Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Custom RigsChampTruck heads to Virginia for second race of seasonChampTruck will open the day Saturday, April 30 with a practice session at 8 a.m. and qualifying at 11:15 a.m.April 27, 2016BusinessFMCSA holding listening sessions on truck driver sleep apnea prevalence, industry impactThe listening sessions are part of a continued effort by FMCSA to gather input on a potential sleep apnea rule. The agency wants feedback on the prevalance of obstructive sleep apnea among truck drivers and its potential consequences on the industry, along with what a sleep apnea rule may cost the industry to implement and comply with.April 27, 2016BusinessAre brokers solvent? FMCSA wants to knowFMCSA says it’s looking for information from carriers and shippers that have experienced challenges receiving compensation for claims against freight forwarders and brokers due to insufficient funds.April 27, 2016BusinessGroup of owner-operators files class action lawsuit against carrier for alleged truth-in-leasing violationsThe owner-operator plaintiffs accuse Go 2 of “regularly and systematically misrepresent[ing] the amounts it charged its customers with the specific intent of paying” the owner-operators less than what they were owed.April 26, 2016BusinessFuel prices increase for third straight weekDiesel prices have increased for the third week in a row and ninth time in 10 weeks during the week ending April 25, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.April 25, 2016BusinessTruck ban on Keystone Parkway in Indiana reinstatedThe ban originally went into effect in 2008, but it was temporarily lifted while construction was completed on U.S. 31, which was where trucks were supposed to travel.April 20, 2016BusinessFMCSA looking for owner-operator comments on potential carrier incentive programThe FMCSA is required by the December-passed FAST Act highway bill to implement the program within 18 months of the bill being enacted.April 20, 2016BusinessMissouri seeks second exemption to help military vets into truckingThe exemption would effectively give military truck drivers credit for their military training and expertise.April 20, 2016Custom RigsReigning champ ’88 Mike’ opens 2016 ChampTruck season with winMorgan out-raced familiar faces such as Ricky “Rude” Proffitt and Allen Boles, as well as newcomers to the series Justin Ball, Miklos Maricsek and Chris Kikelhan, a star on A&E’s TV show “Shipping Wars.”April 19, 2016BusinessDiesel prices rise 3.7 cents over previous weekPrices increased in all regions during the week with the most significant increase coming in the Gulf Coast, where prices increased 5.4 cents.April 19, 2016Previous PagePage 157 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 SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
