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Bill to crack down on carriers that operate under inactive USDOT numbers
Lawmakers introduced new legislation intended to prevent shady trucking companies “from exploiting USDOT registration systems to illegally operate on American roads.”On September 4, 2026, Rep Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Shomari Figures (AL-02) introduced the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.If passed, the bill would combat “chameleon carriers” by:Affirming that a…
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Detroit stays course with 2027 engines, owner-ops worry over EPA changes
Article Summary Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026:An engine OEM has confirmed it will launch its next-gen emission-spec engines as planned.Overdrive polling revealed big numbers of owners in favor of axeing 2027 EPA rule entirely.Recalls from three truck makers include approximately 2,400 trucks.EPA 2027 engines: Owner-operators worry…
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…
Bill would enshrine ‘Freedom Haulers’ vets-to-CDLs initiative
Congress looks to codify ‘Freedom Haulers’ vets-to-truckers initiativeU.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) this week introduced legislation to codify the Freedom Haulers initiative, permanently securing the fast-track pathway for military veterans to earn commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Last month, President Donald Trump, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Derek Barrs…
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 17 million driver records.A separate lawsuit from 22 states and D.C. targets the Department of…
‘Big Red’: Stuart Geltmaker’s stunning 1979 Kenworth K100
Stuart Geltmaker, a retired heavy equipment operator out of Floyds Knobs, Indiana, has always had a thing for big trucks, and cabovers in particular.Regular Overdrive readers will be familiar with Geltmaker, as one of his custom builds -- his “Black Widow” 1986 GMC General -- was featured here a year…