Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].CSA's Data TrailELDs and highway safety: Crashes, injuries and fatalities rise post-mandateDespite FMCSA's estimations that the ELD mandate would reduce injuries and fatalities in truck-involved crashes, crash numbers in the four years post-mandate tell a different story. Are ELDs the cause of the problem, or just one factor?October 20, 2022RegulationsWhat regs violations correlate most closely to future crash involvement?An updated ATRI study analyzed truck driver traffic violations and convictions, past crashes and more to determine which factors are statistically most correlated to future crash involvement.October 18, 2022Custom RigsNorth Carolina-based small fleet's custom '07 Pete 379Even though driver Brandon Burroughs says the truck is "nothing really fancy, it's just a work truck," the time and effort he's put into making it his own say otherwise.October 13, 2022RegulationsFMCSA denies petition to add limits to personal conveyanceCiting insufficient data to support a new rulemaking, FMCSA denied CVSA's request from earlier this year asking for time or distance limits on truck drivers' use of the personal conveyance guidance around the hours of service regulations.October 12, 2022Custom RigsCustom shop’s ‘Spare Parts’ 1995 Peterbilt 379The "rolling billboard" for Hull, Iowa-based Van Der Zwaag Customs is more than just a show piece displaying the shop's work. It also runs out West weekly pulling a reefer.October 6, 2022Custom RigsDespite Hurricane Ian threat, Mayberry Truck Show a huge successThe show raised more than $400,000 for the Brenner Children's Hospital. Dozens of trucks competing in the show were also recognized.October 5, 2022Overdrive ExtraWhile many support owner-op's HOS exemption request, opponents mount challengeLee Schmitt's request for relief from several parts of the HOS regs in June raised the old debate over the one-size-fits-all approach to the basic interstate rules. Schmitt's request has drawn support, and opposition, for a variety of reasons.September 30, 2022RegulationsOwner-ops, groups: COVID hours waiver should open door for more HOS flexibilityIndividual truck owners and some groups in trucking say the safe record of operators using the COVID-related hours of service waiver should allow for more flexibility in the hours of service regulations as a whole. Other groups, however, disagreed.September 28, 2022Regulations'Leave us alone': ELD-exempt owner-ops say no to any pre-2000 exemption change"Fix the roads and bridges. Provide more truck parking. Insist upon better training." As FMCSA considers potential change, owner-operators like the one quoted here insist the agency should leave any mods to the exemption on the cutting room floor.September 27, 2022Small Fleet ChampCreech Trucking follows dairy industry to growth, stability long-termTexas has become the third-largest dairy-producing state in the country in recent years. 10-truck Creech Trucking, after the tragic death of its founding owner, delivers on a mission to supply regional farmers with feed, producing strong income.September 26, 2022Previous PagePage 44 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 SponsorH3 Sport Gear - Show your personality with quality, licensed, and custom headwear, socks, tees, blankets, bags, and more.
