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Regulations
TQL sued over transparency, contract waivers FMCSA told the broker to drop
Pink Cheetah Express' showdown with TQL reached a new level, with a legal battle brewing that could impact the future of broker transparency in trucking.
February 28, 2025
Regulations
‘You’re on your own’: Cargo theft, fraud challenges aired in Congress
During a Senate subcommittee hearing Thursday, trucking representatives offered recommendations on ways Congress can assist FMCSA, law enforcement and others in fighting freight fraud and cargo theft.
February 28, 2025
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March 24, 2025
Hours of Service
Roadcheck looms in May with focus on hours of service, tires
The annual inspection blitz, set for May 13-15, will focus on drivers' records of duty status for hours of service and tires as its two areas of emphasis, in addition to the standard Level I and other inspections.
February 27, 2025
Equipment
New bill in Senate would repeal, replace emissions regs, revoke Calif. waivers
New legislation would repeal the Phase 3 greenhouse gas emissions regs on heavy-duty trucks and replace them with new standards. It would also end state-by-state emissions standards and do away with new and existing Clean Air Act waivers.
February 26, 2025
Equipment
Tale of two lease-purchases: A path to truck ownership, and a swift exit
Steven Berube and Glenn Helmly's lease-purchase experiences, though more than two decades apart, illustrate how important personal circumstance, and timing, can be in any truck-acquisition decision, creating the conditions for success -- or failure.
February 24, 2025
Voices
What should Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE tackle in trucking?
We asked -- a dozen or so readers answered, offering a range of ideas for areas for review at the intersection of government and industry. What do you think? Weigh in yourself here.
February 26, 2025
Equipment
I-10, I-19 enforcement blitz under way | CARB considers 'zero-emission' used-truck vouchers
To increase adoption of "zero-emission" trucks among small fleets, CARB is collecting information on a potential voucher program for used ZEVs. Also: I-10, I-19 enforcement blitz ongoing; latest Highway Angel; load board exec joins Truck Parking Club.
February 25, 2025
Business
Congress eyes delay of Treasury's owner-reporting requirement
The U.S. House unanimously passed a bill, now with the Senate, to delay the owner-reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act until 2026. Also: ATRI seeks operational costs data from carriers; hydrogen-electric Nikolas recalled.
February 24, 2025
Equipment
Carriers' lease-purchase programs 'meaningful' for at least half of lessee operators
Following the FMCSA Truck Leasing Task Force final report, which recommended abolishing carrier-controlled lease-purchase programs, survey results show nearly half of Overdrive readers who've ever started such a lease ended with the truck's title.
February 24, 2025
Business
Canadian trucking giant TFI moving HQ to U.S. | FMCSA expands HOS waviers, regional emergency
FMCSA expands regional emergency to include seven more states; drug bust in California; Volvo's top Canadian dealer group named.
February 21, 2025
Channel 19
Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE want your help finding fraud at DOT
DOGE has yet to tear into trucking's regulators, really, but with plane crashes and a DEI scandal at the Federal Aviation Administration, is it time to think about what skeletons FMCSA might have in the closet?
February 20, 2025
Regulations
Owner-report requirement under Corporate Transparency Act back in effect
After nearly a year of legal back-and-forth on whether businesses have to report ownership info to the U.S. Treasury, the requirement is back on. Also: I-17 closure upcoming for continued roadwork; drugs seized from separate flatbed floors.
February 20, 2025
Business
Trump DOT terminates New York City's congestion pricing program
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy terminated the program, which began Jan. 5 this year and implemented tolls on vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street.
February 19, 2025
Regulations
Colorado eyes allowing roadside chain-assist businesses
After enhancing its chain-up laws in 2024, Colorado is now looking to help truckers comply by permitting roadside chain installation/removal companies. Also: Former NHTSA Chief Counsel tapped to lead agency; chance to haul the "Wall That Heals" this year.
February 19, 2025
Regulations
FMCSA pushed TQL to drop broker transparency contract waivers
Recently revealed documents show FMCSA pushed TQL in 2023 to change its carrier contracts to remove transparency waivers, while compelling the broker's compliance with existing regulations on a load gone wrong.
February 19, 2025
Regulations
Trump's EPA sends CARB waivers to Congress for review
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is sending the Advanced Clean Trucks and Omnibus Low-NOx rules to Congress for review of the waivers granted under the Biden administration.
February 17, 2025
Overdrive Radio
Owner-op jailed after unwitting participation in cargo theft: Cautionary tale, mitigating risk
One owner-operator got jail time for being tricked into hauling a load for a scheming cargo thief while the "broker" walks free. In Overdrive Radio, ways to mitigate risk amid an increasingly crazy cargo theft landscape.
February 17, 2025
Regulations
FMCSA's broker transparency comment period reopened | HOS waivers for fuels emergency extended
The agency granted a request to reopen the comment period for 30 days beginning Feb. 18 for its proposal to amend its regulations related to brokered freight transparency. Also: Regional fuel-hauler declaration extended; more.
February 14, 2025
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