Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessCobra dashcam with built-in GPS debuts at MATSThe road-facing camera is full 1080P high definition and provides a 160-degree viewing angle.April 1, 2016BusinessOwner-ops voice concerns over ELDs, give feedback on potential ‘Beyond Compliance’ programTruck drivers, fleet personnel and owner-operator advocates voiced their concerns at the Mid-America Trucking Show about the DOT’s electronic logging device mandate and provided their thoughts on the “Beyond Compliance” program the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is required to establish.April 1, 2016BusinessLiability coverage increase on backburner, Progressive rep saysTalks heated up late in 2014 about a potential increase to the current $750,000 minimum, but other regulations, such as changes to the CSA system and an electronic logging device mandate, have seemingly cooled any agency action on the subject.April 1, 2016BusinessTrucking Moves America Forward sets 2016 goalsKevin Burch said TMAF made strides in 2015 including the sale of 100 of the movement’s trailer wraps.March 31, 2016BusinessFMCSA blocks Canadian trucker from U.S., citing violations of out-of-service ordersFMCSA said Gill “willfully disregarded the out-of-service order” in three separate instances in four days and continued driving his truck before being shut down after the fourth order. He was also found to have surreptitiously taken his truck from a storage facility where it had been towed.March 30, 2016BusinessDiesel prices climb for sixth straight weekThe price of a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $2.121. Prices increased in all but two regions – the Midwest and West Coast less California.March 29, 2016Hours of ServiceHours exemption for Oregon loggers extended per 2015-passed highway billThe extension of the expiration date is in response to a provision in the December-passed FAST Act highway bill that extended exemptions in effect when the bill was enacted. The bill extended the exemptions to five years from the date they were were issued from two years.March 28, 2016Hours of ServiceRequest to allow some drivers to use detention time as off-duty time denied by FMCSAAn exemption request from the American Trucking Associations that would allow drivers to exclude detention time at a natural gas or oil well site from their total 14 on-duty hours has been denied by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.March 28, 2016BusinessOwner-operator niche: Auto hauling — hard to get established, but lucrative if you canAuto hauling is one of the more difficult trucking segments to enter and master, but it also can be one of the most financially rewarding, with many auto haulers bringing home net pay of six figures. Here’s what it takes and how owner-operators can get into it.March 25, 2016BusinessWyoming-based seven-truck carrier ordered to shut down following FMCSA investigationViolations include: Failing to conduct pre-employment background checks on drivers, failing to ensure drivers were qualified before dispatching them, failing to properly monitor drivers to ensure compliance with hours-of-service requirements, using a driver who tested positive for a controlled substance and failure to maintain equipment.March 24, 2016Previous PagePage 152 of 181Next PageTop StoriesChannel 19Road Mode: The real cost of trucking done 'seriously' on home life, relationshipsOverdrive reader Eric Schmidt is no steering wheel holder. No GPS, no ELD, just trucking done professionally. But in going "Road Mode" and succeeding at trucking, was he leaving life itself behind?Custom RigsOhio-based steel coil hauler's 'Bad Influence' 2013 Pete 389Truck StopsNew mega truck stop aims for unforgettable experienceRegulationsNew Mexico releases video of Harjinder Singh passing an inspection in EnglishFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
