Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].EmissionsNebraska 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, 2024Safety & ComplianceFMCSA places four ELDs on 'Revoked Devices' listCarriers should stop using the four devices – CTE-LOG ELD, ELD VOLT, PowerTrucks ELD, and TFM ELD – and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours of service data.July 23, 2024RegulationsStates challenge latest EPA, CARB truck emissions rulesAttorneys General from multiple states filed separate legal challenges Monday looking to derail the EPA's Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas regs and California's Advanced Clean Fleets rule, both of which set the stage for a transition to zero-emission trucks.May 14, 2024BusinessNew Jersey doubling liability insurance minimumsThe new law takes effect July 1, but it's unclear how carriers not based in New Jersey will be affected. Also: New aftermarket warranty package covers electronic components, systems; fleet owner indicted for tax evasion.May 10, 2024EmissionsConsumer protections included in Phase 3 EPA ruleThe agency is requiring manufacturers to provide customer-facing battery durability monitoring, as well as warranties on the batteries and emissions-related components in electric trucks.March 29, 2024RegulationsJudge rules against trucking in latest attempt to block AB 5California's AB 5 law, which contradicts trucking's traditional leased owner-operator model, does not violated the F4A or the U.S. and California constitutions, a judge ruled March 15.March 18, 2024RegulationsSpeed limiter rulemaking now expected in MayFMCSA has moved its expected publication date for a speed limiter mandate proposal from December to May. The latest DOT Significant Rulemakings Report also sheds light on other rulemakings, including automated emergency brakes and more.January 29, 2024RegulationsCalifornia state senator wants speed limiters on all vehiclesThe proposed bill would require all vehicles built or sold in California to be equipped with speed limiters, and all trucks built, sold or registered there to have side underride guards. Also: DOT awards $300M for truck parking projects.January 29, 2024Previous PagePage 2 of 7Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceMarijuana rescheduling won't affect DOT drug testing rules, agency saysDespite marijuana's reclassification to a Schedule III drug, DOT told CCJ that "safety-sensitive positions will still be barred from ingesting the drug."RegulationsCongress passes reforms for military freight carriersEconomic trendsPlummeting truck orders could flip the freight market by 2027, FTR saysGrowth strategiesShorter leases gaining ground with carriersMergers & AcquisitionsHeartland Express will integrate and rebrand CFI U.S. operations by year-end
