Matt ColeMatt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at mattcole@randallreilly.com.Custom RigsWisconsin tow shop's 'Tombstone'-themed '96 International 4900A big fan of the 1993 film "Tombstone," Mike Coyne has added several touches that pay homage to the movie, including chrome badges on the hood with the outline of the movie's four main characters and the words "Hell's Coming With Me."October 28, 2021Small Fleet ChampEight-truck reefer fleet Triple R Trucking rewards owner-ops for clean inspections, milesKrystal Raue started the company in 2014 after buying equipment from her retiring father. She has kept the fleet around 10 trucks – currently at eight owner-operators – and pays drivers up to 85% of a load if they bring their own trailer.October 25, 2021Partners in BusinessStrong freight, rates environment expected to last through 2022ATBS President Todd Amen dove into some owner-operator benchmarking numbers in a Partners in Business webinar Thursday. The strong trucking market should last longer than normal, he said, but be prepared for the downturn. Also: Latest on per diem changes.October 22, 2021Small Fleet ChampHallahan Transport guides prospective owner-ops with unique lease-purchase arrangementHallahan gives a driver an offer to buy the truck, who then makes Hallahan’s payments on the truck. As part of the lease-purchase program, the drivers choose what they want their take-home to be, and the rest of their paycheck goes to an escrow account.October 20, 2021Small Fleet ChampEarly career missteps lead to current small-fleet success for Hallahan TransportRob Hallahan made mistakes as an owner-operator early in his career, but after hanging out his shingle with his own authority as Hallahan Transport in 2016, he has guided the fleet to rapid growth in the last three years.October 20, 2021Small Fleet ChampMissouri-based Hoewing Trucking expands dump business with farm work to spur growthAfter growing at one time to as many as 12 dump trucks and a half-dozen owner-operators, owner Scott Hoewing decided to scale back on the dump trucks due to the up-and-down nature of construction and add some road tractors for farm work.October 15, 2021Custom RigsHoewing Trucking’s aggregates-hauling custom 2019 PeteThis 2019 Peterbilt 389 and stainless Mac dump of Missouri-based Hoewing Trucking was on display at July's Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show. Believe it or not, the rig spends much of its life in and out of lime quarries.October 14, 2021Custom RigsThe big-bunk ‘Low Budget Lounge’ of Missouri-based SPB TruckingMissouri-based Gary Jones' latest working show truck – a big-bunk 2007 Peterbilt 379 that features airbrushed stylings building on the look of his previous rigs.October 7, 2021Custom RigsBurning down Joplin: Big rig burnouts at GBATSIn this video, catch views of a few rat rods, a couple standard-looking day cabs (at least from the exterior perspective), and even a miniature Peterbilt 379 burning rubber and rolling coal at the biennial event held in Joplin, Missouri.October 6, 2021RegulationsFMCSA tells states to ban drivers with drug, alcohol strikesThe agency will begin requiring states to downgrade the licenses of drivers who have a positive drug or alcohol test that lands them in the Clearinghouse, while also prohibiting states from making certain CDL transactions for drivers in the database.October 6, 2021Previous PagePage 2 of 136Next PageTop StoriesBusinessHow COVID fast-tracked an explosion in power-only truckingCompared to intermodal and auto-hauling operations previously explored, long-tail COVID pandemic ramifications have been decidedly more positive for power-only independent operators, the focus of this part of Overdrive's 2021 "Niche Hauls" series.ParkingFleets, operators hugely at odds over truck parking crisisBusinessPer diem tax breaks just got a lot simpler -- and more valuable -- for owner-operatorsCustom RigsThrowback 359-style design on Jade Transport’s 2021 389 Pride & ClassSponsor ContentRand McNally TND™ 750
