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.BusinessPotential trucker sleep apnea rulemaking takes step forwardA data collection effort by the U.S. DOT intended to gauge how many truck operators have obstructive sleep apnea and what impact a sleep apnea rule could have on the industry has taken a step forward in the federal rulemaking process and could be published by year’s end.December 16, 2015Electronic Logging DevicesOOIDA petitions federal court to block ELD mandate, says it intends to fight rule ‘with everything we have’The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a petition with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals asking it to review the agency’s coming electronic logging device mandate, unveiled last week and set to take effect in late 2017.December 15, 2015BusinessWhite House clears rule to set up new FMCSA system to score, target carriersFew details are known about what the rule entails. According to the agency’s regulatory summary, it would give FMCSA a new system to “determine when a motor carrier is not fit to operate.” It’s unclear whether recent Congressional action to remove CSA rankings from public view will impact the SFD rule, however.December 14, 2015Electronic Logging DevicesDate to ditch paper logs: Dec. 18, 2017Set your timer, and start the process of wishing your paper logs a fond farewell.December 11, 2015Overdrive ExtraThe new cost of e-log compliance and FMCSA’s denial of small business exemptionFollowing a comment dust-up over the real costs of compliance of an ELD mandate, the agency relaxed certain portions of required device spec’s in the mandate’s ultimate version. But it also blocked attempts at exempting small trucking companies from compliance.December 11, 2015Electronic Logging DevicesE-log mandate set to take effect Dec. 2017, rule set for DOT publicationThe rule requires drivers currently required to keep paper logs to use ELDs, with a few exceptions. It also spells out hardware requirements for the devices, protections against driver harassment and more.December 10, 2015BusinessVan, reefer, flatbed rates dove again in November (charts)This is the fourth straight month that rates dipped in all three segments, continuing a now year-long downward trend spurred by both a major drop in diesel prices and market conditions.December 8, 2015Business‘Coercion’ definition, stiffer penalties key changes in FMCSA’s coercion rule workThe exact definition FMCSA is using to define driver coercion and what led it to the definition and to the higher fines associated with such violations.December 8, 2015BusinessEmployment report: Trucking adds 2,300 jobsThe U.S. economy as a whole in November added 211,000 jobs, and the country’s unemployment rate held at 5 percent.December 4, 2015BusinessLong-term highway bill that slashes CSA clears Congress, goes to White House for sigThe U.S. Senate passed late Thursday the five-year, $305 billion FAST Act highway funding bill, sending the legislation to President Obama for his signature. The bill includes a number of trucking regulatory reforms, including removing carrier rankings in the CSA program from public view.December 4, 2015Previous PagePage 81 of 190Next PageTop StoriesBusinessGet your 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, state DOTs, parking desertsOverdrive readers graded the 48 continental United States for highway maintenance and expansion, congestion pressure and parking infrastructure, reporting broken suspensions, blown-out tires, high fees and aggressive ticketing from the worst of the worst.BusinessELD-data engagement: Your insurance premiums could depend on itRegulations‘No evidence’ non-domiciled CDLs bad for safety: Lawsuit to block DOT's new ruleBusinessBrokers, parking, emissions regs: Owner-ops' top trucking concernsFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
