Alex Lockie

Vermont

Executive Editor at CCJ (Commercial Carrier Journal)

Executive Editor at Overdrive

Biz news writer covering trucking on Overdrive and CCJ. Host of Electric Bill's Power Hour on 107.7 WVEW LP Brattleboro. Have a great day!

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Articles

Biden trucking plan and 'crisis' of unvetted drivers: Raman Dhillon

1 week ago | ccjdigital.com | Alex Lockie

Raman Dhillon, CEO of the North American Punjabi Trucking Association (NAPTA), came face to face with former President Joe Biden during the rollout of the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan and warned his administration of a coming "crisis."The Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan doesn't outright invoke the "driver shortage" narrative preferred by big fleets and detested by much of small biz trucking, but from its first bullet point the plan makes clear an aim to ease access to CDLs and drivers.
Biden trucking plan and 'crisis' of unvetted drivers: Raman Dhillon

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Raman Dhillon, CEO of the North American Punjabi Trucking Association (NAPTA), came face to face with former President Joe Biden during the rollout of the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan and warned his administration of a coming "crisis."The Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan doesn't outright invoke the "driver shortage" narrative preferred by big fleets and detested by much of small biz trucking, but from its first bullet point the plan makes clear an aim to ease access to CDLs and drivers.
California explains granting CDL to "No Name Given"

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

Authorities in a recent cargo theft bust recovered more than $1.6M in stolen electronics recovered from a tractor-trailer owned by someone whose CDL stated their first name was "No Name Given" and their last name was "Diamond."That's according to the Overhaul cargo theft recording and supply chain protection firm, which assisted in the recovery of the load after it was stolen from its origin at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas.
FMCSA cracking down on CDL schools?

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

After two trade groups representing CDL trainers in April called out the DOT and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for not policing the "threat" posed by "unscrupulous training entities" on the Training Provider Registry (TPR), a crackdown may finally be underway. But while FMCSA has now taken nearly 60 training providers off the registry, some of the schools themselves say they haven't offered CDL classes in years.
Roadcheck fails: The worst to cross the scales in 2025

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's trucking enforcement blitz Roadcheck has come and gone, and Overdrive visited the scales to see where the rubber meets the road.
FMCSA's facial recognition tech: Is it stopping fraudsters in their tracks?

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Alex Lockie

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on April 7 rolled out new features in its Unified Carrier Registration system designed to verify identities and stop bad actors from creating new authorities to double broker or steal freight. So far, it's had an impact, but perhaps not in a way that's been readily understood by industry watchers.
Royal Bengal Logistics' Sanjay Singh gets 23 years for $158M Ponzi

3 weeks 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.
Laredo Motor Carrier Association sees big interest in English classes

3 weeks 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.
Should non-citizens be allowed to get CDLs? Truckers weigh in

4 weeks 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.
Truckers lacking English should be out-of-service: Survey

4 weeks 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.