Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Regulations
Home
California 88K lb. load limit targeting port congestion dubbed 'lipstick on a pig'
While California Gov. Gavin Newsom believes a larger 88,000-lb. gross truck weight can help reduce port congestion, trucking experts feel otherwise.
November 30, 2021
Regulations
FMCSA extends COVID-19 emergency declaration's hours waiver through February
The FMCSA waiver will now be effective through Feb. 28, 2022. The extension continues to retain new features instituted with the last extension that began in September. Also: Spot market update shows expected Thanksgiving-week sag.
November 29, 2021
Regulations
Watchers say vax mandate at Canada-U.S. border to cause supply chain 'horrors'
The U.S. and Canada face a "perfect storm" of regulatory risks that could see as many as 20,000 Canadian drivers and 16,000 U.S. drivers unable to move cross-border freight during the historic supply chain crunch, associations say.
November 29, 2021
Regulations
New York is last state to allow under-21 intrastate truckers | SuperRigs 2022 calendar available
A law passed this month in New York allows 18-20-year-olds to obtain a Class A CDL after completing a "CDL Class A Young Adult Training Program." Also: The 2022 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar is available to order; Paccar Parts names top shops.
November 26, 2021
Regulations
COVID vaccine requirement looming for cross-border truckers | Components delays plague trailer production
Truck drivers entering the U.S. from Canada and Canada from the U.S. will soon be required to show proof of vaccination to cross the border. Also: Trailer manufacturers continue to struggle amid parts delays; Driver recognized for extinguishing car fire.
November 24, 2021
Don’t Miss Out
Get the business tips, industry insights and trending news every owner-operator needs to know in the
Overdrive
newsletter.
Email
Sign Up
Channel 19
The COVID-19 HOS waiver: Has 'self-regulation' equated to better safety?
Trucker Nation teams up with D&K Truck Compliance on a new effort to gather data from carriers and individual drivers who have operated under the COVID waiver. The goal is to study safety outcomes, potentially spurring hours of service change.
November 23, 2021
Regulations
Livestock haulers get additional HOS exemption in infrastructure law
The infrastructure bill signed into law earlier this month adds to livestock and insect haulers' 150 air-mile radius hours of service exemption. Also: 15 Republican governors call on Biden to ease trucking regs to help supply chain; more.
November 23, 2021
Regulations
Another guilty plea announced in widespread New Orleans staged-accident fraud scheme
The guilty plea is the 29th in the case, which involved people staging accidents with tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles. Also: I-10 closure planned this weekend in Phoenix; Two sentenced in HHG fraud scheme
November 18, 2021
Home
DRIVE Safe Act becomes law: Here's what motor carriers need to know
Senator Angus King of Maine on Wednesday discussed the finer points of the bill, which he described as a common sense piece of legislation that could quickly free up tens of thousands of long haul drivers.
November 18, 2021
Business
House Transportation Committee hears blunt assessment of 'driver shortage'
Dr. David Correll of MIT concluded that improving dock efficiency to add 18 minutes of driving time to an average hauler's 6.5-hour daily drive time would put ATA's "driver shortage" number at zero. More from Wednesday hearing in this report.
November 18, 2021
Equipment
Rear impact guards now included in annual DOT inspection checklist
Beginning Dec. 9, rear impact guards on trailers will be part of annual inspections with a potential for hefty fines for failed inspections. Also: Love's, Chester's Chicken offering free food, hats Thursday; Flatbed fleet offering Appreciation Pay.
November 16, 2021
Voices
Opinion: Another case for more flexible hours of service, small trucking's voice
Thomas "T-Ray" Hogan of Ward, Arkansas, penned this letter to urge regulators and others around trucking to ease up on solutions in search of a problem that he feels are driving independents and small fleets out of trucking -- a safety negative.
November 16, 2021
Regulations
Supreme Court requests Solicitor General input on AB 5
SCOTUS wants the Solicitor General to weigh in on whether the high court should hear California Trucking Association's case against AB 5. Also: Truckstop.com giving away 30-day trials; Truckers Christmas Group in action; info on Mack, Great Dane recalls.
November 15, 2021
Regulations
Fatal crashes involving large trucks at highest level since 2005
FMCSA recently released its 2019 Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts -- a slight increase in fatal crashes involving large trucks from 2018 marked the highest level in 14 years. Also: TA broke ground on new Georgia stop; new trailer tracker.
November 12, 2021
Regulations
ATA, other trucking groups join legal fight against COVID vaccine mandate
ATA was joined by state trucking associations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in its fight against OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard. Also: Biden lays out immediate infrastructure plans to help improve supply chain issues; New truck parking app.
November 10, 2021
Regulations
Western States Trucking Association: Owners need to engage on zero-emissions targets out West
Minus considerable uptick in engagement, the new generation of regulators within CARB are unlikely to veer too far from its current path, one that includes the likelihood of Zero-Emissions Vehicles' mandated phase-in beginning in 2030 and to 100% by 2042.
November 10, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Truckers 'scarce and under-utilized at the same time' -- how can that possibly be?
So asks MIT's Dr. David Correll, part of a podcast talk with working haulers. Correll was speaking to the constant drumbeat around a "driver shortage," even as truckers average just 6-7 hours of driving a day. What's your average daily hours utilization?
November 10, 2021
Regulations
Hours waivers extended in two states
Ongoing drought conditions in N.D., Minn. prompt extensions of HOS waivers for certain haulers in both states. Also: Love's donates $2.8 million to Children's Miracle Network; medium is message in bottle design for diesel-additive maker; TMS turns 1.
November 9, 2021
Page 1 of 172
Next Page
Top Stories
Small Fleet Champ
Small fleet roundtable: 'Co-opetition' code, balancing personal/business pursuits, more
Trucking companies can do more to embrace cooperation amongst their kind -- "I'd rather have your friendship than have your freight," Small Fleet Champ Jason Cowan said in this roundtable with fellow finalists -- where it makes sense to seed growth.
Life
Six drivers ensure U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree's delivery to D.C.
Channel 19
The COVID-19 HOS waiver: Has 'self-regulation' equated to better safety?
Business
A hack for getting a better read on rates data
Sponsor Content
BlueParrott Convertible Wireless Headset
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
Small fleet roundtable: 'Co-opetition' code, balancing personal/business pursuits, more
More episodes »
The Business Manual for Owner-Operators
Overdrive
editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2021 edition of Partners in Business.
Download
