New ATRI report shows trucking costs were up 3.4% year over year By TPS Staff Operational trucking costs hit a record high last year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) reported recently in its 2026 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking benchmarking report. ATRI says the industry-average cost to operate a truck in 2025 was $2.336 per mile, 3.4% higher than the … Read More
Make truckers prove passenger authorization documentation: CVSA
By Overdrive Staff CVSA petitions FMCSA to require documentation of passenger authorization In an effort to help roadside inspectors combat human trafficking, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, asking the agency to require written or electronic documentation of authorization for passengers in a commercial motor vehicle. In its petition, … Read More
EPA confirms NOx warranty change, intent to ditch derates; U.S. truck fleet expands dramatically and Navistar wins court case against fleet
By Lucas Deal from TPS In this week’s roundup — its finally here. We’ve named the finalists for our Successful Dealer and Trailblazer Award programs. See who’s in the running for those accolades. We also provide more context around the EPA’s recent actions, cite RigDig data showing a huge boom to U.S. truck fleet and touch on a key court victory for Navistar (now International) regarding a truck sale … Read More
Troopers jumping into trucks this week | BulkLoads board adds livestock
As seen on Overdrive Article Summary Wisconsin putting a ‘Trooper in a Truck’ this week Wisconsin State Patrol troopers will be riding alongside truckers this week in the annual Trooper in a Truck enforcement and education campaign. In partnership with the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association (WMCA), troopers are using the higher vantage point in the cab of a truck or … Read More
Mapping the Market: Equipment boom intensified in second quarter, new data shows
As seen on TPS Our quarterly analysis of the RigDig active carrier and owner-operator database reveals verified vehicle levels leapt forward in Q2, rising to the highest point in more than a year. The United States trucking fleet added more than 115,000 trucks and 8,700 trailers in the second quarter, data from RigDig (owned by Fusable, parent company of TPS) shows in our newest … Read More
Four Star Freightliner expands Alabama presence through acquisition
By Lucas Deal from TPS Four Star Freightliner is growing. The company announced Wednesday its acquisition of Western Star of Dothan. With this acquisition, Four Star expands its Western Star truck sales footprint to six of its eight locations. The company now offers Western Star trucks at a majority of its dealerships while continuing to provide full service and repair … Read More
Tonnage slipped in May but year-long freight and carrier data pointing up; Cummins delaying two engines as M&A news peaks
By Lucas Deal from TPS This holiday week was dominated mostly by M&A news, with Rush announcing its second purchase in two weeks, PHINIA and ASE making tactical purchases and Four Star Freightliner widening its reach. Also we share an update on the Eaton/Dana sale, touch on the news that Cummins is delaying two engines, analyze recent ATA truck tonnage data and tease our upcoming Mapping the Market, MarketPulse and dealer and aftermarket award program finalist announcements. Transcript: Lucas: … Read More
Get prepped for traffic stops, inspections before CVSA ‘Safe Driver’ week
From Overdrive editor Todd Dills This week in Overdrive Radio, a sitdown with Tennessee Highway Patrol Lieutenant Christopher Brooks I recorded during the first day of Roadcheck in May. You may have heard parts of the conversation in the video two weeks back that centered on one of Roadcheck’s primary focus areas in remote electronic-logging-device manipulation, chameleon carriers and all that’s happening at … Read More
FMCSA to update English language proficiency OOS rule
By Alex Lockie, Matt Cole, and Todd Dills from Overdrive Almost exactly one year after President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating English language proficiency as an out-of-service condition, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has advanced an update to the rule. On June 24, DOT posted to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule called “English Language … Read More
Fleet guilty in ‘Five Families’ gambling probe | ‘Wildest catch’ in MT roadside blitz
By Overdrive Staff Article Summary Trucking news and briefs for Friday, June 26, 2026: Trucking company’s role in Mafia-connected gambling operation A New Jersey-based trucking company is among eight companies and individuals to plead guilty to their respective roles in operating illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese crime family — one of the “Five … Read More