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How freight fraud stole the show at MATS: Carriers getting smart, FMCSA cracking down
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (621+ words) The Mid-America Trucking Show featured no shortage of chicken lights and chrome, as well as an unprecedented show of force from regulators, but overall an unmistakable theme gripped the show: the fight against freight fraud." The Federal Motor Carrier Safety…...
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8+ hour, 34+ min ago (12+ words) More ways truckers can take the horror out of high fuel'overdriveonline.com...
Victims’ advocates up to the usual: Distorting truck crash data
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (509+ words) An Overdrive report published in early October detailed commentary and statistics from the Truck Safety Coalition about a report the TSC calls "The Deadliest Truck Crash States." Since when did we not use miles driven for all ratios concerning fatalities?...
Traffic fatalities continued downward trend in 2025
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (375+ words) The number of fatalities in crashes involving large trucks decreased in 2024 -- the most recent year for vehicle-specific crash data -- while total highway fatalities fell in both 2024 and 2025, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA this week released its…...
4 million Fords recalled over trailer brakes issue
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (303+ words) Ford is recalling more than 4 million vehicles, including Super Duty pickup trucks, over an issue that could result in loss of trailer brake function. Separately a "do not drive" order accompanies a Transit van recall. Massive Ford recall over trailer…...
ELD tampering officially an out-of-service violation
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (884+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, April 1, 2026: Truck drivers found by an inspector with a false log violation as a result of ELD tampering will now find themselves out of service, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) 2026 North American…...
Fraud, broker credit checks, bond claims: What's your experience?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (196+ words) While an honest broker can be an owner-op's greatest asset, a crooked or simply failing one might be your worst nightmare." The brokers are certainly verifying your carrier business. (There's a veritable "carrier vetting" cottage industry devoted to it.) How…...
Indiana revokes 'nearly all' non-domiciled CDLs following new state law
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (454+ words) The Hoosier State on April 1 acted on a recently passed state law and revoked all non-domiciled CDLs for undocumented aliens. That resulted in "nearly all" non-domiciled CDL drivers losing their licenses. "Nearly all non-domiciled CDL drivers have lost their CDL…...
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy confronted by non-domiciled CDL driver at MATS
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (706+ words) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's surprise appearance at the Mid-America Trucking Show drew big crowds and plenty of applause, but after giving a brief speech, he was confronted by a non-domiciled CDL driver set to lose his license to the Trump…...
FMCSA stops short of saying 2020 HOS changes caused more crashes
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (578+ words) In a new report to Congress, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration acknowledged that there has been a "significant increase" in post-crash inspections recording at least one out-of-service hours-of-service violation since the 2020 HOS changes." Yet the agency contends HOS changes…...