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Two weeks left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship
Time is running out! Test your trucking mettle for a chance to take home the 2025 title belt in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship, with entries open through July 31. Four finalist fleets will ultimately square off in Nashville in late October at event sponsor NASTC's annual conference. Fleets of 3 to 30 trucks are eligible to compete.
July 17, 2025
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Custom Rigs
Built for the hammer lane: Retired boat hauler's one-of-a-kind Frankenstein 'One Piece at a Time'
From a 1953 Ford C-500 base, Wayne Trent built his boat-haul truck out of parts from other trucks, cars, vans -- even boats. See the video here for a detailed look at the various parts and pieces that brought the whole rig together.
July 17, 2025
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Could 'driverless' tech be coming for trucking sooner than we think?
Drivers said for years trucking would never see mandated ELDs, but Clifford Petersen was rightly skeptical. Today, the trucker's skepticism extends to those who think truly driverless trucks remain decades away. Here, he explores implications for the business and our society.
July 17, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs makes first Congressional appearance
In his first step toward confirmation to lead FMCSA, Derek Barrs testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Wednesday to answer questions related to his views on Congressional priorities for the agency.
July 16, 2025
FMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs fielded questions from members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday in the first step toward his potential confirmation.
Custom Rigs
Custom-rigs winners crowned at annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree: Full results
More than 45,600 people attended the three-day event at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. The Super Truck Beauty Contest featured 87 trucks from 23 states, many of which you can see up close here.
July 16, 2025
Dozens of trucks competed in the Super Truck Beauty Contest at the 2025 Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truckstop.
Overdrive Radio
One owner-op's secret weapons for trucking biz bookkeeping, analysis
Overdrive's June Trucker of the Month Scott Smith's adopted an innovative approach to bookkeeping and week-to-week profitability tracking. Learn about his custom spreadsheet and more -- including how his wife Stephanie's accounting expertise helps keep the business on track -- in this week's podcast.
July 15, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA gives drivers, carriers leeway on new electronic med cert rule
The agency has issued a waiver that allows drivers and motor carriers to use a paper copy of the driver's medical certificate for up to 15 days after the certificate was issued, giving more time for the information to be posted to the driver's MVR.
July 14, 2025
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NHTSA: Highway fatalities fall for 12th straight quarter
The agency estimated a 6.3% decrease in traffic fatalities across the U.S. in the first quarter of 2025. Also: $23M meth bust in load of papayas; 1K CDLs canceled as part of human- and drug-smuggling crackdown by Laredo Sector Border Patrol.
July 11, 2025
Traffic fatalities fell in nine out of 10 regions, with the largest decrease (18%) being seen in the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania tri-state area.
Custom Rigs
Rare 1981 'Midnight Eagle Brougham' International cabover fully restored
According to Dusty Veldkamp, who helped rebuild the rig from the frame up, the truck as spec'd from the factory was one of only five just like it.
July 10, 2025
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Regulations
How to stay compliant amid confusion around new electronic med cert rule
With still a dozen states yet to comply with FMCSA's rule for electronic transmission of medical certificates, there is some confusion about ensuring compliance. Here, find tips from compliance experts on how to best ensure you and your drivers are authorized to operate.
July 9, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA drops major hint on fate of broker transparency rulemaking
DOT and FMCSA have recently talked a lot about cracking down on "illegal brokering." Asked point blank what they were going to do, DOT said it would renew focus on the broker transparency rulemaking.
July 9, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
No diesel, but free coffee with Sugar: An old trucker's yarn
What kind of truck stop doesn't even sell diesel? Long Haul Paul's recollection of this one features a tire shop and free coffee with a little Sugar, at a time when the checks just kept getting "lost in the mail."
July 9, 2025
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Regulations
DataQs reform: FMCSA pivots to new state requirements for funding
Following up on a 2023 proposal to add appeals processes for third-stage DataQs reviews, FMCSA responded to comments received by pivoting to a different approach, state-level changes to the DataQs requirements for MCSAP Grant funding.
July 2, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
No, the DOT did not remove a speed limiter requirement
Contrary to a news story circulating around the internet and tarnishing truckers' reps in the process, the U.S. DOT did not remove a requirement that heavy-duty trucks be speed-governed. Those who wish to use speed limiters can still do so.
July 1, 2025
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Overdrive Radio
Owner-op Kevin Bruns: A Millennial's journey through car haul and tanker to dump and now step deck
Owner-op Kevin Bruns raced his 2019 LoneStar in this past weekend's Semi Stampede at Kuhnle Motorsports Park in Ohio. With his authority today, Bruns pulls a step deck after several years of local dump truck ownership and work around quarries and construction sites in the Nashville, Tennessee, region.
July 1, 2025
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Equipment
Used-truck market rife with uncertainty
Unknowns around tariffs, emissions regulations and other factors have created uncertainty in the used-truck market, according to analysts. The good news? Retail used-truck sales prices have returned to near pre-COVID levels.
June 30, 2025
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Trucker of the Year
Betting on equipment diversity as failsafe: Trucker of the Month
The Sapphire Cartage owner keeps two 2017 Peterbilt 579s, one as an ever-ready backup, hauling all manner of freight in a hopper bottom trailer for years. That is, until recently, when he hooked to a 1995-model flatbed to test the waters for freight diversity amid declining rates.
June 30, 2025
Owner-operator Scott Smith with one of his 2017 Peterbilt 579s at home in Searcy, Arkansas. His current hopper-bottom/flatbed trucking business builds on early oilfield experience and benefits from a close attention to detail when it comes to revenue and costs.
Regulations
DOT looking into states' non-domiciled CDLs, legislation aims at ELP | Alert: Slow-moving superloads hitting I-80
A new bill in the U.S. Senate would require English proficiency of CDL applicants and prohibit CDL knowledge tests from being administered in any language other than English, as DOT officially moves on non-domiciled CDLs. Also: Massive super load moving across I-80 next week; new Love's along I-40.
June 27, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
Two weeks left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship
Time is running out! Test your trucking mettle for a chance to take home the 2025 title belt in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship, with entries open through July 31. Four finalist fleets will ultimately square off in Nashville in late October at event sponsor NASTC's annual conference. Fleets of 3 to 30 trucks are eligible to compete.
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Custom Rigs
Built for the hammer lane: Retired boat hauler's one-of-a-kind Frankenstein 'One Piece at a Time'
FMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs fielded questions from members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday in the first step toward his potential confirmation.
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FMCSA Administrator nominee Derek Barrs makes first Congressional appearance
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Pride & Polish
Overdrive’s annual Pride & Polish virtual truck show attracts entries from across the nation showcasing show-quality design, mechanical ingenuity and plenty of trucking-business pride. Find recent-history awards shows, in-depth features about the winners, and more.
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