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CB radio glory in Houston traffic: Hey 'Bad Apple,' keep on singing
The road gives you miles, gives you money, and every now and then, it gives you a man named Bad Apple singing his heartbreak into a CB like it's the only truth he's got left, and maybe the only one you need. Writer/retired trucker Michael Singleton remembers a memorable occasion here on I-10 in Houston.
January 2, 2026
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Congress, truckers: Let's stop hee-hawing around and get to work
In D.C. this Congressional term, legislation around truckers' overtime pay, tax credits, non-domiciled CDLs and more offers promise of OTR improvement, yet current measures appear more or less stalled, pushed aside. Infrastructure legislation due in 2026 could offer opportunity to push reps across the finish line.
January 1, 2026
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Overdrive's Custom Rigs Showdown: Round 1 kicks off
With the 12-team College Football Playoff around the corner,
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opens up this bracket-style challenge featuring the top 12 Custom Rigs videos published in 2025, to let you determine the overall winner for the year. Cast your round 1 votes by Dec. 17.
December 5, 2025
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'Peanut's Pride': Owner-op's second chance after close brush with death
Charles "Peanut" Pilkington and his 2005 Peterbilt 379, featured here, were lucky to survive this certifiable "act of God," a dramatic wreck caught on video. Here, he tells the story of the rig's resurrection, and new appreciation for his trucking life.
December 5, 2025
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FMCSA's training-provider purge: 'Crackdown' or cleanup?
With DOT rattling sabers around "illegal trucking" flooding the roads with "unqualified drivers," Overdrive found a familiar name among training providers proposed for removal from the provider registry. The company's story illustrates realities of FMCSA's registry-cleanup effort.
December 3, 2025
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'I call it trucker soul': Introducing Taj Wallace, aka Supa Trucka, bending ears with new music
North Carolina-based independent Taj Wallace, known on the CB and to his fans as the “Supa Trucka,” splashed onto the truck show scene this year with pop-up performances of his original gearjammer ballads in North Carolina and Georgia. Long Haul Paul finds in his music a fresh sound that speaks to trucking reality, minus the pedal steel.
November 28, 2025
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Pay wish list: Leased-owner, company-driver preferences v. reality
Comparisons between how owners and drivers are paid today and how they'd most prefer to be paid show one thing clearly: Compensation for all time worked should be a priority for fleets who want to deliver on owners, drivers' desires.
November 21, 2025
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Outside in: Miss Flatbed Red's portraiture, videography chronicling trucking history and culture
What began as a way for a bored spouse to pass the time at a truck show has grown into one of the more well-known social media platforms in and around trucking. It features the work of Findlay, Ohio-headquartered music teacher, painter and videographer Miss Flatbed Red.
November 19, 2025
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Join me on home stretch to aid fellow truckers' health, wellness with research
Clifford Petersen invites OTR drivers to participate in his retention/turnover research, the final step toward a psychology PhD earned with a goal of helping his fellow hauler by influencing trucking companies' operations, with the driver's experience in mind. Here's how he got there, and how you might help.
November 14, 2025
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Red, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko Graveran
RGT Transport owner Graveran came to the United States in '08 on a raft from Cuba, ultimately able to gain legal permanent resident status with the immigration policy of the time. Today, he's the proud owner of a multi-award-winning custom '95 FLD flattop that cuts a unique picture on the show circuit.
November 7, 2025
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Victims’ advocates distort truck crash data -- yet again
NASTC President David Owen: Any conclusions drawn from the Truck Safety Coalition's recent "Deadliest Truck Crash States" report deserve questioning, scrubbing for bias against trucking.
November 5, 2025
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Chase away the phantom: 'There is no shortage of American-made drivers'
NASTC President David Owen applauds the Trump DOT's move to change rules around non-domiciled CDL issuance and hold states accountable for lapses, hopeful for a definite end to narratives that "promulgate the phantom 'driver shortage' to obscure and deflect from the most significant" safety issues.
October 17, 2025
Life
Trucking TV host, Hollywood stuntman set out to re-create iconic 'White Line Fever' stunt
If you haven't seen the full classic "White Line Fever" film, there's a good chance you at least remember the iconic scene of the "Blue Mule" Ford cabover being jumped through a large sign. There's now an effort ongoing to re-create that stunt for the trucking film's 50th anniversary.
October 14, 2025
Partners in Business
Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer: How to use to assess rates, costs
This video tutorial walks owner-operators through simple steps that will help unlock insights to drive the business forward profitably, whether analyzing load offers on the front end or holding yourself accountable after the run's in the bag.
October 8, 2025
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Compensation 'as the crow flies': Why are carriers, shippers still using 'short miles'?
Clifford Petersen argues "short miles" pay has long outlived its past convenience with advances in tech: "Trucking companies that use short miles have to be well aware of the impact: a systematic underpayment of drivers."
October 7, 2025
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Last cafe for 1,200 miles -- Lyman, Wyoming: Report
Long Haul Paul wondered how far EB on I-80 he might have to haul to find another spot like the Cowboy Cafe in Lyman. Another 1,200 miles to Illinois, a friend said, prompting this appreciation, and lamentation for his generation in contemporary roadside culture.
October 3, 2025
Small Fleet Champ
Turnage, TFX, Oberman, Clifford Hay advance to Small Fleet Champ final round
Turnage & Sons LLC, Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Oberman Logistics and Clifford Hay Inc. -- all are mastering the fine arts of trucking-biz management in myriad ways. Two Small Fleet Champs among these finalists will walk away with the title belts at NASTC's annual conference Oct. 23 in Nashville.
October 3, 2025
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A brick-and-mortar paid truck parking network, expanding quickly
Since its start just a couple years ago, the Freight Ninja owner-manager of secured parking facilities reservable by the month has expanded to more than 50 locations across the country. Their customer service, notes Long Haul Paul, makes you feel like you're "back in the 1990s," and that's a good thing.
September 19, 2025
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