Overdrive StaffReader RigsPart-time reefer puller '98 379 painted to match owner's HarleyThis '98 Pete is painted in Harley-Davidson's Frosted Teal and Crushed Ice White with pearl paint colors to match owner John Treadway's 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.April 29, 2025LifeConvictions handed down for members of drug trafficking org who hid meth in diesel tanks | Highway Angel pulls fellow trucker to safetyFive members of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization were found guilty for their roles in transporting liquid meth from Mexico into the U.S. using tractor-trailers, as well as money laundering. Also: Wyoming police looking for info on hit-and-run suspect; Volvo, Mack trucks recalled; latest Highway Angel.April 28, 2025RegulationsU.S. Rep calls on DOT to look into English language proficiency regsWyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman urged the DOT to consider rescinding 2016 FMCSA guidance that made English language proficiency not an OOS violation. Also: Two arrested in "elaborate" diesel theft scheme; fireworks haulers seek renewal of HOS exemption.April 25, 2025BusinessOverdrive up for three prestigious journalism awardsOverdrive has been named a finalist for three Jesse H. Neal Awards for its coverage of brokered-freight transparency, freight fraud, and emissions regs' impact on truck prices and reliability.April 25, 2025Reader RigsSmall fleet owner's flatbed-hauling '96 Peterbilt 379Dallas, Texas-based RiteWay owner David Kosar operates this truck as part of the business, often running from Dallas out to the West Coast. Enter your rig in Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.April 25, 2025LifeCargo thieves busted in L.A., $4M in goods recoveredTwo prominent members of the South American Theft Group were arrested. Also: Truck show in MO one week hence; rising insurance costs, in-cab monitoring tech among ATRI's 2025 research priorities; Progressive's new cargo insurance.April 24, 2025Partners in BusinessTruck-spec, goal-setting lessons from two decades as an ownerIn the annual PIB conversation with Red Eye Radio at MATS, longtime owner-operator and Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs detailed an "a-ha moment" with this career retrospective: what his peers had to say about his purchase of the Freightliner Century he drove for two decades --"It's a fleet truck!"April 23, 2025BusinessTariffs' impacts on freight markets already being feltDespite signs of improvement earlier in the year, freight analysts are now starting to predict a prolonged freight recession due to tariffs and other factors. Also: Truck tonnage fell in March; Volvo Group announces layoffs.April 22, 2025Reader 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, 2025Previous PagePage 26 of 1664Next PageTop StoriesCustom 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.”RegulationsELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitzRegulationsCalifornia capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadsideBusinessFMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirelyRegulationsELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
