Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].Pride & PolishTraLo Companies’ long and low, conestoga-pulling 2015 389Colin Rodgers drives the truck for the Owatonna, Minnesota-based fleet, hauling a variety of materials across the country. The rig sports a unique paint scheme with an uncommon origin.January 6, 2022RegulationsFMCSA boss nominee Meera Joshi leaving postFMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi has served as the agency's acting administrator since January and was President Joe Biden's nominee to become FMCSA Administrator. She will remain in her role with DOT until the end of January.December 20, 2021Pride & PolishA rare aero show truck – The 'Miss BeeHaving' 2020 Kenworth T680 of Mike WilkinsonThis rig is the second yellow truck Wilkinson has purchased. He says with this truck he wanted to go against the grain, so he decided to spec out an aerodynamic truck and make it into a show truck.December 16, 2021RegulationsCARB approves ‘smog check’ regulation for trucks operating in CaliforniaThe twice-a-year inspections are meant to ensure emissions control systems maintain as the truck ages. The rule, which still has to clear another hurdle before taking effect, raises Constitutional and privacy concerns and more from within trucking.December 14, 2021Pride & PolishEquipment Express’ ‘Troublemaker’ Peterbilt 379There wasn't a particular incident that led the team at Equipment Express nickname the truck "Troublemaker," driver Randy Supak says, yet the moniker just seemed to fit. The truck features a 625-hp Cat with a PDI Turbo.December 9, 2021Pride & PolishThrowback 359-style design on Jade Transport’s 2021 389 Pride & ClassBen Overton drives the truck across the U.S. and Canada hauling bulk chemicals and other liquids. The truck features a throwback Peterbilt 359-style design to match the truck's number in the fleet.December 2, 2021Pride & PolishThe rare-to-the-U.S. Faymonville heavy-haul trailer and ’07 Pete 379 of Equipment ExpressCaldwell, Texas-based Equipment Express, owned by Truett Novosad, and driver Matt Brune showed this 2007 Peterbilt 379 and Faymonville HighwayMAX heavy-haul trailer at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs working truck show in Hampshire, Illinois, this summer.November 18, 2021Pride & PolishCody Jaeschke’s 2012 Kenworth W900The Fort Dodge, Iowa-based small-fleet owner's rig features a pristine red-and-white button-tuck interior and many exterior customizations.November 11, 2021Electronic Logging DevicesIs your ELD ready for the 3G network shutdown?Cell providers will start sunsetting their legacy 3G networks in February to make room for more advanced networks. As a result, any devices still relying on the 3G networks will become “bricks of silicon and plastic.” Make sure your device is ready.November 9, 2021RegulationsCongress passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill with 'mixed bag' of impacts for owner-ops, small fleetsWhile the bill does allocate $110 billion for fixing highways, roads and bridges, it does not include funding to expand truck parking capacity. It also includes provisions to test a VMT tax in lieu of a fuels tax.November 8, 2021Previous PagePage 67 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
