Matt Cole (HWT)Matt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].TrucksCARB to begin blocking certain trucks’ DMV registrations in 2020Carriers domiciled in California with trucks older than 2011 model, or using engines manufactured before 2010, will need to meet the Board’s new Truck and Bus Regulation beginning in 2020 or their vehicles will be blocked from registration with the state’s DMV, the state has said. The new “health-based requirements” will need to be met […]February 25, 2018TrucksDiesel prices fall to nearly $3 flatDiesel fuel prices tumbled for the second week in a row, resulting in a nearly 6-cent decrease over the last two weeks after starting the year with six weeks of consecutive increases. The Department of Energy’s latest fuel pricing numbers have the U.S.’ average for a gallon of on-highway diesel at $3.027, down 3.6 cents […]February 21, 2018TrucksELD compliance delay sought by Sikh, Punjabi trucker groupsTwo groups representing Sikh truckers and Punjabi truckers are petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a delay in complying with the electronic logging device mandate for members who haul agricultural products, as well as small business trucker members. SikhsPAC and the North American Punjabiz Trucker Association are requesting the delay for their “fresh […]January 29, 2018TrucksNational diesel average tops $3 per gallonDiesel fuel prices this month, for the first time in three years, topped a $3 per gallon national average, according to the latest report from the Department of Energy. Prices jumped above the $3 a gallon mark during the week ending Jan. 15, when prices hit $3.028 per gallon. In the most recent update for […]January 22, 2018TrucksWinter weather contributes to uptick in diesel pricesThe U.S.’ national average diesel price continues to hover just below the $3 per gallon mark followin a 2.3-cent increase during the week ending Jan. 8, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. This week’s increase keeps fuel prices at a 3-year high. The average price of a gallon of diesel is now $2.996 — […]January 10, 2018VocationalNearly 28,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks recalled for fire extinguisher, brake caliper issuesDaimler Trucks North America has issued two separate recalls on certain Freightliner and Western Star trucks affecting nearly 28,000 tractors, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. East Manufacturing also issued a recall affecting nearly 100 dump trailers. One recall by Daimler doesn’t affect truck performance, and is in response to the massive fire extinguisher recall from Kidde […]January 9, 2018TrucksDiesel prices start 2018 near $3 a gallon markWith the change of the calendar to 2018, diesel fuel prices across the U.S. shot up by seven cents during the week ending Jan. 1, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report. The country’s average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel starts 2018 just shy of the $3 mark — $2.973. This puts diesel at […]January 3, 2018TrucksATA looking to block implementation of Rhode Island’s trucks-only toll planThe American Trucking Associations is asking the Federal Highway Administration to reject Rhode Island’s environmental assessment of the impact of trucks-only tolls because of what ATA deems as flaws in the state’s report. ATA President and CEO Chris Spear said the group “will exhaust every legislative, regulatory and legal avenue to defeat the implementation of […]December 11, 2017TrucksSmall business truckers decry one-size-fits-all approach to ELDs in House hearing on trucking regsRepresentatives from the owner-operator community and small fleet segment told lawmakers in Washington recently that they are not opposed to electronic logs for fleets that find them beneficial, but that ELDs are not one-size-fits-all technology and should not be mandated across the trucking industry. The House Committee on Small Business heard from owner-operators and small […]December 7, 2017TrucksFleet involved in deadly human smuggling operation issued shutdown orderPyle Transportation, the trucking company that owned the trailer involved in the grisly human smuggling operation that left 10 people dead in San Antonio in July, has been effectively shut down by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Schaller, Iowa-based company was placed indefinitely out-of-service Monday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration following a compliance review […]October 20, 2017Previous PagePage 4 of 6Next PageTop StoriesBusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesThe now-combined Ohio-based reefer fleet features 115 tractors and 200 trailers.BusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversBusinessLandstar seeking potential Mexico exitFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
