deemed non-preventable by the driver and carrier. The industry has long called for some form of “crash accountability” in CSA.July 7, 2016Custom RigsOwner-op Rod Miller brings new aero Pete 386 to custom truck circuitVideo of Chance 2 Transport owner Rod Miller’s new highly customized Peterbilt 386 glider. Miller’s one of few operators to bring a tricked out aero Pete to the truck beauty show circuit.July 7, 2016Previous PagePage 68 of 190Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearKelsey, Penn, Shelly: Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year finalistsDown to the wire in 2025, it's due time to celebrate what's been a year full of inspiring stories of triumph over adversity for Overdrive's Trucker of the Year contenders. Big congrats to all 10 competitors in the field, and especially this year's finalists, three independents at the top of their owner-operator business game.Custom RigsNorth Carolina lumber hauler's 1,000-hp 2000 Pete 379Overdrive RadioRed Arrow Christmas convoy rolls strong over first three yearsRegulationsFMCSA pins 'CDL mills' problem on self-certification: Are owner-ops to blame?Featured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
