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There are some dads who, in not giving their children everything they’d like materially, wind up giving them something of far greater value. That describes the father of Tim Eacret, proprietor of truck-upholstery specialist EZ Pete Interiors, who honors his dad's legacy in this week's Overdrive Radio.
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Oklahoma bill: $3,000 fines for drivers who can't speak English, prove identity
The Oklahoma Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act of 2025 imposes $3,000 penalties for drivers who can't prove their identity, produce a valid work visa, or communicate in English.
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When selling a piece of truck equipment yourself, loosely conceived agreements with a purchaser that involve nothing more than a verbal discussion between seller and buyer -- it happens quite often in this business -- can be recipes for disaster.
May 21, 2025
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Channel 19
Meeting an out-of-service, non-citizen driver who can't read English
A conversation with a foreign driver revealed his support for Trump's English language proficiency mandate as an instrument toward his own personal growth.
May 21, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA issues ELP-enforcement policy guidance for inspectors
The agency has released its updated enforcement policy that instructs inspectors on how to test for English language proficiency at roadside -- a driver interview and a traffic sign recognition assessment.
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Life
Beware cargo thieves over Memorial Day weekend
Cargo theft recording firm Overhaul is warning of increased cargo theft activity -- both physical theft and theft by fraud -- over Memorial Day weekend. Also: Truck Parking Club partnership aims to combat theft; tracking device maker partners with telematics firm to increase load visibility/security.
May 20, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
Small Fleet Champ assesses growing pains, on location at new company headquarters
How C.W. Express owner Steve Wilson shifted from wear-all-the-hats manager to, after near-disaster in 2022, a near-20-truck fleet owner with strong support structures for C.W.’s trucks and drivers, and deft delegation, particularly on the maintenance side of the business.
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Regulations
Connecticut inspectors talk HOS, ELP enforcement at Roadcheck
A stop at Connecticut scales for Roadcheck revealed taped-on paper DOT-number markings, strict height enforcement, and a combined-agency all-hands-on-deck affair attended by the usual state suspects -- but also federal Homeland Security.
May 19, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
What's happened to broker transparency
With the Trump administration shaking up so much at the federal level, a good question: "What is the new FMCSA thinking about the last one's broker transparency proposal?" The owner-operator who asked it here isn't the only one wondering.
May 16, 2025
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Life
Last call: Complete your Highway Report Card here
Weigh in by May 19 to name the worst of the worst, and best, states and routes in the nation for road conditions, parking, and more. With a big infrastructure funding reauthorization slated for next year, we want to hear your recommendations for states, metro areas and particular routes where improvements are needed.
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Truck maker launches its own load board
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Pride & Polish
'Pretty good life' for Gary Jones' short-hood '79 Peterbilt 359
Truck show mainstay Gary Jones, owner of SPB Trucking, showed off his latest build at MATS 2025 -- a 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab with just 630K original miles, and a rare sight among Jones' trucks, which often sport custom big bunks.
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Regulations
English language proficiency crackdown? Here's what states are saying
Overdrive investigated several tales of new ELP enforcement by roadside inspectors, but have states really moved yet? If so, they're keeping quiet about it. Here's what several states did have to say.
May 14, 2025
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For sale by owner-operator: Notes on the big unload at retirement
Unloading our trucks at the point of retirement isn’t an absolute necessity, especially for the custom-restorers in the audience, yet there’s something to learn from these two tales of recent sales-in-progress as owners wind down business.
May 13, 2025
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First full look: Up-close with the new Mack Pioneer tractor
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May 9, 2025
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English proficiency enforcement, non-domiciled CDLs for foreign citizens | Take this survey to inform Overdrive's coverage of President Donald Trump's executive order mandating English proficiency enforcement and a review of CDLs for foreign drivers working in the U.S.
May 8, 2025
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Every smart mod to Trucker of the Year's 4M-mile 1995 KW T600
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