Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessFuel prices hit lowest national average since 2017A 1.1-cent decrease during the week ending Jan. 21 has the U.S.’ average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel at $2.965. The last time prices were lower was Christmas Day 2017 when the national average was $2.903.January 22, 2019Hours of ServiceFMCSA suspends hours regs for certain drivers in 12 states ahead of winter stormThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a Regional Emergency Declaration that includes Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.January 18, 2019BusinessCDL skills testing delays can be reduced with third-party testers, group saysA study released by the Commercial Vehicle Training Association shows states with the most significant delays in skill testing were those with state-run testing centers only. States with third-party testing centers that conduct skills tests in lieu of or in conjunction with state-run testing centers have fewer delays.January 18, 2019BusinessI-59/20 closure in downtown Birmingham to begin Jan. 21Crews will close the bridges on Monday, Jan. 21, in order to demolish the existing bridges and build new ones. While the project is expected to keep the bridges closed for 14 months, the contractor has monetary incentives to finish early, ALDOT says.January 15, 2019BusinessOOIDA sues Indiana hoping to derail truck tolling planOOIDA is seeking to overturn the toll increases and for refunds of tolls paid since the October increase went into effect.January 14, 2019BusinessVirginia governor announces plan to toll I-81The I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan submitted to the General Assembly in December by the Commonwealth Transportation Board noted that tolls on heavy commercial vehicles would not exceed 17 cents-per-mile.January 9, 2019BusinessCanadian trucker involved in deadly Humboldt junior hockey team crash pleads guiltyCity News 1130 reports that Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty Tuesday to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.January 9, 2019BusinessTrucker likely started fatal chain-reaction crash, highway patrol reportsThe Florida Highway Patrol report states a truck driver moved left out of the right lane and into the path of a 2007 Honda sedan “for an unknown reason,” and both vehicles traveled through the median guardrail and into the southbound lanes, sparking a chain-reaction crash.January 8, 2019BusinessDiesel prices hit 10-month low, fall for 12th straight weekA 3.5-cent decrease in the country’s national average diesel fuel price during the first week of 2019 has prices at their lowest point since the end of March. Fuel prices have fallen for 12 consecutive weeks for a total decrease of 38.1 cents so far.January 8, 2019BusinessFiery crash involving two trucks on I-75 in Florida claims seven livesA tractor-trailer and passenger car heading northbound on I-75 in Florida collided and went through the median guardrail into the southbound lanes. They then collided with multiple vehicles and caused a massive fire. See video coverage here.January 4, 2019Previous PagePage 85 of 184Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive ExtraRed, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko GraveranRGT Transport owner Graveran came to the United States in '08 on a raft from Cuba, ultimately able to gain legal permanent resident status with the immigration policy of the time. Today, he's the proud owner of a multi-award-winning custom '95 FLD flattop that cuts a unique picture on the show circuit.Custom RigsThe ‘Maximum Overdrive’-themed 1999 Western Star that made a marriagePride & PolishOverdrive's Pride & Polish: Vote for your favorite rigs todayRegulationsDOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL driversFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
