Matt ColeMatt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsFlorida cracking down on predatory towingA bill passed unanimously in the Florida House and Senate will impose requirements around towing rates, equipment storage and more. Also: Regs waived for wildfire assistance in Texas; bill would extend weight limit waivers during emergencies; more.March 6, 2024RegulationsDOL’s final independent contractor rule under fire from Congress, lawsuitA Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution has been filed that, if enacted, would overturn DOL's rule. A lawsuit brought by a coalition of groups, including the American Trucking Associations, also seeks to stop the rule from taking effect.March 6, 2024RegulationsFinance-crimes network's reporting requirements 'unconstitutional': CourtFriday the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama ruled the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional with its new reporting requirements for small businesses, including owner-operator LLCs and other business types.March 4, 2024Custom RigsLast of the 359s: '87 Pete a 'Classic 359'The truck, while not part of the numbered "Classic 359" series, "still made the Classic cut" as an "extension truck," according to Gerald Mock, who helped rebuild this one.February 29, 2024BusinessSuccessful owners tackle detention's time, cost and rates impacts: Two new surveysThe OOIDA Foundation surveyed OOIDA members on various aspects of detention time and rates. The results offer insights about how successful owner-operators are adjusting to challenging times and underscore best practices around costs, revenues, and more.February 29, 2024RegulationsFMCSA's safety rating revamp: Could new reports mean in-cab tech will play a role?The agency last month added six studies/reports to the regs docket for its efforts to develop a new methodology for motor carrier safety rating. Critics see limitations, and worry over the use of safety technologies in a new methodology.February 22, 2024Custom Rigs'Mad Skills': A Peterbilt 379 that floatsOhio-based Scott Carder built this tritoon boat from the ground up, with a Peterbilt 379 cab as the centerpiece. Everything else on the build is custom, Carder said.February 15, 2024RegulationsInspectors keying in on tractor protection systems, drug and alcohol possession during RoadcheckCVSA's International Roadcheck will be held May 14-16. For trucks, inspectors will focus specifically on the tractor protection valve, trailer supply valve and anti-bleed back valve, which may be overlooked during trip and roadside inspections.February 12, 2024RegulationsNew DOL rule on contractor/employee status under fair-labor law: The legal perspectiveLegal minds echo the overarching theme of owner-operators' own perspectives on the contractor status featured in Part 1 of this report -- that the control factor does/should weigh heavily. How the courts will interpret the rest is up in the air.February 9, 2024Custom Rigs'I just had to have it': Missouri cattle hauler's '71 Pete 359Satha Kilgore, owner of small fleet S&J Kilgore Trucking, bought this custom classic in the Fall of 2022 after plenty personal history working on it with the prior owner. Kilgore's since put it to work hauling cattle as part of his business.February 8, 2024Previous PagePage 3 of 162Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsThird-generation owner-operator's beautifully-rebuilt 1990 Kenworth W900LAfter the truck was retired about three years ago, owner Joel Anker had it rebuilt into a show truck. The hard work paid off, with a fifth-place finish in the Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles class at MATS in March.RegulationsFMCSA moves on registration-system updateRegulationsFog-blind trucker hits concrete barrier: Preventable?Channel 19Ice Pick Bandit strikes again: Will the feds step in?Featured SponsorEngineered for superior calls in high-noise environments.