Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessHighway Trust Fund patch signed by PresidentPresident Barack Obama signed into law May 29 the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, extending funding for the Highway Trust Fund for 60 days through the end of July.June 1, 2015BusinessNew York man sentenced to two years for CDL exam schemeA New York man was sentenced earlier this month to 28 months in prison and three years supervised release in connection with a fraudulent CDL test-taking scheme.May 29, 2015BusinessFMCSA looks to press states again on CDL program complianceFMCSA announced this week it again wants to perform a formal information collection process to ensure states are complying with federal requirements dictating Commercial Driver’s License issuance programs. The State Commercial Driver’s License Program Plan is part of 2012’s MAP-21 highway funding act, which requires states to submit a plan to the U.S. DOT describing the […]May 29, 2015LifeChampTruck heads to Pikes Peak this weekend for third race of inaugural seasonThe third stop in the inaugural Meritor ChampTruck World Series season will be held this weekend at Pike’s Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo.May 28, 2015BusinessDiesel prices up for sixth consecutive weekThe average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel nationwide made a slight jump in the week ending May 25, increasing one cent over the previous week.May 26, 2015BusinessTrucking rap sheet: Owner-op gets life in prison following shutdown order, fraudulent CDL test schemers to pay $175kAn owner-operator has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in murdering a witness who was set to testify against him for violating an FMCSA shut down order. Also, sentences were made in the case of a CDL test taking scheme.May 26, 2015BusinessHouse passes short-term highway funding patchThe U.S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday a 60-day extension of federal highway funding, extending a 2014 patch through the end of July.May 19, 2015BusinessDiesel prices up for fifth week in a rowFor the fifth week in a row, diesel prices rose in the week ending May 18 with the national price of a gallon of on-highway diesel increasing 2.6 cents over the previous week.May 18, 2015BusinessFormer trucking company operator sentenced to 3 years, fined $500k for brokerage schemeThe former operator of an Illinois-based trucking company who pleaded guilty in December to wire fraud has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $532,000 for double-brokering loads.May 14, 2015BusinessCargo theft update: Value increases as number of thefts fallsThe average loss value per cargo theft incident in the first quarter of 2015 jumped 25 percent from 2014’s first quarter to $256,966, while the number of thefts fell, according to the quarterly cargo theft trends report from FreightWatch International.May 14, 2015Previous PagePage 179 of 182Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsFMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database updateFMCSA gives its National Consumer Complaint Database whistleblower portal an "overdue tech upgrade" it's calling "a win" for truck drivers and carriers as it gets easier to report bad brokers.Small Fleet ChampSkin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansionOverdrive RadioSleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?Small Fleet ChampDerrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes regionFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
