Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & PolishHead-turning rigs make a splash at MATS truck show set-upDozens of pristine rigs turned out for the 50th anniversary of the Mid-America Trucking Show, which officially kicks off Thursday. Here, get a preview of some of the trucks competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship.March 23, 2022Pride & PolishDouble feature: Operator’s ’95 Kenworth, '91 PeteAdam Farmer, the owner of Georgia-based Farmer's Pride Transport, brought the two trucks to the Guilty By Association Truck Show in Joplin, Missouri, last fall.March 18, 2022Pride & PolishOperator's 'Double or Nothin’' ’94 Pete 379Missouri-based Brandon Davis hauls flatbed freight with the truck, which features plenty custom touches.March 10, 2022Equipment'Sticker shock' at the pump: Diesel prices hit all-time high, and Biden bans Russian oil importsThe halt of Russian energy imports is expected to cause diesel and gas prices to increase even more, though the extent of that impact is unknown. Before the announcement, diesel prices had already hit an all-time high national average.March 8, 2022RegulationsEPA proposes new emissions standards for heavy-duty trucksThe proposed standards, still to be determined after public input, will take effect with model year 2027 trucks and engines. While trucking leaders seem to largely support the goals of the proposal, groups believe there is still work to be done.March 7, 2022Trucker of the YearExperience pays dividends for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Gene HouchinShenandoah, Iowa-based Gene Houchin has been hauling over-the-road since 1973. He got his start working for a local grain elevator and, after proving his skill backing trucks onto the elevator, got his chance to drive a truck hauling grain.March 2, 2022Pride & PolishBack from the brink: Owner-operator Chris Legg and his custom 2018 Pete 389Hauling in 2014, Legg evaded a reckless four-wheeler and "rolled the truck over on its side at 65 miles an hour." Told he may never walk again, he's nonetheless come a long way since, now pulling flatbeds leased to JRC Transportation with this beauty.February 25, 2022Trucker of the YearSmart business decisions pay off for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist teamAllen and Sandy Smith, leased to National Carriers, run a "super solo" operation more than a full-on team operation at this point in their career. They're finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year honor – the winner will receive $25,000.February 23, 2022Pride & PolishLost and found: Jay Van Kampen’s 1976 Kenworth W900 BicentennialJay Van Kampen, the owner of Wooden Shoes Trucking, found this 1976 Kenworth W900 Bicentennial on Craigslist in 2015. It wasn't just any Bicentennial edition W900, though – it was the exact truck his father owned and drove until he passed away in 1981.February 17, 2022Trucker of the YearTeamwork key to Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Glen Horack’s successHorack, who's leased to Prime, Inc., is one of three finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year contest. The winner, announced at the Truckload Carriers Associations's Truckload 2022 convention in Las Vegas next month, will win $25,000.February 16, 2022Previous PagePage 65 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
