Alex Lockie

2 days ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Sanjay Singh, former owner of 166-truck Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc., was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for a $158 million investment fraud scheme in which he lured investors into buying into his trucking fleet. Initially, Singh had been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission after raising approximately $112 million, but the final number grew as the case rolled through the courts.

2 days ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Laredo, Texas, represents the country's largest, busiest port, "and we don't even have an ocean," said Laredo Motor Carriers Association Chairman Jerry Maldonado. Following implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order boosting enforcement of English language proficiency among drivers in the U.S., it might also have some of the busiest adult-learning language classes in the country, too.

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

President Donald Trump's executive order boosting enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP) standards has quickly already become guidance for inspectors across the country. Yet there's another, less understood component to the executive order that might have a bigger impact. The Trump Department of Transportation's review of non-domiciled CDLs came almost as a footnote to the executive order mandating ELP be placed back into the out-of-service criteria.

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

President Donald Trump's recent executive order mandating English language proficiency for all commercial drivers, as noted in prior parts of this series, has met with high approval among truckers in Overdrive's audience. Our recent survey asked the question of whether a driver lacking English communication skills should be taken out-of-service at the roadside. Among nearly 4,000 responses, with 700 comments, wide support for the idea was on offer, but also nuanced perspectives on implementation.

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

President Donald Trump's executive order boosting enforcement of English language proficiency for all commercial vehicle drivers in the country has some potential to impact rates -- if it puts thousands of working CDL drivers out of service. But truth is no one truly has a handle on just how many drivers don't speak English well enough to satisfy the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's very recently revised guidance for inspectors on ELP enforcement at roadside.