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Supreme Court sides with fired trucker against CBD vendor Medical Marijuana Inc.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a trucker can sue a CBD supplement company in a RICO case after a wrongly labeled product led to the driver failing a drug test and getting fired.

April 2, 2025

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Snap-on launches new diagnostic tool with code-based troubleshooting

Snap-on’s new Pro-Link+ is a complete code-based diagnostic and repair platform for all makes of trucks, providing a direct path from pulling a fault code via the vehicle communication interface to diagnosing and fixing the problem.

April 2, 2025

Snap-on Pro-Link+

Overdrive Radio

Freight markets, fraud, predatory towing, pay-to-park: Small-biz trucking challenges

Setting the issues stage for MATS, this wide-ranging discussion on small-biz and other industry-wide challenges ended with a clarion call for Congress to finish what it's started and dedicate millions in funding to free truck parking.

April 1, 2025

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Trucker of the Year

'Keep digging': Trucker of the Month Dice Mayhem's Trucking seeds growth

Hunter and Tim Hubbard operate two dump trucks around northern Virginia. The couple started the business in 2019, working consistently toward better profits despite numerous challenges. Investment in a road tractor to haul cattle aims to expand business.

March 31, 2025

Hunter Hubbard's 2005 Kenworth W900

Trucker of the Year

Trucker of the Year honored at MATS with replica of his T600, Bostrom seat

Alan Kitzhaber's legendary run putting down more than 4,000,000 miles in a 1995 Kenworth T600 comes to an end with a bang as Overdrive honors the owner-operator as Trucker of the Year.

March 28, 2025

Alan Kitzhaber's T600 scale model, and the real thing

Bill to repeal 12% tax on trucks revived in Congress

Members of Congress are once again attempting to repeal the 12% Federal Excise Tax on new truck and trailer purchases. Also: Wyndham Hotels offering rewards program, partnership with Hotels4Truckers; Engine travel platform accepting Wex OTR cards.

March 28, 2025

New insurer in trucking market at MATS for first time

Geico’s fairly new trucking insurance program, launched in 2023, is now available in nearly two-thirds of the country, with accelerated expansion underway. The company's first MATS appearance started Thursday, March 27.

March 28, 2025

Geico booth at MATS

OOIDA urges Congress to act on non-domiciled CDLs, English proficiency

OOIDA told Congress that large carriers' "insatiable appetite for cheap labor" has led to an apparent rise in non-domiciled CDLs, and plenty operators who can't communicate in English. The panel agreed English proficiency was safety-critical.

March 26, 2025

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Arkansas police testing English skills at roadside? Social media says yes, but ...

Despite a popular post on social media, both Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Highway Police, the latter under the umbrella of the state DOT, denied any English language testing or arrests.

March 25, 2025

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Walmart opens a brokerage? Mega-shipper now onboarding small fleets

Walmart emailed a "select group" of carriers offering them an "exciting opportunity" to haul for the retail giant. Does your small fleet meet the criteria?

March 25, 2025

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Trump nominates former Florida Highway Patrol Chief Derek Barrs to lead FMCSA

Just days after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Acting Administrator suddenly left the role, the White House has nominated Derek Barrs to lead the agency.

March 25, 2025

Partners in Business

Overdrive's new Partners in Business playbook for a truck owner-op's career

The new PIB, coproduced with ATBS, builds on the decades-old trucking business-education program for owner-operators with a reorganization and reformatting with today's pro trucker in mind. It's now a browsable online content library accessible today.

March 24, 2025

Business Management

Know the value of your time: Notes on paying yourself and business profits

Cost and income performance per unit of time worked isn't always a priority in the miles-focused trucking industry, yet tracking time performance closely and making adjustments is key for owner-operators who want to double down on efficiency.

January 1, 2025

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Cast your votes for your favorite Custom Rigs video between Todd Scruggs' 1982 Peterbilt 359 and Shawn Wright's 1968 Peterbilt 358A at the bottom of this post, or at this link, to determine the winner of Overdrive's 2025 Custom Rigs Showdown.

Custom Rigs Showdown finals: 1968 Peterbilt 358A takes on 1982 359

Cast your votes for your favorite Custom Rigs video between Todd Scruggs' 1982 Peterbilt 359 and Shawn Wright's 1968 Peterbilt 358A to determine the winner of Overdrive's 2025 Custom Rigs Showdown.

Gary Mackay's 1998 Peterbilt 379 was voted by Overdrive readers as the 2025 Pride & Polish Antique champ. Mackay bought the truck out of California about five years ago and has totally rebuilt it over time since.

Idaho farm owner-op's custom '98 379 brings home Pride & Polish hardware, recognition

Gao Examples Of Technology Self Driving Trucks

DOT says it's full steam ahead on autonomous trucking rollout

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What we mean when we say 'freight fraud': Ways to defend against the hydra-headed monster

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'Who here knows their numbers?' For truck owners who do, and act on them, profits stack up

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