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.Overdrive ExtraTHUD update: House retains provision barring FMCSA from increasing insurance minimums, still no Senate billWith Congress returning from its roughly two-week Memorial Day recess, work likely will resume in the coming week on 2016 appropriations bills for the DOT. And those bills could earn the trucking industry a few regulatory victories.June 5, 2015BusinessTrucking adds another 8,600 jobs, could hit 8-year employment high this monthThe for-hire trucking industry’s employment numbers in May rallied following two months of slow or no growth, adding 8,600 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis. Don’t look now, but next month’s data could hold the highest trucking employment total in nearly a decade.June 5, 2015BusinessNavistar continues to gain financial ground, reports $64 million loss in second quarterNavistar reported a multi-million dollar loss in the second quarter of 2015, but the truck and engine maker continues to make strides toward the being back in the black.June 4, 2015Custom RigsVideo, photos: Brit races original ChampTruck Freightliner to victory in truck racing circuit’s third raceVidoes, photos and more from last weekend’s ChampTruck races.June 4, 2015BusinessNHTSA publishes Final Rule requiring trucks made in 2017 and beyond to be equipped with stability control systemsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration June 3 published a Final Rule requiring that all trucks made Aug. 1, 2017, and after be equipped with electronic stability control systems that prevent vehicle rollovers.June 3, 2015Hours of ServiceObama weighs in on hours of service rollback, says it may be cause for vetoThe White House released a policy statement this week saying the bill’s further entrenchment of the restart rollback and other trucking regulatory changes included in 2016’s DOT funding bill are potential hang-ups for presidential approval.June 3, 2015BusinessCameras in place of rearview mirrors: Daimler asks DOT to allow itCiting it as a way to improve aerodynamics and gain more flexibility in creating new technologies, Daimler Trucks North America, parent company of Freightliner and Western Star, has petitioned the U.S. DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking it to allow camera-monitor systems as a compliance alternative to rearview mirrors.May 31, 2015BusinessRoadcheck 2015 inspection spree set for next week, here’s CVSA’s checklists for drivers, carriersRoadcheck, the annual inspection blitz done by a joint effort of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and others, is scheduled for next week.May 28, 2015Hours of ServiceWalmart, Tracy Morgan reach settlement from crash that ignited national hours-of-service debateThe details of the settlement were not disclosed in the lawsuit that claimed Walmart routinely violates hours-of-service rules and was negligent in the oversight of its equipment.May 27, 2015Pride & PolishPhotos: Beauty shots of the Best of Show winners from Dynaflex Pride & PolishThe Golden State was treated to its first Pride & Polish event in several seasons on Memorial Day weekend, in the second stop of 2015’s Pride & Polish circuit. Here are photos of the show’s four Best of Show winners.May 27, 2015Previous PagePage 97 of 190Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioRewind: Owner-op's vets-tribute FLD and Kentucky trailer, and its story of sacrifice, achievement and hopeHousehold-goods-hauling owner-operator Steven Meyer's custom-wrapped Kentucky trailer delivered the "Remember, Honor, Teach" message of Wreaths Across America with five distinctive, interlocking histories. Walk through Meyer's story in this Overdrive Radio episode rewind.Pride & PolishPride & Polish: Finalists square off Dec. 30 hereTrucker of the YearKelsey, Penn, Shelly: Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year finalistsCustom RigsNorth Carolina lumber hauler's 1,000-hp 2000 Pete 379Featured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
