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Fix the potholes! Truckers' Highway Report Card 'Best Roads' states lay paths forward

Four among the top 5 best state DOTs singled out for impressive highway quality by truckers in Overdrive's Highway Report Card won't exactly preach to other states. But an implied message emerges: Maintain the roads you have, engage with truckers and your state legislative leaders, and long-term benefits will flow.

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Even 21% of non-citizens support DOT's purge of 200,000 non-domiciled drivers

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FMCSA auditing 1,500 CDL schools as part of training provider registry purge

From left: Mike Maher’s 1989 Peterbilt 379EXHD; Bruce Roche’s 1991 Kenworth K100; and Clifton Parsley’s “Heavy Hook” 2024 Peterbilt 389 tow truck.

Pride & Polish: Finalists set to compete for top honors

JBL Live Beam 3 - Slim, sleek, and impossibly modern earbuds and Smart Charging Case - Audio Evolution You Can See and Hear

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Trucker of the Year 'exit interviews,' Part 2: Flatbedder's edition

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Overdrive's Custom Rigs Showdown: Round 1 kicks off

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'Peanut's Pride': Owner-op's second chance after close brush with death

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Diesel reverses course, falls 20 cents over 3 weeks

Even 21% of non-citizens support DOT's purge of 200,000 non-domiciled drivers

Hogan Transports acquired by vehicle rental giant | HOS relief in two states

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Peterbilt's 536EV and 537EV models can meet the demands of regional delivery as well as service and utility trucks, while the 548EV supports 4x2 tractors and vocational configurations with PTOs, such as dump trucks.

Kenworth, Peterbilt roll out new medium-duty battery-EV models

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FMCSA moves against non-compliant ELDs: Three more revoked

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Fix the potholes! Truckers' Highway Report Card 'Best Roads' states lay paths forward

FMCSA auditing 1,500 CDL schools as part of training provider registry purge

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Alabama joins forces with ICE in trucking immigration crackdown

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Trucker of the Year 'exit interviews,' Part 2: Flatbedder's edition

This podcast episode concludes Overdrive's Trucker of the Year "exit interviews" series, and features an all-flatbedders group. With updates from a tough yet successful year, you’ll hear more than a bit of what some call "bygone" driver camaraderie amongst the four owners featured around -- what else? -- the subject of tarping.

Catastrophic engine failure delivers customer calamity: How these owners prep for the worst

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The flatbed-hauling 1987 Peterbilt 359 of Zebedee Steinmann

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Owner-operator Bobby Earl's 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider, in service