Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessAnnual 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, 2016BusinessDiesel climbs above $2.10 a gallonFollowing a two-cent rise nationally, the average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $2.119, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.March 21, 2016BusinessTexas DOT reopens I-10 in both directions at TX/LA state lineI-10 at the Texas-Louisiana state lane is now open in both directions.March 19, 2016BusinessS.C. driver shut down after involvement in fatal hit-and-run, Mass. trucking company shut downThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued effective shutdown orders recently to a South Carolina-licensed driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run and a Massachusetts-based trucking company that failed to maintain equipment and oversee its drivers.March 17, 2016BusinessDOT announces further delays in publication of speed limiter, CDL clearinghouse rulesThe DOT pushed back the projected publication date of a rule to require speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks to April 22. A rule to implement a CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is now projected to be published on July 28.March 16, 2016Previous PagePage 175 of 203Next PageTop StoriesElectronic Logging DevicesFMCSA will 'hold violators fully accountable' after ELD fraud scandal revealedFMCSA and Illinois State Police saw firsthand a truck driver call a fraudulent ELD provider and reset his hours. The driver's fleet hoped to make a point, and now FMCSA vows action.Reader Rigs1985 Kenworth W900B keeps five-trailer, three-truck biz flexibleSmall Fleet ChampChamp-finalist fleet and the brokerage-AI shift: Otto TransferPride & PolishThese truck builders will compete in 2027 MATS Big Rig Build-OffEquipmentPaccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, Petes
