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Owner-op jailed in Oklahoma for hauling 'legal' hemp
Owner-op Kenneth Barnes is in jail three months running after seizure of a "legal" load of hemp-derived THCa-infused products more than a year ago. His case raises questions of risk for hemp haulers amid a shifting legal landscape and inconsistent local/state enforcement.
May 26, 2026
From the roadside the day of the seizure, Smith is shown in communcation with enforcement next to the couple's Sprinter.
Overdrive Radio
Momentum building: Trucker of the Month Sam Kelly, 3 trucks and counting
Kelly separates himself in his willingness to be the problem-solver, to take matters into his own hands when plans break down. But his story is remarkable, too, with respect to a clear instinct to learn from his own errors in business and in life, and come out the other side no less eager to win.
May 25, 2026
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Trucking 'gold fever' brewing? Don't let rates rah-rah blur costs
It’s hard to miss rhetoric about how great rates are. For Gary Buchs, his first reaction to the big run-up is a bit different, recognizing costs will rise in tandem. Take a lesson from the 1800s "Gold Rush" out West.
May 22, 2026
Rates Gold Rush
Regulations
Parking, predatory truck leasing, ELD certification: Highway bill advances
A marathon markup session concluded last night in the wee hours with the House transportation committee advancing the BUILD America 250 Act highway bill to the full House. Peek into a bevy of trucking provisions here.
May 22, 2026
Trucks On Highway
Business
Drivewyze, BestPass bypass/toll management merged under Fleetworthy
The Drivewyze Android app is now FleetworthyGO, and the Fleetworthy platform's toll management (formerly BestPass), scale-bypass (Drivewyze), and compliance functionality are uniting under a single platform.
May 22, 2026
The consolidation of services brings together the former Bestpass and Drivewyze services into one platform. Bestpass acquired Fleetworthy Solutions in late 2023, then in 2024 acquired Drivewyze. Not long after, the companies announced their combined efforts were rebranding as Fleetworthy.
Regulations
FMCSA's Motus: Carriers can claim profile in the new registration system
All motor carriers, brokers and other registered users will now undergo identity verification to claim those accounts in FMCSA's new Motus registration system.
May 20, 2026
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Business
Owner-ops respond to broker group's freakout over SCOTUS decision
After four years of brokers' increasingly intrusive "carrier vetting" practices, TIA says it's "impossible" to evaluate carrier safety. Owner-ops respond here, curse words omitted.
May 20, 2026
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Business
Roadcheck spurs spot rates to new highs
A massive week for reefer rates brought them nearly even with flatbed rates, while dry van rates were at their highest since early 2022. Diesel prices, meanwhile, were mostly flat during the week, falling by about a nickel nationwide.
May 19, 2026
Roadcheck Rates
Electronic Logging Devices
Oregon DOT puts 283 ELD cheats out-of-service
Oregon DOT says it developed training methods to catch a new breed of ELD cheats that fabricates entire weeks' worth of logs. Overdrive reporting has linked a couple big fleets to such behavior.
May 19, 2026
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Small Fleet Champ
Trucking insurance: How to make underwriters fight for your business
An Overdrive 2025 Small Fleet Champ's flatbed biz makes good on growth goals with a transparent promise to owner-operators: 15% of the gross for costs, no insurance chargebacks. "We had companies fighting over our business" this year, he said, with similarly transparent ELD data engagement.
May 18, 2026
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Last call! Weigh in on broker vetting and transparency, fraud, bond claims
ICYMI: Take Overdrive's survey on freight fraud, broker credit checks and other vetting. Middlemen's own reliance on “carrier vetting” systems is sure to grow with the recent SCOTUS broker-accountability ruling -- the survey digs in on those systems, nonpayment, bond claims, "chameleons" and transparency.
May 15, 2026
Hacker Gloves On Keyboard Id Fraud Trucker Reading Phone
Regulations
Truckers' DataQs to-do: Timely, thorough filings for the win
If you came out of Roadcheck (any roadside inspection, really) with a violation you don't agree with, you'll need more than just opinion to bring an effective challenge via the DataQs review system. Here, find state inspectors' best advice on collecting and presenting evidence to correct the record.
May 14, 2026
Inspector Brakes Inspection Roadcheck Todd
Electronic Logging Devices
Roadcheck: Inspectors 'behind the curve' on new breed of ELD cheats
After hearing about some cutting-edge techniques to catch bad actors using overseas ELD hacking services, inspectors in New Hampshire gave a reality check.
May 14, 2026
New Hampshire State Police Lieutenant Thomas Conlon provided a guide through Roadcheck Wednesday in the Northeast.
Business
SCOTUS shocker: High court says brokers are accountable for hiring unsafe carriers
The ruling marks a far different outcome that what many legal experts had predicted.
May 14, 2026
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Regulations
FMCSA revoked 28,000 CDLs: Where's the rates bump?
Did 28,000 revoked CDLs and 20,000 drivers put out-of-service for ELP impact the market? Rates have hit all-time highs recently, and it does look like a Trump administration initiative caused it.
May 12, 2026
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Business
Roadcheck rates are in with spot market on record run
How's $8-plus/mile booked Monday sound? Numbers from the last week ahead of Roadcheck showed spot rates in the Truckstop.com system hit another record high with flatbed rates nearing their own all-time mark. Diesel prices, meanwhile, were flat nationally during the same week.
May 12, 2026
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Overdrive Radio
FMCSA registration to go dark: How truckers can prep for Motus
May 14, at roughly 8 p.m. Eastern, is the deadline to take these steps to set your trucking business up to easily claim your new account in Motus when it launches next week. The new system will aim combat the FMCSA's "front door problem" to prevent bad actors' access.
May 11, 2026
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Business
Trump wants to drop the federal fuel tax. How could it impact trucking?
The White House and members of Congress say they'll move to cut taxes from fuel prices as the war in Iran makes diesel costs soar to unheard-of heights.
May 11, 2026
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