An Indiana trucking company is under investigation following allegations involving electronic logging device manipulation and driver compensation, according to reporting published November 6 by Overdrive.
Majestic Cargo Lines, a motor carrier based in South Bend, Indiana, is the subject of an investigation involving Indiana State Police and the FBI, Overdrive reported.
The allegations concern possible manipulation of drivers' electronic hours-of-service records and claims that drivers were improperly deprived of compensation.
The allegations have not been established as fact.
Company owner Nikola Gavrilovic denies wrongdoing and attributes the accusations to disgruntled former employees.
The investigation raises broader questions about electronic logging device oversight, driver compensation, and whether conventional regulatory reviews can detect certain forms of electronic log manipulation.
What Investigators Are Examining
According to Overdrive, Indiana State Police confirmed that Majestic Cargo Lines was under investigation and that the FBI had become involved.
The company operates approximately 45 trucks.
The allegations involve two separate concerns:
Possible manipulation of electronic logging devices to alter drivers' available hours.
Allegations that driver compensation was improperly reduced or withheld.
These are allegations under investigation, not findings that the company violated federal regulations or criminal law.
Overdrive did not report criminal charges against the company or its owner in its November 6 account.
The existence of an investigation does not establish guilt.
Company Owner Denies the Allegations
Majestic Cargo Lines owner Nikola Gavrilovic denied the accusations when contacted by Overdrive.
He suggested that the allegations originated with former employees who had been terminated.
Gavrilovic also pointed to a recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit as evidence that the company's records had undergone regulatory review.
According to Overdrive, FMCSA records show that the company underwent a routine audit in July 2026.
Gavrilovic said the audit included an in-person review of driver records of duty status and that the company passed.
The reported audit is an important part of the story, but it does not independently resolve the allegations currently under investigation.
A regulatory audit and a criminal investigation can examine different information, different periods, and different types of suspected conduct.
Former Drivers Provide Conflicting Accounts
Overdrive interviewed two former Majestic Cargo Lines drivers.
Their accounts differed.
One former driver denied the allegations involving electronic log manipulation and driver compensation.
Another former driver alleged that improper ELD practices and pay-related misconduct had occurred.
Those conflicting accounts illustrate why the allegations cannot be treated as established findings.
The questions raised by the former employees remain matters for investigators to evaluate.
Questions About Electronic Log Changes
One of the more significant details in Overdrive's reporting concerns how requests involving electronic driving hours were handled.
When an Overdrive reporter contacted the company's dispatch operation and asked about resetting driving hours, the representative directed the inquiry toward a group on the Viber messaging application.
Gavrilovic acknowledged that the company uses a Viber group where drivers may request hours resets, but denied that such requests are actually carried out.
He maintained that dispatch personnel do not control the company's fleet management functions.
The existence of a messaging group does not, by itself, establish that electronic logs were improperly altered.
However, the exchange raises questions about how electronic logging systems are administered and who may have access to functions affecting driver records.
Those questions are central to the broader investigation.
Why ELD Manipulation Is a Serious Safety Concern
Electronic logging devices are intended to provide records of drivers' hours of service and support compliance with federal driving-time and rest requirements.
For most drivers operating under federal property-carrying hours-of-service rules, the basic limits include:
A maximum of 11 hours of driving following 10 consecutive hours off duty.
A 14-hour driving window after coming on duty following the required off-duty period.
A required 30-minute driving break after eight cumulative hours of driving without a qualifying interruption.
Applicable 60-hour or 70-hour limits over seven or eight consecutive days.
Federal regulations also establish requirements governing electronic logging devices and the accuracy of driver records.
Not every change to an electronic log is improper.
Legitimate corrections and annotations may be necessary when records contain errors, and federal rules establish requirements for handling those changes.
The concern arises when records are intentionally falsified to conceal driving time or create the appearance that a driver has additional legal hours available.
Such conduct, if established, can undermine both hours-of-service compliance and the reliability of records used during enforcement inspections.
Can an FMCSA Audit Miss ELD Manipulation?
The Majestic Cargo Lines investigation raises a question that extends beyond one carrier.
Can an electronic logging system appear compliant during a routine review while improper changes remain difficult to detect?
Overdrive has previously investigated electronic logging systems that allegedly allow remote manipulation of driving records.
The publication reported that some systems can be altered in ways that are difficult to identify through conventional reviews of records of duty status.
Overdrive also described an October demonstration involving a trucking fleet, FMCSA representatives, and Illinois State Police in which an electronic logging system's available hours were reportedly changed remotely.
That demonstration involved a separate fleet and does not establish that similar conduct occurred at Majestic Cargo Lines.
It does, however, illustrate the technical enforcement concerns surrounding certain ELD systems.
For regulators, the challenge is distinguishing legitimate record corrections from deliberate manipulation designed to conceal hours-of-service violations.
Driver Pay Allegations Remain Unresolved
The investigation also involves allegations concerning driver compensation.
Overdrive reported that one former driver alleged improper pay practices, while the company owner denied wrongdoing.
The available reporting does not establish the amount of compensation allegedly involved or a final determination regarding any disputed payments.
Driver compensation arrangements can vary considerably across the trucking industry.
Company drivers, owner-operators, and lease operators may work under different contractual arrangements and payment structures.
Whether a particular compensation practice violates a contract or applicable law depends on the facts and governing requirements.
At this stage, no conclusion about unlawful pay practices at Majestic Cargo Lines is supported by the published investigation.
What Drivers Should Understand About Their Electronic Logs
Regardless of the outcome of this investigation, accurate electronic logging records remain an essential part of commercial driving.
Drivers are responsible for maintaining truthful records of duty status and complying with applicable hours-of-service requirements.
When legitimate corrections are made, the changes must be handled according to federal ELD requirements.
Drivers should also understand that instructions from dispatch do not override federal hours-of-service rules.
Pressure to operate beyond legal limits or to falsify duty records creates potential consequences for drivers as well as carriers.
Concerns involving suspected hours-of-service violations can be reported through the federal complaint system.
FMCSA Complaint Center: https://complaint.fmcsa.dot.gov/
The agency evaluates complaints alongside other information when determining whether further review or enforcement is warranted.
What Happens Next?
The investigation reported by Overdrive remains unresolved.
No criminal charges were identified in the November 6 report, and no final regulatory finding of wrongdoing was established.
The company's owner continues to deny the allegations.
Further developments could include investigative findings, regulatory action, criminal charges, or a determination that the allegations are unsupported.
Until additional evidence becomes public, those outcomes remain uncertain.
Sarge's Takeaway
Electronic logging devices were introduced to improve the accuracy of hours-of-service records and reduce opportunities for falsification.
But technology is only as reliable as the systems, safeguards, and practices surrounding it.
The allegations involving Majestic Cargo Lines deserve examination because they concern issues that directly affect professional drivers: legal driving hours, safety responsibilities, and compensation.
At the same time, allegations are not proof.
The company has denied wrongdoing, former drivers have provided conflicting accounts, and investigators have not publicly established criminal or regulatory violations.
The larger industry question is whether existing oversight procedures can reliably identify sophisticated forms of electronic log manipulation.
That's an issue worth examining regardless of how this particular investigation concludes.
For now, the facts are straightforward: an investigation has been reported, the allegations are disputed, and the outcome remains undetermined.
Sources and Further Reading
Original investigation:
Overdrive: Majestic Cargo Lines Under Police Investigation After ELD Cheating, Pay-Skimming Allegations, November 6, 2026
Federal resources:
FMCSA Hours-of-Service Regulations
FMCSA Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA Complaint Center
Truck Stop Talk has not independently obtained investigative records or conducted interviews with the parties. Details of the allegations, company response, and reported law-enforcement involvement are attributed to Overdrive's November 6 investigation.