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
Traffic enforcement blitz starts July 12: Here’s the toughest states for moving violations
By Overdrive Staff While the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance typically focuses on what its name implies — commercial vehicles — one week in July each year is dedicated to both passenger and commercial vehicles and their drivers’ behaviors. This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 12-18, during which both commercial and passenger vehicle drivers seen driving in violation … Read More
Detroit engines getting DEF-derate update
From the Overdrive Staff Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, June 18, 2026: Daimler rolling out DEF derate update Daimler Trucks North America is rolling out software updates to more than 330,000 Detroit engines to meet the latest Environmental Protection Agency guidance on diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) inducements, or the timing of when DEF problems result in engine derates. DTNA’s latest … Read More
How troopers tackle remote ELD manipulation, ‘chameleon’ operations
During Roadcheck 2026, Overdrive headed out to a Tennessee inspection station in Giles County on I-65 to see firsthand how troopers are hunting “chameleon carriers” and combating electronic logging device tampering, shown in prior reporting in use by such carriers. The three-day enforcement surge had that new ELD tampering target on the radar: a sophisticated hack that relies on backend software, sometimes in concert with ELD providers themselves, to retroactively … Read More