Matt Cole (CCJ)Matt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessUnannounced brake check day puts 14 percent of inspected trucks out of serviceThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance checked brakes on 6,337 commercial motor vehicles during its annual unannounced brake check day May 6, the enforcement group announced this week, resulting in a 14.2 percent out-of-service rate overall.July 23, 2015BusinessFleet ordered to pay $20k to driver who refused to driveA trucking company has been ordered by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to pay $20,000 in punitive damages and $354 to a driver after suspending the driver for refusing to drive for feeling ill.July 23, 2015BusinessKentucky driver shutdown by FMCSA over false logs, fatal crashThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an imminent hazard out-of-service order, effectively a shutdown order, to a Kentucky-based driver after FMCSA determined he falsified his records-of-duty status in the days leading up to a crash that killed six.July 22, 2015BusinessFlooding washes out I-10 bridge in California, detours suggestedHeavy rains over the weekend in Southern California caused a section of Interstate 10 to collapse Sunday, about 50 miles from the Arizona border.July 22, 2015BusinessFuel prices down another 3.2 cents during week, close to six-year lowDiesel prices dropped by an average of 3.2 cents across the nation during the week ending July 20, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.July 20, 2015BusinessProposed rule will require straight trucks to have underride guards, reflective tapeThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released last week an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will, when final, require single-unit trucks to be equipped with rear impact guards and reflective tape on the rear and sides of the trucks to improve their visibility.July 20, 2015BusinessRule to require rear impact guards nears publication with OMB clearanceA federal rule to require rear impact guards and other safety strategies on single unit trucks has been cleared by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, meaning the rule will likely be published in the coming weeks.July 17, 2015BusinessEPA, DOT officially publish proposed fuel economy standards for trucks, comment period open for 60 daysThe EPA and DOT published their proposed rule July 13 for the next round of emissions standards for heavy trucks. The rule would set a cap on the amount of GHG emissions produced by heavy trucks and engines by implementing vehicle-wide fuel economy standards.July 17, 2015BusinessFMCSA denies HOS exemption requests from two movers groupsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request by two movers associations seeking hours-of-service exemptions, the agency announced this week.July 15, 2015BusinessFive arrested, more than $300,000 seized in Florida cargo theft ring bustFive individuals have been arrested in connection to a cargo theft ring in Florida with a warrant out for the arrest of a sixth individual.July 14, 2015Previous PagePage 92 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.
