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Rise of the 'non-domiciled CDL' for non-citizen truck drivers: Safety, rates, security

In Overdrive Radio this week, Executive Editor Alex Lockie and NAPTA's Raman Dhillon both offer perspective on the "non-domiciled CDL" and issues of truck driver training, vetting, and more. Get the inside story on Lockie's July report and the reasons why this little-known license has gained federal attention.

August 18, 2025

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What freight recession? Trucker of the Month insulates biz with direct customers

Ron Kelsey’s achieved something of an "owner-operator holy grail," trucking for decades now in a still-pristine modified two-stick 1981 Peterbilt 359 and hauling direct freight for customers that date back three decades for the owner.

August 11, 2025

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Thank a trucker today. I know I will

A personal note of thanks from Overdrive's editor to the truck operator who helped push his daughter's car out of the center lane of I-65 NB in Nashville Monday. "Cars and trucks can be replaced. People we love, not so."

August 8, 2025

Plenty truck-picture-taking opportunities, too, which I availed myself of. It's road-construction season pretty well everywhere. Sun goes down, the cones and barrels come out.

Driverless-truck tech: Owner-ops worry over cyberattacks, crashes, competition

Nearly a fourth of respondents to a recent survey felt driverless trucks were "one big accident away from being banned" from public roads. But current small-business truckers didn't have their heads in sand about the tech's progress. Most saw driverless competition less than a decade away.

July 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

Owner-operator's 7-step in-cab workout plan for long-term trucking

Follow along with 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber as he walks you through his in-cab workout routine, designed to combat common OTR aches and pains and maintain "functional fitness." His seven-exercise routine takes just 20 minutes and requires minimal equipment.

January 1, 2025

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4 Dollar Diesel Loves March 5 2026

The diesel price run-up hasn't obliterated owner-ops' recent profit gains -- yet ...

But it's getting very close. Backstopping profits will be a matter of smart negotiating if you're dealing with brokers. 2025 Small Fleet Champ Wes Oberman keeps a close eye on fuel with a tool that gives him and leased owners reliable daily forecasts for the next day's prices.

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Purple power: Iowa-based livestock hauler's 2026 W900

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New dogs in Mack's house: Brand-new Keystone tractor, more truck news at ConExpo

The C580 features a large 1,780-square-inch cooling module and is designed to handle high-horsepower operation in stationary, high-altitude, and extreme-heat environments.

Kenworth unveils extreme-duty C580, successor to the C500

Tuesday at the Love's at I-65 on Trinity Lane in Nashville, the cash diesel price had already moved to $4.18/gal., credit another 6 cents higher. Down the street at a small service station you'd play hell getting a tractor-trailer into or out of, pricing remained in the $3.70/gal. range.

'Fill up your tank as soon as possible': Diesel could hit $4.50/gal. average after Iran strikes

'We have to clean this mess up': FMCSA chief emphatic on CDLs, ELD and school vetting, 'chameleons', more

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