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Meet Overdrive's 2024 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists
At NASTC's annual conference November 7-9, we'll recognize two finalists each in two separate competitive divisions. Today, we're announcing semi-finalists in each category. Congrats to all of them, and good luck!
September 4, 2024
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Catch the replay: How to build business for trucking's down cycles
Register to view the August 22 online event, featuring insights on building owner-operator and small fleet business to weather the worst of trucking's business cycles.
September 4, 2024
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One month left: Compete for Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year honor
The program recognizes acumen/innovation of owner-operators, the bedrock of the entrepreneurial spirit in trucking. If you’ve controlled costs and maintained revenue amidst inflation and freight-market challenges the last years, you're a worthy contender.
January 5, 2024
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Business
Truckstop launches 'Risk Factors,' a new carrier-vetting tool -- with broker vetting in the works
Load board Truckstop has launched "Risk Factors," a system designed to help brokers assess fraud risks of a carrier entity. Meanwhile, the company said, they're assessing a potential broker-vetting tool for carriers taking a similar approach.
August 30, 2024
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Business
First load free? Owner-ops share slick salesmanship tricks
Salesmanship is a necessity in building business to weather down markets -- owner-operators get creative, in ways large and small, a central theme emerging from a Thursday, August 22, panel hosted by Overdrive.
August 23, 2024
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Regulations
OOIDA's AB 5 appeal focuses on discrimination against interstate truckers
OOIDA's latest arguments center around the California independent contractor law's impacts on leased owner-operators who are not based in the state but sometimes enter the state to pick up or deliver freight.
August 27, 2024
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Trucker of the Year
Meticulous with maintenance, eyes on efficiency: Trucker of the Month Alan Kitzhaber
Want to get value out of a piece of equipment over a term even a quarter of the length of the 4 million miles-plus Kitzhaber's put under his '95 T600's wheels? "If something needs to be fixed, fix it now," he said. "Don’t wait."
August 27, 2024
Alan Kitzhaber's 1995 Kenworth T600
Business
Roads through the dark clouds of a very tough market: Limitations, possibilities
Owner-operators who know how to succeed in a tough market share the secrets to staying profitable when rates are down -- maximizing efficiency, picking your spots, and no-cost management hacks.
August 23, 2024
Truck In Storm
Business
Louisiana tanker fleet acquired by Kenan Advantage Group
KAG acquired TransVac, a 45-truck fleet, which specializes in bulk chemicals, water treatment products and plastic additives. Also: Iowa 80 giving away $60,000 cash in anniversary sweepstakes; Nikola secures government contract.
August 23, 2024
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Channel 19
'Stop dealing with brokers who treat you like garbage'
The Broker Carrier Summit, a relatively new semi-annual conference aimed at facilitating hard conversations between and real progress for truckers and freight middlemen, is set for October 23-25. Hear from BCS President Dan Lindsey here.
August 21, 2024
Broker Carrier Summit
Overdrive Radio
Owner-ops react to market challenges: Lightning round from Waupun
From what could be the final Waupun Truck-N-Show, held last weekend in Wisconsin, five owners detailed their pivots, or lack thereof, in response to the long-ongoing market slump, for this edition of Overdrive Radio.
August 19, 2024
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Overdrive Extra
Survival strategies for this down market -- and the next one: Live Aug. 22
Join us next week to participate in a roundtable with three pros all at different points on their journey through the trucking world, detailing lessons learned from and moves made in response to the cost/revenue squeeze.
August 14, 2024
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Life
Rates slip back from June gains | Truck driver pleads guilty to drug trafficking
The Texas-based driver pleaded guilty to possession of 20 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute. Also: Rates on decline from June rise, but conditions are improved over longer term; car-haul conglomerate acquires yet another carrier.
August 14, 2024
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Overdrive Radio
A fair shot at sharing the road, with or without the robots' help
Trucker of the Month Mike Nichols' careful approach to business extends to perhaps the biggest challenge for OTR owner-ops going: bedrock safety on highways where distraction has become something of a norm.
August 12, 2024
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Regulations
$2,250 for a traffic cone: Predatory towing under fire in comments to FMCSA
FMCSA asked for input on efforts to combat predatory towing, and increasing transparency in tow fees. The agency got an earful of from truck owners, with towing horror stories, and more commentary defending the towing industry.
August 9, 2024
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Regulations
Calif. small fleet, advocate: CARB policies don't reflect reality, pushing out independents
Small fleet owner Bill Aboudi, operating at the Port of Oakland, supports moves toward zero-emission trucks, but not in the way CARB is mandating them. Also: Roadrunner boosts LTL service out West; Motive partners with PGA golfer to support Navy SEALs.
August 9, 2024
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Business
Carrier vetting gone wild: $300 verification fee to get paid for a load?
After successfully completing a load, a carrier found the broker required them to sign up for a $300 vetting service owned by the same broker. Turns out it was a mistake -- and an instructive one at that, highlighting the value in broker-carrier trust.
August 8, 2024
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Equipment
Major fleet completes 50K autonomous miles | Bestpass acquires Drivewyze
J.B. Hunt is running weekly loads for Bridgestone using a Kodiak Robotics autonomous truck between South Carolina and Dallas. Also: Bestpass acquires scale-bypass provider Drivewyze; CARB/Calstart to host a "zero-emission" truck ride-and-drive next week.
August 8, 2024
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Pride & Polish: Cast your votes for your favorites
The voting period for Overdrive's Pride & Polish virtual truck show is now open. Readers can select their favorite truck in each of five categories -- Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Antique, Interior and Limited Mileage/Show -- to determine finalists.
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Meet Overdrive's 2024 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists
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Truck parking bullpens at shippers: Make it mandatory?
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