James JailletJames Jaillet is 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. Reach him at jamesj@randallreilly.com.TrucksEPA considering more truck emissions regsJust four years after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a sweeping set of regulations aimed at cutting emissions from heavy-duty trucks and tractors by 25% by 2027, EPA 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. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler […]January 14, 2020TrucksU.S. Supreme Court rules carriers can’t force independent contractors into arbitrationThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that legal disputes between carriers and independent contractors cannot be forced into arbitration even if their contractor agreements include an arbitration clause. In a unanimous 8-0 decision issued Tuesday, the nation’s high court sided with owner-operator Dominic Oliveira over his carrier, New Prime Inc., the legal name for the Springfield, Missouri-based […]January 15, 2019TrucksEPA launches second probe into glider kits emissions studiesThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General announced last week that it will investigate concerns surrounding the agency’s use of research by Tennessee Tech University. The school last year produced a study claiming that gliders do not produce greater emissions of greenhouse gases or particulate matter than new trucks. However, officials from the university have […]December 13, 2018TrucksWarding off strike, UPS Freight drivers ratify labor agreementUPS Freight announced Sunday that its roughly 12,000 drivers, who are represented by the Teamsters Union, voted to ratify a five-year labor agreement offered by the company Oct. 25. UPS Freight is the company’s less-than-truckload division. The election warded off a potential drivers strike that prompted the company to try to clear its network of […]November 12, 2018TrucksUber deploying trailer leasing programUber announced Wednesday a new venture, Powerloop, designed to work partly in tandem with the company’s freight-matching system Uber Freight. The company is an affiliate of Uber Freight and is owned by Uber Technologies. Powerloop at its core is a trailer leasing program, in which trailers are rented to participating carriers at $25 per day. […]October 18, 2018VocationalWhile scope unknown, Volvo discovers emissions woes in some of its enginesVolvo Group, the global umbrella company of Volvo Trucks North America, has discovered that components of its emissions control systems are degrading “more quickly than expected,” which could cause the engines to fall out of compliance with emissions standards. The company announced the discovery Tuesday. Claes Eliasson, spokesperson for the Volvo Group, said the degradation […]October 16, 2018TrucksBulk hauler finding fuel, driver benefits with Mack’s new AnthemEdmonton, Alberta-based Westcan Bulk Transport, after a roughly 50-truck initial order, will have 12 to 15 new Mack Anthem tractors delivered each week for the next year. The steady stream of new equipment serves a few purposes, says Mike Royer, the company’s vice president of fleet services. One, the company’s working to cut its fleet age slightly, from […]October 15, 2018PickupsBully Dog set to pay $6.5M in settlement of alleged emissions-defeating violations in light-duty trucksCompany spokesperson says Bully Dog and SCT systems will be updated via over-the-air tunes, meaning owners will not be required to visit a shop or take part in a recall.October 4, 2018TrucksEPA to probe alleged improper conduct by EPA staffers on glider kit emissions studyThe Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will investigate questions surrounding a 2017 study used to justify regulations that cap annual production of glider kit trucks. The move is a response to a non-binding request from a group of lawmakers in the U.S. House. The investigation, taken up by EPA’s Office of Inspector General, centers on a November […]September 5, 2018TrucksFMCSA says it has submitted plan to overhaul CSA to CongressThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Tuesday it has filed a report with Congress detailing reforms it plans to institute to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability carrier safety rating program. The 10-page report was made public by the agency in July. HWT’s partner publication, Commercial Carrier Journal, covered the report’s contents then, at this link. Of note, […]August 14, 2018Page 1 of 5Next PageTop StoriesTrucksMack Experience Center improved for more in-depth, holistic customer serviceMack celebrated the reopening of its Experience Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania this week which offers a new immersive briefing room, a truck lift on the new showroom floor and test track improvements.Battery electricElectric Chevy Silverado passes Ford with 450 miles of rangePickup Trucks2024 Toyota Tacoma beats Ford Ranger Raptor on torque, exportable powerPickup Trucks2024 GMC Sierra HD AT4X designed for tough work on and off-roadHeavy DutyTest drive: The Model 589, Peterbilt's successor to the 389
