Matt Cole (CCJ)Matt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessDiesel falls below $2 for first time since early 2005According to the Department of Energy’s weekly report, the price of a diesel now stands at $1.98 per gallon, which is the lowest price since Jan. 24, 2005.February 16, 2016BusinessFMCSA to coordinate with ELD makers next week on device compliance protocolAn online public listening session will be held next week to help electronic logging device makers determine if their products meet the device requirements spelled out in the DOT’s freshly published ELD mandate, set to take effect in December 2017.February 16, 2016BusinessControversial trucks-only toll signed into law by R.I. governorWith the bill signed into law, drivers of class 8 trucks will pay a maximum of $20 to travel through the state along Interstate 95 one-way. Each electronic toll gantry a trucker passes under would cost about $3. The maximum daily charge would be $40.February 12, 2016BusinessBlaming detention time, carrier requests exemption from keeping logs for its short haul driversThe request would exempt Farruggio’s drivers who stay within the 100 air-mile radius but occasionally exceed the 12-hour limitation from having to complete a daily record of duty status. The company says approximately 12 percent of its drivers exceed the 12-hour limitation on a weekly basis, primarily due to waiting times at rail yards and piers.February 11, 2016BusinessCrime report: Fraudulent overweight state permits, illegal operation of a trucking companyAn Ohio man has been charged with providing fraudulent overweight state permits, and a Massachusetts man has been charged with the illegal operation of a trucking company.February 10, 2016BusinessNTSB begins finalizing report on fatal 2014 Illinois crash, findings include egregious HOS violations, falsified logsNTSB investigators presented their findings to the full Board, which included trucker fatigue and logbook falsification, as well as “inadequacy of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration efforts to address the safety deficiencies of high-risk carriers or prioritize action to halt their operations.”February 10, 2016BusinessU.S. diesel price falls for 13th straight week, hovers at $2 a gallonDiesel prices dropped for the 13th consecutive week this week, falling to $2.008 per gallon.February 8, 2016BusinessNew LTL giant XPO suing competitor YRC, alleges carrier poached executives, company secrets; YRC calls claims ‘meritless’XPO Logistics, who recently purchased Con-way Inc., is suing less-than-truckload competitor YRC Freight over the hiring of several XPO executives and, XPO accuses, stealing confidential company information. YRC denies XPO’s allegations, calling them “meritless.”February 8, 2016BusinessCarriers allowed to use wireless rechargeable lights during towing, FMCSA saysThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted an exemption to allow motor carriers to use rechargeable wireless temporary stop, turn and tail lights during towing situations.February 8, 2016BusinessTrucking adds 1,500 jobs in January, U.S. unemployment drops slightlyJanuary’s total employment figure in the for-hire trucking industry, reported by the DOL as 1.465 million, is just over 24,000 jobs higher than January 2015.February 5, 2016Previous PagePage 78 of 100Next PageTop StoriesBusinessTwo rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freightCN and CSX are looking to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville that replaces an existing trucking leg from Memphis into Music City.Equipment controlsInternational kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleetsTechnologyHow fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminalsBusinessKnight-Swift backs rail mega mergerFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
