News & Reports
FMCSA pauses USDOT number deactivations amid stumbling Motus rollout
CCJ Staff Truckstaff ELD’s self-certification revoked by FMCSA Truck drivers and motor carriers using the Truckstaff ELD are being asked to discontinue use of the device and revert to paper logs or logging software following the device’s revocation by the...
Bill aims to crack down on foreign ELD tampering
Ryan Witkowski A new bill introduced targets foreign meddling with electronic logging device records. On Monday, June 22, U.S. Representatives Greg Steube, R-Fla., and Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, introduced the Guarding Hours-of-Service Oversight and Stopping Tampering by...
FMCSA eyes increased enforcement of drug and alcohol rules for non-CDL commercial vehicle drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is exploring ways to increase detection and enforcement of substance use violations among non-commercial driver’s license (CDL) commercial vehicle drivers. In a notice filed June 18, FMCSA announced a research...
A no-brainer decision: Feds remove ‘regulatory burden’ for ELDs
Ryan Witkowski The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking an axe to yet another unnecessary paperwork requirement for truckers. In a final rule expected to be published in the Federal Register on June 22, the agency will announce its decision to rescind...
Supreme Court Holds Worker Transporting Goods on an Intrastate Leg of an Interstate Shipment Exempt under the Federal Arbitration Act
In a unanimous opinion issued today in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a driver transporting an intrastate leg (i.e., not crossing state lines) that is part of an interstate shipment of goods is engaged in interstate commerce under the...
The Data Dilemma: Your Safety Data Is Either Your Best Defense or Their Best Weapon. You Decide Which.
Doug Marcello Plaintiff attorneys have a seminar title for your safety data. They call it a treasure trove. At their conferences and webinars, they teach each other exactly what data trucking companies generate, how to obtain it through discovery, and how to make it...
Arizona logs 281 ELD-cheat OOS violations from just 115 driver inspections
Alex Lockie Roughly two months since the new breed of electronic-logging-device cheating with entirely hacked and fabricated logs got its own distinct out-of-service violation code, the state of Arizona said it's already found 281 such violations. Here's the odd part:...
Roadcheck: Inspectors ‘behind the curve’ on new breed of ELD cheats
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:...
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport: The Supreme Court Just Reshaped Trucking Liability. Here Is What Every Carrier, Broker, and Insurer Must Do Now.
A Breaking Analysis of the May 14, 2026, Supreme Court Decision and Its Immediate Implications for the Transportation Industry The preemption shield that freight brokers have relied on for years to defend against personal injury claims is gone. The United States...
Congress opens the spigot on truck parking funding
Tyson Fisher When it comes to expanding truck parking, states have been telling the federal government, “Show me the money!” How does more than $1 billion sound? Although that amount has not yet been allocated, nearly $1.2 billion is on the table. That money comes...