Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & PolishCast your vote for your favorite Pride & Polish trucksRigs are competing in seven categories. Voting for the virtual contest opened Monday, June 21, and runs through midnight July 11.June 21, 2021RegulationsInsurance hike, parking relief not in Senate highway billThe bill, which passed the committee level Wednesday, includes requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, an apprenticeship pilot program for under-21 truckers; stronger underride guards and more.June 17, 2021Custom Rigs1988 Freightliner boasts rare custom big bunkCatch views and hear details of Vermont-based Robert Davis' 1988 Freightliner, which he uses to haul cheese.June 17, 2021BusinessLiability insurance hike left in House's highway funding billThe House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee voted Wednesday to leave a provision in the bill that would increase carriers' minimum required liability insurance to $2 million. A raft of other trucking-related provisions remain as well.June 10, 2021Custom RigsCustom-painted Peterbilt 379 of Jeff and Nancy WaltersAfter an accident a few months prior to the Kenly show, Jeff redid the truck with custom fenders, new exhaust and more. All of the paint and striping work was done by Jeff himself, who paints as a hobby.June 10, 2021Trucker Talent SearchMilton Raphael's original, 'A Little More Time'Raphael says he didn’t pick up a guitar until his mid-40s, but “as soon as I learned how to play three chords, I said, ‘well, doggone, I’m going to try putting that to music,’” he says. He hauls new furniture up and down the East Coast and out to Texas.May 28, 2021Custom Rigs'Blank canvas' daycab to stretched flattop 2000 379When he bought the truck in 2016, truck owner Greg Eudy says "it was a blank canvas." It was a day cab with a short wheelbase, so he stretched it and added a flattop sleeper off of a Peterbilt 359.May 27, 2021Trucker Talent SearchTrucker Talent Search contestant Duane Cliatt covers Radiohead's 'Creep'Cliatt has been singing since he was 7 years old and has been writing songs just about as long, getting more serious about it as a teenager. The 44-year-old owner-op with Kelva Express LLC has been trucking for 20 years.May 27, 2021Trucker Talent SearchOwner-operator Billy Penny sings original song 'Just a Lie' for Trucker Talent SearchPenny began singing in 2006, when he lived in New York City, and has been writing songs since then. The 43-year-old owner of Penny’s Transport, based in Summerville, South Carolina, has been trucking for 11 years.May 26, 2021Trucker Talent SearchTrucker Talent competitor covers Chesney's 'Anything but Mine'Airgas USA company driver Guy Archer says he has been trying to “sing properly” for about the past eight years. His dream is to be a songwriter.May 24, 2021Previous PagePage 54 of 184Next PageTop StoriesSmall Fleet ChampRoadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliverThis week's edition of Overdrive Radio drops into the Small Fleet Champ awards ceremony and a side roundtable talk with the four finalists: Clifford Hay Inc., Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Turnage & Sons, and Oberman Logistics. The owners traded war stories from hefty tow bills (how's $15K for four miles) and plenty tried-and-true advice for the move from one truck to many.Trucker of the YearTrucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growingCustom Rigs'A Touch of Class': Greg Kiser Trucking's custom '08 Pete makes old-school style newBusinessGet your 2025 Highway Report Card: Worst roads, state DOTs, parking desertsFeatured SponsorHowes
