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.BusinessCourt strikes down Calif.’s emissions regulations compliance options for owner-operatorsA California Superior Court ruled last week to strike down several 2014-made amendments to the state’s strict emissions rules. The amendments meant to give compliance flexibility to owner-operators and other small fleet owners who may have trouble affording equipment upgrades or add-ons to bring their trucks into compliance.June 13, 2016Custom Rigs’88 Pete takes top billing at SuperRigsShow truck vet Jake Lindamood and his 1988 Peterbilt 379 heavy hauler picked up the Best of Show nod this weekend at the 34th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs working show truck beauty contest, besting a crowded field of 89 participants throughout the weekend’s three days of festivities.June 13, 2016Custom RigsPhotos: Top working show trucks on display in Joplin at Shell Rotella SuperRigsA sampling of the working show trucks on display at this year’s Shell Rotella SuperRigs event, where owner-operators and small fleet owners are vying for the contest’s $10,000 top prize and spots in next year’s SuperRigs calendar.June 11, 2016Custom RigsPhotos/video: SuperRigs takes over downtown Joplin with truck parade, Tony Justice concert, fireworks showDozens of custom Class 8 working combos and bobtails convoyed through Joplin, Mo., Friday night, eventually taking over the city’s downtown streets with a four-hour block party that featured live music from trucker/singer-songwriter Tony Justice, an hours-long truck lights contest and fireworks show. Shell Rotella hosted the event, as part of its annual SuperRigs truck beauty contestJune 11, 2016BusinessTruckers rally in Tallahassee, two arrestedThe ralliers said they were protesting low rates and working conditions for drivers, high insurance costs and brokers’ lack of transparency with truck operators. Two truckers were arrested during the protests for blocking an intersection.June 9, 2016HomerearviewadsJune 9, 2016Overdrive ExtraRearview: The heyday of mom and pop truck stopsBefore the proliferation of large truck stop chains came to grace interstate highways, one-off mom-and-pop establishments found on two-lane highways were the norm. In the 1960s, the peak of such operations, Overdrive offered an advertising outlet for those small businesses to make their locations, products, services and amenities known to the nation’s independent truckers.June 9, 2016Electronic Logging DevicesSupreme Court rejects trucker’s request to intervene in ELD lawsuitThe U.S. Supreme Court has denied a trucker’s formal request to intervene in the lawsuit brought against the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate, siding with a lower court that also barred the trucker from intervening in the case.June 7, 2016Overdrive ExtraSFD rule’s crash-risk disconnect: Data show most analyzed ‘Unfit’ carriers don’t crashASECTT’s Freedom of Information Act-obtained numbers show that 76 percent of carriers with five or fewer trucks, and who would have been flagged Unfit to operate under the proposed SFD’s parameters, recorded no crashes in the 12 months following the analyzed ‘Unfit’ determination. The numbers — and the questions they present about the proposed rule’s methodology — add to mounting pressure the agency’s faced since publishing the proposed rule in January.June 3, 2016BusinessTrucking jobs report shows another decline in industry employmentMay’s decline marked the third month so far this year that trucking industry employment has fallen on a month-to-month basis, bucking the trend of the overall U.S. economy’s monthly gains. May’s report showed a weak job market overall for the U.S. economy.June 3, 2016Previous PagePage 70 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
