Overdrive StaffCustom Rigs‘The Goose’ 1996 Freightliner Classic XLDetailed look at 2020 Pride & Polish Working Combo winnerSeptember 1, 2020Custom RigsGlen Jenkins’ 2016 Peterbilt 389 Pride & ClassThe truck is powered by a 60 Series Detroit with an Eaton 13-speed. Jenkins, out of Blountsville, Alabama, has added a few custom touches to the truck, including the addition of 83 exterior lights, a boxed bumper and plenty of chrome inside and out.September 1, 2020Trucker Talent SearchWatch: Trucker Talent Search finalists’ performances in 2020 contest’s finaleJohn Malayter won the 2020 Trucker Talent Search with a performance of an original song, earning a day-long recording session at Jay's Place in Nashville.August 31, 2020Pride & PolishRay Thompson’s ‘Foolish Habit’ 379Campbell, Missouri-based Ray Thompson took this former car-hauling Pete and turned it into a show truck. He rebuilt the truck from the ground up, including a complete overhaul of the interior.August 31, 2020GearTRP’s grille guardsDesigned with oversized 3-inch stainless-steel tubingAugust 30, 2020BusinessShorter 14-clock pauses: FMCSA wants feedback on pilot testFMCSA wants feedback on a 30-min.-3-hour 14-hour duty window pause in the hours of service as it proposes a pilot program. In other news: A multi-state mileage-based user fee truck pilot begins Oct. 1. Love’s opened new stores in Texas and Illinois.August 28, 2020LifeTonight: Stunning trucks, striking tunes in Trucker Talent Search, Pride & Polish finalesOverdrive’s GATS Week will close out tonight, Aug. 28, with performances by the three Trucker Talent Search finalists and the announcement of the contest’s winner, followed by the crowning of seven winners in the virtual Pride & Polish photo contest.August 28, 2020Reader RigsCharles Hooper’s 1988 Peterbilt 379This 1988 Pete 379 is now powered by a 350-hp Cat 3406B with a 13-speed and 3:36 rears. The engine, transmission and rears were the biggest changes Hooper made to the truck when he bought it. Submit your rig at the link in this post.August 28, 2020Small Fleet ChampGrowing, diverse flatbed carrier wins Overdrive’s new small-fleet awardJames Davis, of JDT Trucking, is the winner of this year's Small Fleet Champ competition. Learn more about this flatbed carrier here on Overdrive.August 28, 2020BusinessHighways, truck stops closed following Hurricane Laura landfallHighways and truck stops in Texas and Louisiana are closed after Category 4 Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday morning. In other news: Landstar will award a new Freightliner Cascadia to one of its owner-operators on Sept. 18.August 27, 2020Previous PagePage 210 of 1653Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampTurnage, TFX, Oberman, Clifford Hay advance to Small Fleet Champ final roundTurnage & Sons LLC, Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Oberman Logistics and Clifford Hay Inc. -- all are mastering the fine arts of trucking-biz management in myriad ways. Two champs will walk away with the title belts at NASTC's annual conference Oct. 23 in Nashville.Small Fleet ChampTurnage & Sons strikes balance with 29-truck organic milk-haul fleetCustom Rigs'Light it up': Restored '90s W9, million-mile Pete 389 keep milk-haul fleet rollingPartners in Business'Foreign driver capacity' hit incoming? Fleets watch, as owner-op income back on a slow riseFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with stick-closed design and Smart Charging Case™
