Matt ColeMatt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at mattcole@randallreilly.com.Overdrive ExtraWhile many support owner-op's HOS exemption request, opponents mount challengeLee Schmitt's request for relief from several parts of the HOS regs in June raised the old debate over the one-size-fits-all approach to the basic interstate rules. Schmitt's request has drawn support, and opposition, for a variety of reasons.September 30, 2022RegulationsOwner-ops, groups: COVID hours waiver should open door for more HOS flexibilityIndividual truck owners and some groups in trucking say the safe record of operators using the COVID-related hours of service waiver should allow for more flexibility in the hours of service regulations as a whole. Other groups, however, disagreed.September 28, 2022Regulations'Leave us alone': ELD-exempt owner-ops say no to any pre-2000 exemption change"Fix the roads and bridges. Provide more truck parking. Insist upon better training." As FMCSA considers potential change, owner-operators like the one quoted here insist the agency should leave any mods to the exemption on the cutting room floor.September 27, 2022Small Fleet ChampCreech Trucking follows dairy industry to growth, stability long-termTexas has become the third-largest dairy-producing state in the country in recent years. 10-truck Creech Trucking, after the tragic death of its founding owner, delivers on a mission to supply regional farmers with feed, producing strong income.September 26, 2022Custom Rigs‘Just a Phase’: Bubba Branch’s Atlas Heavy Haul 1996 Kenworth W900The heavily-customized W9 is the 11th truck in Branch's Atlas Heavy Haul fleet. It works part-time moving heavy machinery when needed. Catch plenty views of the impressive rig, both inside and out, in this video.September 22, 2022EquipmentDigging into the changing dynamics of used-truck warrantiesUsed-truck warranty providers are well aware of the reputation that has built around them over the years among owner-operators. In recent years, however, they've been working to improve their customers' experience.September 15, 2022Small Fleet Champ10-truck Triple R Trucking pivots to flatbed, power-only amid fast-falling ratesKrystal Raue launched the company in 2014 after buying equipment from her retiring father. She has delivered consistent profits to owner-ops -- currently 9 plus her husband in the lone company rig -- with nimble shifts in freight focus with the market.September 12, 2022Custom RigsFleenor Bros. at it again -- 2022 Kenworth W900 the fleet's latest working show truckFleenor Bros. driver J.T. Picah, who has been with the company a little over three and a half years, showed one of the fleet’s newest rides, this 2022 Kenworth W900, at the 2022 Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show in Branson, Missouri, in June.September 8, 2022Small Fleet ChampCustomer diversification key to Lamb Fuels' recent growthThe Chula Vista, California-based petroleum-hauling fleet has grown from 14 trucks at the end of 2018 to 23 today, thanks in large part to the addition of new business units hauling aviation fuel and retail gasoline.September 8, 2022RegulationsInjunction blocking California's AB 5 for trucking lifted, for nowFollowing the Supreme Court's decision to not hear trucking's challenge to AB 5, a California district judge lifted an injunction blocking the law from applying to trucking. A motion for another injunction is in the works, however, as challenges reemerge.August 30, 2022Page 1 of 144Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishCast your vote for the best in custom rigs: Overdrive's Pride & PolishDozens of owners submitted photos that make up 77 entries in one or more of seven categories: two each in Working Bobtail and Working Combo; Antique; Interior; and Limited Mileage/Builders. Cast your vote in each category for your favorites now.Overdrive RadioThe spot-market slide, and an owner-op return to leasing refugeCustom Rigs3 Angels, 3 trucks: Aispuro family fleet shows out in forceRegulationsOwner-ops, groups: COVID hours waiver should open door for more HOS flexibilitySponsor ContentGARMIN's new navigator series is trucking simplified
