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

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

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

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

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

By Overdrive Staff Congress zeroing in on big truck tax A bipartisan bill that would repeal the 12% federal excise tax on new truck and trailer purchases has been introduced in the Senate. Senators Todd Young (R-Indiana) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) introduced the “Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act” on June 2. A House version of the legislation was introduced in March … Read More

From Overdrive editor Alex Lockie With less than two months since the new breed of full on, turbocharged electronic-logging-device cheating when entirely hacked and fabricated logs became a distinct out-of-service violation, the state of Oregon has already caught 283 drivers in the act. On April 1, the new out-of-service violation code took effect, differentiating between old-school false logs (like using personal conveyance to advance … Read More

From the Overdrive staff Analysis of states’ intensity of focus on brakes violations shows a range from roughly 4% to more than 30%. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Brake Safety Day, which is not publicly announced before it takes place, saw 14.3% of trucks (574 total) inspected during the event placed out-of-service for brakes-related violations. Brake Safety Day’s … Read More

From Overdrive editor Alex Lockie With Roadcheck under way and spot rates hitting unheard-of new highs, and cut-rate carriers either chased out of the industry or simply shy around inspectors, Overdrive asked New Hampshire State Police the question likely on lots of truckers’ minds: Why not do Roadcheck every week? That got a chuckle, at least.  NHSP’s Lieutenant Thomas Conlon, leader of Troop G of the … Read More

From Overdrive editor Todd Dills ELD tampering, securement are under the microscope for this year’s inspection event. Just how likely is any given owner-operator to be inspected during the next installment of the Roadcheck inspection event?  It’s slated for May 12-14 next week, and if the 2025 event provides a roadmap, your chance is about 1 in 5. Just post-Roadcheck last … Read More