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.BusinessRates ‘spring’ing to life? Spot market rates post another positive showing in MayThe charts here compare each segment’s paid rates — verified averages of per-mile rates paid by brokers to carriers — compared to posted rates, pre-negotiated rate offers posted by brokers. Two major truckload segments saw rates increase, while one remained flat.June 3, 2016BusinessPrime Inc. agrees to pay $3M to settle EEOC discrimination suitThe EEOC charges that a Prime policy stating that female drivers only be trained by female trainers effectively denied women driving jobs at the company based on their gender.June 2, 2016Electronic Logging DevicesFMCSA gets two extra weeks to issue response to ELD court challengeFMCSA must now issue its response by June 15. The plaintiffs in the case, which includes the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and truckers Mark Elrod and Richard Pingel, under the new schedule now have until June 29 to file a court response to the agency’s brief.June 1, 2016Overdrive ExtraSmall carriers/owner-ops land 40% of freight contracted to large carriers, report claimsFreight being subcontracted to smaller carriers from larger ones is not news to the industry. But LaneAxis says its research shows the practice is perhaps more prevalent than previously though, given the large share of freight — 42 percent of total bookings, says LaneAxis — pushed to smaller carriers and owner-operators by some of the country’s largest.May 26, 2016Electronic Logging DevicesELDs and privacy: Will requirement to track truckers derail DOT mandate?The legal challenge against the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate centers on the rule’s requirement to track truckers within a one-mile radius while on duty, which opponents say violates truckers’ Constitutional rights. Will the court agree?May 25, 2016Hours of ServiceHouse committee advances bill with trucking reforms on hours of service, pending owner-op rating ruleThe House’s Appropriations Committee has sent to the full House a Department of Transportation funding package that would permanently restore 2011 regulations pertaining to truckers’ use of a 34-hour restart. The bill also would halt the DOT’s work on its proposed Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking and would prevent states from enforcing any state-enacted laws governing truckers’ breaks and pay.May 24, 2016BusinessDOT officially expands freight zone at Mexican border in TexasThe changes come by way of the opening of a new cross-border bridge, prompting the DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish new boundaries for the El Paso border zone. The expansion will allow Mexican carriers an expanded border zone in which to deliver and pickup cross-border loads.May 24, 2016ParkingShippers need to play a greater role in country’s parking crisis, OOIDA and ATA reps say“The city and state tell us how many handicap spaces we have to have. Every shipper or receiver facility that accepts and receives trucks needs to bear some kind of responsibility. How do we get there? We’re raising the issue now.”May 24, 2016BusinessSpot market freight activity continues to sagA 3 percent drop in load availability in the week drove the index’s lower reading. Load availability was down 25.3 percent from the same week last year, according to Truckstop.com’s weekly Trans4Cast report.May 23, 2016BusinessSupreme Court sides with CRST, calls on EEOC to reimburse carrier for legal defense costsThe Supreme Court in its May 19 decision, in short, ruled that CRST is owed reimbursement from the EEOC for the money spent defending itself in court the last 9 years. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower courts to determine a dollar amount. One lower court previously issued a $4.7 million decision in CRST’s favor.May 23, 2016Previous PagePage 71 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 SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
