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Overdrive Extra
Before you play the blame game, slow down, think, understand and ultimately save
Owner-operator Clifford Petersen discusses life on the road so far this year and the benefit of slowing down in trucking and life. Read more on Overdrive.
June 9, 2020
Overdrive Radio
How far would you go for another 1-2 mpg in fuel mileage? One owner-op’s patented engine systems mods
How does a six-year odyssey in modifications to your truck’s engine and related systems — reducing the draw on the engine from the main fan, A/C system and more — sound? In this week’s Overdrive Radio, owner-op Kenny Capell describes his patented method for turning a lot of work over to electrical systems to save 1-1.5 running mpg.
August 7, 2019
Business
The lowdown on downsizing: Hauling in the cargo van owner-op niche
With its under-10,001-pounds regulatory category, cargo-van hauling might seem to hold the key to addressing some of the biggest complaints among Class 8 owner-operators. But its easy-in/easy-out rep isn’t always justified, and plenty challenges are shared between it and the Class 8 world.
April 8, 2019
Channel 19
Using collision-mitigation systems to a fuel-mileage advantage
It's a win-win situation with often-derided collision-mitigation systems on routes where a significant increase in following distance is possible to achieve.
September 11, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data: Take control of yours to avoid IFTA, IRP audit fines
If you’re in the situation of many owner-operators and small fleets and looking to squeeze a little return-on-investment out of an ELD you may be forced to adopt, tread carefully with players new to the industry getting into the partial automation of IFTA/IRP data collection.
June 16, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin ELD expands functionality
Geofencing, idle time tracking, fleet and driver scorecards and engine diagnostics are among new functions available in the web-based dashboard for KeepTruckin ELD users.
December 1, 2016
Channel 19
13 reasons you hang on to that old truck
Having a truck paid off makes for a boost in versatility in decisions about the business — in a variety of ways, too, many associated with outright ownership of specifically older equipment, experienced truck owner-operators note.
August 17, 2016
Channel 19
‘Why do you hang on to that old truck?’
One answer here from Jenson Lawrence illustrates just what’s possible with his recently overhauled Cummins M-11 in a 1996 Freightliner FLD hauling within a 750-mile radius of his Wisconsin home base.
August 9, 2016
Channel 19
Holding on: Independent Zach Beadle and the ’76 Peterbilt cabover he won’t soon sell
"If a [new] truck is always broke down and it takes forever to get it fixed, I'll stick with my old truck!" --Zach Beadle, Devine, Texas
October 27, 2015
Overdrive Radio
The bar goes up on fuel surcharges
In a podcast, Gordon Klemp, head of the National Transportation Institute, discusses fuel surcharges, sign-on bonuses, demand for owner-operators, and compensation trends for flatbedders and independents.
February 12, 2015
Channel 19
What’s your mpg goal? The 9+ mpg club wants to help you get there
A scant 6 percent of you are there already, as our polling shows. You can share tactics toward achieving better fuel mileage via the “9+ mpg club” Facebook group.
October 24, 2014
Business
Super single sing-along
“I’m curious as to how many readers have direct experience with running single tires. Do they really pay for themselves, as some say, or are they a pain in the rear?”
January 5, 2014
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