Matt Cole

6 days ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

As the Trump administration launched deregulatory efforts, trucking interests and individual owners and operators earmarked several areas for attention from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and other Department of Transportation agencies. Hours of service and the ELD mandate -- most cited by truckers of all stripes as in need of repeal or replacement, largely for HOS with a goal of greater flexibility for recording drive and rest periods.

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, May 7, 2025:California agrees to officially repeal Advanced Clean Fleets ruleWhile the California Air Resources Board (CARB) effectively waved the white flag on its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule in January when it withdrew its request for a waiver with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), court filings reveal that CARB intends to formally repeal the regulation.

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

The research arm of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the OOIDA Foundation, traces the roots of high driver turnover in U.S. trucking -- particularly within the long-haul truckload sector -- to deregulation in the 1980s. It brought in thousands of new motor carriers, and increased competition within the market.

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

TranscriptAt the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show back in March, Overdrive’s 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber caught up with trucker and singer-songwriter Tony Justice to talk about the recently-customized “Purgatory” 2006 Peterbilt 379, a unit that's been a huge part of Justice's trucking career. He'd driven the truck since he started with Everhart Transportation back in 2011, putting about 2 million miles on the rig himself.

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, April 29, 2025:House Transportation budget proposal would create new carrier authorization confirmation websiteAs House Republicans this week begin the budget reconciliation process, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has published its proposal that calls for a public website to confirm motor carriers’ operating authority, a requirement for electric vehicles to pay into the Highway Trust Fund and other measures.