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Hogan Transports acquired by vehicle rental giant | HOS relief in two states
Enterprise Mobility, parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car among other businesses, is expanding into the Class 7-8 truck market with the acquisition. Also: Heating fuel haulers get HOS relief in two states; former USPS employee guilty of taking bribes from trucking companies; new TA in Colorado.
December 9, 2025
Life
Fleet owner gets prison time, to pay $1.9M in restitution for tax evasion
The owner's tax evasion scheme consisted of four different companies she operated and controlled, and involved unreported income and unpaid taxes. Also: Wisconsin DOT wants to hear from truck drivers about parking challenges; two Mexican truck drivers turned around at border for cabotage violations.
December 4, 2025
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February 19, 2025
Parking
Truck parking: FMCSA plans survey of 'several thousand truck drivers'
FMCSA announces plans to survey truck drivers about truck parking to estimate the monetary benefits of creating new truck parking spaces. Also: 5 Michigan rest areas closing for winter; new "United for Autonomy" coalition aims to advance federal autonomous vehicle framework.
November 28, 2025
Parking
Nevada asks for truckers' input on truck parking | Recalls over brakes issues: International, Peterbilt
Nevada DOT is asking for input from the trucking industry on parking challenges and opportunities in the state. Also: International LT, RH models recalled for brakes issue; new Peterbilts recalled.
November 24, 2025
Regulations
English-only CDL written tests: House bill introduced
A House version of a bill introduced in the Senate this summer would require all CDL testing to be conducted in English, rather than just the skills test as currently required. Also: Page Trucking acquiring Northeast bulk carrier; Love's expands in North Dakota.
November 21, 2025
Truck Stops
Major truck stop discontinues roadside repairs in total
A spokesperson for TravelCenters of America parent company BP said the roadside-service shutdown applied to all repairs conducted "on the shoulder of any active traffic lane." Also: Rebuilt Love's open in Stroud, Oklahoma; Eddie's Corner's sitdown restaurant will close for winter in Montana.
November 17, 2025
Parking
New rest area brings more truck parking to this state | 3K-plus VNLs recalled
Truck drivers hauling into Indiana from Illinois along I-70 now have more parking options with the opening of a new rest area. Also: Volvo issues recalls for VNL, VAH models; Mack recalls Granite units; new Love's opens.
November 10, 2025
Regulations
Brake Safety Week: 15% of trucks sidelined with OOS violations
The top brake-related OOS violation during Brake Safety Week was for trucks having more than 20% of total brakes on the unit with a violation. Also: Updated rest area brings more truck parking to this standout state; three new TA Express locations open.
November 6, 2025
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
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
Business
Like a 'bronco buster at a rodeo': Truckers' experience on American roadways today
Responding to Overdrive's "Truckers' Highway Report Card" survey, owner-operators ranked Indiana's I-70 the absolute worst haul route in the nation. Indiana and other state DOTs who made the "worst roads" list, some recognize, can use the naming and shaming truckers' perceptions offer in a new 20-page report charting infrastructure struggles around the nation.
October 23, 2025
Business
Truckers' 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, states, parking
Truckers grade the 48 continental United States for highway maintenance and expansion, congestion pressure and parking infrastructure. Ahead of the 2026 expiration of the most recent highway bill, this report charts a path for funding to where it's most needed.
October 23, 2025
Regulations
Legislator proposes 'liberation' for diesels from emissions controls with bill to relax penalties for 'deletes'
The bill, introduced in the Senate, would ban the requirement for emissions control devices and onboard diagnostics systems and remove penalties for tampering with emissions control equipment, among other provisions. Also: Truck Parking Club hits another milestone.
October 17, 2025
Regulations
Traffic enforcement blitz results: Troopers hand out 5x more citations, warnings to truckers than passenger-vehicle drivers
Continuing a three-year trend, truck drivers received more than 5K tickets and warnings for various violations -- speeding, seat belts, more -- compared to just more than 1,000 issued to passenger car drivers. Also: Nearly 16K Mack, Autocar trucks recalled; new Love's in Colorado.
October 14, 2025
Business
Prime time for cargo theft: $18M vanishing every single day
With high-profile freight losses mounting and making headlines, research from the American Transportation Research Institute found that cargo theft costs trucking writ large as much as $6.6 billion annually, or $18 million every single day.
October 14, 2025
Regulations
Legislation aims to codify new non-domiciled CDL rule, end Canada/Mexico CDL reciprocity
Canada/Mexico CDL reciprocity is under fire in a new bill to codify recent non-domiciled CDL changes. Also: More than 1,200 new truck parking spaces planned in this state; Truckers Christmas Group seeking nominations of families in need of holiday-season support.
October 7, 2025
Regulations
Government shutdown: Business as usual for FMCSA | Wildfires, HOS relief
FMCSA and NHTSA employees are unaffected by the government shutdown, according to DOT's shutdown plan. Also: More HOS relief for wildfire relief haulers; I-70 rest area reopens with more truck parking.
October 1, 2025
Overdrive Extra
A brick-and-mortar paid truck parking network, expanding quickly
Since its start just a couple years ago, the Freight Ninja owner-manager of secured parking facilities reservable by the month has expanded to more than 50 locations across the country. Their customer service, notes Long Haul Paul, makes you feel like you're "back in the 1990s," and that's a good thing.
September 19, 2025
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