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Sapp Bros. Celebrates 55 Years with a Season of Giving Back:
Funds raised surpass $275,000OMAHA, NE, Oct. 16, 2026: Kicking off its 55th anniversary celebration in June, Sapp Bros. has embraced its mission to bless and serve through multiple fundraising campaigns, raising more than $275,000 for charitable causes so far this year“At Sapp Bros., we believe we exist to bless and serve our teammates, our customers and our communities,” said Andy…
US Special Operations adopts new half-mask and goggles
U.S. Special Operations forces will adopt a new face and breathing protection system after the Pentagon and Avon Protection announced…
Driver and truck released after $30 million in meth seized from the trailer
$30 million worth of methamphetamine was seized from a tractor trailer crossing the World Trade Bridge in Laredo this week. Us…
DOT blasts Overdrive’s reporting on ‘sham’ CDL school reinstatements
The U.S. Department of Transportation has responded forcefully to Overdrive reporting that "sham" CDL schools shut down by a new…
Should off-duty orders for truckers’ random drug tests be allowed?
Since trucker Nathan Weidert submitted his petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's public docket, asking for rulemaking to…
ELD makers, like drivers, navigating new HOS regs
Operators' frustration with some electronic logging devices in the wake of the hours of service changes has mounted with programmers' difficulty accounting for drivers' intentions when splitting breaks.Several prominent ELD providers have said they’ve issued…
Trucking company calls police after in-cab camera catches driver snorting white powder
A truck driver was arrested after his trucking company reported him to police for potentially doing cocaine inside of the truck. The incident happened at around 4:25 p.m. on Thursday, September 24th at the Baker Valley…
Son’s ‘Thumper’ 1980 Kenworth K100 matches father’s ’79 model
Kevin Geltmaker: I'm Kevin Geltmaker. I'm the owner of this 1980 Kenworth K100C Aerodyne behind us. It's got a 3408 Caterpillar engine in it, 13 speed with 4.11 Eaton rears. And this is my father,…
States challenge federal CDLIS records demand
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia are suing the Department of Transportation, DOT officials, and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) over a DOT demand for AAMVA to turn over more than…
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Massachusetts man accused of using Bluetooth device to cheat on trucking learner’s permit exam
A Massachusetts man is facing federal charges for taking part in a scheme to fraudulently obtain a commercial learner’s permit…
Recap: Autonomy dominates the US Army’s 2026 conference in Washington
WASHINGTON — The Association of the United States Army showcased its annual conference from Oct. 12-14 in Washington, assembling defense…
Blood supplies, autonomous systems shape US Army’s Indo-Pacific combat care plans
U.S. Army combat medical teams are experimenting with ways to prolong care in preparation for a possible fight in the…
What is the US Army doing in Panama? A bit of everything.
Muted American flag patches on the right shoulders of camouflage-clad men and women in the jungle are one sign of…
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Killer balloons an option as US Army seeks to ‘exploit the stratosphere’
On the heels of an experimentation ramp-up that has seen the U.S. Army’s high-altitude balloons deployed to Europe, the Pacific and the Middle East, a missile defense official said Wednesday that all options were on the table as the service seeks to make the most of the capability.Col. Joseph Mroszczyk,…
Expanded dining options popular among soldiers, US Army officials say
The U.S. Army is continuing to roll out pilot programs aimed at improving soldiers’ diets, including expanded, campus-like dining hall options and partnerships with restaurant franchises — and reporting high soldier satisfaction with the changes.“Chow halls operated on decades-old schedules that clashed with modern soldier work shifts,” Jason Condrey, acting…
FMCSA’s DataQs reforms officially in effect
Article SummaryThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officially implemented its reformed DataQs requirements, establishing a new three-stage review process with strict timelines and enhanced transparency to give truck drivers and motor carriers a fairer way to challenge inaccurate safety records. All 50 states and U.S. territories now meet the new…
White House’s AI-powered CDL-mill purge is going down in flames
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's AI-powered emergency removal of 110 "sham" CDL schools is going down in flames as those same schools get placed back on the Training Provider Registry. In August, as part of the Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security and White House Task Force to Eliminate…
Trucker wins $100k after becoming regular at Iowa casino
A truck driver won nearly $100,000 at a casino after stopping by on his regular route earlier this month. The truck driver, who has chosen to remain anonymous, stopped by the Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, Iowa on one of his trucking routes on October 1st. According…
$800,000 in stolen industrial equipment recovered from Texas scrap yard, cops say
Texas police recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen industrial equipment from a scrap yard in Harris County.On October 15, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office reported results from an investigation into a report of theft of industrial equipment from a local company.As part of the investigation, Corporal…
US Army eyes developing soldier-worn drone detection gear
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Army is in the early stages of developing and testing a wearable or lightweight device that could alert soldiers to the presence of hostile drones without substantially adding to their combat load, officials said in a briefing with reporters on Wednesday. Speaking at the Association of…
Semi truck that bypassed weigh station out-of-service after Tennessee trooper finds ‘severely cracked wheel’ on steering axle
Tennessee troopers asked truckers not to skip pre-trip inspections after recently encountering a truck with a major wheel defect.A trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s (THP) Motor Carrier Plus unit was patrolling I-65 near the Giles County scale facility when a semi truck was spotted bypassing the weigh station, the…