Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & Polish25 for 25: A radically customized 1997 Peterbilt 379In the 17th week of the countdown — which will span 25 weeks — here’s “Project One,” a radically customized 1997 Peterbilt 379 from the 2011 Great American Trucking Show.August 21, 2015Hours of ServiceMail haulers requesting exemption from 14-hour limitThe National Star Route Mail Contractors Association, whose members transport mail under contract for the United States Postal Service, has requested an exemption of the 14-hour on-duty limit.August 20, 2015BusinessLogging fleet ordered to pay employees, some drivers, $113k in back wagesAn Alabama trucking company has been ordered to pay $113,000 in back wages and damages following an investigation by the Labor Department.August 19, 2015BusinessCrime report: Trucker sentenced for transporting minor in prostitution case, another CDL scheme bustedA trucker has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for transporting a minor, as part of a prostitution ring, across state lines, and another scheme to sell Class A CDLs to unqualified operators has been busted.August 18, 2015BusinessOOIDA campaigning against speed limiter rule with online petitionThe Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has posted an online petition against the DOT’s upcoming rule to mandate use of speed limiters on heavy trucks.August 18, 2015BusinessDiesel flat in most recent weekDiesel prices nationwide stayed relatively stable during the week ending Monday, Aug. 17, with prices dropping just two-tenths of a cent across the country, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.August 17, 2015BusinessWalmart driver wins ATA’s annual National Truck Driving ChampionshipsRonald Emenheiser Sr., a Walmart driver based in Yorkana, Pa., has been crowned the 2015 Bendix Grand Champion at the 78th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships.August 17, 2015Partners in BusinessPartners in Business: Health and Income InsurancePaying for coverage of personal risks is a cost of doing business.August 17, 2015BusinessCargo theft numbers up in second quarter, CargoNet saysCargoNet reported this week that more than $19.5 million in truck freight was stolen in the second quarter — an $8 million increase from the same period last year.August 12, 2015BusinessOwner-ops, trucking groups say proposed CSA changes don’t address program’s flawsThe comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program closed last week, and several major trucking organizations and companies weighed in.August 12, 2015Previous PagePage 178 of 188Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsHours-of-service waiver declared in 40 states for winter weather, interstate closuresFMCSA declared a regional emergency that covers drivers and motor carriers providing emergency relief in 40 states due to a winter storm that swept across the U.S. over the weekend.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.
