Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessNationwide truck inspection blitz set for JuneEnforcers performed more than 60,000 inspections nationwide last year during the 72-hour Roadcheck event.March 10, 2017BusinessBrake issue prompts recall of about 450 Western Star 4900 trucksThe recall affects 2015-2018 Western Star 4900 trucks manufactured between March 3, 2014, and Jan. 31, 2017, that were built with certain triple compartment aluminum air tanks. The company says these tanks could experience weld separation.March 9, 2017Hours of Service‘It’s trucker sense’: Industry groups rally behind nixing of 34-hour restart restrictionsThe Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, American Trucking Associations, The Trucking Alliance and the Truckload Carriers Association all issued statements of support for and agreement with the study’s results Monday afternoon.March 7, 2017BusinessDiesel prices barely budge in first two months of 2017The average at-pump diesel price in the U.S. has remained within a 4-cent window the entirety of 2017.March 6, 2017BusinessFive Apps for That: Keeping tabs on personal financeThese apps are geared toward centralizing your financial information from multiple accounts. Some have extra personal finance features, such as budgeting, paying bills or setting up automatic deductions for a savings plan.March 3, 2017ParkingConnecticut guv calls for closure of seven rest areasConnecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy in his biennial budget proposal cuts funding for the state’s seven traditional rest areas to save the state $1.1 million over a two-year period. The proposal, if passed by the state’s legislature, calls for the closure of the seven locations by July 1, 2017.March 2, 2017ParkingATRI: Parking availability test helped drivers find open spots, adhere to HOS regsThe open parking stall information was relayed to drivers from the camera systems in three ways: through a web portal, an in-cab application integrated into an existing on-board device, and through roadside electronic message signs.February 28, 2017BusinessDOT: 3.2 trillion miles driven in 2016 on U.S. roadwaysFHWA estimates that of the 3.2 trillion miles traveled in 2016, 2.2 trillion of the miles were in urban areas, while 984.2 billion were in rural areas.February 22, 2017BusinessHighway fatalities climbed again in 2016, according to reportThe National Safety Council also estimates the annual mileage death rate for 2016 was 1.25 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, a 3 percent increase over 2015.February 17, 2017Hours of ServiceMaine suspends hours regs for heating fuel haulers; California reopens roads near Oroville DamAny carriers delivering home and business heating fuels in New Hampshire and Maine are exempt from hours-of-service regulations, per emergency declarations in each state.February 15, 2017Previous PagePage 135 of 188Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsEmergencies declared across Southeast ahead of winter storm, bringing HOS waiversA massive winter storm forecast to impact much of the U.S. over the weekend prompted emergency declarations in at least a half-dozen states that waive certain trucking regs for emergency response.RegulationsTrucker locked in FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol 'Clearinghouse jail' fights to break outCustom RigsTennessee independent pulls a flatbed in custom '24 W900BusinessITS Logistics tried to 'offset' $85,000 payment to carrier before Echo Global acquisitionFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
