Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessTrucking co. owner arrested for allegedly using business to traffic drugs“Businesses that he was hauling legitimate loads for probably had no idea what else was in his truck. He would go and pick up loads for various businesses and put his own product on there, too.”August 10, 2016Hours of ServiceFMCSA grants logbook exemption to short-haul carrierA Pennsylvania-based trucking company’s drivers have been granted an exemption from keeping a daily record of duty status.August 9, 2016BusinessDiesel’s summer slide continues as prices drop 3.2 cents in last weekThe cheapest diesel is in the Gulf Coast region at $2.184 per gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic region at $2.241 per gallon.August 8, 2016BusinessFMCSA medical board to make sleep apnea rule recommendations this monthThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration later this month will take the next step toward a rulemaking governing the screening and treatment of truck drivers suspected of having moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.August 8, 2016BusinessFreightWatch: Second quarter cargo theft incidents, values fallFreightWatch found an average loss value of $154,184 in the 166 thefts, which is a 16 percent decrease in value from 2015’s second quarter.August 8, 2016BusinessFor-hire trucking gains 1,700 jobs in JulyFor-hire trucking employment in the month totaled 1.455 million, according to the DOL’s figures.August 5, 2016BusinessSeven trucks torched in Brooklyn in potential arson eventOne witness told New York’s CBS2 she saw a man get out of a box truck and bust out the passenger side window of a tractor trailer before seeing an explosion.August 4, 2016BusinessFMCSA warns truckers about use of e-cigarettes, vaporizersThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a safety advisory for truck drivers who use battery-powered portable electronic smoking devices, or e-cigarettes.August 4, 2016BusinessDiesel prices fall 3.1 cents to close out JulyWith the most recent price drop, a gallon of on-highway diesel in the U.S. now costs an average of $2.348.August 1, 2016BusinessMinnesota looking to change how CDL skills test is administeredMinnesota proposes to combine vehicle control skills and on-road driving, making the skills test two parts instead of three.July 29, 2016Previous PagePage 142 of 181Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampRight-sizing for management: MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford hits five trucksLedford got his start trucking after working a dock where his manager said Ledford would never drive truck. Not only would he drive, he'd grow a fleet well beyond 30 trucks before selling out. MRL Transport is his second turn in the barrel, and Ledford's hit a profitability sweet spot.Overdrive RadioSmall-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason ShellyRegulationsFMCSA, other agencies update timelines for bevy of in-progress regsSmall Fleet ChampMeet Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalistsFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
