Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Custom RigsTraLo Companies’ long and low, conestoga-pulling 2015 389Colin Rodgers drives the truck for the Owatonna, Minnesota-based fleet, hauling a variety of materials across the country. The rig sports a unique paint scheme with an uncommon origin.January 6, 2022RegulationsFMCSA boss nominee Meera Joshi leaving postFMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi has served as the agency's acting administrator since January and was President Joe Biden's nominee to become FMCSA Administrator. She will remain in her role with DOT until the end of January.December 20, 2021Custom RigsA rare aero show truck – The 'Miss BeeHaving' 2020 Kenworth T680 of Mike WilkinsonThis rig is the second yellow truck Wilkinson has purchased. He says with this truck he wanted to go against the grain, so he decided to spec out an aerodynamic truck and make it into a show truck.December 16, 2021RegulationsCARB approves ‘smog check’ regulation for trucks operating in CaliforniaThe twice-a-year inspections are meant to ensure emissions control systems maintain as the truck ages. The rule, which still has to clear another hurdle before taking effect, raises Constitutional and privacy concerns and more from within trucking.December 14, 2021Custom RigsEquipment Express’ ‘Troublemaker’ Peterbilt 379There wasn't a particular incident that led the team at Equipment Express nickname the truck "Troublemaker," driver Randy Supak says, yet the moniker just seemed to fit. The truck features a 625-hp Cat with a PDI Turbo.December 9, 2021Custom RigsThrowback 359-style design on Jade Transport’s 2021 389 Pride & ClassBen Overton drives the truck across the U.S. and Canada hauling bulk chemicals and other liquids. The truck features a throwback Peterbilt 359-style design to match the truck's number in the fleet.December 2, 2021Custom RigsThe rare-to-the-U.S. Faymonville heavy-haul trailer and ’07 Pete 379 of Equipment ExpressCaldwell, Texas-based Equipment Express, owned by Truett Novosad, and driver Matt Brune showed this 2007 Peterbilt 379 and Faymonville HighwayMAX heavy-haul trailer at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show in Hampshire, Illinois, this summer.November 18, 2021Custom RigsCody Jaeschke’s 2012 Kenworth W900The Fort Dodge, Iowa-based small-fleet owner's rig features a pristine red-and-white button-tuck interior and many exterior customizations.November 11, 2021Electronic Logging DevicesIs your ELD ready for the 3G network shutdown?Cell providers will start sunsetting their legacy 3G networks in February to make room for more advanced networks. As a result, any devices still relying on the 3G networks will become “bricks of silicon and plastic.” Make sure your device is ready.November 9, 2021RegulationsCongress passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with 'mixed bag' of impacts for owner-ops, small fleetsWhile the bill does allocate $110 billion for fixing highways, roads and bridges, it does not include funding to expand truck parking capacity. It also includes provisions to test a VMT tax in lieu of a fuels tax.November 8, 2021Previous PagePage 52 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 SponsorGarmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
