https://www.overdriveonline.com/life/article/15833849/border-patrol-arrests-95-truck-drivers-nhtsa-back-off-truck-mpgOverdriveen2026-09-01T18:12:14.000ZBorder Patrol arrests 95 truck drivers | NHTSA backs away from truck fuel economy standardshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/yuma2-0.9ecMtCJy6v.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15833708/is-a-real-diesel-shortage-brewingOverdriveen2026-09-01T17:04:36.000ZIs a real diesel shortage brewing? FTR analysts assess economic riskhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-31-103146.p2ErlO2OqR.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70You might <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15292012/diesel-fuel-shortage-hits-the-northeast-insurance-minimum-increase-stymied-by-insurance-industry-lack-of-data">recall the headlines warning of extremely low inventories that year</a>, as well as some <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15281294/diesel-fuel-shortages-a-mystery-to-fuel-haulers">spot shortages in a variety of locations the prior year</a>. Note too that 2026 inventories continue down in the chart at a time of the year when, in most others, they usually build back up heading into fall/winter.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-31-160806.tE0DyZIXum.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Quarter-over-quarter comparisons going back to 2022, and projected by FTR through 2027. As more than one of the presenters noted on the first day of the conference, though, forecasts are what they are, and never 100% correct.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/jonathan-starks-avery-vise-fuel-chart.7EOV9weSQe.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70FTR CEO Jonathan Starks (left) and Trucking VP Avery Vise this week in Indianapolis.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-31-163456.2fcSAxxSsx.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/vans-in-traffic-highway-crash-to-left.f3vKGCLmym.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15833804/cdl-schools-call-out-deluge-of-bad-actors-in-training-applaud-dot-dhs-crackdownOverdriveen2026-09-01T14:50:34.000ZCDL schools applaud DOT, DHS crackdown on 'deluge of bad actors' in driver traininghttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/cdl-training-truck.N0rIGl84bF.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15833739/2027-emissions-regs-rollback-dropped-used-truck-prices-in-julyOverdriveen2026-08-31T18:46:40.000Z2027 emissions regs rollback dropped used truck prices in Julyhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/used-trucks-gettyimages-2154348633.DDD9r33FOo.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/used-cl8-retail-summary-heat-map-july-2026-prelim.WhyUPj0LkT.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70ACT’s pricing data also aligned with J.D. Power’s, with the firm reporting a 4.4% decline in July from June to an average of $61,000.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15833737/fmcsa-finalizes-ucr-fee-hike-for-2027-kenworths-peterbilts-recalledOverdriveen2026-08-31T18:39:06.000ZFMCSA finalizes UCR fee hike for 2027 | Kenworths, Peterbilts recalledhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/trucks-highway-adobestock-1199447284.pj0rU0T9oX.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/ucr-fees-2027.XTPHBOWBuG.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Even though the fees for registration year 2027 are increased, they are still less than those in effect during registration years 2019 through 2022.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15833705/fmcsa-shuts-down-110-cdl-schools-in-major-crackdownOverdriveen2026-08-31T16:49:22.000ZDHS sweeps 200 CDL schools as DMV employees, motor carriers targeted over unqualified drivers https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-103635-am.2CB765eEDo.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-124852-pm.ouZ4YnaD7f.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/overdrive-extra/article/15833600/fmcsas-motus-mess-costing-small-fleets-thousandsOverdriveen2026-08-28T20:23:47.000ZWhat's wrong with this picture? Motus mess costing small fleets thousandshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-073041.8gvfvnhUmV.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Here's a screengrab of the operaing authority page for the nonexistent A&J brokerage -- note no active bond on file, yet authority status (top right) is "active"? If you can make sense of it, we're all ears!https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-28-072933.TKJro3STJS.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Reason for the involuntary suspension: "No active insurance meeting minimum coverage on file," as shown in this screenshot. Yet note the "active" status at the bottom right next to Crise's insurance policy in the system.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/dpw.i89K4sF5DV.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Readers may be familiar with DPW from past participation in truck shows the Big Iron Classic in nearby Minnesota. The company's "favorite truck," Kristin Crawford noted, for shows like that is the unit shown in the company logo. (It's in the shop awaiting work at present.)https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/jeff-crise-authority-canceled-over-active-insurance.61ZzkWJLfW.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-29-094955.qviaQudPVC.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15833626/fmcsa-moves-on-broker-transparency-sb-i5-closure-incomingOverdriveen2026-08-28T18:42:50.000ZFMCSA moves on broker transparency | SB I-5 closure incominghttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/trucks-dock-loading-unloading-adobestock-359838823.4q3ujPKbtU.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/maintenance/article/15833595/whos-your-online-goto-for-truck-partsOverdriveen2026-08-28T16:20:20.000ZWho's your online go-to for truck parts?https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/truck-parts.kkBWlyMhFK.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15833550/millions-in-military-freight-awarded-to-convicted-fraudster-huffman-monks-fleetsOverdriveen2026-08-27T20:00:51.000ZMillions in suspicious military freight awarded to convicted fraudster Huffman Monk's fleetshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/gettyimages-665295184.QEGAyiK7cx.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/u-s-soldiers-and-marines-conduct-platoon-live-fire-5646051.vGeSiymiXp.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Transcom learned the very vehicles that protect troops in war zones, and have secret specifications with regard to armor and capability, were hauled by unknown carriers.https://www.overdriveonline.com/hours-of-service/article/15833555/hosflexibility-trial-fmcsa-wraps-pretests-plans-for-full-pilotsOverdriveen2026-08-27T19:56:35.000ZHOS-flexibility trial: FMCSA wraps pre-tests, plans for full pilotshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/driver-sleeper-gettyimages-1398965826632ca9ebaf7ab.r7Dms9xcWo.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15833346/democrat-majority-judges-to-decide-fmcsas-nondomiciled-cdl-banOverdriveen2026-08-26T20:05:44.000ZDemocrat majority judges to rule on FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL banhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/sir-william-blackstone-statue-dc.iqvc1oJlcq.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15833436/diesel-prices-surge-to-new-2026-highOverdriveen2026-08-26T18:51:57.000ZDiesel prices surge to new 2026 highhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/truck-fueling-fuel-island-adobestock-7970769.irh8neyRxP.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/parking/article/15833421/255-more-truck-parking-spaces-coming-to-rest-areas-on-i70Overdriveen2026-08-26T18:38:10.000Z255 more truck parking spaces coming to rest areas on I-70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/i-70-improvement.47l5YnZmes.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/truckparking-gb-ooida-1.kzbkQSHCH1.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70OOIDA's Todd Spencer (center) and MTA's Tom Crawford (to Spencer's right) with reps from Missouri government and contractor KCI, breaking ground on the project.https://www.overdriveonline.com/trucker-of-the-year/article/15833020/dee-zeemans-push-past-neardisaster-to-45-years-millions-of-miles-trucker-of-the-monthOverdriveen2026-08-26T15:48:20.000ZOwner's push past near-disaster to 45 years, millions of miles: Trucker of the Monthhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/dee-zeeman-flatbed-loaded.4W2gvJTupv.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Among memorable deliveries Dee's made with his current 2013 Kenworth is this flatbed load bound for the windmill site shown.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/kenworth-at-night.pZSdtLaMLN.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The White Pine '13 KW, looking great in the dark, too.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/loading-pipe.9IgoqvIE7y.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Owner-operator Dee Zeeman's 2013 Kenworth is a 272-inch-wheelbase unit, powered by a 600-hp Cummins with an 18-speed transmission and 3.58 rears. The Utah flatbedder's 48-foot Western trailer has him loaded toward retirement as an independent after more than four decades hauling.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/dee-and-bev-zeeman.dISWocp1GD.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Dee and Bev Zeemanhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/loaded-with-pipe-chair-lift.3wxMhaxaGI.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The unit and its 62-inch bunk is shown here loaded with pipe on the site of the Utah Sundance ski resort (hence the chairlift above).https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/ovd-logo-2026truckeroftheyearlogo-1225-med.afThrLCLdM.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The Zeemans join fellow Truckers of the Month in competition for <i>Overdrive</i>'s 2026 Trucker of the Year award. <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/toptrucker">Nominations remain open for exceptional owners<u>,</u></a> whether leased or independent (up to three trucks). <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/toptrucker">Enter your own business (up to three trucks), or another you admire, via this link.</a>