Matt ColeMatt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].Custom RigsFrom 'Career Gambler' to 'Triple Seven': Familiar 389 remade to fit new owner's styleMissouri-based Gary Jones bought the truck in December from its original owner, Arizona-based Dean DeSantis. Jones gave it his own flavor while still respecting the work done to it by DeSantis.April 25, 2024Custom RigsThird-generation owner-operator's beautifully-rebuilt 1990 Kenworth W900LAfter the truck was retired about three years ago, owner Joel Anker had it rebuilt into a show truck. The hard work paid off, with a fifth-place finish in the Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles class at MATS in March.April 18, 2024RegulationsFMCSA moves on registration-system updateLatest step in the agency's "clean up the bad actors" effort with a new entity registration system: approval sought from the White House OMB to implement a new "FMCSA Registration System (FRS)" to replace the Unified Registration System.April 18, 2024RegulationsInspectors ask FMCSA to alter inspection report requirementsCVSA wants FMCSA to remove the requirement that carriers return inspection reports to the issuing agency within 15 days certifying that all violations have been corrected, calling the requirement “antiquated and redundant.”April 17, 2024Custom Rigs'Last ride' for Waupun Truck-N-ShowOne of the show circuit mainstays, the Waupun Truck-N-Show in Waupun, Wisconsin, will be retired after its 35th iteration in August.April 12, 2024Custom RigsCustom 2024 Peterbilt 389 boasts exquisite laced fenders, lift bumperOakley-leased end dump puller Jason "Otis" Harris, based in Clanton, Alabama, has always been a fan of Peterbilts. He's always been a fan of the color yellow, too. With his 2024 389, debuted at MATS, he got the best of both worlds.April 11, 2024Custom RigsOwner-op-founded Alabama truck show and foundation for Lowe Syndrome kick offThe fourth annual Show for Lowe's, started by owner-operator Thomas Sullivan, benefits the Waylon Sullivan Foundation, which helps families with children diagnosed with Lowe Syndrome, a rare genetic condition.April 5, 2024Custom RigsMassey Motor Freight's 2022 389 'Dustn' the Wind' a custom tribute to fallen biz partnerTroy Massey of Texas-based Massey Motor Freight designed this heavily modified 2022 Peterbilt 389 as a tribute to the friend and pro sales rep Massey had long worked with, Dustin DuPree, before he passed away.April 4, 2024RegulationsEPA Phase 3 truck emissions rule destined to fail? Industry reactions pour inMany in trucking are skeptical of EPA's emissions-reduction targets, especially with the Phase 3 rule's slant toward a push for zero-emission technologies like battery-electric trucks.April 2, 2024LifeTotal solar eclipse: Path across U.S., safety, travel advisories, moreSome states in the "path of totality" for the April 8 total solar eclipse are calling on truckers to take the day off and plan to deliver and pick up another day. Others in the path warn of expected increased traffic and congestion.March 29, 2024Page 1 of 162Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsFMCSA, police investigate double broker's odd inspections historyMaroon Express Inc., a revoked carrier authority/double broker under investigation within FMCSA, has one clean inspection on their record associated with a truck that got inspected three times in four days, operating under different DOT numbers each time.Custom RigsFrom 'Career Gambler' to 'Triple Seven': Familiar 389 remade to fit new owner's styleParkingNew Outpost company aims to deliver on parking shortage, small fleet growthBusinessConvoy's unpaid carriers finally settling with Hercules Capital?Featured SponsorEngineered for superior calls in high-noise environments.