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Pride & Polish
Last chance to enter! Show your truck with Overdrive's Pride & Polish
Today is the last day to help us put a cap on the 2025 show season with our annual virtual truck show, where Overdrive readers ultimately decide the favorites in five categories -- Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior. Enter to show your rig with photos today as deadline arrives.
October 1, 2025
Equipment
TLG wins 2025 Successful Dealer Award
The Larson Group (TLG) has won the 2025
Successful Dealer
Award. The award was presented Tuesday during an awards banquet in Nashville.
September 30, 2025
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March 24, 2025
Regulations
ICE / state officers target Cali CDLs in three-day inspection blitz | Door recall to prevent truckers being trapped in-cab
A recent enforcement blitz at an Oklahoma port of entry with ICE officers targeted drivers and trucks from California. Also: Volvo, Mack trucks recalled for trailer lighting issue; another 4K Volvos recalled for door handle problem; latest Highway Angel.
September 29, 2025
Equipment
New truck tariff will spark 'major increase in equipment costs'
The average cost of a Class 8 tractor could approach $240,000 thanks to a new 25% tariff and the existing 12% FET.
September 26, 2025
Equipment
Trump imposing 25% tariff on trucks | Driver in TX crash indicted for felony manslaughter
President Trump announced Thursday that, effective Oct. 1, the U.S. will levy a 25% tariff on imported heavy-duty trucks. Also: Felony manslaughter charges for driver in fatal I-35 crash.
September 26, 2025
Custom Rigs
Custom 2005 Peterbilt 379 a trucker's surprise, with intricate hand-pinstriping
Kimball Transportation driver Zach Held may not be an owner-operator, but he drives an owner-operator-spec'd truck that delivered on a promise made by the small fleet owner Held pulls flatbed freight for. The custom '05 379 features a bevy of custom touches throughout, including immaculate pinstriping all around.
September 25, 2025
Equipment
Used truck prices hold steady, with spot markets signaling a measure of trucking demand improvement
Minus an anticipated pre-buy of new trucks ahead of the next round of emissions regulations this year, used-truck prices leveled off, with the exception of some evidence of increased demand for late-model sleepers. Also: Rates see signs of life post-Labor Day; Texas repair shop owner arrested for "deceptive business practices."
September 24, 2025
Equipment
Fatal crash numbers falling fast in 2025 | 700 Freightliners, Western Stars caught up in recalls over steering, brakes
Through the first half of 2025, NHTSA is estimating roadway deaths are down 8.2% from the same period a year ago. Also: More than 700 trucks caught up in two recalls from Daimler Trucks; Utah officials ban trucks from "Narrows" canyon highway; Orange EV terminal tractors recalled.
September 23, 2025
Regulations
CARB rips EPA's 'sloppy and amateurish' effort to repeal GHG regs
CARB charges that the EPA is ignoring decades of its own science to repeal greenhouse gas regulations, putting public health and the economy at risk.
September 23, 2025
Regulations
Legislation would ban carrier-managed 'predatory' lease-purchase programs
The House bill would require the U.S. DOT to create regulations to prohibit predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs by motor carriers. Also: Senate confirms trio of DOT agency administrators, yet FMCSA awaits boss vote; DOT launches audit of FMCSA's oversight of states' CDL testing programs.
September 22, 2025
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD revoked, pulled from FMCSA's 'registered devices' list | CARB's 'emergency' emissions regs after EPA waivers killed
Truck drivers and motor carriers using the ELD should revert to paper logs or logging software while looking to replace the device. Also: CARB proposes return to previous emissions regs; weight limits increased for certain ag haulers; big lane restrictions planned for I-5 bridge project.
September 19, 2025
Custom Rigs
'Dollar Bill': Impressive 1982 Peterbilt 359 powered by Cat C18 marine engine
Owner-operator Todd Scruggs has owned the truck since 2012, but it was inoperable from the time he bought until he started its rebuild in 2023. After working on the truck during his downtime over two years, the rebuild is complete and the truck is going back to work.
September 18, 2025
Equipment
Autonomous truck maker completes 'humanless' run in Houston
The Bot Auto autonomous truck tech company has announced its first hub-to-hub "humanless" run, with no driver or operator in or around the truck. Also: Truck driver sentenced to prison for cocaine possession charge; DAT adds load board options for cargo van, box truck, power only operations.
September 17, 2025
Gear
DPF manufacturer expands lineup for Carrier reefer units
With the launch of a DPF for Carrier Vector reefers, Rypos now offers retrofit DPF systems for most trailer refrigeration units on the market.
September 17, 2025
Equipment
Legislation aims at 'lawsuit abuse' that targets truckers | 14K KWs caught up in digital-dash recall
The bill would give federal courts jurisdiction in cases about crashes with trucks involved in interstate commerce seeking more than $5 million. Also: 14K Kenworths recalled over digital dashboard glitch; Love's reopens Oklahoma location, opens new Texas stop; Orange EV terminal tractors recalled.
September 15, 2025
Gear
Mack Pioneer, Anthem models' front-end protection options
Ex-Guard's VM-series grille guards, previously announced for updated Volvo models, are also available for Mack's new Pioneer and updated Anthem models.
September 12, 2025
Equipment
Nikola reaches SEC settlement over $82M in fines following liquidation hearing
Nikola's $82 million SEC settlement likely signals the close of the electric commercial vehicle maker's turbulent and brief history.
September 11, 2025
Custom Rigs
Owner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopper
Mods through the years Zach's owned the 2017 389 result in what's a well-balanced look for this custom Pete, with sharp paint lines, a Cat under the hood, and a hopper-hauling setup built to handle the rough-and-dirty side of farm-haul work and still turn heads.
September 11, 2025
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