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More 'big rips': Owner-ops flag biggest broker margins they've seen

Debate over brokered-freight transaction transparency never lets up when freight markets are sluggish -- a recent question answered by hundreds of owner-ops revealed the biggest takes they'd seen through the years, and plenty more debate around the issue.

April 18, 2024

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FMCSA moves on registration-system update

Latest step in the agency's "clean up the bad actors" effort with a new entity registration system: approval sought from the White House OMB to implement a new "FMCSA Registration System (FRS)" to replace the Unified Registration System.

April 18, 2024

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Trucking groups appeal California court's latest AB 5 decision

Trucking's pursuit of an injunction to block the AB 5 classification rule from applying to trucking was shot down in March. Also: New eRegs app puts FMCSRs at fingertips; FMCSA hosting two-day research forum; new runaway truck ramp in Virginia.

April 16, 2024

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Overdrive Radio

'Too many scammers out there': Trucker of the Month stays choosy about brokers

In this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, March Trucker of the Month Candace Marley details the relationship-building strategy for freight in her Iowa-based one-truck business -- Calliope, LLC -- as she overcomes 2023 setbacks toward long-term success.

April 15, 2024

Small fleet asks for expansion of coil securement waiver | Threat ongoing: Fake safety audit scam

FMCSA previously granted the fleet a waiver to allow alternative steel coil securement. Also: Small fleet owner latest hit by safety-audit phishing scame; intermittent I-475 closures planned Monday; Michigan lifts spring weight restrictions.

April 12, 2024

Overdrive Extra

Your customer/broker says you ‘don’t need trailer coverage to pull their trailer’ -- true or false?

Warning -- just because your customer/broker says you don’t need non-owned trailer or trailer interchange coverage doesn’t mean you will not be liable if the trailer is damaged while in your “care, custody and control.” Here's why.

April 11, 2024

FMCSA forces broker transparency from Uber Freight after double brokering scam

After a small fleet owner caught scammers red-handed double brokering an Uber Freight load, FMCSA got involved and forced transparency from the broker, amid ongoing payment dispute.

April 10, 2024

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Partners in Business

'You're the business owner, so be the boss': Take the lead in profit/loss analysis

The practice can wrest control of the business from market whims, in concert with your biz partners. Yet don't forget that, whether it's a truck shop or the company you're leased to, you're hiring them to work for you -- not the opposite.

April 10, 2024

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Overdrive Radio

Leave trucking better than you found it

It was a central message of a veritable sermon small fleet owner Jason Cowan delivered to MATS attendees. In this Overdrive Radio podcast, the thought-provoking talk tracks from the owner's history and early mentors to long-term relationship value.

April 8, 2024

Big Rips, Fat Lips: Biggest broker margins, fails reported in March

DAT Chief of Analytics Ken Adamo reveals how some brokers chalked up 70% margins on transactions in March in a push for his own data-driven brand of broker transparency.

April 4, 2024

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Fuel payments providers boost theft protections amid card-skimming explosion

It can happen to the best of us, even Overdrive's Trucker of the Year, who on his way toward MATS to accept the award last month had his fuel card skimmed at a truck stop and $1,100 stolen. New controls from card providers could have prevented it.

April 4, 2024

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Rail-bridge strike by oversize rig closes I-95

The closure is ongoing on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. Also: Tradepoint Atlantic terminal still operational in Baltimore; FMCSA to modify under-21 interstate driver program at Congress' direction; new liability insurance options.

April 3, 2024

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Partners in Business

Stock the pantry against hunger-stricken 'panic mode' in feast-or-famine trucking cycles

It's been a year where fixed costs are up 8%, variable costs down 10%, and freight rates down even more. Without clear insight to truly understand your real costs, a measure of financial prevention of sorts, "you're running in the dark."

April 3, 2024

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Kevin Rutherford's MATS talk derailed by broker transparency argument

After a talk on business fundamentals and Rutherford's insights on winning mind-sets, an owner-operator in the crowd clashed with him on the issue of brokered-freight transaction transparency.

April 3, 2024

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Texas city bans truck parking

The College Station City Council instituted a city-wide ban of trucks parking on city streets. Also: Maryland waives IFTA requirements for certain carriers; ATBS launches updated app, client portal; two-day UCR Board meeting this week.

April 2, 2024

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Overdrive Radio

Inside FMCSA's registration overhaul to 'clean up the bad actors'

Big changes to how carriers interact with FMCSA's registration system are on the way, aimed at rooting out bad actors lurking in the system today. Said FMCSA Director Ken Riddle: "We're going to clean up the bad actors."

April 1, 2024

Trucker of the Year

Thriving on the challenge: Trucker of the Month Candace Marley

A tenacious spirit has helped independent owner-operator Candace Marley thrive early in her owner-operator career, then survive when times got particularly tough, earning her a nod as Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for March.

March 28, 2024

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FMCSA planning 'stakeholder day' on registration changes

The virtual "Registration Modernization Stakeholder Day II" will be May 29, allowing industry input on FMCSA's registration process. Also: ATBS offering Tax Day deal; In-cab TV provider enables two-way comms on big screen; Michigan weight updates; more.

March 28, 2024

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Cast your vote through Nov. 30 for the best truck in each of five categories: Antique, Interior, Limited Mileage, Working Bobtail, and Working Combo.

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

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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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