Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessFormer 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, 2018BusinessIllinois man charged with attempted murder after firing gun at truckersThe warrant states 60-year-old college professor Charles S. Johnston told police he had become “enraged or obsessed over a family that was killed in an accident with a semi and that the motive behind his actions was to harm a truck driver or truck drivers in retaliation.”January 22, 2018Previous PagePage 129 of 203Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentPaccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, PetesPaccar Connect will be available in new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in early 2027. Also: Missouri raising some rural interstate speed limits; Volvo, Mack launch enhanced service contracts.Reader RigsThird-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389Pride & PolishThis look like a cabover? 1969 Pete 358 came stamped as a 352Partners in BusinessDiesel rising again: New tools for MPG-investment ROI, IFTA tracking, reportingEquipmentClass-action suit proceeding against Paccar over MX-13 issues
