Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Life: Page 4
Regulations
New legislation takes aim at ELP enforcement, CDL issuance
A Florida Senator's legislation would codify English proficiency enforcement and limit CDL issuance to U.S. citizens, legal permananet residents and those with a valid work visa or USCIS employment authorization. Also: New predictive parking info available for I-5; man found guilty of setting Swift trailers ablaze.
September 4, 2025
Life
Custom Kenworth W900, $50K sweeten the pot in annual Pilot Road Warrior contest
Pilot is enhancing its annual Road Warrior contest by giving away a custom Kenworth W900 that will be designed by the Diesel Brothers. The Road Warrior contest recognizes truck drivers with excellent safety records and service to the community.
September 3, 2025
Sponsor Content
Let our deep industry knowledge become your data-driven insights
Fusable
Success begins with a solid digital strategy. Our team of experts works closely with you to understand your business objectives, target audience, and industry landscape. Leveraging our deep industry knowledge and data-driven insights, we develop customized digital strategies that deliver tangible results.
February 19, 2025
Life
Six charged in CDLs-for-bribes scheme | Huge I-65 bridge project in the offing
A New Orleans restaurant owner is accused of taking payments from CDL applicants and bribing officials to pass the applicants by falsifying test results. Also: More truck parking available in Indiana; I-65 bridge construction project planned in Louisville.
September 3, 2025
Regulations
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
Regulations
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
Channel 19
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
Overdrive Extra
'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
Life
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
Regulations
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
Truck Stops
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
Regulations
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
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
Regulations
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
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
Regulations
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
Life
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
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
Regulations
'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
Previous Page
Page 4 of 307
Next Page
Top Stories
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.
Small Fleet Champ
Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver
Trucker of the Year
Trucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growing
Custom Rigs
'A Touch of Class': Greg Kiser Trucking's custom '08 Pete makes old-school style new
Featured Sponsor
Garmin Delivers Big with Trucker-Trusted Navigators and Premium Wireless Headsets
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver
More episodes »
Partner Insights
Overdrive's Partners in Business - The leading business training program for owner-operators.
Overdrive's Partners in Business - The leading business training program for owner-operators.
