Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Custom RigsThird-generation trucker's step deck-toting 2016 Kenworth T880Tyler Pyke, a company driver for JMW Transfer, showed the T880 at the Waupun Truck-N-Show earlier this summer. Pyke comes from a family of truckers and hopes to get the family business back up and running when opportunity knocks.September 12, 2024BusinessMore heat on detention, which cost trucking $15B in 2023: ATRIA new report by the American Transportation Research Institute quantifies how detention time impacts trucking in terms of time and money lost, safety and more.September 11, 2024RegulationsLouisiana issues emergency declaration ahead of hurricaneTropical Storm Francine is forecast to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane along the state’s coast Wednesday afternoon. The state's governor issued the emergency declaration granting weigh variances, some HOS relief for support haulers.September 10, 2024Custom Rigs'Less is more' with James Churchill & Sons' custom 2023 Kenworth W9Derek Bates operates the truck for Wisconsin-based James Churchill & Sons Trucking. He hauls chrome steel out to Arizona and California twice a month with the truck, which he's added a handful of custom mods to.September 5, 2024Custom RigsPart-time owner-op's '97 Peterbilt 379 honors family legacyBrendan Conlon isn't a full-time trucker, but growing up around the business left a life-long desire to stay close to it. Conlon and his grandfather, Larry Beier, built this '97 Pete together, which Conlon now drives part-time and shows to honor Beier.August 29, 2024RegulationsOOIDA's AB 5 appeal focuses on discrimination against interstate truckersOOIDA's latest arguments center around the California independent contractor law's impacts on leased owner-operators who are not based in the state but sometimes enter the state to pick up or deliver freight.August 27, 2024Custom RigsAlabama-based grain hauler's Legendary 2025 Peterbilt 589Featuring the Legendary trim package, small fleet owner Russell Cummings' 589 features a number of exclusive treatments only available on the special-edition units. See more of the No. 64 of 589 Legendary Package Peterbilt 589 in this video.August 22, 2024Custom RigsRecord-setting 'last ride' for Waupun Truck-N-ShowThe official registration number for the truck show was 526 trucks -- a record on its own. Dozens more trucks also showed up just to participate in the "last ride" parade through Waupun, Wisconsin, in the 35th and final edition of the show.August 21, 2024Overdrive ExtraFinal Waupun Truck-N-Show kicks offThe 35th Waupun Truck-N-Show is underway through Saturday night in Waupun, Wisconsin, with hundreds of trucks expected for the event.August 9, 2024Custom RigsExpertly airbrushed '01 Pete 379 rescued as reptilian masterpieceWhat started with a simple hexagonal design on the truck, initially intended be more "old school" in custom approach, transformed into a fire-breathing work of art. See plenty views here of this dragon-themed '01 379, retired from the road since 2015.August 8, 2024Previous PagePage 15 of 180Next PageTop StoriesCSA's Data TrailToughest 10 states for brake violations as inspection blitz kicks offAnalysis of nationwide violation data shows the states where truckers might expect next week's brakes inspection event, CVSA's Brake Safety Week, to feature the most intense scrutiny on the truck and trailer's stopping power.BusinessHigh-dollar freight means high cost consideration: Heavy and oversize haulingCustom RigsHarlan Martin and 'Barney,' the purple 2023 Pete 389 with custom air ride, more modsRegulationsDOT calls out 'despicable' state failures on ELP, CDL rules after deadly crashFeatured SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
