Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Custom Rigs'55 needlenose Pete rebuilt with classic aviation styleOwner and builder Jamie Johnson usually builds half-ton pickups and one-ton dually pickups, and when he came across this ’55 Pete, he decided to build it into a one-ton, “kind of a mini-truck,” he said.February 26, 2026RegulationsCDL recertification for all, lifetime bans for some non-citizens flouting the rules: The Dalilah Law introducedThe Dalilah Law touted by President Trump in his State of the Union address would codify FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL rule into law and would also require "all CDL holders" to recertify that they meet the necessary criteria and more.February 26, 2026RegulationsSenator's 'TruckSafe Tipline' uncovered potential 'chameleon carrier' activity in Indiana: Letter to FMCSAIn Sen. Jim Banks' home state of Indiana, tips have revealed 1,000 newly-registered carriers in one community; 300 active carriers in one neighborhood consisting of about 250 homes; 16 carriers registered to one cul-de-sac and more.February 25, 2026RegulationsTrump calls for further CDL reforms in State of the UnionPresident Trump called on Congress to pass the Dalilah Law, named after Dalilah Coleman, who was severely injured in a crash with an illegal immigrant truck driver in 2024. The proposed law would purportedly ban states from issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants, crack down on "chameleon carriers" and more.February 25, 2026RegulationsFMCSA finalizes removal, amendment of 12 of 18 ‘burdensome’ regs previously identifiedFMCSA has moved forward on a dozen of its proposed deregulatory actions, including removing the requirement to carry extra spare fuses, clarifying that electronic DVIRs are allowed, and more.February 20, 2026Custom Rigs1.8M miles and counting: Missouri owner-op's '05 W900LDavid Foster's been trucking as an owner-operator for more than 40 years, with a total of six trucks throughout his career. This 2005 Kenworth W900L, which he purchased new in early 2004, is the farthest-running to date, approaching 2 million miles on the odometer.February 19, 2026EquipmentAurora adds 1K-mile 'driverless' lane: Will solo HOS regs apply for the in-cab observer?The autonomous truck tech developer is deploying trucks on the Fort Worth-to-Phoenix lane, longer than a solo professional driver could complete in a daily HOS duty cycle. CVSA explained the state of play for such trucks' necessary HOS compliance, or lack thereof.February 19, 2026Overdrive ExtraFederation of Professional Truckers explains ELD exemption push with FMCSA, future plansFOPT quickly made itself known with FMCSA's publication of a petition from the group for an ELD exemption for its members and others. Leadership has its sights set on improving many other areas of trucking.February 18, 2026Custom Rigs'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 buildWhat started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”February 12, 2026Electronic Logging DevicesFMCSA sidelines nine more ELDs in ongoing device registry cleanupFMCSA revoked the registrations of nine ELDs: GTS ELD, UTruckin, ELD365 Elog, Ironman ELD, Factor ELD, and four AirELD models. Carriers and drivers must stop using the devices and replace them with a registered device by April 14.February 12, 2026Page 1 of 190Next PageTop StoriesCustom Rigs'55 needlenose Pete rebuilt with classic aviation styleOwner and builder Jamie Johnson usually builds half-ton pickups and one-ton dually pickups, and when he came across this ’55 Pete, he decided to build it into a one-ton, “kind of a mini-truck,” he said.Trucker of the YearWhen the mentored becomes the master: Trucker of the Month Adam MackeyEquipmentTest-drive with a New Jersey turn in Mack's all-new PioneerReader Rigs2.8M-mile 1989 Kenworth W900B still hauling strongOverdrive RadioOTR trucker-songwriter Long Haul Paul's new 'After Party Sessions,' MATS show upcoming
