Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & PolishVenue change expands capacity for fourth Large Cars & Guitars showThe annual event organized by Tony Justice is moving to the iconic Bristol Motor Speedway for its 2025 iteration, which will be held May 23-24. The show will feature plenty custom trucks, live music and more.March 20, 2025Pride & Polish'Hen House' 2024 Pete 389 blends 'old-school look with a new-school attitude'AN Transport driver Robert Baesel hauls platform freight in a conestoga with this 2024 Peterbilt 389, which features immaculate free-hand pinstriping all around.March 13, 2025RegulationsEPA reconsidering Biden-era 'Clean Trucks Plan'EPA announced Wednesday it will reconsider the Phase 3 GHG regs for heavy-duty trucks and the 2022 Low-NOx rule for trucks -- both set to take effect with model year 2027 engines.March 12, 2025RegulationsFormer FHWA chief counsel tapped to lead FMCSAAdrienne Camire, who served as Chief Counsel for the Federal Highway Administration during Trump's first term, was appointed Friday as the Deputy Administrator and Acting Administrator of the FMCSA.March 7, 2025Pride & Polish'07 Pete 379 built for oil-field work, styled for showThird-generation trucker Kenny Ziglar's "Scrapin' By" 379 was the first truck in his four-truck fleet. The fully customized rig started out working in the oil fields and has since transitioned to hauling chemical tankers.March 6, 2025BusinessTreasury suspends small-business ownership reporting requirementThe U.S. Treasury said it wouldn't impose penalties associated with Beneficial Ownership Information reporting under the current requirements for U.S. entities. A new rule proposal could change the Corporate Transparency Act's regulatory scope.March 4, 2025Regulations‘You’re on your own’: Cargo theft, fraud challenges aired in CongressDuring a Senate subcommittee hearing Thursday, trucking representatives offered recommendations on ways Congress can assist FMCSA, law enforcement and others in fighting freight fraud and cargo theft.February 28, 2025Pride & Polish'Daisy': Custom autism-awareness 2022 Kenworth T680Trucker Joseph Phelps pilots the rig for Quality Life Science out of Michigan hauling pharmaceuticals. He's built the truck's theme to raise awareness for autism as a tribute to his son, Elijah.February 27, 2025Hours of ServiceRoadcheck looms in May with focus on hours of service, tiresThe annual inspection blitz, set for May 13-15, will focus on drivers' records of duty status for hours of service and tires as its two areas of emphasis, in addition to the standard Level I and other inspections.February 27, 2025EquipmentNew bill in Senate would repeal, replace emissions regs, revoke Calif. waiversNew legislation would repeal the Phase 3 greenhouse gas emissions regs on heavy-duty trucks and replace them with new standards. It would also end state-by-state emissions standards and do away with new and existing Clean Air Act waivers.February 26, 2025Previous PagePage 29 of 202Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishThe ultimate Christmas present: A.J. Field's 1969 Peterbilt 358Texas-based A.J. Field isn't a truck driver, but he and his wife, Casey, both love trucks, especially vintage Petes. He was surprised by Casey and a friend at Christmas a few years ago with this 1969 Peterbilt 358, which they've built together since.RegulationsTruck driver petitions FMCSA for mandatory CO detectors after deathsBusinessDiesel marks third week of price cuts, spot freight rates stableRegulationsFMCSA seeks emergency action to block 'chameleon' CDL schoolsOverdrive ExtraFMCSA's Motus mess improving, little by little? Weigh in
