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Regulatory freeze among Trump's first actions

The freeze, typical for a new administration, stops agencies from proposing or finalizing rules and requires them to withdraw rules not yet published. Also: Truck tonnage down in December; two Missouri rest areas closing, with truck parking staying open.

January 21, 2025

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Trucker of the Year

Staying young, learning more: Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber

Trucker of the Year judges lauded owner-operator Kitzhaber’s meticulous approach to both maintenance and efficiency throughout the operation. "A smart businessman," said one, "really a monument to the craft of trucking as an owner-operator."

January 21, 2025

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A plan for better business: Why do you want to be an owner-operator?

For Overdrive Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber so many years ago, the answer was simple: To make more money. Before he made the jump, though, he prepared extensively. Here, his two-part story in hopes of guiding others starting out as business owners.

January 21, 2025

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Broker transparency: The final call for comments

Ahead of the formal comment period for FMCSA's broker transparency proposal closing Tuesday, January 21, this look at docket commentary revealed argument for and against the proposal.

January 17, 2025

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Broker transparency: 8 in 10 owner-operators predict positive impacts for rates

With FMCSA closing its comment period on increased broker transparency, a look at what hundreds of owner-operators really think about the transparency issue, from freight rates to carrier rights.

January 16, 2025

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Used-truck sales, spot rates surge to close 2024

Preliminary data from ACT Research showed that used Class 8 retail sales volumes were up 23% in December. Also: Spot rates up over holidays; Michigan CDL school seeks waiver for under-21 trainees; new truck-friendly health clinic opens in Tennessee.

January 15, 2025

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Truckers' top 5 priorities for the incoming Trump administration

There's plenty owner-operators want rolled back by the incoming government -- FMCSA's speed-limiter mandate, aggressive EPA regs -- yet also clear acknowledgement of the role of government in parking infrastructure, broker transparency regs, and more.

January 15, 2025

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Shell Rotella launches new fuel card

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The Shell Rotella Fuel Card features savings on fuel, multiple credit options, fraud protection from pump skimmers and more.

January 14, 2025

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Carrier-vetting firm, brokers 'overstepping' in onboarding: Owner-ops

Can today's digital carrier vetting protocols work for owner-operators running paper logs? Owner-ops' longtime data-privacy concerns are well-known and well-founded, but here Highway gives some answers and maybe even a solution.

January 14, 2025

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Hacked? How to contain the damage, or better avoid the hackers entirely

In this Overdrive Radio edition, a variety of ways to spot fraud in phishing emails and on fradulent rate cons, and in the very voice on the phone who might purport to be someone you know, or from a company you know.

January 13, 2025

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Be wary of third-party trucking dispatch services

Necessary knowledge for independent owner-operators in today’s world includes knowing how not to put yourself in a position to be victimized by a bad actor. Using an unregulated, uninsured dispatch service could put you at that very kind of risk.

January 10, 2025

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$10/month to vet yourself for a broker? Carrier vetting's latest turn

Verified Carrier offers a new type of defense for carriers against "carrier vetting gone wild." Could $10/month be a small price to pay to end the madness?

January 9, 2025

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FMCSA revokes registrations of six ELDs

The removal of the six ELDs from FMCSA's Registered Devices list brings the total to 15 since mid-November.

January 8, 2025

178,000 CDLs downgraded? What really happened in November

After the November 18 deadline for CDL downgrades of all "prohibited" drivers in the FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, did rates improve? Did anything actually happen? Maybe not.

January 7, 2025

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FMCSA's random drug-testing rate for 2025

The rate will remain at 50% for random drug tests and 10% for random alcohol tests. Also: Iowa 80 Group settles with EPA over alleged Clean Water Act violations; Sutton Transport acquired by Pitt Ohio; 2025 market outlook webinar upcoming.

January 7, 2025

OOIDA's virtual 'fireside chat' on broker transparency proposal

The association will be answering questions from truckers as the comment period on FMCSA's brokered freight transparency proposal winds down. Also: Revolving door keeps spinning between FMCSA, autonomous firms; Atlas Canada acquires customs brokerage.

January 6, 2025

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POLL: What's your trucking outlook for 2025 business?

Owner-operators, how do you expect your business' income to trend in 2025? Weigh in here and see where your trucking peers stand looking out into the mist ahead.

January 6, 2025

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Tour-haul 'special forces': Small fleet owner Josh Rickards builds the team

Specialized in concert-tour and other entertainment hauling, Rickards puts sharp focus on creating opportunity for the fleet's leased owner-operators through honesty and transparency in leasing agreements and business in general.

January 6, 2025

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DOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it doesn't need a study on safety outcomes to end non-domiciled CDL issuance, because foreign citizens can't prove their U.S. driving records. Here, find both DOT's and the non-domiciled CDL rule challengers' arguments in detail, before a court decides the fate of the rule.

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Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver

Indiana-headquartered owner-operator John Penn is making a name for himself amongst his peers for a drive to excel in fuel efficiency and management of customer relationships for steady business. Penn is the October Trucker of the Month, putting him in the running for Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year award.

Trucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growing

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