Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].CSA's Data TrailELDs and highway safety: Crashes, injuries and fatalities rise post-mandateDespite FMCSA's estimations that the ELD mandate would reduce injuries and fatalities in truck-involved crashes, crash numbers in the four years post-mandate tell a different story. Are ELDs the cause of the problem, or just one factor?October 20, 2022RegulationsWhat regs violations correlate most closely to future crash involvement?An updated ATRI study analyzed truck driver traffic violations and convictions, past crashes and more to determine which factors are statistically most correlated to future crash involvement.October 18, 2022Pride & PolishNorth Carolina-based small fleet's custom '07 Pete 379Even though driver Brandon Burroughs says the truck is "nothing really fancy, it's just a work truck," the time and effort he's put into making it his own say otherwise.October 13, 2022RegulationsFMCSA denies petition to add limits to personal conveyanceCiting insufficient data to support a new rulemaking, FMCSA denied CVSA's request from earlier this year asking for time or distance limits on truck drivers' use of the personal conveyance guidance around the hours of service regulations.October 12, 2022Pride & PolishCustom shop’s ‘Spare Parts’ 1995 Peterbilt 379The "rolling billboard" for Hull, Iowa-based Van Der Zwaag Customs is more than just a show piece displaying the shop's work. It also runs out West weekly pulling a reefer.October 6, 2022Pride & PolishDespite Hurricane Ian threat, Mayberry Truck Show a huge successThe show raised more than $400,000 for the Brenner Children's Hospital. Dozens of trucks competing in the show were also recognized.October 5, 2022Overdrive ExtraWhile many support owner-op's HOS exemption request, opponents mount challengeLee Schmitt's request for relief from several parts of the HOS regs in June raised the old debate over the one-size-fits-all approach to the basic interstate rules. Schmitt's request has drawn support, and opposition, for a variety of reasons.September 30, 2022RegulationsOwner-ops, groups: COVID hours waiver should open door for more HOS flexibilityIndividual truck owners and some groups in trucking say the safe record of operators using the COVID-related hours of service waiver should allow for more flexibility in the hours of service regulations as a whole. Other groups, however, disagreed.September 28, 2022Regulations'Leave us alone': ELD-exempt owner-ops say no to any pre-2000 exemption change"Fix the roads and bridges. Provide more truck parking. Insist upon better training." As FMCSA considers potential change, owner-operators like the one quoted here insist the agency should leave any mods to the exemption on the cutting room floor.September 27, 2022Small Fleet ChampCreech Trucking follows dairy industry to growth, stability long-termTexas has become the third-largest dairy-producing state in the country in recent years. 10-truck Creech Trucking, after the tragic death of its founding owner, delivers on a mission to supply regional farmers with feed, producing strong income.September 26, 2022Previous PagePage 59 of 202Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioNo sideline cynics here: Voices from TenFour D.C., truckers' advocacy counterbalanceAt TenFour D.C. on the National Mall, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer canvassed owner-operator participants with a question on his mind. Namely: Just what motivated their three-day participation? Several among big trucking issues emerge in this week's Overdrive Radio.RegulationsIRS announces red-dyed diesel relief in effect -- is it worth it?Reader RigsAdd your truck to Overdrive's 'Reader Rigs' showcaseRegulationsDOT blasts Overdrive's reporting on 'sham' CDL school reinstatementsRegulationsWhite House's AI-powered CDL-mill purge is going down in flames
