Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsCongress eyes ban of 'predatory' lease-purchase programsThe bill follows through on recommendations made by the Truck Leasing Task Force, which called for an outright ban of carrier-managed lease-purchase programs. Also: NHTSA, FHWA administrators confirmed by Senate; DOT auditing FMCSA's oversight of states' CDL testing programs.September 23, 2025BusinessTexas Supreme Court overturns nuclear verdict against WernerThe state's highest court said the "sole substantial factor" that led to a fatal 2014 crash was not the fault of Werner nor its driver, but that of the pickup truck driver who lost control, crossed a median and struck the Werner truck.June 27, 2025RegulationsChameleon carrier scheme leads to charges for fleet ownerA Texas-based fleet owner faces 18 charges related to alleged chameleon carrier operations and fraud. Also: Maverick names Trainer of the Year; former Yellow-owned pup trailers recalled; Arizona issues 660 violations during hazmat blitz.June 24, 2025RegulationsFMCSA task force calls for ban on carrier-managed lease-purchasesThe Truck Leasing Task Force said in its report to Congress that it formed a consensus to recommend that arrangements in which a motor carrier controls the work, compensation and debts of a driver should be prohibited.January 23, 2025AutonomousFMCSA sued over warning-device exemption denialAutonomous truck tech developer Aurora is suing the agency after being denied an exemption from the requirement that drivers place warning triangles when stopped at roadside. FMCSA has also signaled intent to study the safety impacts of warning triangles.January 14, 2025EmissionsTrucking groups decry EPA decision to grant low-NOx reg waiver for CARBIn what the groups view as an "ill-advised" and "misguided" decision, the EPA has granted a waiver for CARB's "Omnibus" Low-NOx Regulation.December 18, 2024Government affairsFormer Oregon Congresswoman nominated as Labor SecretaryTrump nominated former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, one of three House Republicans to co-sponsor the union-friendly PRO Act. Also: CVSA sets dates for 2025's Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative.November 26, 2024EmissionsNebraska AG sues truck manufacturers over Clean Truck Partnership with CARBAfter a lawsuit challenging California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation earlier this year, Nebraska's AG has set his sights on the OEMs and their "Clean Truck Partnership" with CARB. ATA also called on the manufacturers to abandon their California deal.November 20, 2024Recruiting & retentionATA contests new report questioning existence of driver shortageA National Academies study commissioned by FMCSA found little evidence supporting trucking's assertions of a driver shortage, calling the claims "spurious." ATA said the researchers didn't account for critical factors in the trucking industry.October 29, 2024Government affairsSenate committee approves DOT funding bill with truck parking, predatory towing provisionsThe bill, which now has to be passed by the full Senate and agreed upon by the House, does not include certain trucking provisions that are in the House version, such as a block of FMCSA's proposed speed limiter mandate.July 29, 2024Page 1 of 7Next PageTop StoriesTrucksNew truck tariff will spark 'major increase in equipment costs'The average cost of a Class 8 tractor could approach $240,000 thanks to a new 25% tariff and the existing 12% FET.TrucksTrump imposes 25% tariff on heavy trucksRegulationsWould FMCSA's Split Duty Period proposal enhance truck driver safety, happiness?RegulationsCARB rips EPA's 'sloppy and amateurish' effort to repeal GHG regsRegulationsTruck makers' challenge to Clean Truck pact a response to a bad deal
