Matt Cole

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'Scrapin' By' Peterbilt 379 wins big at Shell Rotella SuperRigs

5 days ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

Rawlins, Wyoming-based small fleet owner Kenny Ziglar was the big winner at the 2025 Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show this past weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Ziglar and all of the competitors overcame rough weather conditions over the first two days of the competition to keep their rigs in top shape for both the judges and spectators coming and going throughout the weekend.
Back in biz: Owner-operator Rufus Morris, Trucker of the Month

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

Ollie “Rufus” Morris knew from a young age what he wanted to do in life. He was enthralled by big trucks as a kid and “always wanted to start out driving one and owning one,” he said. The North Carolina-based operator got his official start in trucking in the mid-1990s driving a dump truck to get some experience, then moved on to pulling logs and wood chips.
Large Cars and Guitars nets big haul for breast cancer research

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

TranscriptLongtime trucker-songwriter Tony Justice's fourth annual Large Cars and Guitars truck show and music festival was held last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, and Overdrive Video Editor Lawson Rudisill was on hand to capture everything going on at the event. The show featured upwards of 150 trucks, Justice said, and raised more than $40,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
California's AB 5 independent contractor law upheld in court

1 week ago | ccjdigital.com | Matt Cole

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s legal case against California’s restrictive independent contractor law, known as AB 5, was dealt another blow in court earlier this month as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a Memorandum Opinion upholding the law. AB 5 instituted the ABC test for employee classification.
California's AB 5 independent contractor law upheld in court

1 week ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s legal case against California’s restrictive independent contractor law, known as AB 5, was dealt another blow in court earlier this month as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a Memorandum Opinion upholding the law. AB 5 instituted the ABC test for employee classification.
Senate passes resolutions to revoke California emissions waivers

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed two joint resolutions that revoke two Clean Air Act waivers granted to the California Air Resources Board that allowed strict, state-level emissions standards targeting heavy-duty trucks. The Senateâ€™s passage of the resolutions follows House approval on April 30.
High-powered truck-puller 1979 Peterbilt 359 a rolling memorial

2 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

TranscriptPavilion, New York-based owner-operator Greg Graham primarily hauls agricultural commodities in his Graham & Son Inc. business. At one time he hauled milk, but he decided to put the long days of that work behind him and now focuses on grain, manure and silage, as well as the occasional load of equipment on a step deck he also owns. “We’re into a little bit of everything,” he said back in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
Mack Trucks launches load board for carriers

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

One of the nation’s leading truck manufacturers is getting into the load board business. Mack Trucks this week launched what it calls Load Finder, a digital load board created to help carriers reduce empty miles, the truck maker said, with spot load opportunities. The platform is available not just to Mack owners, but to all carriers regardless of the make or model of their trucks. What’s more, it's completely free to use.
Low-miles 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab built for show

3 weeks ago | overdriveonline.com | Matt Cole

TranscriptRegular Overdrive readers will certainly be familiar with truck show mainstay Gary Jones, owner of the Lawson, Missouri-based SPB Trucking, specializing in oversize freight. He and his trucks have been featured in the Custom Rigs section several times through the years, and known for impressive airbrush work and big bunks. At the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show, he offered up something a little different -- his take on a California classic 1979 Peterbilt 359 day cab.
Hours of service, speed limiters, more among truckers' deregulatory requests

4 weeks 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.

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