Overdrive StaffLife'No wide loads': I-40 partially reopening Saturday in NC to most trafficNorth Carolina DOT said the interstate will reopen with one lane in each direction with "unusual conditions." Also: Truck parking funding bill reintroduced in Congress; Highway Angel recognized for stopping for crash, administering CPR.February 28, 2025LifeCargo theft incidents slowed in January but expected to ramp upOverhaul reported a slowdown in cargo theft in January following the holiday season, but activity started to tick up toward the end of the month. Also: Truck parking temporarily closing at Oklahoma Turnpike service plaza; new fuel card launching.February 27, 2025LifeMultiyear I-24 bridge project begins next week with lane reductionsA bridge rehab project on the I-24 bridge over the Ohio River at the Kentucky-Illinois state line is expected to take three construction seasons. Also: Final I-17 closure planned this weekend; $900K in cocaine seized from load of cucumbers, jalapenos.February 26, 2025EquipmentI-10, I-19 enforcement blitz under way | CARB considers 'zero-emission' used-truck vouchersTo increase adoption of "zero-emission" trucks among small fleets, CARB is collecting information on a potential voucher program for used ZEVs. Also: I-10, I-19 enforcement blitz ongoing; latest Highway Angel; load board exec joins Truck Parking Club.February 25, 2025BusinessCongress eyes delay of Treasury's owner-reporting requirementThe U.S. House unanimously passed a bill, now with the Senate, to delay the owner-reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act until 2026. Also: ATRI seeks operational costs data from carriers; hydrogen-electric Nikolas recalled.February 24, 2025BusinessCanadian trucking giant TFI moving HQ to U.S. | FMCSA expands HOS waviers, regional emergencyFMCSA expands regional emergency to include seven more states; drug bust in California; Volvo's top Canadian dealer group named.February 21, 2025RegulationsOwner-report requirement under Corporate Transparency Act back in effectAfter nearly a year of legal back-and-forth on whether businesses have to report ownership info to the U.S. Treasury, the requirement is back on. Also: I-17 closure upcoming for continued roadwork; drugs seized from separate flatbed floors.February 20, 2025BusinessFreight activity flat, used Class 8 sales down December to JanuaryThe amount of freight hauled by trucks in January was unchanged from December, while used Class 8 sales fell over the same period: market sources. Also: Conditions for carriers remained positive relative to shippers to end 2024; latest Highway Angel.February 18, 2025LifeTruck driver guilty of smuggling 36 people in trailer | Shop owner gets 9-year sentence in emissions, load fraud caseA truck driver pleaded guilty after being caught attempting to smuggle 36 people across the border to Texas in December. Also: The owner of Missouri-based Whiskey Dix Big Truck Repair was sentenced for PPP loan fraud, more; bankruptcy auction Wednesday.February 17, 2025RegulationsFMCSA's broker transparency comment period reopened | HOS waivers for fuels emergency extendedThe agency granted a request to reopen the comment period for 30 days beginning Feb. 18 for its proposal to amend its regulations related to brokered freight transparency. Also: Regional fuel-hauler declaration extended; more.February 14, 2025Previous PagePage 32 of 1664Next PageTop StoriesCustom Rigs'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 buildWhat started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”RegulationsELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitzRegulationsCalifornia capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadsideBusinessFMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirelyRegulationsELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
