Matt Cole

21 states and D.C. are seeking an emergency restraining order to block FMCSA from obtaining all driver records from the CDLIS, or from taking action that would effectively shutter the database, while the court weighs permanently blocking the effort.

The court's temporary restraining order weighed heavily in favor of the states’ arguments, dealing a blow to the government’s chances of obtaining the full CDLIS database records.

During this year’s Roadcheck inspection event, the vast majority of vehicles (81%) and drivers (94.2%) inspected emerged with no OOS violations. Yet 10,350 vehicles and 3,184 drivers were parked.

Spot rates, meanwhile, dipped in line with seasonal expectations. Analysts suggested freight/rates recovery in early part of the year eased the pressure sky-high fuel pressure. Overall rates haven't kept pace with increases in fuel for weeks now.

The rig was originally purchased by Junior Johnson and Darrell Waltrip to haul race cars in the mid-1980s. It's powered by a KTA 600 Cummins.

Fleets that had ordered new trucks late last year and early this year began taking delivery of those units in July as clarity around emissions regs emerged, putting downward pressure on used-truck pricing.

After a wiring fire took owner David Duncan's Peterbilt 389 glider off the road, he took the 389's frame, and the hood, cab and sleeper of a 359 he also owned, to Stretch Customs for a custom-built unit.

Will California diesel hit $8/gal.? Nationally, diesel prices were way up, jumping 37 cents on average last week. Good news is spot rates rose across all three equipment types, too, for the first time since May. Now here's the bad news...

Owner-operator Gary Johnson wanted a working show truck that stood out from the crowd, so he customized a vocational Peterbilt 567 instead of the usual long-hood models.

Utah-headquartered TruckWise owner Kevin Haderlie's come a long way from the self-described 'trucking gypsy' of his early years. Since starting the company in 2016, he's built a strong 10-truck foundation for growth with an overdimensional equipment specialty.