Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessFedEx Ground manager, nine Utah-based trucking company owners charged in ‘pay-to-play’ bribery schemeA Salt Lake City-based FedEx Ground manager in charge of contracting freight to local trucking companies has been charged in an alleged “pay-to-play” bribery scheme in which he accepted over $1 million from trucking companies in exchange for favors, such as access to loads or even inflated mileage numbers.October 30, 2019BusinessHours regs suspended in California in response to wildfiresTruckers hauling supplies, goods, equipment and fuel into California, or providing other emergency assistance, are exempt from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).October 30, 2019BusinessSmall Kentucky community comes together for local truckerTony Corns is a former truck driver from Tollesboro, Kentucky, who recently had to hang up his keys following a diagnosis of Berger’s Disease, which causes the immune system to attack the kidneys. He undergoes dialysis three times a week and is no longer able to drive.October 29, 2019Pride & PolishOklahoma hauler’s 1987 Peterbilt 359Dennis White, the owner of Dennis White Trucking out of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, bought the 1987 Peterbilt 359 in this video in May 2018. The truck was on display in the Great American Trucking Show Pride & Polish competition in August, where it picked up third place in the Limited Mileage Bobtail class.October 24, 2019BusinessDallas-area tornadoes prompt regs suspension for emergency reliefA Regional Emergency Declaration issued by FMCSA’s Western Service Center exempts carriers providing direct relief to Texas from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.October 23, 2019BusinessMachinery transport, repair group petitions for hours extension for short-haul driversKentucky Equipment Distributors, which is made up of seven large machinery distributors operating in several states, is requesting that its short-haul drivers be allowed to return to their work-reporting location after 14 hours instead of 12 hours.October 23, 2019BusinessFatalities in truck crashes increased slightly in 2018 while overall deaths across modes decreasedAccording to NHTSA, there were 4,951 people killed in crashes involving large trucks, up from 4,905 in 2017 (a 0.9% increase). There were 885 large truck occupants killed in crashes, along with 4,066 occupants of other vehicles and non-occupants (pedestrians and cyclists).October 22, 2019BusinessFireworks haulers seek renewal of 14-hour rule reliefIn their request, Illumination Fireworks Partners and Ace Pyro asked that drivers of its 60 commercial vehicles be allowed to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14 hours.October 22, 2019BusinessVolvo halts U.S. truck production amid Mack workers strikeJohn Mies, senior vice president of corporate communications for Volvo Trucks, says the company advised employees at the Dublin, Virginia, plant that it would stop production until the strike is resolved. As a result, approximately 3,000 employees are temporarily laid off, effective Monday, Oct. 21.October 21, 2019BusinessWerner found negligent in fatal 2017 crash, ordered to pay $40.5 million in damagesAttorneys for Kathryn Armijo’s family alleged that Werner’s driver training practices led to the crash, stating that “through its own inadequate operations and training programs for its student drivers via Roadmaster Drivers School, [Werner] had a systematic disregard for basic safety policies and training of new drivers.”October 17, 2019Previous PagePage 68 of 187Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsOTR to CDL school owner: A.J. Frankie and the 'School Daze' '92 T600Frankie has been driving trucks for 40 years, but after long complaints about the quality of truck driver he was seeing on the roads, his wife told him he ought earn his right to complain. He opened a Driving Academy franchise and runs the 1992 Kenworth featured here to school almost daily.Pride & Polish'Heavy Hook' 2024 389's tall order: Promoting tow-company positivity to truckingBusinessOwner-ops, experts cautiously optimistic for 2026 rates bumpRegulationsNon-domiciled CDLs are back: New Jersey resumes issuance after FMCSA crackdownFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
