Matt ColeMatt Cole is the News Editor for CCJ and Overdrive. Reach him at mattcole@randallreilly.com.Life'United to fight cheap freight': Owner-ops, small fleets plan slow roll around IndianapolisThe effort is aimed at protesting the current low rates environment and what is perceived by organizers to be gouging by brokers. The group, like others, is calling for transparency into brokered freight transactions.May 15, 2023VoicesThe fight over EPA Phase 3 emissions regsAn environmental activist backs (a little) off her organization's more fiery claims about truck makers as the EPA considers strict new emissions regs amid push toward ZEVs.May 12, 2023Custom RigsVermont-based owner rides in style with 2000 W900LOwner Philip Rindelhardt has customized the rig from top to bottom, inside and out. Showing the rig at MATS, he brought home a third-place trophy in the Working Bobtail -- Lights category.May 11, 2023RegulationsEPA wants comment on e-trucks' availability, support infrastructureAfter last week's public hearings, EPA is asking for further input on availability of ZEV techs in the heavy-duty/port sectors, likewise the extent of available support infrastructure.May 8, 2023LifeD.C. demonstrators get face-to-face with FMCSA administratorOrganizers of the May 1 demonstration encouraged FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson to speak to each individual operator in attendance, which she did: "She spoke to every single driver who was there individually," said organizer Billy Randel.May 5, 2023Custom RigsSmall fleet’s hopper-pulling 2019 Peterbilt 389Brian Cobb, a driver for 22-truck Envision Logistics out of Owensboro, Kentucky, showed this impressive 2019 Peterbilt 389 at the 2023 Mid-America Trucking Show, where it earned a third-place nod in the First Show -- Combo class.May 4, 2023Regulations'Destined to fail': Trucking sounds off to EPA on new Phase 3 greenhouse-gas regsTrucking stakeholders asked the agency to consider the infrastructure challenges ahead for meeting the strict regs. The vast majority of commenters at hearings ongoing this week, however, called for even stricter emissions regs on heavy-duty trucks.May 3, 2023RegulationsCalifornia banning diesel truck sales in 2036What's more, a new rule approved unanimously by CARB will also require drayage operators to begin transitioning to electric trucks as soon as 2024, with a full diesel phase-out at the ports by 2035.May 1, 2023RegulationsFMCSA punts on ELDs' safety effectiveness in Congressional reportIn a Congressionally-required report, FMCSA cited a number of "confounding factors" that make it difficult for the agency to assess the safety effectiveness of ELDs since the mandate took effect.April 28, 2023Regulations‘A line in the sand’: Truckers plan organized protest in D.C.A longtime truck driver and labor organizer is heading up a planned protest at U.S. DOT headquarters Monday, May 1, with the goal of improving working conditions for all truckers, whether owner-operators, small fleet owners, or company drivers.April 27, 2023Page 1 of 150Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioDouble brokering a 'cancer' requiring whole-of-trucking battle planDrop in with Jason Decker of General Transportation in his talk at MATS detailing proactive strategies to fight back against double brokers, and: More on the new Peterbilt Model 589 with recent test-drive, walkaround showcasing details.VoicesThe fight over EPA Phase 3 emissions regsCustom RigsVermont-based owner rides in style with 2000 W900LCSA's Data TrailThe toughest 10 states for load-securement violations: Are you Roadcheck-ready?Sponsor ContentNew dēzl™ OTR610, dezl OTR710, dēzl OTR810 and dēzl OTR1010 navigator serie
