James JailletJames Jaillet was Randall-Reilly's executive editor of trucking, focusing on coverage of business and regulatory updates and trucking industry trends for the Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive, until the Spring of 2021.BusinessTrump’s USMCA trade pact retains cross-border trucking program, expected to bolster freight demandThe USMCA, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, will retain the current cross-border long-haul trucking program and is expected to boost freight volumes.February 14, 2020BusinessDOT’s drug clearinghouse bugs mostly fixed, though issues linger for some owner-operatorsThough the DOT has fixed bugs plaguing the Clearinghouse website, many in the trucking industry still face issues with the system. Read more on Overdrive.February 7, 2020BusinessABC test laws are coming: Can the owner-operator model survive?State-mandated ABC tests threaten to upend the owner-operator business model. Can trucking beat them back in court? Details here.January 24, 2020BusinessJudge blocks California’s contractor law: Owner-operators ‘at the very heart of interstate trucking’A federal district court on Thursday issued a ruling that prevents California from enforcing its new A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators, meaning that the trucking industry is exempt from the law until a lawsuit brought by the California Trucking Association (CTA) can be tried.January 16, 2020BusinessDon’t expect a surge in 2020 — forecast is ‘decidedly lackluster’ for trucking growth, ratesThough rates aren’t forecasted to hedge lower in 2020, they’re also not projected to gain any steam, according to analysts from FTR. Truck utilization is weak, and truck loadings are forecasted to remain flat.January 15, 2020BusinessFor now, trucking remains exempt from California’s restrictive contractor lawA federal judge on Monday extended an injunction against California’s restrictive, anti-owner-operator law, allowing trucking to remain exempt until further notice.January 13, 2020BusinessIn push for stricter truck emissions regs, EPA also presses for ’50-state’ programThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is eyeing new federal regulations to further tighten heavy-duty truck emissions and to create a so-called “50-state program” that harmonizes emissions standards nationally.January 7, 2020BusinessWhile court considers longer exemption, carriers and owner-operators land brief relief from Calif.’s A.B. 5Granting a request filed by the California Trucking Association the week prior, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued a restraining order Dec. 31 blocking the state from enforcing its A.B. 5 law for motor carriers until at least Jan. 13, when the court will consider a longer stay of enforcement.January 2, 2020Overdrive Extra2019 through the rearview: Hours reforms filed, trucking hits a plateau, major fleets abruptly close, Calif. goes after owner-operators (and more)A basic theme of 2019, at least from a business perspective, was as figurative as it was literal: We’re not in 2018, anymore. Freight demand took a hit. But some of 2018’s themes, continued, with interest in the parking crisis, HOS reform in light in the ELD mandate, and more.December 29, 2019HomeELDs Final ShiftDecember 12, 2019Previous PagePage 8 of 190Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishLet your truck shine -- enter Overdrive's annual Pride & PolishThe entry period for the annual competition is now open through August 18. The five categories for the contest are: Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior.Overdrive Radio4 million miles of increasing efficiency for owner-op's 1995 Kenworth T600Equipment'Long-haul with natural gas' possible: Tour new Cummins X15NCustom Rigs'His last ride': Illinois-based owner's '79 Freightliner COE goes to work after restoFeatured SponsorBlueParrott B350-XT
