CCJ StaffEconomic trendsTruck orders tumble off record highs but 'resilient'OEMs having opened their orderboards for 2023 more broadly, and ongoing pent-up demand — with tailwinds from strong carrier profitability and elevated fleet age — is keeping truck orders stoked.December 6, 2022BusinessJ.B. Hunt joins Convoy, Uber Freight in developing appointment scheduling API standardsThe three companies announced the formation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium. Also: Cummins completes Meritor's acquisition of Siemens' commercial vehicle unit; Nebraska fuel-related HOS waiver extended; Iowa overweight waiver extended.December 6, 2022Equipment controlsTuSimple, Navistar call off autonomous partnershipTuSimple and Navistar are ending to their autonomous truck co-development partnership after just two years.December 5, 2022RegulationsCOVID-related CLP waivers extended through FebruaryFMCSA issued a three-month extension for waivers related to CDL skills testing for CLP holders. Also: J.B. Hunt donates $55,000 to classrooms in 10th year of Adopt-a-Class program.December 5, 2022RegulationsCourt sides with Swift in meal, rest break suitSwift wins California meal and rest break lawsuit. Also: speeding was top Operation Safe Driver Week violation; Bridgestone names new Commercial Truck Group president.December 2, 2022MaintenanceWays to improve maintenance to extend the lifecycle of your fleet's trucksOne area that tends to get left behind when budgets get tight is maintenance and equipment, but there are ways to save money in those areas while also making sure your equipment is still maintained and reliable.December 2, 2022RegulationsBill to avoid rail strike passes, heads to Biden's deskThe Senate on Thursday voted 80-15 to impose the tentative agreement brokered in September by the Biden administration, a day after the House passed the same measure.December 1, 2022RegulationsMulti-million-dollar truck parking bill introduced in SenateA companion bill in the U.S. House passed in committee over the summer but still awaits a vote by the full House.December 1, 2022RegulationsInmate seeks regs relief from driver training rulesA New Hampshire State Prison inmate is requesting an exemption from two Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) provisions. Also: For the third time this year, an individual truck driver seeks HOS waiver; Best Warehousing and Transportation acquired.December 1, 2022RegulationsLivestock haulers' hours of service exemption request deniedSeveral livestock-related groups had asked FMCSA to allow drivers a 16-hour work day with 15 driving hours. Also: A. Duie Pyle expands into West Virginia; Bestpass acquires HVUT e-filing firm.November 30, 2022Previous PagePage 121 of 205Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsDOT docks California $40 million for ELP compliance failureFMCSA is withholding $40,685,225 in Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program funding from California.Business'Shocking' Montgomery Transport closure 'like losing family'BusinessThe cost of fleet compliance failuresBusinessCargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recoveredTrucksTrump delays heavy truck tariff one month, adds medium-duty tax
