Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Trucker Talent SearchSemi-retired trucker Clark Wilkinson covers 'Pancho and Lefty' for Trucker Talent SearchWilkinson, 70, started singing in high school, but after semi-retiring from trucking in 2018, he began “playing guitar and singing more at open mics and small bars and clubs."May 21, 2021Custom Rigs'Midnight Shadow': Austin Kiser's 2018 Peterbilt 389Despite being in show truck condition, the truck and trailer run daily out of a rock quarry in southwest Virginia.May 20, 2021Trucker Talent SearchRocky Quetel sings original song 'Small Town Living' for Trucker Talent SearchQuetel, 56, has been singing and writing songs since his pre-teen years, he says. He would tag along with his parents to the local saloon and watch local bands perform.May 20, 2021Trucker Talent SearchTrucker Talent Search competitor Rich Scripps covers Hawaiian Christmas songThe 61-year-old company driver, of Spring Lake, Michigan, has been singing since the mid-1980s. As a contest semi-finalist, he has a shot at winning a day's recording session on Nashville's Music Row.May 19, 2021Trucker Talent SearchOwner-op David Michaels performs original tune 'The Storm' for Trucker Talent SearchMichaels has been singing since he was 7 and has been writing his own songs since 2004. He's been trucking for 31 years.May 18, 2021Trucker Talent SearchTrucker Talent Search competitor Mike Sheffield performs 'Hammer Down Again' originalSheffield's song, he says, is about what it can sometimes feel like to to be over the road. The 52-year-old OTR reefer hauler began singing as a child in church and wrote his first song at around 15-16 years old.May 17, 2021Custom RigsThe big custom-rigs winners in 17 categories at Kenly 95 East Coast JamboreeSee which trucks wowed the judges at the Kenly 95 East Coast Jamboree here.May 12, 2021Custom RigsTruck shows are back, come on!As of Thursday afternoon, a little more than half of the pre-registered trucks were on the lot at the Kenly 95 Petro in North Carolina. See views of some of the trucks in the competition, which runs through Saturday.May 6, 2021RegulationsFMCSA medical board to talk vision, diabetes in upcoming meetingThe agency's Medical Review Board meeting in May to discuss proposed rulemaking to amend the vision standard. Also: Fuel prices see slight increase; COVID vaccine at Iowa 80; Spring weight restrictions lifted in Mich.; deal on this former trucker's book.May 4, 2021BusinessFederal court says California's AB 5 applies to truckingA three-judge panel voted Wednesday to overturn an injunction that exempted the trucking industry from the ABC independent contractor test. The California Trucking Association is vowing to continue the fight, which requires an appeal to SCOTUS.April 28, 2021Previous PagePage 55 of 184Next PageTop StoriesRegulationsDOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL driversThe U.S. Department of Transportation said it doesn't need a study on safety outcomes to end non-domiciled CDL issuance, because foreign citizens can't prove their U.S. driving records. Here, find both DOT's and the non-domiciled CDL rule challengers' arguments in detail, before a court decides the fate of the rule.Small Fleet ChampRoadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliverTrucker 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 newFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear
