Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessTrucking rap sheet: Fleet owner pleads guilty to ‘chameleon carrier’ charges, CDL testing schemes and moreA Pennsylvania trucking company owner pleaded guilty to charges relating to the reincarnation of a company shut down by FMCSA, more CDL testing schemes and more.October 4, 2016BusinessFuel prices see slight rise during most recent weekThe cheapest fuel can be found in the Gulf Coast region at $2.25 per gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic region at $2.327 per gallon.October 4, 2016BusinessFood hauler asks FMCSA to allow counting unloading time as 30-minute breakTransco Inc. recently applied for an exemption asking for drivers in its grocery and other food-related divisions to be exempt from the 30-minute rest break requirement.October 3, 2016BusinessVoter registration, absentee application deadlines approaching quicklyPlanning to be home on a particular day weeks in advance can be a difficult or impossible task for owner-operators. Provisions for absentee voting, and early voting in states that offer it, make it unnecessary to worry about that commitment for the Nov. 8 presidential election.September 29, 2016BusinessFreightliner, Western Star trucks affected by two recallsOne recall affects approximately 1,000 Freightliner Cascadias with compressed natural gas engines, and the other affects approximately 150 Freightliner and Western Star trucks equipped with the wrong front axle hubs.September 27, 2016BusinessFuel prices see another slight drop in most recent weekThe cheapest fuel in the country can be found in the Gulf Coast at $2.23 per gallon, followed by the Lower Atlantic region at $2.318 per gallon.September 26, 2016BusinessOOIDA, other trucking orgs mostly on board with pilot program for under-21 truckersSeveral trucking and safety organizations submitted comments to the docket, with trucking organizations generally on board with the proposal and safety organizations generally opposed to it.September 26, 2016BusinessBill floated in Congress to reduce excise tax on alternative fuel trucksThe tax code currently imposes a 12 percent excise tax on the sale of heavy-duty trucks. The bill’s backers said in a press release that alternative fuel trucks, such as natural gas-powered trucks, are more expensive than diesel-powered costs, effectively resulting in a penalty for purchasing an alt-fuel-powered truck. The bill would change that.September 26, 2016BusinessSteel company’s on-site drivers receive exemption from 14-hour ruleAn Indiana steel manufacturing company has been granted two exemptions for its drivers who transport steel coils from one part of its plant to another for shipments and for the equipment the company uses to transport the coils.September 23, 2016BusinessFMCSA to allow pre-CDL truckers at CRST to drive in team operationsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in its Federal Register notice that a learner’s permit holder with documentation that he or she passed the CDL skills test can drive a truck for CRST without a CDL holder in the front seat.September 22, 2016Previous PagePage 144 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
