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Pete debuts four new vocational models

After 25 years, Peterbilt overhauls its medium duty truck lineup.

April 7, 2021

Designed for the Class 5 and Class 6 non-CDL lease and rental markets, the Model 535 and Model 536 were born from a clean sheet design and a development program that took five years.

Kenworth gives T680 an aero, tech makeover

Visually, the truck is striking and it’s a very un-Kenworth-like update in that there are very few little tweaks.

February 11, 2021

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Enter your own or another deserving owner's business (up to 3 trucks) in Overdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year competition via this link.

Trucker of the Year John Penn honored at MATS among owner-op peers

Friday, March 27, Trucker of the Year John Penn joined trucking radio host Steve Sommers' live broadcast of Overnight Drive from the show floor, along with Overdrive Editor Todd Dills, to celebrate the big win, sharing lessons learned from a stellar trucking career and business.

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy talks to Overdrive ahead of his speech at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Both FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs and Duffy walked among the show attendees, answering questions off the cuff and vowing major change.

DOT's Duffy: 'Spot rates are going to go up' as FMCSA cracks down on fraudsters

Never Satisfied Builds brought this custom 1985 Peterbilt 359 for its entry in the MATS Big Rig Build-Off. Sitting on a 320-inch wheelbase, the truck boasts a 650-hp 5EK Cat with an 18-speed and a 4-speed auxiliary and 3.70 rears.

Early scenes from MATS: Custom trucks put on a show

Hacker Gloves Cargo Theft Steel Coil

FMCSA announces major investigations at freight fraud panel

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Owner-op income up, with 'capacity-driven' trucking recovery ongoing, fuel-cost wildcard

Overdimensional permitting: Will there ever be a truly national system?

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