Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsDid FMCSA just end the fight over broker transparency?A proposed rule responding to petitions to enhance regulations related to transparency into brokered-freight transactions is notably absent from a new rulemaking document. Also: FMCSA now plans to propose speed limiters in May, and more.January 29, 2024RegulationsSeeing double: California bill mandates speed limiters, side underride guards for trucksA California state senator wants all vehicles built or sold in the state equipped with speed limiters, and all trucks equipped with side underride guards.January 26, 2024Custom Rigs1975 Brockway U360 returned to glory as a piece of trucking historyThe truck was originally owned by Buck Hylton and participated in protests by coal miners in Washington, D.C., in 1975. Years later, after Hylton had long since sold the rig, his son found it, bought it, and restored the truck to its original glory.January 25, 2024LifeCanadian government's effort to shut down 2022 'Freedom Convoy' ruled 'unreasonable'A Canadian federal court judge ruled that the government overstepped its authority in invoking the Emergencies Act to shut down protests by truck drivers and others over the cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates in place at the time.January 24, 2024RegulationsFMCSA's revised medical handbook holds no new sleep apnea guidanceNot directly, anyway. The new handbook follows public comment and internal review, and leaves in a link to past apnea screening recommendations. Other handbook updates include “numerous changes to improve the overall clarity, quality and substance."January 19, 2024RegulationsFMCSA's Hutcheson resigning from Administrator postFMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson is resigning from her post, effective Jan. 26, after having led the agency as acting administrator and later administrator since January 2022.January 19, 2024Custom 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, 2023Previous PagePage 30 of 187Next PageTop StoriesPride & Polish'Heavy Hook' 2024 389's tall order: Promoting tow-company positivity to truckingKentucky-based CTS Towing owner-operator Clifton Parsley uses his custom 2024 Peterbilt 389, "Heavy Hook," to promote a positive image of the towing industry to truckers. Truckers recognized Parsley's efforts and the impressive work on the rig with a win in Overdrive's Pride & Polish.RegulationsNon-domiciled CDLs are back: New Jersey resumes issuance after FMCSA crackdownTrucker of the YearOverdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year honors: Enter your businessBusinessCould U.S. action in Venezuela bring diesel prices down?Featured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
