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Pristine vintage 1968 International a family heirloom
The truck's current owner, John Kavanaugh, rode with his father hauling livestock in the truck growing up.
February 27, 2024
Data showcases state-by-state breakdown of used truck sales volumes
The Freightliner Cascadia was, expectedly, the most sold used truck in United States in 2023. Behind the Cascadia, the market is much more diverse. We looked into the numbers to see what used trucks are selling, and where.
February 27, 2024
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March 15, 2024
Custom Rigs
Project 1988 Peterbilt 379 is Jarrett Landry's 'oversize dually'
The owner-builder's not a working owner-operator, but a proud truck owner nonetheless -- so much so that when Peterbilt got wind of this custom restoration, reps invited Landry to show in the 2023 Pride & Class event and parade.
February 22, 2024
Regulations
Port truckers bank chassis-choice win | Nurse tank's 'rocket' blast prompts safety advisory
The Federal Maritime Commission upheld a ruling that ocean carriers cannot legally require motor carriers to use specific intermodal chassis providers to move containers. Also: Nurse tank safety advisory issued; car haulers get warning flag exemption.
February 21, 2024
Equipment
New highway signs warn drivers of upcoming slow-downs | Recalls from three truck makers
Cameras at these high-congestion sites will detect traffic backups and automatically trigger a message on a sign a few miles back. Also: Recalls hit International, Freightliner, Western Star trucks; Total Distribution Inc. announces acquisition.
February 20, 2024
Overdrive Radio
A living history with three custom Peterbilts - 359, 379, 389 - and their owners
For this Overdrive Radio edition, settle in for the run through 40 years of living history with three iconic Pete models, all also well-entrenched in the present through the work of these owners: Greg Crispell, Jarrett Landry, Troy Massey.
February 19, 2024
Equipment
Quick spin: 'Beginning of a new era' with the revamped VNL
Volvo changed everything with its all-new VNL.
February 14, 2024
Reader Rigs
Operator's Cascadia daycab works around SoCal
Gregg Seltzer operates the truck for Blue Star Freight out of Chino, California.
February 16, 2024
Regulations
California reignites driverless-truck ban | FMCSA lease-purchase task force wants your input
After being vetoed by Gov. Newsom at the finish line last year, California lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to require a human operator in autonomous trucks. Also: FMCSA wants to hear driver lease-purchase experiences; KAG expands with acquisition.
February 15, 2024
Custom Rigs
'Mad Skills': A Peterbilt 379 that floats
Ohio-based Scott Carder built this tritoon boat from the ground up, with a Peterbilt 379 cab as the centerpiece. Everything else on the build is custom, Carder said.
February 15, 2024
Regulations
Inspectors keying in on tractor protection systems, drug and alcohol possession during Roadcheck
CVSA's International Roadcheck will be held May 14-16. For trucks, inspectors will focus specifically on the tractor protection valve, trailer supply valve and anti-bleed back valve, which may be overlooked during trip and roadside inspections.
February 12, 2024
Trucking Law
How truckers can beat predatory towing: Egregious bills, practices, more
With predatory heavy-duty truck towing in the headlines, this installment of Overdrive's Trucking Law video series offers expert input as a resource. The devil lurks in the details in invoice scrutiny, and tactics to combat predatory practices.
February 9, 2024
Reader Rigs
'Love this truck': John Murphy's 2009 Freightliner Cascadia
The owner has high praise for his rig, which has more than 1.3 million miles on the odometer.
February 9, 2024
Custom Rigs
'I just had to have it': Missouri cattle hauler's '71 Pete 359
Satha Kilgore, owner of small fleet S&J Kilgore Trucking, bought this custom classic in the Fall of 2022 after plenty personal history working on it with the prior owner. Kilgore's since put it to work hauling cattle as part of his business.
February 8, 2024
Regulations
DOT's Buttigieg, FMCSA call out predatory towing, propose penalties
President Biden's DOT chief on Wednesday called out "predatory junk fees from towing companies" and supported the FTC's push to ban predatory practices.
February 7, 2024
Channel 19
Tesla Semi limps up Donner Pass during I-80 snowstorm
The Tesla Semi might be best known for blowing past diesel trucks on Donner's steep grades, but a storm Tuesday night slowed it down a hair.
February 7, 2024
Reader Rigs
Owner-operator's 2009 Kenworth T660 a million-miler
The truck, powered by a Cat C15, has put more than 1.2 million miles behind it.
February 6, 2024
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