Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].LifeBetter health: Trucking lifestyle can lead to headachesTrucking can be a high-stress job that leads to poor eating and sleeping habits. These factors – as well as alcohol, smoking, poor posture and more – can lead to headaches of varying length and severity.February 6, 2018BusinessFormer trucker accused of murdering two in ‘planned killing spree’ near DetroitVernest James Griffin, 45, of Sterling Heights, Mich., is accused of shooting and killing one man at B.S.D. Linehaul in Taylor, Mich., where Griffin formerly worked, before stealing a truck and driving to Pontiac, where another man he reportedly worked with as a trucker was also killed.February 5, 2018BusinessDaimler granted exemption to allow warning system cameras to be mounted lower on windshieldsDaimler Trucks North America has been granted an exemption that allows the company to mount warning system cameras lower on windshields that regulations currently allow.January 30, 2018Electronic Logging DevicesTruckers sound off in favor of OOIDA’s ELD exemption requestThe exemption, if granted, would apply to small businesses (those with up to $27.5 million a year in revenue) who have no at-fault crashes on their record and who have a “Satisfactory” or “Conditional” safety rating. The comment period closes Thursday, Feb. 1, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.January 29, 2018BusinessCargo theft numbers dipped in 2017, CargoNet reportsA total of 741 cargo thefts were reported to the firm last year in the U.S. and Canada with an average value loss of $196,109. The number of cargo thefts in 2017 was 12 percent lower than in 2016. The firm also recorded another 1,479 stolen tractors, trailers or intermodal chassis and containers during the year.January 29, 2018ParkingSeven Connecticut rest areas with more than 200 truck parking spots on chopping blockConnecticut DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick said his department conducted a study several years ago that revealed a truck parking deficit of 1,200 spaces each night. The seven rest areas under threat of closure offer truckers a total of 222 parking spaces that could be lost.January 26, 2018BusinessAtlanta leads 10 most congested freight bottlenecks in U.S.Other junctions that appear in the top 10 include the George Washington Bridge, the Circle Interchange in Chicago, I-75/I-285 in Atlanta and more.January 25, 2018Electronic Logging DevicesGroups representing Sikh, Punjabi truckers seek ELD compliance delay for certain driversTwo groups representing Sikh truckers and Punjabi truckers are petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a delay in complying with the electronic logging device mandate for members who haul agricultural products, as well as small business trucker members.January 25, 2018Electronic Logging DevicesTruck renting group seeks ELD exemption for all of 2018The Truck Renting and Leasing Association has been granted a 90-day exemption through April 19 from the ELD mandate. It has also announced it has filed a petition for an exemption to last through the end of the year.January 23, 2018BusinessDiesel tops $3 for first time in 3 yearsIn the most recent update for the week ending Jan. 22, prices held steady with the nation’s average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel falling three-tenths of a cent to $3.025. The last time prices topped the $3 per gallon mark was the week ending Jan. 12, 2015.January 22, 2018Previous PagePage 114 of 188Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsTennessee independent pulls a flatbed in custom '24 W900Brandon Scates "did everything about as wrong as you can do it" when he started his career as an owner-operator. Finally learning to listen to more experienced hands led to success -- and this stunning 2024 W900.BusinessITS Logistics tried to 'offset' $85,000 payment to carrier before Echo Global acquisitionCustom RigsCustom Rigs Showdown finals: 1968 Peterbilt 358A takes on 1982 359Pride & PolishIdaho farm owner-op's custom '98 379 brings home Pride & Polish hardware, recognitionFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
