TCA, CarriersEdge Name Best Fleets to Drive For
TCA and CarriersEdge have announced 20 for-hire trucking companies they are recognizing for providing exemplary work environments for their professional truck drivers and employees.
DOT Secretary Chao resigns, cites attack on Capitol
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao today announced her resignation from President Donald Trump’s cabinet, citing the “traumatic and entirely avoidable” events that occurred Wednesday, Jan. 6 as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol B…
Elaine Chao Resigns as Transportation Secretary
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is resigning, effective Monday, Jan. 11, the first member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to leave in the wake of the Jan. 6 mob of his supporters breaching the U.S. Capitol.
Welcome to the new Overdrive
Big changes are coming to Overdrive. We will be unveiling a completely new look Friday, Jan. 8, at OverdriveOnline.com to enhance your user experience and launching a comprehensive redesign of the Overdrive daily email newsletter.
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DOT Secretary Chao resigns, citing ‘troubling’ events at U.S. Capitol
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who has been part of President Trump’s cabinet since his first weeks in office, will resign in wake of the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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DHS to scan 100 percent of inbound cross-border vehicle traffic
[caption caption="US Customs and Border Protection currently only scans about 15 percent of commercial cargo and 1 percent of personal vehicles entering through land ports with non-intrusive inspection equipment. Photo credit: CBP."][/caption]N…
FMCSA: DOT physicals still authorized for drivers with expired CDLs
An FMCSA notice to certified medical examiners says drivers with expired CDLs can still receive a DOT physical for their medical certificate. And other news: Bison Transport is under new ownership; a Canadian trucker received a Carnegie Medal for helpi…
Trucking with authority and other reasons ‘Why we drive’ — OTR rewind No. 2
In today’s edition of Overdrive Radio, take a run back through another episode of the OTR podcast series — also with an update on the last couple of years’ push toward one featured hauler’s new authority and power-only business.
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Final DOL Independent Contractor Rule Addresses Trucking
A final rule clarifying the definition of independent contractor published Jan. 7 by the Department of Labor covers several issues specific to trucking – but there are questions as to whether it will actually take effect under the incoming Biden admini…
Geotab Launches EV Solution to Help Utilities Address Charging Challenges
Geotab has launched a new electric vehicle solution, Geotab Energy, which is aimed to equip utilities and EV owners with advanced electricity demand management solutions.