Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessInspectors place 2,300 vehicles out of service during Brake Week enforcement blitzThe results are in from this year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Brake Safety Week held Sept. 6-12, and inspectors placed 2,321 of the 18,817 vehicles inspected out-of-service during the week for brake violations.October 29, 2015Pride & PolishChampTruck heads to Vegas to wrap up inaugural seasonThe ninth and final race of the Meritor ChampTruck World Series inaugural season will be held this weekend, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.October 28, 2015BusinessFuel prices drop 3.3 cents to fall below $2.50The country’s average at-pump diesel price dropped another 3.3 cents during the week ending Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.October 26, 2015BusinessEEOC awards Muslim truckers $240k after being fired for refusing to haul alcoholA federal court has awarded two Somali-American Muslim truck drivers $240,000 after they were fired for refusing to transport alcohol, saying it violated their religious beliefs.October 26, 2015BusinessNebraska driver sentenced to 9 months jail time for threatening FMCSA employeeA Nebraska truck driver has been sentenced after being charged in March and pleading guilty in August to threatening an FMCSA employee.October 23, 2015Pride & Polish25 for 25: Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900AIn the 24th week of the countdown — which will span 25 weeks — here’s Gary Salisbury’s 1979 Kenworth W900A.October 23, 2015VoicesSurvey: Public likes truckers, favors speed limitersAccording to a recent survey commissioned by the American Trucking Associations, 60 percent of survey respondents said they have a favorable view of the trucking industry.October 22, 2015BusinessTeamsters speak out against 33-foot doublesThe Teamsters Union voiced its opposition Wednesday to extending the length of tractor-trailers nationwide, citing a detriment to highway safety with bigger trucks.October 21, 2015BusinessSmall fleet Jupiter Enterprises picks up another ChampTruck winIn the eighth race of the Meritor ChampTruck World Series’ inaugural season, Ricky ‘Rude’ Proffitt took the checkered flag in the points-earning Podium Race Sunday, Oct. 4 at Portland International Raceway.October 21, 2015BusinessCompliance date for online carrier registration system delayed by FMCSAThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration re-issued Oct. 20 its Unified Registration System rule to delay the compliance dates set in the original 2013-issued rule, citing technical delays in implementing the system as its reason.October 20, 2015Previous PagePage 186 of 203Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishClassic 1965 Peterbilt 351 restored twice by same ownerOwner Craig Betcher bought the truck and restored it to work, at least part time. But during the course of a haul, another motorist pulled out in front of him, rolling and totaling the truck. Betcher rebuilt it a second time, now as a show truck.Trucker of the YearCNG the 'future of trucking': Kevin Campbell on his best move yetElectronic 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 Transfer
