Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].LifeI-85 SB shut down after four-vehicle crash, truck fireOnly minor injuries were reported from the crash in Montgomery, Alabama. The interstate will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time while repairs to the overpass are made.August 29, 2023Trucker of the YearOwner-op overcomes physical challenge for successful careerDespite being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and being eligible for 100% disability more than three decades ago, owner-operator Steve Massat's love of the business has kept him going since buying his first truck in 1988.August 29, 2023RegulationsFMCSA making a run at revamp to carrier safety rating systemAfter withdrawing a rule in 2017 that would have altered its Safety Fitness Determination system for carriers, FMCSA now seeks to gather industry input on a new approach to more effectively use data to identify unfit carriers.August 25, 2023Custom RigsOwner-operator’s West Coast hot rod-style 379The '01 Pete isn't a typical show truck, with flat white paint and other customizations that aren't soon found on award-winning rigs. Jake Bast's vision to blend hot rod flair with 1980s West Coast truck style brought a unique rig to life.August 24, 2023RegulationsFMCSA should pick up the pace on broker transparency: OOIDAWhile the agency signaled its intent in March to move forward on possible changes to broker transparency regulations, OOIDA is urging FMCSA to pick up the pace.August 22, 2023RegulationsAEBs ready for prime time? False-positive reports cast doubtNumerous reports from operators suggest that automatic emergency braking technology, proposed by regulators to be mandated on new heavy trucks, is not up to the standard of safety necessary for an industry-wide rollout.August 18, 2023Custom Rigs‘Not Too Blue 2’: Wisconsin hauler's color-changing KenworthExtreme Transportation Specialized owner Rob Harris' 2022 Kenworth W900L in some ways resurrects the styling on a 1994 W900L he owned and showed on the circuit through the late 1990s, both rigs featuring color-shifting "harlequin" paint from PPG.August 17, 2023BusinessDirect freight: Delivering a modicum of consistency in a turbulent marketWhile the spot market of late has been difficult for many an owner-operator or small fleet, to say the least, carriers with direct customers have been able to hang on and/or prosper as long as demand for their customers' product has remained.August 14, 2023BusinessHow truckers can leverage existing relationships toward direct freightWith shippers executing more frequent contracting periods, lines between spot/contract freight blur, and those dynamics could play out to an advantage for a nimble small fleet/independent hoping to secure direct business more readily.August 14, 2023Custom Rigs‘Last of the 389s’: Jade Transport’s 2023 Peterbilt 389XJade driver Barry Kasdorf showed the fleet's newest truck at Shell Rotella SuperRigs in June. It got the second-place nod in the Working Truck -- Limited Mileage class. The truck features a number of custom touches from Shift Products.July 27, 2023Previous PagePage 35 of 187Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsOTR to CDL school owner: A.J. Frankie and the 'School Daze' '92 T600Frankie has been driving trucks for 40 years, but after long complaints about the quality of truck driver he was seeing on the roads, his wife told him he ought earn his right to complain. He opened a Driving Academy franchise and runs the 1992 Kenworth featured here to school almost daily.Pride & Polish'Heavy Hook' 2024 389's tall order: Promoting tow-company positivity to truckingBusinessOwner-ops, experts cautiously optimistic for 2026 rates bumpRegulationsNon-domiciled CDLs are back: New Jersey resumes issuance after FMCSA crackdownFeatured SponsorHot Shot's Secret - EDT+ Winter Defense - Your 7-in-1 Anti-Gel Fuel Boost - Make every fill-up premium!
