Equipment: Page 7

Regulations
Commerce Department investigating imported trucks, parts
The department is asking for public input on an investigation to determine the effects on national security of the imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and medium- and heavy-duty truck parts.
April 24, 2025
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Partners in Business
Truck-spec, goal-setting lessons from two decades as an owner
In the annual PIB conversation with Red Eye Radio at MATS, longtime owner-operator and Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs detailed an "a-ha moment" with this career retrospective: what his peers had to say about his purchase of the Freightliner Century he drove for two decades --"It's a fleet truck!"
April 23, 2025
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March 24, 2025
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Equipment
Quick spin: Mack's all-new Pioneer
Mack hopes its Pioneer model will satisfy a long-haul trucking segment that still misses the Super-Liner.
April 23, 2025
Mack trucks has put the Pioneer model in charge of boosting the company's market share among sleeper fleets.
Custom Rigs
MATS when the sun goes down: Show trucks built to shine
Catch views of the annual PKY Light Show from the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show.
April 22, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Heavy-haul 1999 Peterbilt 379 stretched to 330-inch wheelbase
Richard Berst operates the 3406E-powered unit hauling oversize/overweight freight. Submit your truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.
April 22, 2025
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Equipment
Roadside assistance networks: The best hedge against predatory towing?
When the truck's down OTR at the roadside, service-assistance networks promise protection against predatory towing and other expensive options, but how do they keep the bad actors out? Insight here from an insurer and one network itself.
April 21, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Michigan fleet's 2003 Peterbilt 379 daycab shuttle rig
The Cummins ISX-powered unit is primarily used to shuttle trailers between the fleet's home base and a shipper.
April 18, 2025
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Equipment
Semi-autonomous trucks deployed along I-70
A pair of trucks will operate along I-70 between Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis using platooning technology. Also: Used-truck sales volumes rising; fleet petitions FMCSA to allow installation of flashing, brake-activated amber lights on trucks.
April 17, 2025
Two trucks equipped with Kratos Defense platooning technology are operating along I-70 for Ease Logistics.
Custom Rigs
Bill Warner & Son's 'Hillbilly Hampton' 1988 Peterbilt 362
Bill Warner Jr. and Cody Warner's "Hillbilly Hampton" 1988 Peterbilt 362 was custom-built for the 2025 MATS Big Rig Build-Off. Catch plenty views of the rig, and all the custom work put into it, in this video walkaround.
April 17, 2025
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POLL: Do you yank a tanker? What's been your biggest biz struggle the last few years?
The liquid bulk-hauling owner-operator niche, known for better than average revenues and income, at once comes with its own unique struggles and tradeoffs. Weigh in on how you've approached them in this two-question survey.
April 17, 2025
Clockwise from top, owner-operator Matthew Karr, 2023 Small Fleet Champ LNL Trucking, and California-headquartered fuel hauler Lamb Fuels are just a few liquid-bulk businesses Overdrive's profiled in recent years.
Equipment
Peterbilt rides strength of 589 to record market share
Peterbilt built more than 6,000 Model 589s last year.
April 13, 2025
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Regulations
Massachusetts backs off 'zero-emission' truck reg, for now
Massachusetts is giving manufacturers a temporary reprieve in enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks reg's electric truck sales requirements. Also: Volvos recalled over hazard light issue; two fleets' flashing brake light waivers approved; more.
April 15, 2025
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Reader Rigs
Owner-op Steve Hostetler's 2-million-mile '98 Freightliner Classic
Hostetler hauls mostly ag-related commodities with the truck, which he's owned for 10 years.
April 15, 2025
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Equipment
Lucid wins Nikola bankruptcy auction, buys factory and assets
Lucid Motors has won the auction for bankrupt Nikola Motors' assets and Arizona factory and headquarters. What does this mean for the future of Nikola and Lucid?
April 11, 2025
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Equipment
SelectTrucks adds location in Nashville
SelecTrucks has opened its newest location, SelecTrucks of Nashville. SelecTrucks of Nashville is a member of the Velocity Truck Center family of dealerships.
April 11, 2025
Select Trucks Of Nashville Opened By Velocity Truck Centers
Regulations
FMCSA's speed-limiter mandate: Ban reintroduced in Congress | Diesel thieves arrested
A bill reintroduced in Congress would block FMCSA from issuing a rule requiring speed limiters on heavy-duty trucks. Also: Three arrested in Kentucky for allegedly stealing $18K in diesel to support a trucking business.
April 11, 2025
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Custom Rigs
No. 1000 walkaround: First of the last of the W900s, Kenworth's 2025 Legacy Edition
This walkaround video of the first, No. 1000 special-edition Kenworth W900 at MATS gives a look at some new edition-specific accessories from Paccar Parts.
April 11, 2025
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Reader Rigs
'25 Kenworth W990 hauls cabins, sheds
Owner-operator Japheth Gingerich mostly pulls a cabin trailer hauling oversized cabins and sheds with the Cummins X15-powered W990. Add your own truck to Overdrive's Reader Rigs gallery here.
April 11, 2025
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Pilot will be giving away this Kenworth W900 -- albeit with a different look -- and $50,000 as part of its 2025 Road Warrior contest. Pilot partnered on the contest with the Diesel Brothers, who will refurbish this truck to be awarded to the winner.
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Custom Kenworth W900, $50K sweeten the pot in annual Pilot Road Warrior contest
Pilot is enhancing its annual Road Warrior contest by giving away a custom Kenworth W900 that will be designed by the Diesel Brothers. The Road Warrior contest recognizes truck drivers with excellent safety records and service to the community.
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Regulations
Why state police are letting drivers placed OOS for English violations go free
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Lending a hand up the ladder: Legacy of mentorship for Trucker of the Month Jason Shelly
Michael Castaldi's 'Paradise Express' 2003 Peterbilt 379 and 2010 Utility 3000R were voted by Overdrive readers as the 2024 Pride & Polish Working Combo champ. Enter the 2025 Pride & Polish contest here.
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