Overdrive StaffLifeHuman smuggling: Truck driver gets 10-year sentence | 'Big beautiful bill' heads to President's deskBorder Patrol agents found 25 people inside a sealed tanker trailer in November. Also: House passes Trump's "big beautiful bill" budget legislation; PA Turnpike set to increase tolls again in 2026; Mass. seeks CDL testing exemption for tests on Martha's Vineyard.July 3, 2025BusinessTrucking costs hit all-time high excluding fuelATRI reported average cost for operating a truck in 2024 fell 0.4% from 2023, but when cheaper fuel prices are excluded, remaining costs actually increased 3.6%. Also: CloudTrucks seeks waiver from truck driver employment application regs; new Boss Truck Shop in West Memphis.July 2, 2025LifeCargo thieves operating at record pace: July 4 warning | HOS waiver for fireworks haulersCargo theft recording firms offer tips on how trucking companies, drivers and others in the supply chain can protect cargo during the July 4 holiday period. Also: NYC expands weigh-in-motion overweight fines; fireworks haulers' HOS exemption renewed.July 1, 2025RegulationsParking boots on trucks banned by North Carolina legislationIn addition to outlawing booting of trucks for parking enforcement, the state is poised to prohibit bad actors from holding cargo hostage after a tow. Also: I-40 near Tenn./N.C. line back open; separate recalls impact 156 Mack units.June 30, 2025RegulationsDOT looking into states' non-domiciled CDLs, legislation aims at ELP | Alert: Slow-moving superloads hitting I-80A new bill in the U.S. Senate would require English proficiency of CDL applicants and prohibit CDL knowledge tests from being administered in any language other than English, as DOT officially moves on non-domiciled CDLs. Also: Massive super load moving across I-80 next week; new Love's along I-40.June 27, 2025RegulationsNew 'Expedited Inspection' service available through select ELDsIt's not a full Level 8 automated, no-stop inspection, yet the new service from Fleetworthy's Drivewyze automatically transfers fleet and vehicle registration data and driver hours over the air, directly to roadside enforcement to pre-fill inspection forms.June 26, 2025Hours of ServiceCongress asks FMCSA for earlier emergency declarationsA letter from members of the U.S. House asked FMCSA to issue emergency declarations in advance of predicted disasters rather than after the fact. Also: Oversize haulers should keep HOS-exemption paperwork in truck; ATRI updates idling regs, sustainability compendiums; more.June 26, 2025VoicesSafety, competition: What's your view of driverless trucks?Will on-highway trucks without an operator behind the wheel ever be feasible in large-enough numbers to provide competition for owner-operators? Weigh in here with your views around automated driving technology and thoughts on potential timing for its competitiveness with traditional operations.June 26, 2025BusinessDiesel prices spike as global tensions rise | ELP out-of-service enforcement in effectAs crude oil prices climbed through June, so did diesel prices in the U.S. -- from a nearly four-year low to an 11-month high in 3 weeks. Also: As ELP OOS enforcement begins, new driver language assessment released; 31 "superloads" moving in Oregon; shop owner faces charges over emissions "deletes."June 25, 2025Partners in BusinessOwner-op biz planning is everything when trucking hits the famine of a down cycleBy budgeting for downturns with routine emergency savings, tracking costs per day and per mile, and making disciplined decisions about fuel efficiency and load choice, effective planners not only stayed in business during the long downturn. Many increased take-home income, even in the 2024 freight-rates famine.June 25, 2025Previous PagePage 10 of 1654Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioTaking control: Owner-op cost and revenue, income, wider trucking trendsIn this Overdrive Radio edition, follow along with the latest semi-annual ATBS owner-op trends session, charting performance metrics against which you can measure your own performance. A key metric to consider, too, to ID when the iron is hot -- not in the freight market broadly but in the run of your own day-to-day business.RegulationsCalifornia says English tests at roadside for truck drivers not needed after $40M DOT penaltyCustom Rigs'Dressed to the Nines': 2023 Peterbilt 389 spec'd for excavation heavy haulRegulationsNon-domiciled CDL drivers say DOT’s new rule violates their civil rightsFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
