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Why truckingās labor market isnāt really ābrokenā
Agreeing with truckers, the study concludes that pay could indeed mitigate fleetsā labor woes.
March 26, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Post-ELD mandate crash data a knock on hours regs, too
Post-ELD mandate crash data is offering even more insight into hours-of-service regulations and their impact on trucking. Get details here on Overdrive Online.
February 7, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Toward reinvigorating camaraderie among haulers: Introducing road chaplain, owner-op and Overdrive Extra blogger Clifford Petersen
For regular Overdrive readers, Petersen may need no introduction, as heās written several blog posts in recent times in which he draws on his experience over a few decades now in and out of trucking. His last time away, though, gave him a new purpose in his approach to the industry and, as he notes, a desire to leave it better than he found it initially.
August 6, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Chill with Overdriveās Video 6-pack this weekend
It can be tough to keep up with all the trucking-related videos floating around online. Our editors see a lot of what goes out and have hand-picked six to circulate this Saturday.
January 27, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Steel hauler recalls cabovers, wreck runaways and more from six decades
When Richard Maxwell started driving, cabovers were common, truck stop amenities were sparse and Dwight Eisenhower was still president.
September 22, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Catās back (with another phone)
Owner-operators havenāt been able to spec a new Caterpillar-powered truck in nearly a decade, but they can spec a new piece of Cat equipment of a smaller variety: The companyās second take on a rugged smartphone built for users who work in industries like trucking and construction.
February 22, 2016
Overdrive Extra
The short-lived $2 dry van
Dry van rates topped $2 in June ā the first time since 2005 ā and then toppled.
August 5, 2012
Overdrive Extra
PHOTOS: Cover shoot outtakes with crude hauler
Find a photo gallery of Overdriveās July 2012 cover shoot with crude-hauling owner-operator Jimmy Lessley in Texas ā and more about how the owner-operator got into the oil business.
July 26, 2012
Overdrive Extra
High-altitude jumper was also a ā¦
Yeah, you guessed it. Today over on the CCJ blog find the story of onetimeĀ New Jersey-based truck driver Nick PiantanidaĀ (pictured), who also holds the distinction of being a 1960s pioneer of extreme high-altitude skydiving ā and who holds the unofficial record for the highest-ever manned balloon flight, 123,500 feet. He was trying to beat a [ā¦]
July 24, 2012
Overdrive Extra
ObamaCare: Love it? Or repeal it?
As youāll likely be aware, on June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the presidentās health care act, including a provision that requires Americans to prove they have health insurance or pay a fine. Also under the law, those with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage, children up to age 26 can stay [ā¦]
July 22, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Paccar MX tough-tested with Louisville aggregate hauler
Keith Reddenās retirement dream was to start a trucking firm. āI said if I owned six trucks, I could make a living,ā he says. After a start in 2003 with three used Kenworths from a home base in Floydās Knob, Ind., across the Ohio River from Louisville, his K Redden Trucking business is up to [ā¦]
July 16, 2012
Overdrive Extra
VID: Police chase ruins a container haulerās day
Yesterday I suspect had to be the worst day in memory for the container hauler you see in the video below. A police chase of a suspected child molester in Los Angeles began when the suspect told police he was suicidal and sped away from their attempt to arrest him. Performing a maneuver to stop [ā¦]
July 11, 2012
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