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POLL: Should the U.S. restrict gun purchases to combat ‘soft-target’ terrorism?

UPDATED to fix poll module — if you voted before Tuesday noon CST, please re-vote: In the wake of the San Bernardino, Calif., killings, President Obama offered some new gun-control measures as a part of the solution to problem of soft-target terror. Should such measures fit into broader strategy or not?

December 8, 2015

Gun Control Hot Button

Overdrive Radio

CSA scores pulled behind the curtain — what’s next?

Following FMCSA’s pull of the CSA SMS from public view, some signs that the CSA bell will continue to ring in carrier selection processes from brokers and shippers in the “private CSA world.” Some reader views, too, on FMCSA’s next move.

December 7, 2015

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Merge gone bad — into the front right of Preston Lindsay’s daycab

Running down the list of extenuating factors in Lindsay’s review of the accident takes quite a while longer than the second or two it took to happen, illustrating the well-developed instincts of the professional driver that can avoid making things worse in such circumstances.

November 23, 2015

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POLL: Do you aspire to contract for freight direct with shippers?

Independents with authority, in a perfect world, would you do most of your freight business direct with shippers? Are you already there? Or: do you most appreciate current relationships with your broker(s)?

November 23, 2015

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ELDs, hours, parking: Owner-operators’ top 3 critical issues

Considerable fleet/operator common ground is seen in hours of service, CSA, parking and related issues, though the economy ranks higher in Overdrive’s list. Plus: Voices on the “Missouri Truck Ferry” project.

November 20, 2015

How does the economy look from where you’re sitting? If you’re reading on a smartphone, tap the image to call and leave us a message to weigh in. We’ll round up responses in a special mailbag podcast. Alternately, drop a comment below. If you’re on a desktop, call 530-408-6423. Make sure to tell us your name and state of residence.

POLL: Thanksgiving plans, driver?

Got turkey-day plans with the family back home, a well-deserved bit of time off with friends? Or will you spend it on the road? Let us know here.

November 20, 2015

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Return safety to drivers’ control: Fix the 14-hour rule

Texas-based Gary Carlisle weighs in on what Overdrive readers have named among the most-needed hours revisions. Also: it’s bankruptcies that will drive up rates, not wide ELD use itself.

November 13, 2015

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POLL: Independents, who’s your primary customer?

Do you haul freight sourced from one broker exclusively or a mix of multiple brokers? One direct shipper with brokered freight on the return? Other combinations?

November 12, 2015

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Thoughts on Veterans Day 2015

“Every day is Veterans Day” for many former members of the U.S. Armed Forces and “it’s not always a celebration.” Wendy here highlights testimony from one, and a tribute from a reader.

November 11, 2015

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The ‘poison pill’ that remains in the recently passed highway bill, by the numbers

Unless fixed or removed in the House-Senate highway bill conference committee, the House’s carrier “hiring standard” would unduly disadvantage well more than 1.5 million drivers for 440,000 carriers in the competition to secure business.

November 9, 2015

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Chris Behrens presents ‘Kunkletown close call’

Chris Behrens’ near-miss with a triaxle dump coming his way down a rural road after the dump “passes a car on a double yellow line on a curve, coming into our travel lane.”

November 5, 2015

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POLL: Will the recent announcement by the WHO relative to processed meats and cancer change your habits?

Processed meat has joined diesel fuel in the class of substances the World Health Organization has determined are linked to cancer. Will the classification change your eating habits toward other foods?

October 28, 2015

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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

The 1976 Peterbilt was 'three years old when I first drove it for the original owner,' Beadle says. Then, 'in 1989, I bought the truck from Rush Enterprises in San Antonio and the cattle trailer from the man who is the original owner of the truck. I started out hauling cattle exclusively.'

Close call with a straight truck on I-465 in Indianapolis

At approximately 2 minutes, 40 seconds, into the video, a collision with a straight truck making a merge just too close for comfort is avoided — one close call for this driver in Indianapolis.

October 26, 2015

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From troops to trucking: Former owner-operator’s intensive class for returning soldiers

"I am honored and humbled to be able to share my ... experience in the trucking industry with as many service members as I can.” --Staff Sgt. W. Joel Baker

October 22, 2015

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Survey: Public likes truckers, favors speed limiters

According to a recent survey commissioned by the American Trucking Associations, 60 percent of survey respondents said they have a favorable view of the trucking industry.

October 22, 2015

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POLL: What’s the biggest trucking issue?

The American Transportation Research Institute’s top 10 trucking issues, identified by fleets, were released early this week. This poll asks which of them (or others) is most important to you.

October 21, 2015

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‘Trucker lives matter’: Voices following tanker driver’s death in New Jersey last week

A bevy of truck drivers speak out following Dalip Kumar's death after evasive action in the New Jersey tanker crash caused by mattresses breaking loose ahead.

October 16, 2015

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Codifying ELP rule could put 9K more drivers OOS: FMCSA

Just more than a year since the English proficiency requirement returned to out-of-service treatment at roadside, FMCSA proposed to codify OOS orders for ELP violations, including the recent tightening of border-zone violations. Accompanying analysis estimates an annual 9K more drivers OOS as a result.

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'Right thing to do': Small fleet owner-op Elton Wek's lifetime trucking, still rolling

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'Dark Horse' Peterbilt 589 boasts intricate detail, 'ghost stripe'

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Inside Truck Parking Club's complicated relationship to Super Ego, property owners

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Dashcams, ELDs, data: Save on insurance, in more ways than one

FMCSA's broker transparency rule: Date missed, more owner-ops going direct

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