https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15829721/epa-proposes-to-end-def-deratesOverdriveen2026-07-09T20:43:10.000ZEPA to end DEF derates, roll back emissions warranty reghttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/truck-engine-roadside-repair-adobestock-359839134.n9LjedJfF9.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15829684/new-trucksonly-highway-connects-port-of-savannah-to-i16Overdriveen2026-07-09T20:08:44.000ZBest trucking month ever? | New trucks-only highway in Georgiahttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/brampton-road-connector.ISEDjhKTkI.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The project gives truck drivers faster access to the Port of Savannah and a more streamlined route to inland markets, Georgia Ports Authority said in a release.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/ftr-tci-may-2026.YKK9KVjSHU.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index in May jumped to 20.4 -- its strongest level ever due mostly to highly favorable freight rates for carriers. The April index reading had been 11.6.https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15829697/dot-clearing-way-for-driverless-trucks-with-wiper-mirror-steering-exemptionsOverdriveen2026-07-09T20:05:32.000ZDOT clearing way for driverless trucks with wiper, mirror, steering exemptionshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-09-at-31742-pm.QGeYNuSBiL.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15754233/clifford-c-hay-inc-from-devastating-fire-to-fivetruck-fleetOverdriveen2026-07-09T19:59:00.000ZClifford C. Hay Inc., up from ashes, with new hurdles after crashes: Small Fleet Champ updatehttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7629.n4XERpgCO7.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Clifford C. Hay Inc. owns six trucks with four operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's trucks are shown here parked up in front of the fleet's shop in Cobleskill, New York.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7631.TZyV23JTRU.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7030.ffl5mURGWz.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Cliff Hay is shown here with his 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy in the midst of the only work it does in its retirement -- hauling the the mobile Vietnam Wall that Heals memorial.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/img-7630.XtRdvBSR9k.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/08/hay-hq.6NShrZYWt8.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/clifford-c-hay-fleet-outside-shop.fw32Fs1xaL.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Clifford C. Hay Inc., as of July 2026 was on its way back toward six trucks, with four (soon-to-be five) operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's rigs are pictured parked up in front of the fleet's current shop in Cobleskill, New York.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/clifford-hay-and-truck.FzhcWFIYSy.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Cliff Hay is shown here with his now-retired custom 2007 379 Legacy, in the midst of the only work it does in its retirement -- hauling the mobile Vietnam Wall that Heals memorial. September brings another opportunity to do that -- he'll be moving the Wall from Massachusetts back closer to his home base in New York with a delivery of the display to Oneonta, he said.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/two-trucks-in-hay-fleet.FbN1rKOHn7.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Hay's 2007 379 Legacy is shown here (right) with a 2024 Peterbilt 389X, No. 697 of 1,389 of the limited-edition run.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/nastc-logo.icFNKgDnYZ.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The National Association of Small Trucking Companies sponsors the Small Fleet Championship. Finalists receive a year's worth of membership in the association, with access to a myriad of benefits from NASTC's well-known fuel program to drug and alcohol testing services and much more. <a href="https://nastc-conference-info.com/"><u>All will be recognized at the association's annual conference</u></a>, where the winners in two categories will be announced October 29 in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="http://nastc.com/"><u>Find more about the association via their website.</u></a>https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/small-fleet-champ-logo-2025-ovd.tC5R2EGeka.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Clifford Hay Inc. would go on to be a <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15768558/four-trucking-companies-advance-to-small-fleet-champ-final-round">finalist in the 2025 Small Fleet Champ</a> competition. For 2026, <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">fleets of 3-30 trucks can enter through July 31 via this link</a>.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/small-fleet-champ-logo-2026-ovd-outlined-1.9z2CFPsnXm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70<i>Enter to compete for one of two </i><a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Overdrive<i>'s 2026 Small Fleet Champ title belts at this link before the deadline July 31</i></a><i>. </i>https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/clifford-and-ann-hay.DHmu2NAxTZ.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Hay notes he "had a great time when I came to Nashville" for his <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">finalist nod in the 2025 Small Fleet Championship</a>. Hay's pictured here with his wife, Ann, onstage for the final event. Throughout his time there he enjoyed the radio appearances, plenty of networking, and taking time out to see the city with his wife.https://www.overdriveonline.com/electronic-logging-devices/article/15829669/eld-registry-cleanup-10-more-devices-revokedOverdriveen2026-07-09T17:29:52.000ZELD registry cleanup: 10 more devices revokedhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-09-at-90243-am.FOKY2uzhnA.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-09-at-104829-am.0cZbJAAags.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/life/article/15829570/illegal-haul-leads-to-three-arrests-in-tennesseeOverdriveen2026-07-08T20:36:00.000ZIllegal haul leads to three arrests in Tennesseehttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/tennessee-cocaine-bust.XGRg4wrCCi.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The operation and investigation, which also included the execution of multiple search warrants in Nashville, led to the seizure of 68 kilograms of cocaine, 36 firearms, three sets of body armor, one kilogram press used to pack drugs, and U.S. currency.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829547/habitual-offender-locked-up-after-operating-overweight-dump-truck-with-no-cdlOverdriveen2026-07-08T20:00:46.000Z'Habitual offender' locked up after operating overweight dump truck with no CDLhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-08-at-125921-pm.11K9iIhK7P.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/scott-rand.QoUSSuxrRv.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Scott Randhttps://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15829453/cummins-paccar-ending-5mph-defemissions-deratesOverdriveen2026-07-07T20:09:40.000ZCummins, Paccar the latest engine makers ending 5-mph DEF derates | Big I-5 closure incominghttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/paccar-cummins.hlSp7ZJSWh.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/channel-19/article/15829467/verified-scam-attempt-impersonates-tql-promises-dedicated-lanesOverdriveen2026-07-07T19:46:32.000Z'Verified scam attempt' impersonates TQL, promises dedicated laneshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-07-at-25349-pm.zj4uOS3QJf.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15829429/diesel-shops-owners-fleets-pardoned-by-trump-after-emissions-delete-convictionsOverdriveen2026-07-07T16:24:01.000ZDiesel shops, owners, fleets pardoned by Trump after emissions ‘delete’ convictionshttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/shiny-engine.S3keMfrxvT.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15754338/turnage-sons-milkhaul-balancing-act-small-fleet-champ-updateOverdriveen2026-07-07T16:16:00.000ZTurnage & Sons' size balancing act with organic bulk milk: Small Fleet Champ updatehttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/img-2149.vQpUsFhuVC.heic?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Robbie Turnage recently put a huge amount of work in this 1998 Peterbilt 379, "Twisted Tea." It's one of a handful of units in the fleet that are custom-built, show-quality power.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/img-0201.0kNJ0LEoLC.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Turnage's drivers take good care of his equipment, keeping it washed and staying on top of maintenance.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/img-0536.QAd9rSorAJ.heic?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/09/77817090485-a0f0070e-5e1a-4ffb-baca-3255de19c48c.1cA8EG2KYR.heic?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Milk-hauling Turnage & Sons LLC operates 29 trucks out of Tylertown, Mississippi, hauling organic milk from dairies nearby out to Georgia, Texas, Florida and elsewhere.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/10/mixcollage-02-oct-2025-08-19-am-1456.JDaewQwwpk.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Milk tanker-hauling Turnage & Sons LLC operates 33 trucks out of Tylertown, Mississippi, moving organic milk from dairies in region out to Georgia, Texas, Florida and elsewhere, even east L.A. in California today. Pictured above, with some of the company's equipment and logo, is father-son duo Robbie (left) and Levi Turnage, representing fourth and fifth generations in milk.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/10/small-fleet-champ-logo-2025-ovd.OyAWAymQDj.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Turnage & Sons would go on to be a <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/small-fleet-champ/article/15768558/four-trucking-companies-advance-to-small-fleet-champ-final-round">finalist in the 2025 Small Fleet Champ</a> competition. For 2026, <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">fleets of 3-30 trucks can enter through July 31 via this link</a>.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/10/nastc-logo.fo2ykGPZGC.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The National Association of Small Trucking Companies sponsors the Small Fleet Championship. Finalists receive a year's worth of membership in the association, with access to a myriad of benefits from NASTC's well-known fuel program to drug and alcohol testing services and much more. <a href="https://www.nastc-conference-live.com/event/2025/summary">All will be recognized at the association's annual conference</a>, where 2026 winners will be announced in late October in Nashville, Tennessee. <a href="http://nastc.com/">Find more about the association via their website.</a>https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/10/blue-tractor-with-turnage-tanker.vog2fwR3Nz.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/small-fleet-champ-logo-2026-ovd-outlined-1.Qvq4queF0P.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Enter to compete for one of two <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Overdrive's 2026 Small Fleet Champ title belts at this link before the deadline July 31</a>.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/todd-dills-robbie-and-lori-turnage.4nwPCD5n58.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Robbie (right) and Lori Turnage onstage with <i>Overdrive</i> Editor Todd Dills at Small Fleet Champ sponsor NASTC's annual conference in Nashville in 2025. <a href="https://overdriveonline.com/2026sfc">Enter the 2026 competition by July 31 for a chance to be one of four finalists to make the trip to Music City</a> for the NASTC event in late October.https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15829360/tql-to-argue-before-us-court-of-appeals-over-broker-transparencyOverdriveen2026-07-06T20:17:25.000ZTQL to argue before U.S. Court of Appeals over broker transparencyhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-06-at-31704-pm.lUvt9pEqR6.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829357/ice-lodges-detainer-for-truck-driver-accused-of-causing-fatal-crashOverdriveen2026-07-06T19:41:40.000ZICE lodges detainer for truck driver accused of causing fatal crashhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/michael-bon.fusiLoIUCA.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Michael Bonhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/bon-crash-dhs.8N5lNrJeAC.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Aerial view from a Pennsylvania DOT camera of the crash scene that resulted in the death of Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/bon-license.np0sgPTIuL.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Bon held a CDL from Massachusetts and, according to DHS, was released into the United States by the Biden Administration in July 2024. He then filed an application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in October 2024, and it was never granted, DHS added.https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829337/broker-transparency-other-trucking-rules-2026-timelinesOverdriveen2026-07-06T19:29:17.000ZBroker transparency, AEBs, EPA emissions: When new rulemakings are expectedhttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/trucks-highway-adobestock-1199447284.GS3S79F0e9.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.overdriveonline.com/business/article/15829078/new-bizratesanalysis-tools-in-loadpay-digital-banking-appOverdriveen2026-07-03T14:41:32.000ZNew biz/rates-analysis tools in LoadPay digital banking apphttps://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/loadpay-header.G1zv9alcqY.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The LoadPay card is a direct-debit card for use of funds from an owner-operator's LoadPay account. <a href="https://triumph.io/solutions/loadpay/">Find the service website via this link.</a> Owner-operator Bostick noted he utilizes a <a href="https://triumph.io/carrier/discount-fuel-program/">Triumph fuel card</a> that's loaded easily from with the LoadPay application. David Vielehr flagged other fuel cards from <a href="https://rxo.com/carriers/rxo-extra/fleet/fuel-card-program/">RXO</a>, TCS and others also easily loaded there.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/loadpay-app.ex9Fmgl1oQ.webp?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The look and feel of the app most owner-operators will find familiar, like a full-featured application from your bank but with owner-op-specific tools built in. Noted owner-operator Bostick, "it’s a banking app, yes. That's exactly what it is."https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15829249/international-cargo-theft-ring-busted-in-new-yorkOverdriveen2026-07-03T14:28:35.000Z'International' cargo theft ring busted in New York | Road tax hike in N.M.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/cargo-theft-broken-seal-adobe.Hui3k4tyHC.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/mcso-arrest.k9nfEz07lh.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Ashton Jammer (left) was arrested for DWI and truck driver Ian Perez (right) was arrested after striking a sheriff's deputy responding to the DWI scene at roadside.https://www.overdriveonline.com/pride-polish/article/15829238/celebrating-americas-250th-patriotic-rigs-for-july-4Overdriveen2026-07-03T14:14:02.000ZCelebrating America's 250th: Patriotism, plenty pride for July 4https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/burleson-interior.nAeSb48Z5S.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70But inside, it's clear as day with the American flag painted on the floor. In the engine compartment, the fan blades are painted with stars to continue the theme.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/freedom-250-peterbilt-589-1.2Qa2hXdEro.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Earlier this year, Peterbilt Motors Company <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15825917/peterbilt-launches-limitededition-freedom-250-589">unveiled its limited-edition "Freedom 250" 589 model</a>. Only 250 of the special units are being built.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/allen.CjgHd3tL37.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The inclusion of Karmak president and CEO <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/reader-rigs/article/15542775/international-coe-freedom-truck-honors-veterans">Jim Allen's "Freedom Truck"</a> is self-explanatory -- just look at that scheme!https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/hartwick.IalZ1G9cw4.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Finally, last but not least, <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/voices/video/14893223/1978-w900a-transformed-into-patriotic-hot-rod">Brad Hartwick's 1978 Kenworth W900A</a> hot rod, with graphics featuring the American flag, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and more.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/burleson.LHTcnkyAcH.avif?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Another rig that may not immediately make you think "patriotic" is this <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/pride-polish/video/15663301/2019-pete-389-glider-pays-tribute-to-owners-trucking-mentors">2019 Peterbilt 389 owned by Robert Burleson</a>, owner of North Carolina-based Jack Hicks Inc.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/kenworth-touramerica-w9.KrtfJuJniO.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Likewise, Peterbilt's sister company Kenworth is <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/equipment/article/15821940/kenworth-celebrates-americas-250th-with-reimagined-touramerica-paint-scheme">celebrating America's 250th with a reimagined "TourAmerica" paint scheme</a>, originally featured on mid-1990s T600 models. The new commemorative scheme is available on Kenworth T680, W900L (pictured), W990 and T880 models.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/parsley.SR2ysESqHo.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The truck itself doesn't feature patriotic graphics, but owner <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/pride-polish/article/15814524/heavy-hook-peterbilt-389-crowned-pride-polish-champ">Clifton Parsley's "Heavy Hook" 2024 Peterbilt 389</a> tow truck can be seen at various truck shows throughout the year hoisting Old Glory high above the parking lot.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/mack-america-250.S1zBKVhvou.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Just this week, Mack Trucks debuted a limited-edition America 250 tribute truck, a custom-wrapped Mack Pioneer honoring the company’s deep roots and its longstanding role in helping move the country forward. A bold “eagle” flag treatment runs along both sides of the truck, creating the impression of the American flag flying down the road, and the themes “250 Years of Freedom” and “America 250” are featured prominently in recognition of the national milestone.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/kunesh.DnHCABCT6T.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70DSD Transport's <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/pride-polish/video/15708330/small-fleet-dsd-transports-fullcustom-2024-peterbilt-389">2024 Peterbilt 389, driven by Sy Kunesh</a>, features some subtle interior touches, as shown in the next photo, that showcase the owners' and driver's American pride.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/van-kampen.EyrscQZEa1.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The last time the United States celebrated a milestone birthday, in 1976, Kenworth introduced a limited-edition W900 Bicentennial model. Shown here is one such unit <a href="https://www.overdriveonline.com/pride-polish/video/15288664/jay-van-kampens-1976-kenworth-w900-bicentennial">owned by Jay Van Kampen</a>.https://img.overdriveonline.com/mindful/rr/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/07/kunesh-pledge.JWPnPRKKNt.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70The floor plate features the American flag with the Pledge of Allegiance written out under it.