Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Custom RigsHead-turning rigs make a splash at MATS truck show set-upDozens of pristine rigs turned out for the 50th anniversary of the Mid-America Trucking Show, which officially kicks off Thursday. Here, get a preview of some of the trucks competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship.March 23, 2022Custom RigsDouble feature: Operator’s ’95 Kenworth, '91 PeteAdam Farmer, the owner of Georgia-based Farmer's Pride Transport, brought the two trucks to the Guilty By Association Truck Show in Joplin, Missouri, last fall.March 18, 2022Custom RigsOperator's 'Double or Nothin’' ’94 Pete 379Missouri-based Brandon Davis hauls flatbed freight with the truck, which features plenty custom touches.March 10, 2022Equipment'Sticker shock' at the pump: Diesel prices hit all-time high, and Biden bans Russian oil importsThe halt of Russian energy imports is expected to cause diesel and gas prices to increase even more, though the extent of that impact is unknown. Before the announcement, diesel prices had already hit an all-time high national average.March 8, 2022RegulationsEPA proposes new emissions standards for heavy-duty trucksThe proposed standards, still to be determined after public input, will take effect with model year 2027 trucks and engines. While trucking leaders seem to largely support the goals of the proposal, groups believe there is still work to be done.March 7, 2022Trucker of the YearExperience pays dividends for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Gene HouchinShenandoah, Iowa-based Gene Houchin has been hauling over-the-road since 1973. He got his start working for a local grain elevator and, after proving his skill backing trucks onto the elevator, got his chance to drive a truck hauling grain.March 2, 2022Custom RigsBack from the brink: Owner-operator Chris Legg and his custom 2018 Pete 389Hauling in 2014, Legg evaded a reckless four-wheeler and "rolled the truck over on its side at 65 miles an hour." Told he may never walk again, he's nonetheless come a long way since, now pulling flatbeds leased to JRC Transportation with this beauty.February 25, 2022Trucker of the YearSmart business decisions pay off for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist teamAllen and Sandy Smith, leased to National Carriers, run a "super solo" operation more than a full-on team operation at this point in their career. They're finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year honor – the winner will receive $25,000.February 23, 2022Custom RigsLost and found: Jay Van Kampen’s 1976 Kenworth W900 BicentennialJay Van Kampen, the owner of Wooden Shoes Trucking, found this 1976 Kenworth W900 Bicentennial on Craigslist in 2015. It wasn't just any Bicentennial edition W900, though – it was the exact truck his father owned and drove until he passed away in 1981.February 17, 2022Trucker of the YearTeamwork key to Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Glen Horack’s successHorack, who's leased to Prime, Inc., is one of three finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year contest. The winner, announced at the Truckload Carriers Associations's Truckload 2022 convention in Las Vegas next month, will win $25,000.February 16, 2022Previous PagePage 50 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 SponsorBlueParrott S650-XT Bluetooth Headset
