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'Limited Mileage' king: The sharp 1985 KW K100, Eby hopper of Twin Pine Farm

The truck works, though its miles look more like those of a suburban commuter than an over-the-road trucker. Operator Matt Bankert's logged just 80,000 in nine years of farm work with the cabover, powered by a fully mechanical Caterpillar.

December 7, 2023

1985 Kenworth K100 and 2023 Eby grain hopper

Hard-working 1984 Pete cabover returns to Pride & Polish glory

After winning in the Antique category in 2020, C.J. Donovan's 1984 Peterbilt 362 is now a two-time Pride & Polish champ with a win in the Working Combo, 2007 & Older category this year.

November 30, 2023

C.J. Donovan's 1984 Peterbilt 362 and 2023 Great Dane

CNG-powered Pete hauls for city of L.A.

The nat-gas Cummins powers the 2020 567 model to haul wood chips and mulch in and around Los Angeles.

November 28, 2023

Brandon Balderas' 2020 Peterbilt 567

1966 Peterbilt 281 a piece of trucking history, and a Pride & Polish champ

Kevin Cimmiyotti's red and white rig took the Antique division of Overdrive's Pride & Polish competition. It brings with it storied parts of trucking's long forgotten past.

November 24, 2023

The famous two-tone redone in sharp red.

'Tweety Bird': Owner-operator Michael Gerber's 1999 Kenworth W900

Gerber's five-year-old Elite Transfer LLC business follows a couple decades behind the wheel as a driver. The owner-operator pivoted to refrigerated freight recently after starting out in business pulling a flatbed. The 1999 KW features a 600-hp Cat.

November 23, 2023

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1998 Kenworth T800: Longtime Chicago-area produce hauler's pride and joy

Mark Solomon, owner of fifth-generation family owned and operated Solomon Produce, bought this truck new in 1998. His family has a long history in the Chicago-area produce business, dating back more than 115 years.

November 21, 2023

Mark Solomon's 1998 Kenworth T800

Georgia-based small fleet's 2000 Peterbilt 379

The Peterbilt 379 today is mostly a show truck, though it does work about 20,000 miles a year, owner Jerry Knowles said. All told, the truck boasts around 1.7 million miles on the odometer.

November 16, 2023

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CCJ's 2023 Five Flashiest Fleets winners

This year’s Five Flashiest Fleets took advantage of the opportunity to set themselves apart from the competition.

November 15, 2023

Owner-op's 'mint condition' 1999 W9

Michael Gerber is just the second owner of the rig, which has piled up just under 1.5 million miles.

November 14, 2023

Michael Gerber's 1999 Kenworth W900L

Owner-operators, fleets honor veterans with patriotic rigs

Though most offices may close to observe Veterans Day, the trucking business in large part keeps rolling. Yet plenty owner-operators and fleets are honoring veterans 24/7 with their trucks themselves.

November 10, 2023

Jim Allen's 1991 International 9670

Undisputed: Introducing the 2023 Pride & Polish champs

After a month-long entry period and a two-week public voting period by Overdrive readers, these standout rigs in six categories have been crowned the 2023 Pride & Polish champions.

November 10, 2023

Cody Davis' 2022 Kenworth W900

Owner-op Marlin Coblentz's 'old-school style' '86 Pete 359

The North Carolina-based owner of Precision Transport & Moving (PTM) delivers storage buildings with this unique Pete 359. Instead of a fifth-wheel behind the cab, the truck has a flatbed over the drive axle to fit his operation.

November 9, 2023

Marlin Coblentz's 1986 Peterbilt 359

Cast your vote in CCJ's Five Flashiest Fleets contest

Readers can cast a vote in CCJ's Five Flashiest Fleets contest.

November 9, 2023

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‘Baby Cakes’: The 2000 Peterbilt 379 of Classic Trucking LLC

Missouri-based owner Chris Homfeld built this rig into a show truck for his three-truck fleet. Homfeld said it's still a work in progress, but he's put plenty of work into it already, as can be seen here.

November 2, 2023

Chris Homfeld's 2000 Peterbilt 379

Specialized flatbed fleet K&D Transport's 'big daddy' 336-inch flagship

Owner Adam Johnson said this truck is "the big daddy that we have in our fleet," sitting on a 336-inch wheelbase and powered by a Signature 600 Cummins.

October 26, 2023

K&D Transport's 2003 Kenworth W900L

Indiana logging company's 1988 Western Star

Campbell Logging hauls loads of logs to sawmills with this Cat-powered classic.

October 24, 2023

Campbell Logging's 1988 Western Star

Owner-op's 2023 International a tribute to late father

Steve Roache ordered his HX520 in the same color of the 1997 International 9300 his late father owned when he was a child.

October 20, 2023

Steve Roache's 2023 International HX520

Stunning ostrich-leather interior on daycab '05 379

At GBATS last month, Triple S Diesel's Mauricio Soto of Cimarron, Kansas, showed off this old Werner 70-inch sleeper truck that he and his team rebuilt for a customer as a daycab, in stunning fashion.

October 19, 2023

Interior of Mauricio Soto's 2005 Peterbilt 379

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Owner-op jailed after unwitting participation in cargo theft: Cautionary tale, mitigating risk

One owner-operator got jail time for being tricked into hauling a load for a scheming cargo thief while the "broker" walks free. In Overdrive Radio, ways to mitigate risk amid an increasingly crazy cargo theft landscape.

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FMCSA's broker transparency comment period reopened | HOS waivers for fuels emergency extended

Truck In Storm

Freight analysts forecast headwinds of uncertainty around tariffs, could yield slow-growth 2025

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Pristine low-mileage 1997 Peterbilt 379 emerges after 18 years in storage

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Owner-op jailed after unwitting participation in cargo theft: Cautionary tale, mitigating risk

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