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Regulations
POLL: Roadcheck 2025's a wrap -- did you get inspected?
With Roadcheck 2025 coming to a close May 15, how'd the three-day blitz go for you? Were you and/or your truck inspected May 13-15? Weigh in here.
May 15, 2025
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Business
Truck maker launches its own load board
Mack Trucks' new Load Finder is a free load board integrated into its Mack Connect fleet management portal for Mack owners and available online to carriers with other truck makes and models.
May 15, 2025
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Business
Owner-ops optimistic about freight markets despite uncertainties: Survey
A recent Bloomberg | Truckstop survey showed optimism among owner-ops and small fleets for improvements in the spot market and other areas despite economic uncertainty around tariffs and other factors. Also: While spot rates tumbled last week, fuel prices are also down; Colorado nears allowing roadside chain-assist companies.
May 13, 2025
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Overdrive Radio
Prospects for a 'phenomenal' flatbed year: Trucker of the Month George Kincaid
In this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, an audio window on flatbed-pulling owner-operator Kincaid’s optimism for 2025 platform freight prospects. Also: Our talk with John Rissler about the genesis of the Crossroads Truck Meet and his Horse and Buggy Accessories shop.
May 12, 2025
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Regulations
Hours of service should be front and center in DOT deregulatory effort: Truckers
There's near-unanimity on evaluation of additional flexibilities for drive and rest periods in the HOS, yet not everyone agrees on the ELD mandate. Among other top issues highlighted by truckers, groups for modification or repeal in recent docket comments: speed limiters, broker transparency and AEBs.
May 9, 2025
With the U.S. Department of Transportation asking for the public's help in ID'ing regs that should be removed or modified, truck drivers, trucking organizations and even manufacturers weighed in on what they see as some of the top regulatory issues facing the industry.
Hours of Service
Are you Roadcheck-ready? Inspectors to key in on PC, false logs
What recent reporting and insight from CVSA's inspections guru revealed about this year's Roadcheck inspection blitz, less than a week away, May 13-15. Access a bevy of resources, including the latest hours-related guidance, here.
May 7, 2025
This year's Roadcheck inspection blitz kicks off Tuesday, May 13.
Hours of Service
HOS waivers in two states | Nebraska fleet's AI dispatch assist adoption, and what happened next
Since implementing AI to assist in dispatching, Grand Island Express is handling 35% more freight and saw a 13% increase in revenue per truck per week. Also: Two states waive HOS for fuel haulers; Internationals recalled for windshield wiper issue; more.
May 6, 2025
Grand Island Express Truck
Business
Trump DOT 'ELP mandate' for drivers could boost rates 15%: Analysis
Depending on how President Trump's English language proficiency enforcement demand gets carried out, the move could see thousands of drivers out-of-service and rates rising as much as 15%.
May 5, 2025
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Business
New research takes aim at 'driver shortage' narrative, tracing roots of churn to 1980s deregulation
The OOIDA Foundation published new research around driver turnover in trucking, taking on what the association considers a dangerous, false narrative of a driver shortage that undercuts pay and hinders healthy industry growth.
May 2, 2025
New research from the OOIDA Foundation dives into trucking's driver turnover issue, tracing back to its roots, identifying causes, offering ways to improve retention rates.
Regulations
Could Trump's English language proficiency mandate sideline 100,000 drivers?
The Trump DOT's move to robustly enforce English language proficiency could put as many as 100,000 drivers in the crosshairs, according to a recent analysis.
May 1, 2025
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Trucker of the Year
'Ain't never not made it yet': Owner-op George Kincaid and the power of positivity
Building business in trucking, carving out a niche wholly on his own with authority, hasn't always been easy for George Kincaid, yet a measure of guarded positivity guides him in diligent efforts to get where he wants to be as a business owner.
April 30, 2025
April Trucker of the Month George Kincaid's Western Star 4900EX, a Millennial Edition model built around the turn of the century.
Regulations
CVSA backs Trump's move to require drivers speak English
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Driver-Traffic Enforcement Committee on Tuesday voted to back President Trump's demand for English proficiency among all truck drivers in the U.S. by putting the language violation back in the out of service criteria.
April 29, 2025
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Regulations
Transportation budget moves in House might help small fleets in 'Conditional' safety rating limbo
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's budget proposal includes funding for a public website for brokers to confirm a carrier's operating authority, and more. Also: FMCSA denies two driver training-related exemption requests.
April 29, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
How to brand your owner-operator trucking business when you don’t own the trailer
You're pulling a huge, mobile advertising opportunity every day -- an ideal place (particularly for dry vans and reefers) to put company signage. Yet if you don't own the trailer, branding the business is possible in all sorts of ways as a tool for growth.
April 26, 2025
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Regulations
U.S. Rep calls on DOT to look into English language proficiency regs
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman urged the DOT to consider rescinding 2016 FMCSA guidance that made English language proficiency not an OOS violation. Also: Two arrested in "elaborate" diesel theft scheme; fireworks haulers seek renewal of HOS exemption.
April 25, 2025
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Business
Overdrive up for three prestigious journalism awards
Overdrive has been named a finalist for three Jesse H. Neal Awards for its coverage of brokered-freight transparency, freight fraud, and emissions regs' impact on truck prices and reliability.
April 25, 2025
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Business
'Labor dumping' and trucking: Are foreign CDL drivers bringing down rates?
Does trucking have an "open borders" problem? Overdrive investigates claims of "labor dumping."
April 24, 2025
Red Truck Parked At Dead End Street
Regulations
DOT threatens action against NYC federal funding over congestion pricing | Nevada insurance hike advances
The DOT has detailed actions it could take against New York if the state doesn't end NYC's congestion pricing program. Also: Nevada's liability insurance hike past state Senate; fleet's bookkeeper guilty of stealing $4M from company.
April 23, 2025
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Sharp new glider additions to Rissler small fleet underscore driver, family value
Walk through two new glider additions to Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler Transportation, a 2016 flattop Pete and a 2019 studio-sleeper outfitted KW picked up for Wes Martin's wife, Bev, to accompany the longtime Rissler driver OTR.
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Just five weeks left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship
Mack Trucks reintroduced its Anthem model Tuesday as 'the new standard of regional haul.'
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'Brand new' Anthem reintroduced as Mack's regional haul truck
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