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North Dakota troopers ask motorists to use caution passing after SUV strikes turning commercial vehicle
The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) asked motorists to “slow down before you pass” after a crash involving an SUV and a turning commercial truck.On October 29, 2026, NDHP responded to a crash on Highway 11 between I-29 and Fairmount.State troopers said that the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox SUV “attempted to pass several vehicles that were slowing for a…
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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…
‘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…