Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Business
Business
Oregon's highway-funding package hikes fuel tax, aims at weight-mile simplification
Oregon House Bill 3991 hikes the state's motor fuels tax and aims to increase revenue collection. An effort to challenge it via ballot initiative is under way, yet a commercial weight-mile tax simplification will remain. Also: ATRI seeks insurance data from carriers of all sizes.
November 14, 2025
Regulations
FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL rule in limbo after court grants emergency stay motion
The D.C. appeals court weighed in on DOT's move to cancel CDLs for almost 200,000 non-domiciled drivers on Thursday, dealing FMCSA another blow. The court found no evidence of foreign drivers lacking safety.
November 14, 2025
Sponsor Content
Overdrive's Partners in Business - The leading business training program for owner-operators.
Fusable
Overdrive's Partners in Business - The leading business training program for owner-operators.
March 24, 2025
Regulations
California revokes 17,000 wrongly issued non-domiciled CDLs amid heated spat with DOT
DOT said it caught California "redhanded" illegally issuing non-domiciled CDLs, and despite some fiery back-and-forth on social media, the state will now revoke 17,000 CDLs.
November 12, 2025
Business
Broker threatens to sue carrier over 'nonsensical' back-solicitation claim
Small fleet owner Leander Richmond was recently "offended" by a broker trying to tell him who he could haul for. He issued a scathing response and revealed the threat was a paper tiger.
November 12, 2025
Overdrive Radio
How military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to success
A special Overdrive Radio marks Veterans Day, commemorating the military service of so many around the United States, and in American trucking. Here we honor the stories of two vets -- Army and Navy, respectively -- who are equally clear-eyed emphasizing what their service meant for their long careers as business owners.
November 11, 2025
Regulations
Court pauses DOT rule seeking to push 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers out of commercial work
DOT's most aggressive regulatory action in years was stopped in its tracks at a court in D.C. on Monday. The rule will remain on pause as the court deliberates.
November 10, 2025
Channel 19
DOT's Duffy killed the 'driver shortage' narrative -- and now ATA has buried it
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy addressed the driver shortage head on, and it wasn't pretty. Now, even ATA backs off claims about lacking a quantity of drivers, marking a complete victory for owner-operator and small trucking voices.
November 5, 2025
Business
Diesel's latest increase: Prices 21 cents higher than a year ago
Another weekly increase to the national diesel average has fuel nearly a quarter higher than the same week a year ago. Also: TA temporarily suspends roadside assistance; free Drivewyze safety alerts now available in Louisiana.
November 5, 2025
Regulations
DOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it doesn't need a study on safety outcomes to end non-domiciled CDL issuance, because foreign citizens can't prove their U.S. driving records. Here, find both DOT's and the non-domiciled CDL rule challengers' arguments in detail, before a court decides the fate of the rule.
November 4, 2025
Small Fleet Champ
Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver
This week's edition of Overdrive Radio drops into the Small Fleet Champ awards ceremony and a side roundtable talk with the four finalists: Clifford Hay Inc., Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Turnage & Sons, and Oberman Logistics. The owners traded war stories from hefty tow bills (how's $15K for four miles) and plenty tried-and-true advice for the move from one truck to many.
November 3, 2025
Business
614,000 drivers might exit trucking amid Trump's immigration crackdown: Analysis
Between English language enforcement, DOT's new rule on non-domiciled CDLs, and ICE raids on the interstate, one expert believes a massive impact could occur, with 16% of truck drivers gone.
November 3, 2025
Trucker of the Year
Trucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growing
Though owner-operator Penn might chalk his success up to dumb luck, his story's clear evidence of smart preparation before he ever bought a truck "trying to learn every facet of the industry," in his words. Today, he's a standout for efficiency above 10 mpg, even in a multistop operation hauling furniture LTL.
October 31, 2025
Business
DOT vows 'serious consequences' for CDL mills and carriers, shippers hiring 'illegal alien' drivers
After news of 40 "illegal alien" CDL drivers caught in an ICE raid in Indiana, DOT's Duffy and FMCSA Administrator Barrs vow to "stop at nothing" to keep dangerous drivers off the road.
October 31, 2025
Regulations
California refuses to revoke 20,000 wrongly issued CDLs in note to DOT
California admits to some technical problems with CDL issuance, but overall the state remains defiant, saying it complied with federal regs on non-domiciled CDL issuance. The state was silent on DOT's "bombshell" report to the contrary.
October 30, 2025
Business
Get your 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, state DOTs, parking deserts
Overdrive readers graded the 48 continental United States for highway maintenance and expansion, congestion pressure and parking infrastructure, reporting broken suspensions, blown-out tires, high fees and aggressive ticketing from the worst of the worst.
October 29, 2025
Business
I-80 WB tunnel reopening months after fatal crash | Diesel prices jump 10 cents
Just in time for the winter season, the westbound Green River Tunnel will reopen with traffic restricted to 35 mph, and vehicles limited to a maximum of 8.5 feet wide. Also: After falling 13 cents the last three weeks, diesel's national average price jumped nearly 10 cents in the most recent week; Trucker Path adds fuel discounts program to app.
October 28, 2025
Business
ELD-data engagement: Your insurance premiums could depend on it
More and more, insurers work with small fleets and owner-ops' ELD systems to capture telematics data as a window on driving behavior, with potential to save on insurance costs. Engaging with the data yourself could be revealing about your own or your drivers' habits, noted one small fleet consultant, presenting opportunity to actively improve.
October 28, 2025
Regulations
‘No evidence’ non-domiciled CDLs bad for safety: Lawsuit to block DOT's new rule
A lawsuit claiming there's no evidence to support DOT's purge of 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers from the trucking industry is moving quickly through the court.
October 28, 2025
Page 1 of 1358
Next Page
Top Stories
Regulations
FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL rule in limbo after court grants emergency stay motion
The D.C. appeals court weighed in on DOT's move to cancel CDLs for almost 200,000 non-domiciled drivers on Thursday, dealing FMCSA another blow. The court found no evidence of foreign drivers lacking safety.
Custom Rigs
Owner-op's 2000 International Eagle the 'Talk of the Town'
Business
Broker threatens to sue carrier over 'nonsensical' back-solicitation claim
Overdrive Radio
How military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to success
Featured Sponsor
BlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
How military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to success
More episodes »
Partner Insights
JBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
JBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
