Overdrive StaffReader RigsHeavy-haul 1999 Peterbilt 379 stretched to 330-inch wheelbaseRichard Berst operates the 3406E-powered unit hauling oversize/overweight freight. Submit your truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.April 22, 2025RegulationsReckless driving to be focus of annual Safe Driver Week enforcement blitzCVSA's annual Operation Safe Driver Week will be held July 13-19 with enforcement officers looking for both trucks and cars operating unsafely. Also: DOT repeals GHG emissions rule for state reporting; dry bulk axle weight variance bill introduced.April 21, 2025EquipmentSemi-autonomous trucks deployed along I-70A pair of trucks will operate along I-70 between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis using platooning technology. Also: Used-truck sales volumes rising; fleet petitions FMCSA to allow installation of flashing, brake-activated amber lights on trucks.April 17, 2025VoicesPOLL: Do you yank a tanker? What's been your biggest biz struggle the last few years?The liquid bulk-hauling owner-operator niche, known for better than average revenues and income, at once comes with its own unique struggles and tradeoffs. Weigh in on how you've approached them in this two-question survey.April 17, 2025BusinessCongress looks to tamp down cargo theft | Another former trooper guilty in CDL fraud caseThe bill would establish a multi-agency coordination center to increase collaboration between law enforcement agencies around cargo theft. Also: Flatbed rates still rising in mixed market; former Mass. trooper pleads guilty of CDL fraud scheme; more.April 16, 2025Partners in BusinessNiche hauls: How to find yours, and tradeoffs and triumphs of specializationSpecializing in a freight niche -- heavy-haul, auto hauling, livestock, the list goes on -- can add to an owner-operator’s earning potential with higher-paying loads. The tradeoff? It comes with added expenses in many cases.April 16, 2025RegulationsMassachusetts backs off 'zero-emission' truck reg, for nowMassachusetts is giving manufacturers a temporary reprieve in enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks reg's electric truck sales requirements. Also: Volvos recalled over hazard light issue; two fleets' flashing brake light waivers approved; more.April 15, 2025Custom RigsStart your engines: Registration open for SuperRigs at Atlanta Motor SpeedwayThe annual working truck show will be held May 29-31 with more than $25,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs -- along with 12 spots in the coveted Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar.April 15, 2025Reader RigsOwner-op Steve Hostetler's 2-million-mile '98 Freightliner ClassicHostetler hauls mostly ag-related commodities with the truck, which he's owned for 10 years.April 15, 2025RegulationsNTSB details deadly I-35 crash | Regs rollback: Small-biz roundtable April 16NTSB released a preliminary report detailing the events that led up to the fatal crash of Solomun Weldekeal Araya on I-35 in Austin, Texas, on March 13. Also: SBA hosting small-biz roundtable to discuss DOT's call for regs review; new Love's in Missouri.April 14, 2025Previous PagePage 22 of 1659Next PageTop StoriesBusiness10,000 CDL drivers out-of-service for ELP: Where's the rates bump?Are 10,000 drivers really sidelined after ELP violations? Or are some states letting them drive on? Overdrive finds the real story.RegulationsTrump orders change to marijuana regs: What truckers need to knowCustom RigsLike-new 2000 Freightliner cabover another horse in Everhart's stableCustom RigsCustom Rigs Showdown: Round 2 rollsFeatured SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
