Alex Lockie

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday released a video announcing a new federal framework for autonomous vehicles as part of what he called the department's "Innovation Agenda."Much of DOT's top brass has ties to autonomous trucking companies, and Duffy promised this type of innovation was "one of my top priorities" in the video announcement. “America is in the middle of an innovation race with China and the stakes couldn’t be higher," said Duffy.

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

With a new administration in Washington bent on changing federal immigration policy and enforcement, many in and around trucking have wondered: Does trucking have an "open borders" problem? At the Mid-America Trucking Show in March, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration got peppered with questions about English language proficiency and "non-domiciled CDLs," CDLs issued by one state to residents of another, or of a foreign country.

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

As brazen acts of cargo theft pop up with increasing frequency and freight fraudsters lie through their teeth with stolen credentials and identities to get right through guard houses and pilfer loads, it feels like even in 2025, technology has not kept up with the dark side of the trucking world.

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Any truck can break down, at any time. That's one rule of the road no one gets much say in or control over. What happens after the incident can make or break your downtime. Your choice of insurance policies and roadside assistance might either ease you back into the saddle or bury you in paperwork and steep bills -- in the worst cases a hostage situation with your own truck or the freight you're hauling.

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Trade groups representing public and private CDL trainers across the nation wrote a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calling out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for not cracking down on bad actors or keeping up with the "threat" posed by "unscrupulous training entities." The letter was penned by the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), which represents mostly privately funded CDL schools, and the National Association of Publicly Funded...