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Shorter 14-hour pauses, DOL’s independent contractor ruling on Biden’s early scratch list
The Biden administration plans to halt or delay a number of the Trump administration’s “midnight regulations,” which include several proposed trucking regs. In other news: FMCSA looks to update its “yard move” HOS guidance; Volvo recalls approx. 6,300 trucks.
January 4, 2021
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A tragic postscript to a tough year: Remembering Liam Salmon
Owner-operator Howard Salmon's son passed on December 31 after battling DIPG, a rare pediatric brain tumor.
January 4, 2021
Young Liam Salmon passed at five years old after a battle with DIPG on December 31, 2020.
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Buckle up for a year of trucking time-travel
Throughout this year, Overdrive will take a look back at early trucking to celebrate its 60 years of being "The Voice of the American Trucker."
January 4, 2021
This scene is from “Singing Wheels,” a trucking promotional film produced by the Motor Truck Committee of the Automobile Manufacturers Association to highlight the industry’s contribution to the national economy.
Overdrive Radio
Brass tacks, bad brokers, big loads to count down the hours with a long run into 2021
Business brass tacks, bad brokers, big loads -- and plenty more in this year-in-review in audio. Join us to listen in with Overdrive Radio to ring in 2021.
December 31, 2020
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Owner-Operator of the Year
Attention to heavy-haul detail helped in Owner-Operator of the Year finalist’s successful 45-year career
Owner-operator Doug Schildgen has been trucking since 1975 and has tallied more than 4.5 million safe driving miles. Learn more about him here on Overdrive.
December 31, 2020
(from left) Finalists Glen Horack, Douglas Schildgen and Bryan Smith
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2020 through the rearview: From hours reforms to rates chaos and stories from the road, unwinding a tumultuous 12 months
HOS reforms. How COVID changed drivers' day to day. Managing money amid the chaos. Stories of truckers weathering the storm. Rights on the road. Custom trucks.
December 30, 2020
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Business
Stimulus package’s PPP, per diem provisions add sweeteners for truckers
The new bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program and clarifies its first round in ways that can benefit small fleets. Details here on Overdrive.
December 30, 2020
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Owner-Operator of the Year
Safe driving, perfect on-time record drive three-time Owner-Operator of the Year finalist
Owner-operator Glen Horack has been trucking since 1984 and focuses on staying safe and keeping a perfect on-time record. Find out how he does it here.
December 30, 2020
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Custom Rigs
Germann Soeth’s 1976 Kenworth K100, in service after long retirement
Owner-operator Soeth spent three years in off-time working on this vintage K100, nearing working order in the nick of time when his main truck broke down.
December 30, 2020
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Owner-Operator of the Year
Following distance management, work-life balance key to safety, success of five-time Owner-Operator of the Year finalist
Bryan Smith attributes much of his owner-operator success to partnering with a good company and keeping up with his equipment. Learn more about him here.
December 29, 2020
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Business
Post-vaccine quarantine requirement not expected for truckers
FMCSA currently has no plans to follow FAA in requiring a 48-hour stand-down following doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. And other news: OOIDA blasts Congress for lack of aid for small-biz truckers; several states sign onto cap-and-trade program; St. Christopher Fund receives donation from TA-Petro; more.
December 23, 2020
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Overdrive Radio
Back to the ‘Biggest Tailgate in Trucking’ — and Germann Soeth’s 1976 KW K100
The coproduction of Overdrive and Radiotopia brought the reality of working haulers to all audiences. Plus: Germann Soeth's restored 1976 Kenworth K100.
December 23, 2020
Also in the podcast: A taste of an interview I did with owner-operator Germann Soeth out of Frederick, Maryland, with mostly dump work and principally in a 1998 Kenworth W900 that was featured in past at OverdriveOnline.com When we caught back up with owner-operator Soeth in October, though, he was showing a 1976 vintage Kenworth cabover. He was, interestingly enough, getting ready to put it into service hauling loads after a long retirement, given a significant breakdown with his 1990s conventional. Find out how he took the rig from scrap yard to working order over the course of a few years here.
Business
Second COVID relief bill reopens PPP loans for small businesses
Both chambers of Congress Monday afternoon passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that, in part, reopens the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses. And other news: Livestock haulers’ ELD exemption retained; Colorado releases I-70 safety video for truckers; overnight radio host finds new home.
December 22, 2020
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Business
What can owner-operators expect out of the Biden administration?
What trucking issues in flux are likely to catch that administration’s — or the new Congress’ — attention? For this edition of Overdrive Radio, OOIDA’s Todd Spencer and Lewie Pugh forecasted some answers.
December 22, 2020
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Channel 19
More Christmas-themed trucking music in these curated playlists
Seven years ago around this time of the year, Overdrive asked readers to name the “best Christmas song of all time.” From a big list, readers then voted on a final list — these songs represent the results. Bonus this year: An extra selection of Christmas-themed trucking tunes. Enjoy the holiday, whether on the road or home … .
December 22, 2020
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POLL: Do you plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when available to professional truckers?
How would you rate the likelihood you’ll be in line for the Pfizer/Moderna vaccines approved for emergency use against COVID-19 when they become available to drivers? Weigh in via this poll.
December 22, 2020
Wild myths around coronavirus prevention and treatment are making the rounds on social media. Don’t fall prey to those or some of the COVID-19 scams popping up.
Business
Truckers now included in third group recommended for COVID vaccine
A federal advisory committee recommended that truck drivers be in Phase 1c of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution, only behind healthcare workers and other essential frontline workers. And other news: Congress is nearing the passage of a new COVID stimulus bill; a trucker was charged in New York on gun charges.
December 21, 2020
This slide from Sunday’s ACIP meeting shows the workers in Phase 1b (frontline essential workers) and in Phase 1c (other essential workers, including truck drivers).
Overdrive Radio
Log annotations to avoid hours of service violations — and more from FMCSA Q&A
Listen to Overdrive Radio to learn more about log annotations to avoid hours of service violations and other topics covered by the FMCSA's recent G&A here.
December 18, 2020
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The trucker cap in teacher Amy Watson’s selfie from the day she was tested for COVID-19 later inspired her choice of “long-haulers” to describe COVID survivors with persistent symptoms. “My school’s mascot is a squirrel,” she said, which she finds appropriate, given that her pre-school students, with their short bursts of activity, are “very squirrel-like.”
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Trucking’s bit part in the 'COVID long-haulers’ name
A teacher's trucker cap provides inspiration for her to borrow trucking's "long-hauler" designation for COVID-19 survivors who discover they're facing an indefinite period of further suffering.
Small-fleet owner Jesse McGinness was going for originality with the look of this 2021 Peterbilt 389, spec'ing the black Alcoa rims from the factory. After his maiden voyage in a Class 8 tractor years ago, in a Peterbilt 379, he fell in love with the classic square-hood series. He plans to modify the stacks, the grille and more to all-black finish -- committing sacrilege, says the operator who took him on that first 379 run. McGinness'll maintain plenty in chrome/stainless accents, not to worry. The flattop with lift-axle is powered by the X15 Cummins at 605 hp, with an 18-speed transmission. 'I wanted this truck to be a truck that I thought was cool,' McGinness said, in addition to doing the tough over-dimensional/heavy hauling he'll require of it.
Channel 19
'WTF' stresses service for long-term success
The glider market grew from a few hundred sales a year in 2010 to upwards of 10,000 as recently as 2017. Gliders sported pre-emissions-regs engines -- no exhaust gas recirculation or selective catalytic reduction components and, thus, no need for DEF. With simpler technology and refurbished engines, the products were much cheaper than new trucks with new engines, making them attractive buys for small-business truckers.
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Glider kit market hits fatal nosedive with latest emissions regs
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Business
After weakened demand in 2020, diesel prices jump back to pre-pandemic levels
Junior Elmore’s Marmon caught Christner's eye right off for a very simple reason: 'I’d never seen a Marmon cabover in the flesh before,' he wrote. 'Up close, it’s easy to see why a Marmon cabover was used in the movie 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' as the Autobot Optimus Prime. Elmore’s Marmon COE #31 HDT-BC-86 was Manufactured 03/1977 in Garland, Texas. This is a complete truck with no parts taken off. Still running when parked in 1999. A good honest work truck that’s nicely spec’d out.' Find more details, and history, via this link.
Channel 19
Look back at Junior Elmore's classic 1970s rigs
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Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2021 edition of Partners in Business.
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