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Diesel prices surge to new 2026 high
Prices at the pump are surging again, while spot market rates continue a late-summer slide.During the most recent week ending Aug. 24, the Energy Information Administration reported that diesel prices increased by 19.8 cents nationally, following up on the prior week’s 19.7-cent increase. Diesel's at a new 2026 high of $5.65 per gallon. When fuel prices first surged this year in…
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Hotshot trucking to real driver support: Owner-op’s second chance
This week’s Overdrive Radio features Overdrive Senior Editor Matt Cole's talk with our July Trucker of the Month. Based just outside Baltimore, owner-operator Jeffrey Crise runs open-deck freight, often out of the port there and, as Cole wrote in his story late last month, the owner’s smack dab in the…
Federal judge halts DOT’s CDL records demand
Judge pumps the brakes on DOT, DHS demand for CDLIS recordsGiven the tight timeline of the demands for states' CDL records from the Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security, U.S. District Court Judge Anthony J. Trenga effectively stopped all parties from moving forward with demands while lawsuits play…
Blame the ambulance chasers for C.H. Robinson’s $604M verdict: Owner-op
C.H. Robinson's $604 million thermonuclear verdict after a deadly crash in 2021 has already sent shockwaves through trucking. The huge broker warned of soaring transportation costs, and has already increased ts carrier vetting. Under Overdrive's recent story about the broker playing the blame game over whether it was negligent in hiring…
Spot rates underperform, fuel prices dip
Freight rates on the spot market have been on the decline since coming off of the hot July 4 holiday period and, unfortunately for owner-operators, fuel prices have mostly been on the rise during that time.The most recent week saw more of the same for spot market rates, but there…
Landstar brokerage’s vetting cut 40K approved carriers from network
Article Summary Trucking news & briefs for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026:Big moves to tighten approved carrier network at Landstar revealed in earnings call.Say hello to the Vermont Highway Patrol, coming to a roadside stop near you.Landstar tightening carrier standards for its brokered freightLandstar's brokerage segment is tightening its carrier network…
Codifying ELP rule could put 9K more drivers OOS: FMCSA
Just more than a year since the English language proficiency requirement returned to out-of-service treatment at roadside, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposes to codify OOS orders for ELP violations. In a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking set to publish in the Federal Register Monday, FMCSA proposes to update safety…