Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessDOT floats plan to require truck passengers to wear seatbeltsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to require passengers in property-carrying commercial motor vehicles to use seat belts on public roads.December 9, 2015BusinessTrucking rap sheet: New York CDL testing scheme update, drug tester debarredThe 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:December 8, 2015BusinessWreaths Across America convoy en route to Arlington National CemeteryThe annual Wreaths Across America convoy escort from Harrington, Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., began Sunday, Dec. 6 and will conclude Saturday, Dec. 12.December 8, 2015BusinessU.S. diesel price falls below $2.40, lowest point in six yearsDiesel prices continued to drop this week, falling below the $2.40 mark for the first time since June 1, 2009.December 7, 2015BusinessFMCSA denies request by trucking company to use cameras instead of mirrors on trucksThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an exemption request from Atwood Forest Products to allow the company to install camera systems at the sides and rear of its 15 trucks in place of rear-view mirrors.December 4, 2015BusinessFMCSA renews windshield placement exemption for lane-departure, camera systemsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has renewed an exemption that allows carriers to mount lane departure warning systems and collision mitigation cameras lower on the windshield of a truck.December 4, 2015BusinessHighway bill passed by House, moves to Senate for final approvalThe U.S. House of Representatives approved the five-year, $305 billion highway-funding bill that was agreed upon by a conference committee Dec. 1.December 3, 2015BusinessTrucking industry weighs in on CSA, other provisions of FAST Act highway billTrucking stakeholder groups weighed in after a Congressional conference announced a five-year unified highway bill. What’s your view? Call 530-408-6423 to weigh in yourself.December 2, 2015BusinessUnified long-term highway bill announced, would remove CSA scores from view until program reformedA group of 12 senators and 28 representatives reached an agreement Dec. 1 on a five-year highway bill, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.December 1, 2015BusinessTrucker medical certification changes begin this monthA few changes are coming to driver medical exams later this month, again stemming from the agency’s expansive National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners rule that went into effect last year.December 1, 2015Previous PagePage 183 of 203Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearCNG the 'future of trucking': Kevin Campbell on his best move yetThis Trucker of the Month's beating the average owner-operator profit margin the first half of this year by 10%, pulling heavy hopper freight with a gas-powered rig now for seven years. Shielded against diesel shocks, he calls the 2019 move to CNG his absolute best ever.Electronic Logging DevicesFMCSA will 'hold violators fully accountable' after ELD fraud scandal revealedReader 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-Off
