Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Hours 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, 2016BusinessTrucking rap sheet: DOT medical examiner indicted, international fugitive sentencedThe Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General recently announced court activity in four trucking-related crime investigations. Here’s a summary of what happened with each.March 24, 2016BusinessAnnual Roadcheck inspection blitz dates set for early JuneApproximately 75,000 inspections occur each year during the Roadcheck inspection blitz, done by a joint effort of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and others. Here are the dates for this year’s Roadcheck.March 23, 2016BusinessFMCSA orders recall-affected Volvo trucks out-of-serviceAffected trucks include model year 2016-2017 VNL, VNX, and VNM trucks manufactured from May 11, 2015 through March 8, 2016.March 23, 2016BusinessIndiana steel co. petitions FMCSA to exempt its drivers from 14-hour ruleFMCSA has received an exemption request from ArcelorMittal-Indiana Harbor, asking that its truck operators be able to have 16 on-duty hours once starting their clock and be allowed to return to work with fewer than 10 consecutive hours off duty. The drivers in question only operate vehicles in and around the plant, the company says.March 22, 2016Truck StopsFire closes Pilot Flying J in IndyA three-alarm fire at the Pilot Flying J truck stop and Denny’s restaurant off of I-465 in Indianapolis caused an estimated $4 million in damage, according to the Indianapolis Fire Department.March 22, 2016ParkingATRI looking for drivers to keep truck parking ‘diaries’ for two weeksThe American Transportation Research Institute is recruiting drivers to keep a 14-day truck parking diary to keep track of parking issues.March 21, 2016BusinessTwo drivers involved in apparent ‘suicide by truck’ accidents in North CarolinaTwo truck drivers were involved in separate accidents in North Carolina last week, and a pedestrian was killed in each. Police believe both incidents were suicide-by-truck attempts, according to reports.March 21, 2016Previous PagePage 156 of 184Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearTrucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growingThough owner-operator Penn might chalk his success up to dumb luck, his story's clear evidence of smart preparation before he ever bought a truck "trying to learn every facet of the industry," in his words. Today, he's a standout for efficiency above 10 mpg, even in a multistop operation hauling furniture LTL.Custom Rigs'A Touch of Class': Greg Kiser Trucking's custom '08 Pete makes old-school style newBusinessGet your 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, state DOTs, parking desertsBusinessELD-data engagement: Your insurance premiums could depend on itFeatured SponsorHowes
