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Business

AI for owner-ops? 'Hey Bubba' AI wants to deal with brokers for you

With big brokers outsourcing routine communications to AI tools, owner-operators and small fleets can now fight fire with fire with their own bot. Its name is "Bubba."

April 1, 2025

Life

TA names three new Citizen Drivers, Overdrive's 2023 Trucker of the Year among them

Jay Hosty (Overdrive's 2023 Trucker of the Year), Darryl Tolle and Craig Daniels will have TA locations dedicated in their name for being named 2025 TA Citizen Drivers.

March 31, 2025

Custom Rigs

Dozens of trucks among winners in 2025 PKY Truck Beauty Championship

From the Big Rig Build-Off to People's Choice to five Best of Show winners and much more, take a run through the top standout custom rigs of the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 29, 2025

Trucker of the Year

Trucker of the Year honored at MATS with replica of his T600, Bostrom seat

Alan Kitzhaber's legendary run putting down more than 4,000,000 miles in a 1995 Kenworth T600 comes to an end with a bang as Overdrive honors the owner-operator as Trucker of the Year.

March 28, 2025

Custom Rigs

Show trucks shine in bright MATS spotlight

The show truck season kicked off this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, with dozens of trucks competing in the annual PKY Truck Beauty Championship.

March 28, 2025

Regulations

FMCSA calls fraud a 'public safety crisis' in tech-focused MATS talk

The FMCSA on Friday at the Mid-America Truck Show took a hard stance against freight fraud, framing it as a threat to safety and the general public while promising a tech-powered crackdown.

March 28, 2025

Regulations

Bill to repeal 12% tax on trucks revived in Congress

Members of Congress are once again attempting to repeal the 12% Federal Excise Tax on new truck and trailer purchases. Also: Wyndham Hotels offering rewards program, partnership with Hotels4Truckers; Engine travel platform accepting Wex OTR cards.

March 28, 2025

Business

New insurer in trucking market at MATS for first time

Geico’s fairly new trucking insurance program, launched in 2023, is now available in nearly two-thirds of the country, with accelerated expansion underway. The company's first MATS appearance started Thursday, March 27.

March 28, 2025

Equipment

Kenworth sending off W900 with special Legacy Edition

Kenworth will produce 1,000 of the limited-edition W900 units, serialized from No. 1,000 down to 0001. Also: Wabash's $462M "nuclear" verdict was reduced to $108M; group seeks extension of waiver from Clearinghouse regs.

March 27, 2025

Regulations

FMCSA Chief Counsel on deregulating trucking, English proficiency and non-domiciled CDLs

During a MATS session Thursday, FMCSA Chief Counsel Jesse Elison highlighted the agency's priorities under Trump II, and responded to questions from truckers in attendance related to English proficiency and non-domiciled CDLs.

March 27, 2025

Life

Mother Trucker Yoga proprietor Hope Zvara latest Howes Hall of Fame honoree

As the Mid-America Trucking Show got under way in Kentucky, Howes Products announced Zvara, whose Mother Trucker Yoga has impacted health/wellness for countless truck drivers, as the latest inductee to the Howes Hall of Fame.

March 27, 2025

Regulations

Part of anti-fraud bid, FMCSA to introduce new 'one-stop shop' for all carrier business

"The fraud experienced in the industry is coming from every corner and it's coming hard. We want to help mitigate that." FMCSA's Ken Riddle in announcing at MATS the new "Motus" one-stop shop for carrier compliance management coming in 2025.

March 27, 2025