Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & Polish2017 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Bobtail: Blazing back from obscurityIt was originally black with orange flames, but to make it consistent with the rest of the fleet, Lindamood painted the truck silver with blue flames.October 19, 2017BusinessFive Apps for That: Don’t get delayed by bad directionsAll of these routing apps allow the user to establish a profile that includes a truck’s height, weight, length and hazmat class. The apps provide optimal routes that avoid roads and bridges with truck limitations for weight or clearance.October 19, 2017Pride & Polish2017 GATS Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo: Striking look for viper red KWThe custom interior features shag carpeting and a mini-disco ball hanging in the large studio sleeper. Also inside are more than 800 buttons in the upholstery, each of which had to be sanded, primed, painted and clear-coated viper red to match the rest of the rig.October 18, 2017Pride & Polish2017 GATS Best of Show winner, Working Bobtail: ‘Poison Ivy’ gets stripes rightThe rig’s striping was originally dark green, so he had it restriped by Thunder Grafix in Joplin to make the bright green pop even more. He also had the cab lights and sleeper lights shaved down, and flush bullet lights were installed.October 17, 2017Custom RigsRicky ‘Rude’ Proffitt outduels brother to claim fifth win of seasonWith two laps remaining, Ricky caught Darren and got side-by-side with him. As the racers were crossing the start/finish line with one lap to go, Ricky dove underneath Darren and took the lead with the help of lapped traffic.October 17, 2017BusinessFMCSA extends charter for safety advisory committeeThe MCSAC is designed to provide FMCSA with advice and recommendations on motor carrier safety programs and regulations. The committee is made up of 20 voters from safety advocacy, safety enforcement, labor and industry stakeholders.October 17, 2017BusinessFMCSA shuts down trucking company tied to deadly smuggling operationPyle Transportation was placed out-of-service Monday by the FMCSA following a compliance review that found hours-of-service and driver fitness violations, FMCSA spokesperson Duane DeBruyne confirmed to Overdrive Thursday.October 12, 2017BusinessCalifornia suspends hours regs for certain truckers over wildfiresBrown’s emergency declaration, which covers Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sonoma and Yuba counties, triggers hours-of-service waivers for truckers who provide aid in recovery efforts, including debris removal and bringing supplies to the area.October 11, 2017Custom RigsIndependence Day rewind: '78 W900A's transformation into 'Patriot' hot rodThe finished product from owner Brad Hartwick is about as patriotic as a truck can get. It features American flag graphics on the front end of the rig, the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and more.October 10, 2017Electronic Logging DevicesTruckers driving rentals for eight days or fewer exempt from ELDsUnder the terms of the exemption, drivers will still be subject to the hours-of-service rules and must maintain paper logs for the current and prior seven days, if required. Drivers must also keep a copy of the rental agreement in the truck to show law enforcement.October 10, 2017Previous PagePage 121 of 188Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsTennessee independent pulls a flatbed in custom '24 W900Brandon Scates "did everything about as wrong as you can do it" when he started his career as an owner-operator. Finally learning to listen to more experienced hands led to success -- and this stunning 2024 W900.BusinessITS Logistics tried to 'offset' $85,000 payment to carrier before Echo Global acquisitionCustom RigsCustom Rigs Showdown finals: 1968 Peterbilt 358A takes on 1982 359Pride & PolishIdaho farm owner-op's custom '98 379 brings home Pride & Polish hardware, recognitionFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
