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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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‘Illegal alien’ with expired CDL arrested | Mich. trucking school suspended
Article Summary Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026:Cuban national with expired CDL taken into ICE custody.Trucking school’s alleged state law violations lead to suspension.More HOS relief in these two states.Truck parts provider expands presence north of the border.Cuban ‘illegal alien’ with expired CDL arrestedU.S. Immigration and Customs…
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…
Cargo theft loss values skyrocket | Latest truck, trailer recalls
Cargo theft incidents declining, yet loss value just keeps climbingThe recent trend of declining numbers of reported cargo theft incidents coupled with rising cost impacts of those thefts kept up in the second quarter, according to theft recording firm Verisk CargoNet.The firm documented 677 supply chain theft incidents across the…
Revoked ELD maker reveals ‘huge’ demand for HOS-cheat devices
The vendor behind a recently revoked electronic logging device shed light on the black market for hours-cheating devices -- and demand for them from from carriers. The vendor explained how their device had identical technology to other providers and found signs it was used for HOS cheating.There's apparently "huge" demand among…
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…
AI in the driver’s seat? Tony Justice v. Suno a ‘fight for the little guy’
For this week’s edition of Overdrive Radio, we're picking up with longtime trucker-songwriter and performer Tony Justice after news of the Large Cars & Guitars truck show’s big 2026 $14K haul for the Susan G. Komen foundation.That makes $200K-plus given by the show's participating truckers and sponsors to the breast…