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ITS Logistics tried to 'offset' $85,000 payment to carrier before Echo Global acquisition
A recent clash between the broker and a 350-truck carrier gets to the heart of a fiery debate about who takes the financial hit when brokers fall for a hacker impersonating a carrier.
January 22, 2026
Overdrive Extra
The problem with truck driver training: CDL school owner urges stronger regs, audits
Driving Academy Tallahassee owner A.J. Frankie believes DOT should focus on improving the Entry-Level Driver Training regulations and ensuring trainers are doing it right. His message to FMCSA auditors: Substandard schools "need to be checked on. Until that changes, we’re really not going to improve safety on the road.”
January 21, 2026
Business
DOT says it's full steam ahead on autonomous trucking rollout
DOT top brass says it's protecting trucking from "illegal foreign drivers" reducing pay, but it's also going full throttle with driverless tech, already automating some roles.
January 20, 2026
Overdrive Radio
What we mean when we say 'freight fraud': Ways to defend against the hydra-headed monster
While many anti-fraud moves at U.S. DOT and FMCSA are heartening, chameleon carriers persist along with all manner of other frauds perpetrated on legitimate truckers, brokers and the American public writ large.
January 20, 2026
Business
New heavy-haul-specific load board | Revoked ELD reinstated
Truckstop.com has launched its new Heavy Haul Load Board Pro specifically for heavy and over-dimensional carriers. Also: FMCSA reinstates revoked ELD; Saia rebrands LinkEx brokerage.
January 19, 2026
Regulations
DOT says it will use AI to hunt down fraud, illegal drivers
DOT Deputy Secretary Steven Bradbury said AI could help root out "foreign illegal drivers" who are "eating the lunch of American truckers" by lowering rates.
January 16, 2026
Regulations
FMCSA 'Immediate Suspension' rule for brokers takes effect | $1M fine for carriers who hire illegal drivers: State bill
After being delayed last year, the rule that allows FMCSA to suspend brokers for not maintaining $75,000 in financial security is now in effect. Also: Tennessee bill would fine carriers $1 million for knowingly employing illegal immigrants; Vermont suspends HOS for road salt haulers.
January 16, 2026
Equipment
Used-truck sales surged, prices mixed, to end 2025 | Dart Transit sold to private equity group
ACT Research reported a 12% increase in sales and an 8% increase in prices in December over November, yet Price Digests data showed a price decline for Class 8 sleepers. Also: Dart Transit, USA Truck under new ownership; Roadmaster Drivers School announces $2.6 million in investments to expand training.
January 14, 2026
Business
Owner-ops, experts cautiously optimistic for 2026 rates bump
Anybody else see unusually strong spot rates out of California last week? With capacity and utilization tightening among other indicators, FTR's forecasts underscore some positivity among owner-operators that looks a lot like early 2025's optimism.
January 13, 2026
Regulations
FMCSA called to suspend TQL authority over broker transparency: Complaint
A small fleet owner lodged an official request for FMCSA to suspend TQL's authority as the broker continues to use contract transparency waivers, denying carriers' rights to broker transparency.
January 12, 2026
Overdrive Radio
'Who here knows their numbers?' For truck owners who do, and act on them, profits stack up
Kevin Rutherford "failed miserably" on long-term goals to increase the number of owner-operators who can answer yes to the question in the title. Yet he's succeeded in other ways: those who can answer yes and act on numbers to improve have destroyed the "freight recession" of recent years with record profits.
January 12, 2026
Regulations
FMCSA's random drug testing rates for 2026, and more HOS-relief and other regs news
The random drug and alcohol testing rate for FMCSA-regulated workers hasn't been changed since 2020. Also: FMCSA proposes change to emergency declaration rules; certain ag-support jet fuel haulers exempt from hazmat endorsement requirement; Pilot updates app.
January 9, 2026
Trucker of the Year
Overdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year honors: Enter your business
Nominations are open for 2026 Trucker of the Year honors! The competition recognizes acumen/innovation of owner-operators, the bedrock of the entrepreneurial spirit in trucking. If you’ve excelled through the sluggish markets of the last years, you're no doubt a worthy contender.
January 9, 2026
Business
Why short-miles pay persists for drivers, leased owners: 'Commercial convention'
A new, free commercial routing/mileage tool for small fleets and owners begs the question: Why present both a practical and short-miles option for routes? A bow to longstanding convention, sure, but visibility into the difference might hold promise long-term for more accurate miles standards in contracts, pay packages.
January 8, 2026
Business
Could U.S. action in Venezuela bring diesel prices down?
Not likely anytime soon, analysts say. The monetary and time investment to ramp up oil production in Venezuela means little near-term impacts on the global oil market. At once, experts predict good tidings for diesel prices through early 2026.
January 8, 2026
Partners in Business
POLL: Usage-based trucking insurance -- is it prime time yet?
There's some evidence usage-based trucking insurance is spreading fast, exchanging access to insured carriers' data to track usage for dynamic premium cost shifts. What's your experience with it, if any?
January 7, 2026
Regulations
DOT's non-domiciled CDL crackdown went down in flames on the Federal Register, but owner-ops love it
New analysis shows the exact opposite of the strong support Overdrive readers had for DOT's non-domiciled CDL crackdown: Nearly 9 in 10 Federal Register comments opposed the rule.
January 7, 2026
Regulations
USPS steps up vetting of non-domiciled truck drivers for contractors
USPS announced Monday that it will require its trucking contractors to phase out use of non-domiciled CDL holders that have not been thoroughly vetted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
January 6, 2026
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