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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
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
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February 19, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Overdrive Extra
UPDATE: Would-be FMCSA registration hackers claim to fight fraud with latest phishing expedition
FMCSA's latest impersonators in the "hacker community" are sending a fake information request claiming to be protecting carriers against fraud. And: How's this for a hotshot? Small fleet owner Rudy Yakym Jr.'s maiden semi-retired voyage in '22 Ram 5500.
July 25, 2024
Overdrive Extra
After engine failure, owner-op John Fuller's lucky lease on his business' life
Fuller's been on a long haul now through trucking, back to "feeling like a rookie again" in a 2025 Freightliner he's lucky to have, as Overdrive Extra contributor Gary Buchs notes. Here, Fuller's outlook for business after a fairytale series of events.
August 6, 2024
Business
Major load board outsourcing customer service: What truckers can expect
Layoffs and outsourcing restructure the Truckstop load board service; CEO Kendra Tucker said she's hopeful for improved customer service and more with a new carrier-support team in Texas, and internal and broker-facing support teams overseas.
August 5, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Trucker of the Month Mike Nichols steers business with reliable partnerships high in mind
Putting out a shingle with authority in dry bulk, handling all the maintenance: Neither are practical options for owner-op Mike Nichols, who instead steered his one-truck business to key partnerships in those areas on the winding road to success.
August 5, 2024
Business
DAT does broker transparency? Seeing what the shipper paid
While the debate over broker transparency rages, DAT Chief of Analytics Ken Adamo said the load board is toying with a new product feature that would show what shippers paid brokers.
August 1, 2024
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