Overdrive StaffRegulationsCalifornia driverless vehicle ban heads to governor's deskThe bill that requires a driver in autonomous vehicles has passed the state's Assembly and Senate, under veto threat by Gov. Also: Debate over EPA's Phase 3 GHG regs; Spot market rates rise for third straight week; Iowa ag haulers get weight exemption.September 12, 2023LifePOLL: Do you appreciate anything about trucker appreciation week?Between the deals and recognition programs, the company cookouts and, in rare cases, cash bonuses from fleets, there's plenty to be had during the national appreciation week. (No shortage of cynicism, too.) If anything, what do you most appreciate?September 12, 2023Reader RigsTruckers Final Mile Pete honors truck driversThe American Heritage Memorial 2020 Peterbilt 579 benefits Truckers Final Mile's fundraising efforts.September 12, 2023EquipmentPeterbilt's 100,000th 389 goes to Texas-based fleetMassey Motor Freight received Peterbilt's 100,000th Model 389 -- a special-edition 389X -- in this final year of production. Also: Congressional hearing on autonomous trucks set for Wednesday; Mack MD units recalled.September 11, 2023LifeTrucker appreciation, round the clockWith the National Truck Driver Appreciation Week recognition effort well under way, a special message from all of us at Overdrive. Here's a sincere thank you for doing what you do day-in, day-out.September 11, 2023LifeTexas owner-op wins Landstar's truck giveaway | Coop back open in Md.Landstar-leased owner-operator Peter Perez, of Houston, Texas, won a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia at the company's annual BCO Appreciation Days. Also: Maryland reopens U.S. 1 weigh station; TA accepting Citizen Driver nominations.September 8, 2023EquipmentEmissions 'deletes': EPA fines Idaho diesel shops $1M, owner faces jail timeGDP Tuning and Custom Auto (together, Gorilla Performance) in Idaho were the latest diesel shops targeted in EPA's emissions "defeat" crackdown. Also: Rhode Island I-95 closures this weekend; Cummins, Daimler, Paccar partner on EV development.September 7, 2023Life17 drivers named 'Transition Trucking' semi-finalistsThe Transition Trucking award recognizes rookie truck drivers transitioning from military service. Also: Drivewyze adds traffic alerts in Delaware; driver named Highway Angel for helping trapped crash victim.September 6, 2023LifeCompanies honor truckers for annual Appreciation Week: Deals, discounts, moreWhether it's through the promotion and awareness of truck drivers and the work put in or through deals on food, fuel and more, companies across trucking are recognizing operators for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 10-16.September 6, 2023VoicesPOLL: Just how bad is the 'parking at the fuel island' problem?How often are you seeing operators occupying fuel-island space as if they're going to get (well more than) a 30-minute break out of the stop? One reader notes "it’s becoming a real epidemic," and he's "seen some instances where things get pretty heated."September 6, 2023Previous PagePage 73 of 1652Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsCustom 2005 Peterbilt 379 a trucker's surprise, with intricate hand-pinstripingKimball Transportation driver Zach Held may not be an owner-operator, but he drives an owner-operator-spec'd truck that delivered on a promise made by the small fleet owner Held pulls flatbed freight for. The custom '05 379 features a bevy of custom touches throughout, including immaculate pinstriping all around.Small Fleet ChampLTL furniture specialist TFX lays solid ground for growth, profit, supportRegulationsFMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database updateSmall Fleet ChampSkin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansionFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
