Alex Lockie is the Executive Editor at CCJ — Commercial Carrier Journal. He covers a range of topics including law and legal affairs, transportation and mobility, and government and politics, with a particular focus on lawsuits, public policy, and law enforcement technology. His work has been featured in Trucks, Parts, Service, and Overdrive.
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Alex Lockie's articles predominantly cover transportation and logistics, with a focus on evolving stories, government announcements, breaking news, and citing data. For pitches to Alex, consider providing insights into ongoing or developing issues within the transportation industry in the United States. This could include regulatory changes or breaking news affecting trucking operations.
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FMCSA Chief Derek Barrs gave an update on the CDL crackdown and heard about brokers' role in trucking's fraud problem, among an array of topics.
A look at the data: Did trucks actually shut down for the mega-viral Oct. 1 trucker's strike? In any case, rates were up and diesel was down.
After Overdrive found ELD providers who admitted to HOS cheating integrated within Highway, the tech company wouldn't commit to kicking hours cheats off the platform.
By: Alex Lockie
The U.S. military warned military freight system-registered motor carriers they need proper leases and not just paper numbers. Yet there's evidence freight's still moving on non-registered carriers' trucks.
FMCSA says public safety is at risk while admitting that the "sham" schools it shut down can simply register a new entity and continue to "perpetuate fraud."
FMCSA is backtracking after an AI-powered shutdown of 110 "sham" schools. Meanwhile, schools offering a two-hour CDL course escape enforcement and gain traction.
A DOT spokesperson forcefully objected to the tone of Overdrive's reporting and said FMCSA didn't use AI to identify "sham" CDL schools to shut down.
The Dallas County Court said C.H. Robinson needs to pay, that interest is due, and that the carrier's driver was a "borrowed employee."
By: Alex Lockie
Big fleets and Elon Musk once again call out a "driver shortage" while going full throttle on "driverless" technology, which looks ready to accelerate in high gear.
TQL filed motions to dismiss six carriers' RICO lawsuit accusing the broker and C.H. Robinson of racketeering with illegal carriers in the Super Ego "chameleon" network at bottom dollar rates, pricing the carriers out of freight.
