Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsNot comprehensive enough: Trucking responds to FMCSA's proposed CSA-scores changesThe proposed changes to FMCSA's CSA Safety Measurement System miss the mark to varying degrees, depending on which trucking organization you ask. Some are generally supportive, while others feel they will make no difference and ignore underlying issues.May 25, 2023RegulationsTruck parking funding, weight flexibility bills advance in HouseThe House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee advanced Tuesday a bundle of bills focused on supply chain challenges, including $755 million for truck parking projects, CDL testing flexibility, weight limit flexibility for certain haulers and more.May 24, 2023Custom RigsA Pete with no chrome? Off-road racer’s blacked-out 389Off-road racer Timmie Cameron uses the rig to haul his three race vehicles to tracks and off-road parks around the Southeast.May 18, 2023RegulationsCTA, OOIDA mount new argument against AB 5 contractor lawWhile new arguments are being filed in the case against California's restrictive independent contractor law, a preliminary injunction hearing is effectively on hold and the rule's application to trucking remains in place.May 17, 2023Life'United to fight cheap freight': Owner-ops, small fleets slow-roll around IndianapolisThe effort is aimed at protesting the current low rates environment and what is perceived by organizers to be gouging by brokers. The group, like others, is calling for transparency into brokered freight transactions.May 15, 2023VoicesThe fight over EPA Phase 3 emissions regsAn environmental activist backs (a little) off her organization's more fiery claims about truck makers as the EPA considers strict new emissions regs amid push toward ZEVs.May 12, 2023Custom RigsVermont-based owner rides in style with 2000 W900LOwner Philip Rindelhardt has customized the rig from top to bottom, inside and out. Showing the rig at MATS, he brought home a third-place trophy in the Working Bobtail -- Lights category.May 11, 2023RegulationsEPA wants comment on e-trucks' availability, support infrastructureAfter last week's public hearings, EPA is asking for further input on availability of ZEV techs in the heavy-duty/port sectors, likewise the extent of available support infrastructure.May 8, 2023LifeD.C. demonstrators get face-to-face with FMCSA administratorOrganizers of the May 1 demonstration encouraged FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson to speak to each individual operator in attendance, which she did: "She spoke to every single driver who was there individually," said organizer Billy Randel.May 5, 2023Custom RigsSmall fleet’s hopper-pulling 2019 Peterbilt 389Brian Cobb, a driver for 22-truck Envision Logistics out of Owensboro, Kentucky, showed this impressive 2019 Peterbilt 389 at the 2023 Mid-America Trucking Show, where it earned a third-place nod in the First Show -- Combo class.May 4, 2023Previous PagePage 35 of 184Next PageTop StoriesBusinessELD-data engagement: Your insurance premiums could depend on itMore and more, insurers work with small fleets and owner-ops' ELD systems to capture telematics data as a window on driving behavior, with potential to save on insurance costs. Engaging with the data yourself could be revealing about your own or your drivers' habits, noted one small fleet consultant, presenting opportunity to actively improve.Regulations‘No evidence’ non-domiciled CDLs bad for safety: Lawsuit to block DOT's new ruleBusinessBrokers, parking, emissions regs: Owner-ops' top trucking concernsSmall Fleet ChampTFX, Oberman come out on top: Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet ChampsFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
