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Doing it right the first time: Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler, for the long haul

In this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, listen into a tour around the headquarters of Paul Rissler Transportation, current Small Fleet Champ, on the old home place for the big Rissler trucking family.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (podium) and Bay County Sheriff Tom Ford (left) present the results of an investigation into a cash-for-credentials scheme in Florida.

Hundreds of CDLs sold for cash to illegal immigrants: Florida AG

It was beautifully restored and fully loaded with cargo. It tells a story, takes you back more than 100 years.

Visual tour, impressions of the ATHS 2025 National Convention

Paul Midgett owns Missouri-based Bessie Liquids LLC, with 30 owner-operators leased on. Most of his operators' trucks are long-hood Peterbilts and Kenworths. He owns more than 30 tankers that his drivers use to haul various chemicals.

Liquid-bulk tanker: At once rare and common challenges for owner-ops come with rewards

Show your personality with quality, licensed, and custom headwear, socks, tees, blankets, bags, and more.

Show your personality with quality, licensed, and custom headwear, socks, tees, blankets, bags, and more.

Partner Insights

Information to advance your business from industry suppliers

Overdrive's Partners in Business - The leading business training program for owner-operators.

Overdrive's Partners in Business - The leading business training program for owner-operators.

With great sugar-free flavor options, 5-Hour Energy Fixes Tired Fast!

With great sugar-free flavor options, 5-Hour Energy Fixes Tired Fast!

Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer

Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer

Koolatron Thermoelectric Iceless Coolers

Koolatron Thermoelectric Iceless Coolers

Doing it right the first time: Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler, for the long haul

Editor

Trucking's TikTok generation reports harassment, but they're here for the long haul

Executive Editor

Visual tour, impressions of the ATHS 2025 National Convention

Contributor

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Doing it right the first time: Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler, for the long haul

Liquid-bulk tanker: At once rare and common challenges for owner-ops come with rewards

Tank washouts bring cost, time investment into focus for liquid bulk niche haulers

Trucker marketing 101: How small fleets and owner-operators stand out online

It was beautifully restored and fully loaded with cargo. It tells a story, takes you back more than 100 years.

Visual tour, impressions of the ATHS 2025 National Convention

California fires back at Trump, doubles down on emissions regs

Trump signs resolutions to ‘kill’ California’s emissions waivers

Major cross-border cocaine bust | Two more autonomous trucks moving frac sand in Texas

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (podium) and Bay County Sheriff Tom Ford (left) present the results of an investigation into a cash-for-credentials scheme in Florida.

Hundreds of CDLs sold for cash to illegal immigrants: Florida AG

House committee clears bill to help veterans transition to transportation jobs

Trucking's TikTok generation reports harassment, but they're here for the long haul

Major cross-border cocaine bust | Two more autonomous trucks moving frac sand in Texas

Learn how to succeed as an owner-operator

A key marketing piece for any trucking business is a central company website like these, from recent-history Overdrive Small Fleet Championship finalists (clockwise from top left) LNL Trucking, Hell Bent Xpress, and John McGee Trucking.

Trucker marketing 101: How small fleets and owner-operators stand out online

Small trucking companies operate in extra-competitive markets. A few well-placed online assets can help you engage more clients and show your audience that you might be a small biz, but you're professional and reliable enough for big contracts.

Fickle freight on spot load boards can't build the customer base for you

Knowing what 'might' work isn't enough: How four owner-ops learn from biz failures

More Partners in Business

Doing it right the first time: Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler, for the long haul

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Show your personality with quality, licensed, and custom headwear, socks, tees, blankets, bags, and more.

Show your personality with quality, licensed, and custom headwear, socks, tees, blankets, bags, and more.

Take a look at new truck parts, fluids, electronics, and other gear specifically for truckers from leading brands in the industry.

Bridgestone FS509 steer tire

Bridgestone adds new size for popular steer tire

Michelin Agilis Crossclimate 2 Lt225 Slash 75 R16

New tire for hotshots, cargo van owner-operators

Phillips Industries has launched three installation kits for its Rear-Vu Camera system for tractor-trailers.

Phillips installation kits for Rear-Vu backup cameras

Reader Rigs

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Klinger

Owner Scott Klinger's 'classic' 2019 Kenworth W900L

Houchin

2002 Kenworth W900L a heavy-haul workhorse

Treadway

Part-time reefer puller '98 379 painted to match owner's Harley