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After drivers raised concerns about cyber risks in 2025, OOIDA is now warning Congress: a new bill could let self-driving tech self-certify and that’s a safety risk. ow.ly/ERo650YwwCx

Freight’s been picking up since last fall, but 2026 profits for owner-ops may come down to MPG and where diesel prices finally land. ow.ly/cH8p50Yw40M

Dalilah’s Law cleared a House transportation committee with minor changes. Critics slammed it as “xenophobic,” while supporters say it’s about safety. ow.ly/B5CX50Yw3S2

Freight’s been brutal and the fraud wave isn’t helping. A new Overdrive survey shows most owner-ops have been hit by freight scams firsthand. ow.ly/ygPs50YvRSQ

Florida inspectors busted a driver using a magnetic fuel-stealing device. Meanwhile, the FMCSA is digging into medium-duty crash causes. ow.ly/os6t50YvQV4

Kenworth’s new C580 replaces the C500, built for severe-duty work with better visibility, cab space and design. Get a quick peek! ow.ly/rpih50YvzuX

Diesel blew past $5 a gallon but rates are climbing too. ow.ly/uqGV50YvzrL

Dalilah’s Law heads to committee this week, proposing English-only CDL testing and restrictions on certain foreign dispatchers. ow.ly/3q8t50YvyLm

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new rule ending non-citizen CDL eligibility is now live. Nearly 200K non-domiciled CDLs will phase out over 5 years. ow.ly/n7tb50YuZyK

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Arkansas logger Jerry Whittmore started his family timber business in 1993. In 2023 he bought this truck and rebuilt it his way: plenty of chicken lights, chrome, and timber pride. ow.ly/vCRY50YuKqH

Governor Kay Ivey signed a law requiring CDL drivers in Alabama to prove U.S. work status and English skills. Using a fake foreign CDL is now a crime. ow.ly/gsu750YtC3z

New Jersey has quietly kept issuing non-domiciled CDLs and still shows zero ELP violations in 2026. A state spokesperson explains why. ow.ly/enEX50YtBWk

The Department of Education wants a new Workforce Pell Grant to cover short job-training programs, following changes in President Trump’s budget law. ow.ly/JoXS50YsBlH

A new trucking resource just launched to help carriers, brokers and shippers spot freight fraud faster. ow.ly/ABho50Ysoov

A week into the Iran war, diesel’s pushing $5 a gallon in spots but spot rates for vans and reefers actually slipped last week. ow.ly/XTiN50Ys1TP

FMCSA says crash costs can exceed the $750K insurance minimum, but admits it lacks the data to fully assess the gap. ow.ly/CZWR50YrWKR

California Department of Motor Vehicles is scrambling after court losses tied to the Trump administration’s crackdown on non-domiciled CDLs. ow.ly/PTKB50YrMuK

A Connecticut trucking company owner pleaded guilty to scamming Amazon out of more than $3.5 million. ow.ly/cFew50Yrzy1

Jake Arment hauls sheep, goats, pigs and cattle for Veenstra Trucking in a custom Cummins-powered Kenworth he spec’d himself, with plans to buy it and go owner-op. ow.ly/Vrme50Yqerj