Welcome to Overdrive

Aug 19, 2009

Overdrive is the premier magazine for leased owner-operators and independent owner-operators. It presents business and equipment features relevant to the owner-operator trucker, as well as trucking news, truck driving jobs and other trucking industry information of interest to the independent contractor. Overdrive, The Voice of the American Trucker, has been published since 1961.

Oversize-haul owner-op's 'clean and simple' 2020 Peterbilt 389

Texas-based Thomas Milstead, leased to SPB Trucking, hauls mostly high and wide platform freight with his custom 2020 Peterbilt 389. He bought the truck new in 2019.

DataQs reform: FMCSA pivots to new state requirements for funding

Clock is ticking: One month left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship

Owner-op Kevin Bruns: A Millennial's journey through car haul and tanker to dump and now step deck

The ALL NEW JBL FLIP 7 - Featuring AI sound boost, deeper base, longer battery life, and Auracast... it's MADE to be HEARD.

Owner-op Kevin Bruns: A Millennial's journey through car haul and tanker to dump and now step deck

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Pride & Polish

Overdrive’s annual Pride & Polish virtual truck show attracts entries from across the nation showcasing show-quality design, mechanical ingenuity and plenty of trucking-business pride. Find recent-history awards shows, in-depth features about the winners, and more.