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Ron Kelsey, pictured here with his 'Sunrise Express' 1981 Peterbilt 359, is Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for July, putting him in the running for the 2025 Trucker of the Year award.

Owner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359

Owner-operator Ron Kelsey has been hauling for the same two shipper customers since he got his authority as an independent in 1994. Managing those relationships, and his award-winning 1981 Peterbilt 359, keep his business running strong.

Cameron Bagely's 1999 Peterbilt 379 parked at the Gear Jammer Magazine Truck Show in Epping, New Hampshire.

23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacy

California Highway Patrol said it won't enforce President Donald Trump's English language proficiency mandate as it's 'not part of California law.'

Enforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHP

If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas regulations set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines – which includes off-cycle credits like the much hated start-stop feature on most new cars.

EPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulations

Dezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good

Dezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good

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

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

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.

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

$2.30, $3, $10/mile: Which haul would you choose? Profit analysis might surprise you

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'One of the good guys': Remembering small fleet owner Les Willis

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OOIDA, ATA, Teamsters scrum in Senate hearing: 'Driver shortage,' ELP, CDL fraud, driverless trucks, more

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California-based drayage fleet T.G.S. Logistics shuts down

$2.30, $3, $10/mile: Which haul would you choose? Profit analysis might surprise you

New Indiana law clears path for InDOT to request tolling waiver

DAT buys Convoy in bid to become the 'safest' freight marketplace

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23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacy

EPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulations

Patrick White owns and operates this 2001 Peterbilt 379 as part of his Top Notch Transport business.

Owner-operator's injury a stark reminder of trucking's danger

ECM theft ring busted in Florida | FMCSA boss nominee moves closer to confirmation

Enforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHP

Two truck driver brothers arrested, charged in South Carolina's biggest fentanyl bust

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$2.30, $3, $10/mile: Which haul would you choose? Profit analysis might surprise you

Pull up Overdrive's relatively new Load Profit Analyzer tool and follow along with this detailed walk-through with owner-operator business coach and longtime Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs. This week's Overdrive Radio breaks down profit results from wildly divergent rates that might make you think differently about load choice.

LED failures: How many individual diodes going dark will net a violation?

Evaluate earning potential with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer

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