Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessTank washouts bring cost, time investment into focus for liquid bulk niche haulersGetting used to planning for washouts -- both the time and money involved -- is a must for most tank owner-operators. If you're jumping in anew, get ready to basically relearn how to drive, too, with the big slosh.June 17, 2025BusinessLiquid-bulk tanker: At once rare and common challenges for owner-ops come with rewardsWhile some business issues are ubiquitous across trucking -- rates not keeping up with costs, expensive equipment and insurance -- liquid-bulk tanking comes with plenty unique difficulties owner-operators and small fleets must overcome.June 13, 2025RegulationsTrump signs resolutions to ‘kill’ California’s emissions waiversPresident Donald Trump on Thursday signed two trucking-related congressional resolutions that end the California Air Resources Board’s electric truck sales mandates and strict emissions standards.June 12, 2025EquipmentUp close with ReVolt Motors' diesel-electric hybrid Peterbilt 379 retrofitReVolt says its system -- a 9-liter Scania diesel engine powering a generator, which charges a 210 kWh battery pack -- can achieve at least 12 miles per gallon in targeted applications and generate about 40% in fuel savings.June 10, 2025Custom RigsOwner-operator John Treadway's 'Teal Appeal' 1998 Peterbilt 379Treadway's rig is painted in Harley Davidson's Frosted Teal color to match his 2017 Harley Ultra Classic. He showed the truck at MATS this past March in Louisville, Kentucky.June 5, 2025RegulationsIndependent contractor 'regulatory whiplash': Trucking calls for clarity, preservation of optionLegislation introduced earlier this year would once again change how worker classification determinations should be made but could prevent "regulatory whiplash" of the last half decade.June 4, 2025RegulationsThe 18 'burdensome' regulations FMCSA proposes to rescind, amendOf the 18 proposed rules, eight would rescind existing regulations and 10 offer amendments to existing rules aimed at streamlining burden of regs compliance and clarifying several points of confusion. Comments are now open on all 18.June 3, 2025Custom RigsKenny Ziglar's 'Scrapin' By' 2007 Peterbilt 379 wins top honors at SuperRigsWyoming-based Kenny Ziglar took home Best of Show honors from the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show held this past weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.June 2, 2025Custom RigsLarge Cars and Guitars' big haul for breast cancer, growth with 2025 eventHeld at Bristol Motor Speedway, the event brought together a wide range of working trucks from across the country ahead of Memorial Day, for a great cause. Here, catch Lawson Rudisill's coverage of the event, including all the units showing. Yeah, you heard that right. Every. Single. Truck.May 30, 2025Trucker of the YearBack to business: Rufus Morris finds stability, long-term value with leasing partnerA year and a half ago, the North Carolina-based Morris got an unexpected offer from a valued freight partner. Taking it, his oversize-steel bread and butter has the business poised for long-term success after decades trucking. The owner-operator is Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for May.May 30, 2025Previous PagePage 2 of 179Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsFMCSA drops major hint on fate of broker transparency rulemakingDOT and FMCSA have recently talked a lot about cracking down on "illegal brokering." Asked point blank what they were going to do, DOT said it would renew focus on the broker transparency rulemaking.Overdrive Radio'Shake a stranger's hand' today: Remembering owner-operator and songwriter Bill WeaverEquipmentFTC's 'junk fees' rule could protect trucking from predatory towingCustom RigsOversize-haul owner-op's 'clean and simple' 2020 Peterbilt 389Featured SponsorRead More
