Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].RegulationsHOS, other regs waived for relief in 5 states ahead of Hurricane HeleneHurricane Helene is expected to make landfall along Florida's Big Bend coast Thursday evening or early Friday morning, potentially as strong as a Category 4 hurricane. Emergency declarations have been issued in five states.September 26, 2024RegulationsTrucking groups, fleets urge EPA to deny waiver for CARB's diesel banThe EPA's comment period closed on CARB's waiver request to allow its Advanced Clean Fleets rule to take effect. While most of the 400-plus comments supported a waiver, many in trucking raised concerns over the rule and its impacts.September 24, 2024Small Fleet ChampCustomer service, keen business sense drive Paul Rissler TransportationA 27-year customer relationship with dedicated weekly runs is a big part of what sustains the six-truck fleet, today a debt-free business due to the keen business sense of owners Paul and Michelle Rissler.September 24, 2024Pride & PolishDouble trouble: Small fleet's custom 2006 379 and 2024 W990Wisconsin-based Brett Buske, with Buske Trucking LLC, showed the two rigs at the Waupun Truck-N-Show in August. Get a detailed look at his personal 379, along with the fleet's newest rig.September 19, 2024Small Fleet ChampFamily legacy maintains Southwind Transportation through lossSamantha Causey took over the family business in 2021 when her father, David Hryc, was diagnosed with cancer. Today, she runs the 12-truck fleet with a keen focus on safety, maintenance and doing right by drivers and owner-ops.September 19, 2024LifeFollowing the trucking money in Trump v. Harris and other racesWith fewer than 50 days remaining in the 2024 presidential race and other campaigns, financial support coming from trucking interests remains tilted heavily to former President Donald Trump and other Republicans.September 18, 2024RegulationsSenator questions FMCSA’s oversight of trucking safetyFollowing a deadly crash in Colorado in June, a U.S. Senator from the state is questioning FMCSA's ability to regulate motor carrier safety due to funding and staffing issues, and more.September 13, 2024Pride & PolishThird-generation trucker's step deck-toting 2016 Kenworth T880Tyler Pyke, a company driver for JMW Transfer, showed the T880 at the Waupun Truck-N-Show earlier this summer. Pyke comes from a family of truckers and hopes to get the family business back up and running when opportunity knocks.September 12, 2024BusinessMore heat on detention, which cost trucking $15B in 2023: ATRIA new report by the American Transportation Research Institute quantifies how detention time impacts trucking in terms of time and money lost, safety and more.September 11, 2024RegulationsLouisiana issues emergency declaration ahead of hurricaneTropical Storm Francine is forecast to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane along the state’s coast Wednesday afternoon. The state's governor issued the emergency declaration granting weigh variances, some HOS relief for support haulers.September 10, 2024Previous PagePage 36 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
