New Hampshire State Police recently announced the results of a traffic enforcement blitz that surfaced 59 violations in just five stops and busted a certified "habitual offender."
Police found Scott Rand, 61, of Sherman, Maine, driving an overweight dump truck. Rand was subsequently arrested, charged with felony operating as a habitual offender, and transferred to Rockingham County jail, where he is being held on numerous outstanding warrants, a release said. 
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New Hampshire's DMV lists certain drivers as habitual offenders if they "have shown indifference for the safety and welfare of others, disrespect for the laws of the state, and indifference to orders of the courts or administrative agencies."
In this case, Rand would have had a hearing wherein a court found him worthy of the title, and revoked his CDL.
Since Rand was again caught driving, he'd be "subject to imprisonment for not less than one year, and up to five years," NHSP regulations state.
Operating a CMV without a CDL is a shockingly common problem.
In 2025, violation code 383.23A2LCDLN, or operation of a CMV without a valid license, was the ninth most common driver violation with nearly 41,000 infractions across the U.S, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Overdrive sister data company RigDig's accounting shows more than nearly 14,000 such violations caught in the contiguous U.S. states at roadside or in the scale houses in 2026 so far, through most of May, and 39 in New Hampshire.
As the DOT cracks down on CDL eligibility and "sham" schools giving unqualified drivers CDLs, a significant scofflaw population continues to simply drive the truck anyway.
New Hampshire, along with a handful of other states, may have found a way to address that via their "habitual offender" programs.
Rand's arrest was part of a bigger traffic blitz brought on by residents of North Hampton, New Hampshire, complaining about unsafe commercial trucks in the area.
The blitz netted five traffic stops of commercial vehicles that "resulted in the discovery of nearly 60 violations" and Rand's arrest.
That's about 12 violations for each traffic stop. Seems the residents of North Hampton were onto something.
The blitz went down on Thursday, July 2, with State Troopers assigned to the Motor Carrier Enforcement Unit and North Hampton officers working together "on an enhanced enforcement patrol to deter and detect violations of weight restrictions, driving on restricted roads, faulty equipment, as well as other unsafe behaviors by commercial drivers."
New Hampshire has previously acted on citizen tips to police trucking. The town of Plaistow conducted the effort on Friday, June 12, during which more than 30 traffic stops of commercial vehicles resulted in the discovery of nearly 150 violations.
After finding such target-rich ground, NHSP said troopers and members of the North Hampton Police Department "will continue to collaboratively address the community’s concerns with additional joint patrols."
[Related: Get prepped for traffic stops, inspections before CVSA 'Safe Driver' week starts July 12]
