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Overdrive Radio
Latest $9K parking-lot-trap truck tow: Turn state-local rules to your favor
Just last year, the state of North Carolina explicitly banned the booting of commercial vehicles, yet private-tow tactics for parking enforcement clearly remain available to towing companies with latest headlines reporting a $9K tow bearing hallmarks of a parking-lot trap.
August 24, 2026
Voices
The good, bad, and ugly of working at Truck Parking Club -- a former driver's perspective
A former company driver and Truck Parking Club customer service rep explains how the company's rapid growth sometimes drove a wedge between her and the drivers she loved to help.
August 19, 2026
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August 13, 2026
Overdrive Radio
Hotshot trucking to real driver support: Owner-op's second run toward small fleet
Overdrive July Trucker of the Month Jeffrey Crise is motivated, like most owner-ops, by prospects for profit. But if you take one thing away from the hotshot hauler's story, listen for the passion behind a primary goal: To be a true source of support for drivers as his business grows.
August 17, 2026
Overdrive Extra
OTR dogs, alone: 'We were the strays, too'
Michael Singleton here recounts a moving, unspoken camaraderie with a co-driver and so many of the rest of us over the grief carried OTR, for the alone dogs passed by, for those wronged or who've wronged us, for ourselves.
August 14, 2026
Voices
Blame the ambulance chasing lawyers for C.H. Robinson's $604M verdict: Owner-op
An owner-op who is no fan of brokers defends C.H. Robinson against what he describes as greedy lawyers and shady actors all too ready to do anything and everything, legal or not, for a big payday.
August 12, 2026
Overdrive Radio
AI in the driver's seat? Tony Justice v. Suno a 'fight for the little guy'
Renowned trucker-songwriter Tony Justice is clearly motivated to fight to protect the value of the musical talent he's got from AI encroachment. In this edition of Overdrive Radio, hear his reasoning, suggesting more truckers could be motivated to do the same with theirs as driverless tech proliferates.
August 11, 2026
Overdrive Extra
'Right thing to do': Small fleet owner-op Elton Wek's lifetime trucking, still rolling
Elton Wek, the owner of 14-truck Premium Best Transport, showed his 2000 379 at Wheel Jam in June, where he got a surprise. The show recognized Wek in part for willingness to stand with fellow carriers -- a refusal, for instance, to haul for a broker who undercut a fellow owner-operator's long-term contract.
August 7, 2026
Overdrive Radio
FMCSA's broker transparency rule: Date missed, more owner-ops going direct
Part 2 of this Overdrive Radio talk with small fleet owner Surinder Gill followed the 2023 collapse of the Convoy brokerage, Gill's former principal freight partner. FMCSA missed another projected date for the transparency rule, yet there's new evidence more owner-ops are bypassing middlemen for direct business.
August 3, 2026
Channel 19
Brokers' new carrier-selection strategy after $604M C.H. Robinson verdict
After SCOTUS opened brokers up to major liability -- already resulting in a $604M verdict against C.H. Robinson -- it's time for carriers to "get proactive" to land freight in an evolving landscape.
July 31, 2026
Small Fleet Champ
Small Fleet Champ: Deadline for entry extended to Aug. 15
Here's a huge thanks to every small fleet owner who's put their trucking company in the running for the 2026 awards, and good news for those who haven't: we're extending the deadline a couple weeks through to Aug. 15 for initial entry.
July 31, 2026
Overdrive Radio
Larger broker, larger bond: Should surety requirement vary by size?
This Overdrive Radio podcast looks back on the case of small fleet owner Surinder Gill, owed $35,000 by the failed Convoy broker despite efforts to recoup the money. Given his claims alone were nearly half of the $75K broker bond, he suggested a new regulatory approach, now echoed by many other owner-ops.
July 27, 2026
Regulations
EPA 2027 emissions move on warranties, derates: What's your view?
The EPA recently proposed to totally end DEF-fault derates for new diesel engines and roll back extended warranty requirements for '27 emissions equipment. Weigh in with your views on the moves here.
July 22, 2026
Overdrive Radio
Hedge against bad brokers: Trucker of the Month insists on cash before unload
When a broker's not approved for credit by his factor, owner-op Ruben Dotto insists on payment before unload or flat-out declines to do business. That's after a dirty deal on a $3,800 partial left him hauling for little more than fuel money. He won't make the same mistake twice.
July 20, 2026
Small Fleet Champ
Never mind the rates: Small Fleet Champ TFX 'finding ways to be more efficient'
Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis both got their start in the trucking business as owner-operators decades ago. Today, after long careers centered in the LTL furniture space out of North Carolina, the 2025 Small Fleet Champs ride on strong relationships, profits, and service excellence.
July 16, 2026
Small Fleet Champ
Small Fleet Champ Wes Oberman harnesses AI coding, builds custom TMS
Owner-operator Wes Oberman built a custom TMS built with Claude Code/ChatGPT assist, saving hundreds each month with a foundation of real transparency for his growing team of owner-operators.
July 14, 2026
Overdrive Radio
How carrier vetting changed, before and after big SCOTUS ruling
What brokers call "carrier onboarding" has evolved mightily from the process described off the top of this week's Overdrive Radio podcast. Gone are the days of the manila folder file-and-forget approach, that's for certain. How Roar Logistics seeks to work with core carriers here.
July 13, 2026
Overdrive Extra
The future at 70 mph: AI trucks, because they can, not that we should
With DOT and industry at a full-on sprint to autonomous trucks, what's the point of replacing something that works with something that might work, eventually, if you throw enough money at it? The question emerged on I-40 that time the human team got its doors blown off by test engineers running handsless, with laptops.
July 10, 2026
Small Fleet Champ
Clifford C. Hay Inc., up from ashes, with new hurdles after crashes: Small Fleet Champ update
After taking over the family biz in 1999 with one truck, Clifford Hay II built well beyond a single unit, showing plenty resiliency and commitment to customers. Hay was a 2025 Small Fleet Champ finalist, and with the 2026 July 31 entry deadline fast approaching, the owner's regrouping after another big hit.
July 9, 2026
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