https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15829988/broker-margins-sank-as-rates-lit-up-in-june-dat-dataOverdriveen2026-07-14T19:54:53.000ZBroker margins took a beating in June: DAT datahttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/broker-margins-june-2026.1MLF59Rwfd.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The shaded area on the left shows negative margins, while the overall graph, put together by Ken Adamo with DAT data, shows a 13.45% margin for brokers. That's down about a couple percentag points down since last June in a sign of a tightening market.https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15830009/diesel-surges-as-rates-cool-off-postjuly-4Overdriveen2026-07-14T19:52:27.000ZDiesel prices, spot rates reverse coursehttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/trucks-dock-loading-unloading-adobestock-359838823.I8AGfWpIao.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829990/troopers-jumping-into-trucks-this-week-in-wisconsinOverdriveen2026-07-14T17:41:53.000ZTroopers jumping into trucks this week | BulkLoads board adds livestockhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/trooper-in-truck-dash.jMkPkJYSn0.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15753989/small-fleet-champ-wes-oberman-harnesses-ai-coding-builds-custom-tmsOverdriveen2026-07-14T16:31:00.000ZSmall Fleet Champ Wes Oberman harnesses AI coding, builds custom TMShttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/wes-oberman-first-truck.qbixVtmHTi.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The 389 was a looker, though, that's certain, shown here loaded.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/wesley-and-laura-oberman.FmuTcHmj7q.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Wes and Laura Obermanhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/kw-t680-wes-oberman.L8grJVIh5L.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/wentzel-rig-with-fire-truck.DKMopXJC4U.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Another of owner-operator Wentzel's loads for Oberman was this vintage fire truck, not the only one moved for a buyer who restores 1960s-'80s vintage trucks for parades, said Wes. Delivery point: The buyer's house.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/gary-wentzel-and-truck.epYMoaflan.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Gary Wentzel with that Freightliner and one among many loads he's hauled for Oberman.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/wes-oberman-t680.j9rMM0z1OA.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners. As of July 2026, the fleet's up to 14 trucks and set up for further growth.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/nastc-logo.X83DlLXyCp.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The National Association of Small Trucking Companies sponsors the Small Fleet Championship. Finalists receive a year's worth of membership in the association, with access to a myriad of benefits from NASTC's well-known fuel program to drug and alcohol testing services and much more. <a href="https://nastc-conference-info.com/">All will be recognized at the association's annual conference</a>, where the winners will be announced in late October in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="http://nastc.com/">Find more about the association via their website.</a>https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/small-fleet-champ-logo-2025-ovd.UiBUzqp66q.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Oberman Logistics would go on to win the 2025 award in the 3-10-trucks division <a href="http://overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ">(Access profiles of all past semi-finalists via this link.)</a> Four finalists for the 2026 champ award will travel to Nashville in October. <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Enter here to compete before the July 31 entry deadline.</a>https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/wes-oberman-2.uabhRcg7n9.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Wes Oberman from the stage addressing NASTC conference attendees after accepting the 2025 Small Fleet Champ award and title belt. <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Enter for 2026 before the July 31 deadline via this link</a>.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/small-fleet-champ-logo-2026-ovd-outlined-1.3ffoMBYBAm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Enter to compete for one of two <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Overdrive's 2026 Small Fleet Champ title belts at this link before the deadline July 31</a>. https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829902/underground-mc-number-sales-revealed-despite-fmcsa-crackdownOverdriveen2026-07-13T20:50:01.000Z$75K for your authority? Underground MC number sales network uncoveredhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/fmcsamcnumbers.kcK5JVJjiQ.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70FMCSA's recent warning on MC number sales hasn't ended the grey market trade just yet.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829906/ooida-wary-of-new-epa-proposal-as-fleet-oem-groups-applaudOverdriveen2026-07-13T19:51:28.000ZOOIDA wary of new EPA proposal as fleet, OEM groups applaudhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/calabrese-engine.wGRJtkHTBS.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829881/congress-wants-epas-defderate-guidance-to-stickOverdriveen2026-07-13T19:48:35.000ZCongress wants EPA's DEF-derate guidance to stick | Traffic enforcement blitz kicks offhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/def-tank-fill.HlDISadjxN.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829783/indiana-police-recover-11m-in-stolen-cargo-in-recent-monthsOverdriveen2026-07-10T18:15:39.000ZIndiana police recover $11M in stolen cargo in recent monthshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/indiana-police-commercial-vehicle-enforcement.NpzeednNuE.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/watt-ev-electric-truck.bN5TxzshRl.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70WattEV's Fresno charging depot is the first of several in the network that will be used by Tesla Semis operating out of the Port of Oakland starting this year, WattEV said.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829781/when-updated-trucking-regs-are-expectedOverdriveen2026-07-10T16:14:55.000ZThe 19 trucking regs expected by year endhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/oregon-highway-trucks.pbAoGG9bio.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-12-091137.Wf8UsqnNeh.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/overdrive-extra/article/15829688/the-future-at-70-mph-ai-trucks-because-they-can-not-that-we-shouldOverdriveen2026-07-10T14:16:59.000ZThe future at 70 mph: AI trucks, because they can, not that we shouldhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/getty-autonomous.Ipno2D1Aqi.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15829721/epa-proposes-to-end-def-deratesOverdriveen2026-07-09T20:43:10.000ZEPA to end DEF derates, roll back emissions warranty reghttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/truck-engine-roadside-repair-adobestock-359839134.n9LjedJfF9.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15829684/new-trucksonly-highway-connects-port-of-savannah-to-i16Overdriveen2026-07-09T20:08:44.000ZBest trucking month ever? | New trucks-only highway in Georgiahttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/brampton-road-connector.ISEDjhKTkI.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The project gives truck drivers faster access to the Port of Savannah and a more streamlined route to inland markets, Georgia Ports Authority said in a release.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/ftr-tci-may-2026.YKK9KVjSHU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index in May jumped to 20.4 -- its strongest level ever due mostly to highly favorable freight rates for carriers. The April index reading had been 11.6.https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15829697/dot-clearing-way-for-driverless-trucks-with-wiper-mirror-steering-exemptionsOverdriveen2026-07-09T20:05:32.000ZDOT clearing way for driverless trucks with wiper, mirror, steering exemptionshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-09-at-31742-pm.QGeYNuSBiL.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15754233/clifford-c-hay-inc-from-devastating-fire-to-fivetruck-fleetOverdriveen2026-07-09T19:59:00.000ZClifford C. Hay Inc., up from ashes, with new hurdles after crashes: Small Fleet Champ updatehttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7629.n4XERpgCO7.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Clifford C. Hay Inc. owns six trucks with four operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's trucks are shown here parked up in front of the fleet's shop in Cobleskill, New York.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7631.TZyV23JTRU.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7030.ffl5mURGWz.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Cliff Hay is shown here with his 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy in the midst of the only work it does in its retirement -- hauling the the mobile Vietnam Wall that Heals memorial.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7630.XtRdvBSR9k.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/hay-hq.6NShrZYWt8.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/clifford-c-hay-fleet-outside-shop.fw32Fs1xaL.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Clifford C. Hay Inc., as of July 2026 was on its way back toward six trucks, with four (soon-to-be five) operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's rigs are pictured parked up in front of the fleet's current shop in Cobleskill, New York.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/clifford-hay-and-truck.FzhcWFIYSy.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Cliff Hay is shown here with his now-retired custom 2007 379 Legacy, in the midst of the only work it does in its retirement -- hauling the mobile Vietnam Wall that Heals memorial. September brings another opportunity to do that -- he'll be moving the Wall from Massachusetts back closer to his home base in New York with a delivery of the display to Oneonta, he said.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/two-trucks-in-hay-fleet.FbN1rKOHn7.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Hay's 2007 379 Legacy is shown here (right) with a 2024 Peterbilt 389X, No. 697 of 1,389 of the limited-edition run.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/nastc-logo.icFNKgDnYZ.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The National Association of Small Trucking Companies sponsors the Small Fleet Championship. Finalists receive a year's worth of membership in the association, with access to a myriad of benefits from NASTC's well-known fuel program to drug and alcohol testing services and much more. <a href="https://nastc-conference-info.com/">All will be recognized at the association's annual conference</a>, where the winners in two categories will be announced October 29 in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="http://nastc.com/">Find more about the association via their website.</a>https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/small-fleet-champ-logo-2025-ovd.tC5R2EGeka.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Clifford Hay Inc. would go on to be a <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15768558/four-trucking-companies-advance-to-small-fleet-champ-final-round">finalist in the 2025 Small Fleet Champ</a> competition. For 2026, <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">fleets of 3-30 trucks can enter through July 31 via this link</a>.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/small-fleet-champ-logo-2026-ovd-outlined-1.9z2CFPsnXm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Enter to compete for one of two <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Overdrive's 2026 Small Fleet Champ title belts at this link before the deadline July 31</a>. https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/clifford-and-ann-hay.DHmu2NAxTZ.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Hay notes he "had a great time when I came to Nashville" for his <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">finalist nod in the 2025 Small Fleet Championship</a>. Hay's pictured here with his wife, Ann, onstage for the final event. Throughout his time there he enjoyed the radio appearances, plenty of networking, and taking time out to see the city with his wife.https://www.overdriveonline.com/electronic-logging-devices/article/15829669/eld-registry-cleanup-10-more-devices-revokedOverdriveen2026-07-09T17:29:52.000ZELD registry cleanup: 10 more devices revokedhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-09-at-90243-am.FOKY2uzhnA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-09-at-104829-am.0cZbJAAags.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/life/article/15829570/illegal-haul-leads-to-three-arrests-in-tennesseeOverdriveen2026-07-08T20:36:00.000ZIllegal haul leads to three arrests in Tennesseehttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/tennessee-cocaine-bust.XGRg4wrCCi.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The operation and investigation, which also included the execution of multiple search warrants in Nashville, led to the seizure of 68 kilograms of cocaine, 36 firearms, three sets of body armor, one kilogram press used to pack drugs, and U.S. currency.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829547/habitual-offender-locked-up-after-operating-overweight-dump-truck-with-no-cdlOverdriveen2026-07-08T20:00:46.000Z'Habitual offender' locked up after operating overweight dump truck with no CDLhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-08-at-125921-pm.11K9iIhK7P.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/scott-rand.QoUSSuxrRv.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Scott Rand