Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsFMCSA issues ELP-enforcement policy guidance for inspectorsThe agency has released its updated enforcement policy that instructs inspectors on how to test for English language proficiency at roadside -- a driver interview and a traffic sign recognition assessment.May 20, 2025BusinessTruck maker launches its own load boardMack Trucks' new Load Finder is a free load board integrated into its Mack Connect fleet management portal for Mack owners and available online to carriers with other truck makes and models.May 15, 2025Custom Rigs'Pretty good life' for Gary Jones' short-hood '79 Peterbilt 359Truck show mainstay Gary Jones, owner of SPB Trucking, showed off his latest build at MATS 2025 -- a 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab with just 630K original miles, and a rare sight among Jones' trucks, which often sport custom big bunks.May 15, 2025RegulationsHours of service should be front and center in DOT deregulatory effort: TruckersThere's near-unanimity on evaluation of additional flexibilities for drive and rest periods in the HOS, yet not everyone agrees on the ELD mandate. Among other top issues highlighted by truckers, groups for modification or repeal in recent docket comments: speed limiters, broker transparency and AEBs.May 9, 2025RegulationsElectric trucks for Cali port drayage: CARB mandate will be repealed once and for allAfter withdrawing its EPA waiver request in January for the ACF rule, which would have required port dray operators and some other fleets to transition to zero-emission vehicles, CARB indicates its intent to officially repeal the regulation. Also: DOL not enforcing 2024 contractor rule; Arizona I-10 parking info; more.May 7, 2025BusinessNew research takes aim at 'driver shortage' narrative, tracing roots of churn to 1980s deregulationThe OOIDA Foundation published new research around driver turnover in trucking, taking on what the association considers a dangerous, false narrative of a driver shortage that undercuts pay and hinders healthy industry growth.May 2, 2025Custom RigsUp close with Tony Justice's newly-custom Bennett 2006 'Purgatory' Peterbilt 379Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber caught up with trucker and country singer-songwriter Tony Justice at MATS to talk about this recently-customized 2006 Peterbilt 379, a big part of Justice's trucking career.May 1, 2025RegulationsTransportation budget moves in House might help small fleets in 'Conditional' safety rating limboThe House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's budget proposal includes funding for a public website for brokers to confirm a carrier's operating authority, and more. Also: FMCSA denies two driver training-related exemption requests.April 29, 2025Custom RigsOwner-op's '24 Pete 389 radiates hot-rod vibesNorth Carolina-based Brandon Smith picked up a second-place trophy at the Mid-America Trucking Show with his custom 389, built with 12 Ga. Customs and MBH Trucking.April 24, 2025RegulationsCommerce Department investigating imported trucks, partsThe department is asking for public input on an investigation to determine the effects on national security of the imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts.April 24, 2025Page 1 of 177Next PageTop StoriesHours of ServiceCVSA to petition FMCSA to limit 'personal conveyance' use in the hours of serviceA forthcoming petition to FMCSA from the law enforcement/industry alliance will ask for a hard two-hour daily limit on PC, likewise a move of PC away from the off-duty log line to a new special driving designation, among other requests.Small Fleet ChampSmall Fleet Champ assesses growing pains, on location at new company headquartersRegulationsConnecticut inspectors talk HOS, ELP enforcement at RoadcheckCustom Rigs'Pretty good life' for Gary Jones' short-hood '79 Peterbilt 359Featured SponsorHear better, Talk longer, Truck smarter with Dezl Trucking Headsets. Now with new built-in LED flashlight.
