James Jaillet

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James 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.
Business
Court allows Celadon to pay $5.4 million in owed driver wages
The court overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of the now-defunct Celadon Group has said it will allow the fleet to pay $5.4 million in owed compensation to its drivers ahead of finalizing what Celadon owes to its creditors.
December 12, 2019
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Business
Celadon freight likely to be a blip on the spot market, if anything
Shippers once using Celadon to haul their freight will likely divert their immediate loads to the spot market. The fleet’s closure could cause some temporary hang-ups in isolated markets or lanes, but its impact nationally on the spot market will be negligible.
December 11, 2019
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Business
Drug clearinghouse looming, owner-operators express frustration, lack of awareness
Many owner-operators, though technically not required to do anything before the looming Jan. 6 deadline, are in some ways unaware of, and unprepared for, the new CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule that takes effect in less than a month.
December 10, 2019
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Business
EPA erred in pursuit to repeal glider kit regs, watchdog finds
Delivering another blow to an early Trump-era push to roll back emissions regulations capping production of glider kit vehicles, the Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has said the agency skirted required steps in the process of crafting a rule to repeal the regs.
December 5, 2019
Roane Transportation Services
Business
With New Jersey bill on deck, ABC tests could eventually stumble into Supreme Court
Sliding in on the coattails of California’s September passage of a law that has undercut leased owner-operators’ ability to work in the state, New Jersey has introduced eerily similar legislation in its Congress. Attorney Bob Roginson says those laws could eventually be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
December 3, 2019
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Business
As Clearinghouse rule approaches, here are the steps owner-operators must take to comply
Independents and small fleets must comply by Jan. 6. Leased operators likely will need an account, too.
November 26, 2019
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Overdrive Extra
Tough year behind, tough year ahead — but rumors of trucking’s death are greatly exaggerated
A slowdown is not a downturn, though it may feel like one. Notes on carrier bankruptcies, spot market rates and the “bloodbath” that never was…
November 20, 2019
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Business
Days of reckoning for Calif. owner-operators as fleets cut ties over new labor law
Some of the country’s largest contractors of owner-operators — Prime and Landstar — have informed their California-based owner-operators they’ll need to leave the state (or become company drivers, in the case of Prime) to remain on board.
November 19, 2019
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Business
Landstar notifies California-based owner-operators of pending changes over state’s new law
According to a letter sent to the company’s more than 10,000 owner-operators, Landstar will be contacting its California-based owner-operators to “discuss options” in wake of the state’s new independent contractor law. The company declined to state what those options would be.
November 11, 2019
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Overdrive Extra
As truckers protest around California, Uber coalition seeks shelter from state’s contractor law
Owner-operators took to various cities across California this week to air their grievances against the state’s new, restrictive law that could block owner-operators from working in the state. The protests come as moves Uber and Lyft could give trucking some leverage in landing an exemption from the California law.
November 7, 2019
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