James Jaillet, CCJ executive editorJames Jaillet is Randall-Reilly's executive editor of trucking, focusing on coverage of business and regulatory updates and trucking industry trends for the Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsTrucking regs to look for in 2021New leadership in Washington ushers in a more regulation-friendly landscape, potentially bringing trucking laws new and old back to the fore. Details on CCJ.January 13, 2021BusinessTrucking bucks economy’s trend as employment, rates continue rallyingDespite economic activity seemingly slowing some in December overall, indicators relating to trucking activity continued to show strength in the month. In addition to Class 8 truck orders closing the year on a rally, spot market rates in December continued to accelerate for dry van and refrigerated loads, according to load board operator Truckstop.com, and trucking employment numbers jumped again in December from November.January 11, 2021BusinessFleets’ DOT-required Clearinghouse check-ins due soon: Here’s a quick how-toTake a minute to review a quick how-to on how to perform your fleet's required annual CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse checks on CCJ today.December 28, 2020BusinessEducated guesses on Biden’s presidency: Potential return of regs like speed limiters and apnea screening, and a renewed focus on emissionsOn emissions, trucking regulations, executive orders, and fleet sentiments — High-level educated guesses at what Biden’s presidency could mean.December 16, 2020BusinessWildcards for 2021 could cause ‘freight hangover,’ but growth forecasted to continueFrom analyzing the goods-heavy freight recovery, stimulus money, economic effects of a COVID vaccine, and capacity constraints — Here's FTR's outlook for 2021.December 15, 2020Business‘2020’s baked’: Goods-heavy recovery rolls on, with eyes on 2021 contract marketConsumer trends like e-commerce, home improvement, home-office, and electronics have driven the freight recovery since June and should continue into 2021December 4, 2020BusinessCOVID vaccines, even at -70 Celcius, will need to be trucked around the country — Here’s what that entailsFrom truckload to final mile, carriers and logistics personnel say they're ready to go when the vaccine is -- even for those at extremely cold temps.November 18, 2020Business‘We had to reconfigure everything’ — How XPO managed the pandemic’s hurdles and responded to a shaken supply chainIn this Q&A, the president of XPO Logistics discusses how the company has navigated hurdles brought on by the COVID pandemic and what's ahead for XPO.November 12, 2020BusinessDOT’s Clearinghouse faces a key test as fleets will likely flood the system in the coming weeksThe Clearinghouse system will likely see hundreds of thousands of fleets and owner-operators use the system for the first time in the coming weeks.November 4, 2020BusinessTrucking’s political dollars back Trump by 10-to-1 marginTrump's haul from the trucking industry bests the donations to the challenger and former vice president, Joe Biden. Read more details here on CCJ.October 26, 2020Previous PagePage 2 of 159Next PageTop StoriesCompaniesUnion files unfair labor charges against Daimler Truck with strike loomingUAW accuses DTNA of retaliation, interference, discrimination and failure to bargain in good faith.Alternative powerRenewable diesel a more effective tool to decarbonize trucking than BEV, report saysCompaniesForward Air names new CEO post Omni Logistics mergerPreventable or NotRunning a red light leads to a brutal collision. Was this accident preventable?Featured SponsorReport: The 2024 State of Heavy-Duty Repair