Overdrive StaffEquipmentSemi-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, 2025RegulationsFMCSA's speed-limiter mandate: Ban reintroduced in Congress | Diesel thieves arrestedA bill reintroduced in Congress would block FMCSA from issuing a rule requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks. Also: Three arrested in Kentucky for allegedly stealing $18K in diesel to support a trucking business.April 11, 2025Reader Rigs'25 Kenworth W990 hauls cabins, shedsOwner-operator Japheth Gingerich mostly pulls a cabin trailer hauling oversized cabins and sheds with the Cummins X15-powered W990. Add your own truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.April 11, 2025Previous PagePage 27 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
