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Business: Page 6

Business
Broker threatens to sue carrier over 'nonsensical' back-solicitation claim
Small fleet owner Leander Richmond was recently "offended" by a broker trying to tell him who he could haul for. He issued a scathing response and revealed the threat was a paper tiger.
November 12, 2025
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Overdrive Radio
How military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to success
A special Overdrive Radio marks Veterans Day, commemorating the military service of so many around the United States, and in American trucking. Here we honor the stories of two vets -- Army and Navy, respectively -- who are equally clear-eyed emphasizing what their service meant for their long careers as business owners.
November 11, 2025
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Regulations
Court pauses DOT rule seeking to push 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers out of commercial work
DOT's most aggressive regulatory action in years was stopped in its tracks at a court in D.C. on Monday. The rule will remain on pause as the court deliberates.
November 10, 2025
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Channel 19
DOT's Duffy killed the 'driver shortage' narrative -- and now ATA has buried it
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy addressed the driver shortage head on, and it wasn't pretty. Now, even ATA backs off claims about lacking a quantity of drivers, marking a complete victory for owner-operator and small trucking voices.
November 5, 2025
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Business
Diesel's latest increase: Prices 21 cents higher than a year ago
Another weekly increase to the national diesel average has fuel nearly a quarter higher than the same week a year ago. Also: TA temporarily suspends roadside assistance; free Drivewyze safety alerts now available in Louisiana.
November 5, 2025
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Regulations
DOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it doesn't need a study on safety outcomes to end non-domiciled CDL issuance, because foreign citizens can't prove their U.S. driving records. Here, find both DOT's and the non-domiciled CDL rule challengers' arguments in detail, before a court decides the fate of the rule.
November 4, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver
This week's edition of Overdrive Radio drops into the Small Fleet Champ awards ceremony and a side roundtable talk with the four finalists: Clifford Hay Inc., Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Turnage & Sons, and Oberman Logistics. The owners traded war stories from hefty tow bills (how's $15K for four miles) and plenty tried-and-true advice for the move from one truck to many.
November 3, 2025
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Business
614,000 drivers might exit trucking amid Trump's immigration crackdown: Analysis
Between English language enforcement, DOT's new rule on non-domiciled CDLs, and ICE raids on the interstate, one expert believes a massive impact could occur, with 16% of truck drivers gone.
November 3, 2025
This chart presents the changes in driver hiring demands and the changes in spot market pricing. Overall, Perry expects immigration enforcement to impact the market more than the ELD mandate in 2017. 'The red bars indicate a plausible spot pricing scenario caused by the immigration regulations,' Perry wrote.
Trucker of the Year
Trucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growing
Though owner-operator Penn might chalk his success up to dumb luck, his story's clear evidence of smart preparation before he ever bought a truck "trying to learn every facet of the industry," in his words. Today, he's a standout for efficiency above 10 mpg, even in a multistop operation hauling furniture LTL.
October 31, 2025
Indiana-headquartered owner-operator John Penn is making a name for himself amongst his peers for a drive to excel in fuel efficiency and management of customer relationships for steady business. Penn is the October Trucker of the Month, putting him in the running for Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year award.
Business
DOT vows 'serious consequences' for CDL mills and carriers, shippers hiring 'illegal alien' drivers
After news of 40 "illegal alien" CDL drivers caught in an ICE raid in Indiana, DOT's Duffy and FMCSA Administrator Barrs vow to "stop at nothing" to keep dangerous drivers off the road.
October 31, 2025
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Regulations
California refuses to revoke 20,000 wrongly issued CDLs in note to DOT
California admits to some technical problems with CDL issuance, but overall the state remains defiant, saying it complied with federal regs on non-domiciled CDL issuance. The state was silent on DOT's "bombshell" report to the contrary.
October 30, 2025
At a press conference in September, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy showed a California CDL that expires months after an applicant's legal work authorization in the country.
Business
Get your 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, state DOTs, parking deserts
Overdrive readers graded the 48 continental United States for highway maintenance and expansion, congestion pressure and parking infrastructure, reporting broken suspensions, blown-out tires, high fees and aggressive ticketing from the worst of the worst.
October 29, 2025
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Business
I-80 WB tunnel reopening months after fatal crash | Diesel prices jump 10 cents
Just in time for the winter season, the westbound Green River Tunnel will reopen with traffic restricted to 35 mph, and vehicles limited to a maximum of 8.5 feet wide. Also: After falling 13 cents the last three weeks, diesel's national average price jumped nearly 10 cents in the most recent week; Trucker Path adds fuel discounts program to app.
October 28, 2025
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Business
ELD-data engagement: Your insurance premiums could depend on it
More and more, insurers work with small fleets and owner-ops' ELD systems to capture telematics data as a window on driving behavior, with potential to save on insurance costs. Engaging with the data yourself could be revealing about your own or your drivers' habits, noted one small fleet consultant, presenting opportunity to actively improve.
October 28, 2025
Overdrive Small Fleet Champ for 2025 in the 3-10 Truck Division, Wes Oberman of Oberman Logistics, is among a growing number of owners utilizing telematics-data enagement in tandem with his leased owner-operators to help keep the record clean and costs in line.
Regulations
‘No evidence’ non-domiciled CDLs bad for safety: Lawsuit to block DOT's new rule
A lawsuit claiming there's no evidence to support DOT's purge of 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers from the trucking industry is moving quickly through the court.
October 28, 2025
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Regulations
Drivers, do you support DOT's move against 200,000 non-domiciled CDLs?
Questions for the haulers out there: Are you seeing impacts from DOT's moves to revoke nearly 200,000 non-domiciled CDLs? Do you support the move? Will it boost rates? Weigh in here.
October 27, 2025
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Business
Brokers, parking, emissions regs: Owner-ops' top trucking concerns
The trucking industry as a whole -- drivers and motor carriers -- ranked the economy as the overall top concern in ATRI's annual issues survey. Carriers and truck owners/operators had different views of what's most concerning, though, with differences among different operator classes on offer, as well.
October 27, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
TFX, Oberman come out on top: Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champs
Taking home the Small Fleet Champ title belts in their respective categories were Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis in the 11-30-truck category, and Oberman Logistics and its owners, Wes and Laura Oberman, in the 3-10-truck class.
October 24, 2025
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Business
FMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirely
FMCSA doubles down, completely eliminating Employee Authorization Documents as valid for CDL applications and mandating stricter eligibility standards for non-citizens seeking CDLs.
Police In Station With Truck
Regulations
ELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
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Trucker of the Year
'I will not idle, ever': Adapting old-school ways to prevent emissions fails
A video posted by the suspected 'chameleon carrier' ring at the center of this investigation shows a little tutorial on how the carriers quickly switch DOT numbers.
Regulations
FMCSA investigating chameleon carrier network after deadly Indiana crash
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