Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Regulations: Page 16
Business
Nevada looks to double trucking insurance minimum | Daimler subsidiary closer to 'driver out' autonomous tech
Nevada looks to become the second state to increase the minimum liability insurance requirement for intrastate trucking companies to $1.5 million. Also: Daimler Truck, Torc Robotics testing autonomous trucks; small fleet's coil-securement waiver renewed.
April 18, 2025
Regulations
CDL schools call out 'threat' of 'unscrupulous training entities'
CDL training groups say FMCSA hasn't kept up with removing bad actors from the Training Provider Registry, and that it's a threat to safety on the roads.
April 18, 2025
Sponsor Content
Let our deep industry knowledge become your data-driven insights
Fusable
Success begins with a solid digital strategy. Our team of experts works closely with you to understand your business objectives, target audience, and industry landscape. Leveraging our deep industry knowledge and data-driven insights, we develop customized digital strategies that deliver tangible results.
February 19, 2025
Equipment
Semi-autonomous trucks deployed along I-70
A pair of trucks will operate along I-70 between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis using platooning technology. Also: Used-truck sales volumes rising; fleet petitions FMCSA to allow installation of flashing, brake-activated amber lights on trucks.
April 17, 2025
Channel 19
FMCSA's new ID verificaton test-drive, live from the Mid-America Trucking Show
FMCSA hopes its new ID verification tool for owners registering with the agency will stop fraudsters from infiltrating the system but be a breeze for legitimate, verifiable entities. At MATS, we took this test-drive to kick the tires on the new system.
April 17, 2025
Business
Congress looks to tamp down cargo theft | Another former trooper guilty in CDL fraud case
The bill would establish a multi-agency coordination center to increase collaboration between law enforcement agencies around cargo theft. Also: Flatbed rates still rising in mixed market; former Mass. trooper pleads guilty of CDL fraud scheme; more.
April 16, 2025
Regulations
Massachusetts backs off 'zero-emission' truck reg, for now
Massachusetts is giving manufacturers a temporary reprieve in enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks reg's electric truck sales requirements. Also: Volvos recalled over hazard light issue; two fleets' flashing brake light waivers approved; more.
April 15, 2025
Regulations
NTSB details deadly I-35 crash | Regs rollback: Small-biz roundtable April 16
NTSB released a preliminary report detailing the events that led up to the fatal crash of Solomun Weldekeal Araya on I-35 in Austin, Texas, on March 13. Also: SBA hosting small-biz roundtable to discuss DOT's call for regs review; new Love's in Missouri.
April 14, 2025
Channel 19
Owner-ops' near miss with a train a wake-up call for regulators?
Veteran owner-operators Lee and Lisa Schmitt were crossing an uneven, pockmarked, divided double rail crossing when the lights started flashing. Luckily, they're OK, but they offered this warning for others.
April 14, 2025
Regulations
FMCSA voids 15,225 CDL drivers' medical certificates
FMCSA on Friday said that two doctors had performed 15,225 DOT physicals in two years that "failed to correctly apply required standards in determining that drivers are physically qualified to operate a CMV."
April 11, 2025
Regulations
FMCSA's speed-limiter mandate: Ban reintroduced in Congress | Diesel thieves arrested
A bill reintroduced in Congress would block FMCSA from issuing a rule requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks. Also: Three arrested in Kentucky for allegedly stealing $18K in diesel to support a trucking business.
April 11, 2025
Regulations
Arkansas to fine drivers $500 if they can't speak English proficiently
After some debate and social media hearsay, Arkansas puts its foot down on drivers that can't speak or read English with a new bill.
April 10, 2025
Regulations
FMCSA med card transfer to states going electronic | Prison time for former fleet owner
The former owner of multiple New York-based trucking companies will serve prison time and pay a $150K fine for defrauding FMCSA and falsifying records. Also: Wisconsin among first states to streamline med cert process.
April 10, 2025
Overdrive Extra
Truckers, what road gets your vote for worst in the nation?
How about the best? With legislators set to take up a highway-funding reauthorization next year, the Overdrive Highway Report Card is back. Weigh in with your choices for road conditions (parking, too) to call out where improvement is needed most.
April 10, 2025
Life
Truck-involved crash injuries, fatalities falling | Team split-sleeper exemption renewed
NHTSA reported that there were 497 fewer fatalities in crashes involving large trucks in 2023 than in 2022. Also: McKee Foods' split-sleeper exemption for team drivers renewed for five more years.
April 9, 2025
Life
Truck theft ring charged after arrests | I-95 bridge collapse: NTSB's final report on '23 tanker crash
NTSB said speeding and an unsecured manhole cover on the tanker trailer, and possibly driver fatigue, contributed to the rollver that collapsed an I-95 bridge, killing the driver. Also: Truck theft ring busted; staged-accident fraud bill intro'd.
April 8, 2025
Equipment
POLL: Should Congress take FMCSA Truck Leasing Task Force's central recommendation?
What do you think? If you missed this poll question at the end of Overdrive's two-part feature on the history behind carrier lease-purchase programs and truckers' experiences, weigh in here on the task force's recommendation to abolish such programs.
April 8, 2025
Business
SOCRadar's free service to protect your business from dark web hackers
There's a war going on for your passwords, with hackers constantly innovating new ways to capture your credentials and sell them on the dark web. A free service hopes to watch owner-operators' backs through it all.
April 8, 2025
Regulations
Congress moves to overturn EPA's CARB emissions waivers
The Congressional Review Act resolutions would overturn CARB's Advanced Clean Trucks and Omnibus Low-NOx rules. Also: Mack accepting entries for 2026 calendar contest; new Love's opens in southeast Ohio.
April 4, 2025
Previous Page
Page 16 of 249
Next Page
Top Stories
Custom Rigs
Cline Everhart's 'sweet' 1997 Peterbilt 362E marks 'end of the cabover era'
Everhart, the owner of 70-truck ETI, has grown the fleet from just five trucks when he began 30 years ago, today hauling dry van and flatbed freight. His personal cabover featured here has been custom-built to show, with very low miles for its age.
Pride & Polish
10 days left: Cast your Pride & Polish votes
Overdrive Extra
Outside in: Miss Flatbed Red's portraiture, videography chronicling trucking history and culture
Regulations
EPA won't delay 2027 NOx rule, but plans 'major changes'
Featured Sponsor
Howes
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
J.P. Transport's journey to maximum trucking efficiency
More episodes »
Partner Insights
Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer
Know your costs, owner-operators? Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts, and compare brokers' offers on multiple loads. Enter your trucking business's fixed and variable costs, and load information, to get started.
