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Equipment
Kenworth expands zero-emissions lineup with T680E and T880E
Kenworth amps up its electric lineup with the new T680E and T880E, built for faster charging and longer range.
April 28, 2025
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Equipment
Peterbilt launching first vocational BEV, the Model 567EV
The industry's first electric vocational truck will be equipped with a new Paccar electric powertrain.
April 28, 2025
Peterbilt's 567EV will be the first heavy duty electric vocational truck to hit the market.
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Life
Convictions handed down for members of drug trafficking org who hid meth in diesel tanks | Highway Angel pulls fellow trucker to safety
Five members of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization were found guilty for their roles in transporting liquid meth from Mexico into the U.S. using tractor-trailers, as well as money laundering. Also: Wyoming police looking for info on hit-and-run suspect; Volvo, Mack trucks recalled; latest Highway Angel.
April 28, 2025
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Regulations
DOT Secretary Duffy launches Autonomous Vehicle 'Innovation Agenda'
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy reveals one of his top priorities is to accelerate autonomous vehicle adoption in the U.S.
April 25, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Owner-op's '24 Pete 389 radiates hot-rod vibes
North Carolina-based Brandon Smith picked up a second-place trophy at the Mid-America Trucking Show with his custom 389, built with 12 Ga. Customs and MBH Trucking.
April 24, 2025
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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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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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Voices
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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Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver
Indiana-headquartered owner-operator John Penn is making a name for himself amongst his peers for a drive to excel in fuel efficiency and management of customer relationships for steady business. Penn is the October Trucker of the Month, putting him in the running for Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year award.
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