Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessAttorney pleads guilty in accident fraud scheme | FMCSA delays portions of medical certification ruleA New Orleans attorney pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy charges for his role in a staged-accident fraud scheme involving tractor-trailers. Also: FMCSA delays certain provisions of the Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration rule; more.June 21, 2021Pride & 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, 2021Previous PagePage 57 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
