James Jaillet (TPS)James 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 [email protected].IndicatorsNavistar teases integrated powertrain during plant expansion groundbreakingNavistar this week formally broke ground on a planned $125 million expansion of its engine manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Ala., where the company builds its heavy-duty International A26 engineĀ ā and where, once the expansion isā¦February 12, 2020IndustryEPA pushing for ā50-state programā to standardize emission regsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it is eyeing new federal regulations to further tighten heavy-duty truck emissions and to create a so-called ā50-state programā that harmonizes emissions standards nationally. The move comesā¦January 8, 2020IndicatorsReport: EPA skipped required steps in process to repeal glider truck limitsThe Environmental Protection Agencyās (EPA) internal watchdog panel says the agency skirted required steps in the process of crafting a rule to repeal regulations that capped production of glider kit trucks. The finding deliversĀ another blowĀ toā¦December 6, 2019IndicatorsAs Navistar suit nears conclusion, fleets speak up with concernsA federal judge will soon decide the fate of the class-action settlement proposalĀ put forth by Navistar earlier this year that would set up a $135 million fund that offers payouts to owners of certain Internationalā¦November 1, 2019Sales coaching/trainingU.S. DOT pondering hours of service changeThe U.S. DOT on Wednesday officially announced proposed changes to federal hours of service regulations for truck operators. Chiefly, the proposed changes, if made final, would allow drivers to pause their 14-hour clock for upā¦August 14, 2019IndicatorsEPA rules glider kit study consistent with agency research standardsThe EPA's OIG says the 2017 glider kit study was consistent with the agencyās research standards and a final report will be issued next year. Details on TPS.August 5, 2019IndicatorsTrucking appears steady despite falling truck orders, market ratesDespite plummeting truck orders and an expected sharp dip in spot market rates, freight demand should remain healthy in 2019, according to analysts from FTR. Though a recent plunge inĀ Class 8 truck ordersĀ has caused concernā¦February 15, 2019IndicatorsAmazonās fleet may be testing autonomous trucks?Embark, a startup aiming to develop an autonomous retrofit system for existing trucks, issued a report Wednesday recapping its 2018 progress, of note highlighting the 124,000-plus miles its vehicles operated in semi-autonomous mode Successful Dealerā¦February 1, 2019IndicatorsVolvo earmarks $780M to address emissions system degradation issueVolvo Group, the global umbrella company of Volvo Trucks North America, announced it is setting aside $778 million to address instances of degradation of its emissions control components on heavy-duty truck engines. The degradation couldā¦January 4, 2019IndicatorsEPA announces second investigation into glider kit studyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyās Office of Inspector General announced last week that it will investigate concerns surrounding the agencyās use of research by Tennessee Tech University. The school last year produced a study claimingā¦December 13, 2018Page 1 of 5Next PageTop StoriesIndustryRegulations making California ānext to impossibleāCalifornia fleets and their customers are beginning to feel the pinch from the stateās aggressive push toward zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).Trucks & TrailersHow customer feedback can drive design changesComponentsThe parts business isnāt shrinking anytime soonPay and benefitsChanges coming to labor lawsFeatured SponsorMaster Tech Recruitment and Retention