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'Flashiest Fleets' competition opens entry period
Overdrive sister publication CCJ is accepting nominations for the contest, open to fleets of all sizes operating equipment ranging from small vans and pickups to tractor-trailers. Add your fleet to the mix with up to three images of your trucks and/or trailers.
September 3, 2025
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Why state police are letting drivers placed OOS for English violations go free
After DOT called out three states, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance explains exactly what inspectors do, or don't do, to stop ELP violators.
September 2, 2025
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Will this deadly drug be added to truckers' drug-testing panel?
Under the proposal, DOT-regulated workers would be tested for fentanyl and norfentanyl in keeping with Department of Health and Human Services guidelines. Also: ATRI seeks input on top industry concerns; International MVs recalled; new Love's in Texas.
September 2, 2025
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Road Mode: The real cost of trucking done 'seriously' on home life, relationships
Overdrive reader Eric Schmidt is no steering wheel holder. No GPS, no ELD, just trucking done professionally. But in going "Road Mode" and succeeding at trucking, was he leaving life itself behind?
August 29, 2025
Eric Schmidt and his trusty '05 KW glider that became more home than home itself.
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'Real as it gets': Long Haul Paul on the 'Driver' film, airing Labor Day on PBS
Directed by Nesa Azimi, "Driver" is a hauntingly beautiful, slow-cinema treatment of Real Women in Trucking founder Desiree Wood and trucker Michelle Kitchin. Long Haul Paul reviews, with Wood's message for the next generation of trucking advocates.
August 29, 2025
The 'Driver' film will make its broadcast debut on Labor Day via PBS's POV series.
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I-26 bridges in Tennessee fully reopened 11 months after Hurricane Helene
The twin I-26 bridges near Exit 40 in Tennessee are now open with two lanes in both directions for the first time since Hurricane Helene. Also: Louisiana nearing completion of I-20 construction project; Pete Store expands into new state.
August 28, 2025
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DOT responds to Harjinder Singh bodycam footage: 'Inexplicable lack of enforcement'
DOT says New Mexico State Police showed an "inexplicable lack of enforcement" in bodycam footage that shows Harjinder Singh passing a Level II inspection English.
August 28, 2025
DOT pinpointed the exact moment it said New Mexico State Police should have begun an ELP assessment with Harjinder Singh, the driver who would later go on to kill three in a reckless illegal U-turn move on the Florida Turnpike.
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New mega truck stop aims for unforgettable experience
The Truckers Paradise is located in an old outlet mall in Gainesville, Texas, and offers a food court, high-quality showers and bathrooms, lounges, plenty free parking, a mobile truck wash and fueling. So much more, too.
August 27, 2025
Truckers Paradise officially opened in Gainesville, Texas, on June 26, offering numerous amenities to truck drivers, including mobile fueling and a mobile truck wash, restaurants, lounges and much more. The truck stop is located at 4321 N Interstate 35, Gainesville, TX 76240.
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New Mexico releases video of Harjinder Singh passing an inspection in English
Harjinder Singh, the driver in the triple-fatal Florida turnpike crash, successfully passed an inspection in English in New Mexico, body cam footage reveals.
August 26, 2025
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Regulations
DOT threatens funding for California, Washington, New Mexico over lax ELP enforcement
DOT on Tuesday called out three states saying they not only don't enforce English language proficiency for truck drivers, but they let drivers placed out-of-service in other states roam free.
August 26, 2025
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy (left) and FMCSA Chief Counsel Jesse Elison address the media about ELP enforcement.
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Florida ag inspection stations to begin ELP test, immigration enforcement
Florida Agricultural Law Enforcement officers will begin checking truck drivers for English language proficiency at agriculture inspection sites through the state. Also: National Truck Driving Championships conclude with FedEx Freight driver on top; brake inspection tips as Brake Safety Week under way.
August 25, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday announced increased immigration enforcement in the state with the help of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Regulations
DOT blasts New Mexico police as 'dishonest' in dispute over Harjinder Singh's English test
DOT had strong words and a stern warning for New Mexico after the state claimed driver Harjinder Singh could communicate in English. States could face losing federal funding over the dispute.
August 25, 2025
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State Department pauses truck driving visas: Who is and isn't impacted
The State Department offers clarification on exactly which visa issuances are halted. Here's why non-domiciled CDL issuances won't likely be impacted in large measure.
August 22, 2025
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Driver named Goodyear Highway Hero after helping endangered person lying in road
J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley is Goodyear's Highway Hero. Also: NTTC seeks extension of waiver for pulsating brake lights tanker trailers; Eaton Cummins celebrates production of 500,00th Endurant transmission.
August 22, 2025
J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley is the 41st Goodyear Highway Hero.
Regulations
U.S. announces halt to work visa programs for foreign truck drivers
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the stoppage would be a "pause" in State's visa programs for truck drivers working in the United States.
August 22, 2025
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'Illegal alien' driver's fleet shut down after deadly Florida turnpike crash
White Hawk Carriers Inc., the trucking company that employed driver Harjinder Singh at the time of his triple-fatal Florida turnpike crash, has been shut down after a national media firestorm.
August 21, 2025
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Regulations
Paper med card use waiver expands | Inspectors Championship before brake blitz, no ELP training included
CDL holders can now use a paper medical certificate for up to 60 days after issuance, as FMCSA expanded a recent waiver amid its move to an electronic med certs. Also: Landstar eyes Mexico exit; latest Highway Angel.
August 21, 2025
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Homeland Security to work with DOT to 'prevent illegal aliens' from getting CDLs
The Department of Homeland Security threw its hat in the ring saying it would help DOT stop "illegal alien" drivers from getting CDLs and putting American drivers "in danger."
August 20, 2025
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