News & Reports
Trucking insurance prices at all-time high
Overdrive Staff Watchers credited several factors -- from inflation in equipment and medical costs to nuclear verdicts and pressure to settle suits -- for an unprecedented rise in trucking insurance premiums. The FTC has concluded an investigation into truck OEMs’...
CVSA Releases 2025 Operation Safe Driver Week Results
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 14, 2025) – Law enforcement officers in Canada and the U.S. pulled over 8,739 vehicles during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. Officers issued 2,504 tickets/citations and 3,575 warnings to commercial motor vehicle and passenger vehicle...
CVSA News
CVSA Releases 2025 International Roadcheck Results Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 56,178 CMV, driver and cargo inspections on May 13-15 as part CVSA's 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection,...
AI taking over trucking inspections?
Land Line Media Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more prevalent in everyday life; the trucking industry is no exception. Autonomous vehicles are being deployed expeditiously, while states have utilized AI technology for truck parking systems, platooning...
Who owns safety in your organization?
Taking responsibility for safety does not merely involve assigning a title; it involves fostering accountability, expertise, and a culture in which each employee takes responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others. Jane Clark Key takeaways Safety...
New ATRI Research Addresses Shortage of Qualified Diesel Techs in Trucking
Washington, D.C. – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released new research on causes and solutions for the current gaps in diesel technician training, recruitment, and retention. Qualified techs are indispensable to a safe and efficient...
ATRI Updates Two Key Environmental Research Resources
ATRI has released updated versions of its Sustainability and Idling Regulations Compendiums. The ATRI Sustainable Freight Practices Compendium first launched in 2014 to serve as a one-stop shop for information on sustainable freight practices that can be implemented...
What DOT’s Shutdown Plan Means for Trucking
For the Most Part, Oversight and Highway Projects Remain Funded Transport Topics Trucking operations are set to roll on even as Washington grinds to a halt, according to the Department of Transportation’s shutdown plan. Most highway and trucking programs will operate...
Buyer Beware
Scopelitis There has been recent news about increased enforcement related to ELDs, highlighting fraudulent activities that are being uncovered in the field by enforcement. Additionally, an increasing number of false logs are being cited roadside, and for the first...
Cybersecurity for Smaller Trucking Fleets and Owner-Operators
Ben Wilkins Heavy-duty trucking is a complex and varied industry. Anyone who has worked as an owner-operator or in a small to mid-sized trucking company knows that nearly everyone wears multiple hats, and there is no shortage of work to be done. It’s no wonder...