Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Custom RigsVeterans-support 2022 Freightliner Cascadia piloted by Army vet Jim NalinThe CRST Dedicated Solutions company driver, an 11-year Army vet who served two tours in Iraq, runs on a dedicated lane bringing awareness of the trucking industry to military veterans.January 18, 2024Custom Rigs379 or 389? Detailed look at Conrad Shada's 'Class of the Past'Just walking by Shada’s latest build, nobody would blame you for thinking it was a 379. The reality, though, is it’s a 2020 389 glider that Shada heavily modified, rolling back the clock to look like a late-1980s 379.January 11, 2024Regulations'Truckers are tired' of regs' shifting sands: DOL rolls back contractor-classification ruleThe new rule will take effect in 60 days, and returns to a “totality-of-the-circumstances analysis” that considers a worker’s “economic reality” through six factors. Some trucking groups took the opportunity to defend contractors' role in trucking.January 9, 2024Pride & PolishFrom 'bare bones' to working showpiece: Cody Davis doubles up with 'Mojito' 2022 W900LDavis' two category wins in Overdrive's 2023 Pride & Polish competition -- Working Combo, Interior -- add to big wins earlier in the year at SuperRigs for the custom livestock hauler, built from the ground up with partners.December 21, 2023RegulationsCARB barred from collecting fees for reefer unit complianceA California court ruled against CARB, and even suggested that the regulator's wish to collect fees from those it regulates might not fit with the Constitution. The ruling could have implications for CARB's "smog check" program upcoming.December 20, 2023LifeIowa weigh station’s search that led to drug conviction deemed illegalAlmost two hours for a Level 3? The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the driver was detained longer than necessary for an inspection to allow time for a K-9 unit to arrive, therefore ruling that the evidence (marijuana found in the sleeper) must be thrown out.December 14, 2023Pride & PolishClassic Pete 359 hauls in big Pride & Polish win after 4.1M miles of workRon Kelsey's 1981 "Sunrise Express" was crowned the Working Bobtail champ in the contest, following an Antique category win in 2021.December 14, 2023RegulationsEPA settles CARB violations with two fleetsAccording to EPA, the companies failed to install controls to reduce pollution, upgrade model year engines, or verify that the trucks complied with state rules.December 13, 2023BusinessPredatory towing: How common it is, and how truckers can avoid itNew research identifies how stark a problem predatory towing is for truckers, offering recommendations on how owner-operators and fleets can prevent it from happening to them. There's potential, too, for recourse if it does.December 7, 2023EquipmentElectric-truck purchase incentives present big challenges for small fleets, owner-operatorsWhile small fleets are by and large excluded from current "zero-emission" transition requirements in California and elsewhere, funding exists for those looking to be proactive. At once, taking advantage of those incentives could be difficult.December 4, 2023Previous PagePage 27 of 184Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsPride, Class, 50-plus remarkable rigs: Owners honored in Pete paradeThe 8th annual Peterbilt Pride & Class Parade was held Oct. 17 at the town square in downtown Denton, Texas, home to Peterbilt Motors Company and its truck manufacturing plant. The event helps raise money for the local United Way chapter.Overdrive RadioTaking control: Owner-op cost and revenue, income, wider trucking trendsRegulationsCalifornia says English tests at roadside for truck drivers not needed after $40M DOT penaltyCustom Rigs'Dressed to the Nines': 2023 Peterbilt 389 spec'd for excavation heavy haulFeatured SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
