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A Pete with no chrome? Off-road racer’s blacked-out 389
Off-road racer Timmie Cameron uses the rig to haul his three race vehicles to tracks and off-road parks around the Southeast.
May 18, 2023
Equipment
POLL: Your quick take on the look of Peterbilt's new 589?
As most Overdrive readers are by now aware, the new Peterbilt 589 will as of the end of the year replace the retiring Model 389 -- what's your take on the look? Weigh in via this poll.
May 16, 2023
Custom Rigs
Scenes from Peterbilt's 'Pride & Class' truck show at Texas Motor Speedway
Peterbilt last week officially launched its new Model 589 at a customer, dealer and media event that, fittingly, included a Pride & Class truck show with 200-plus entrants in Texas, showcasing scads of custom 389, 379 and 359 trucks in the 589's ancestry.
May 16, 2023
Regulations
CVSA inspection bulletins clarify issues with braking aids, tire inflation systems
Just before Roadcheck begins (Tuesday), CVSA issued bulletins to inspectors regarding hill-start aid systems and automatic tire inflation systems. Also: New Iowa law protects fleets from certain nuclear verdicts; medium-duty Internationals recalled.
May 15, 2023
Equipment
The brand-new Peterbilt 589 and its 'Legendary' trim package
Detail on a new premium trim option with the new Peterbilt Model 589 -- there’s the vintage Pete script accented by spears on the side of the hood, and exclusive brightwork on the polished fenders and bright rockers, and much more.
May 15, 2023
Voices
The fight over EPA Phase 3 emissions regs
An environmental activist backs (a little) off her organization's more fiery claims about truck makers as the EPA considers strict new emissions regs amid push toward ZEVs.
May 12, 2023
Custom Rigs
Vermont-based owner rides in style with 2000 W900L
Owner Philip Rindelhardt has customized the rig from top to bottom, inside and out. Showing the rig at MATS, he brought home a third-place trophy in the Working Bobtail -- Lights category.
May 11, 2023
CSA's Data Trail
The toughest 10 states for load-securement violations: Are you Roadcheck-ready?
The blitz is here. Next week May 16-18 will see ramped-up enforcement focused on ABS-system violations and securement. Find what 2022 data says about just where to expect close cargo focus, and securement tips from a veteran.
May 11, 2023
Equipment
Test drive: The Model 589, Peterbilt's successor to the 389
Peterbilt's Model 589, which will phase out an icon, was a truck more than 523 weeks in the making.
May 9, 2023
Equipment
Peterbilt retiring its 389 for new, wider model
Peterbilt Tuesday sent its Model 389 off in style, officially introducing the Model 589 at an event that included a Pride & Class truck show at Texas Motor Speedway.
May 9, 2023
Regulations
EPA wants comment on e-trucks' availability, support infrastructure
After last week's public hearings, EPA is asking for further input on availability of ZEV techs in the heavy-duty/port sectors, likewise the extent of available support infrastructure.
May 8, 2023
Voices
POLL: Taking the driver out of the autonomous truck -- should it be banned?
With California's legislature having introduced a bill to ban autonomous-truck operation without a driver at the controls, this poll question asks how you view such a prohibition: the right call for safety/work protection, or short-sighted? Weigh in here.
May 8, 2023
Equipment
Hyundai bringing fuel cell truck to the U.S.
Hyundai points to its XCIENT fuel cell as a more appropriate technology than all-electric for more challenging applications like Class 8 trucks.
May 3, 2023
Equipment
Pandemic spurs growth in remanufactured parts trade
“[Truck owners] are starting to see another positive for their bottom line when it comes to reman,” Joe Gonzales of Vehicle Reman says.
May 1, 2023
Regulations
New bill would block FMCSA from mandating speed limiters
OOIDA, CDL Drives Unlimited have come out in support of the legislation, while ATA is opposed, calling it "misguided." Also: U.S. ending cross-border vaccine mandate for non-U.S. citizens; latest Highway Angel.
May 4, 2023
Custom Rigs
Small fleet’s hopper-pulling 2019 Peterbilt 389
Brian Cobb, a driver for 22-truck Envision Logistics out of Owensboro, Kentucky, showed this impressive 2019 Peterbilt 389 at the 2023 Mid-America Trucking Show, where it earned a third-place nod in the First Show -- Combo class.
May 4, 2023
Equipment
Shell rolls out Starship 3.0 with Cummins' new X15N natural gas engine
Starship 3.0 is equipped with Cummins new X15N natural gas engine and is fueled by Shell Renewable Natural Gas, a carbon negative fuel.
May 3, 2023
Regulations
'Destined to fail': Trucking sounds off to EPA on new Phase 3 greenhouse-gas regs
Trucking stakeholders asked the agency to consider the infrastructure challenges ahead for meeting the strict regs. The vast majority of commenters at hearings ongoing this week, however, called for even stricter emissions regs on heavy-duty trucks.
May 3, 2023
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