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Business: Page 5

Small Fleet Champ
Turnage & Sons strikes balance with 29-truck organic milk-haul fleet
After growing the fleet to as many as 40 trucks, Robbie Turnage discovered that he's better suited to keep the fleet size just shy of 30 trucks to ensure all of his equipment stays maintained and his drivers and customers are all taken care of.
October 2, 2025
Milk tanker-hauling Turnage & Sons LLC operates 29 trucks out of Tylertown, Mississippi, moving organic milk from dairies in region out to Georgia, Texas, Florida and elsewhere. Pictured above, with some of the company's equipment and logo, is father-son duo Robbie (left) and Levi Turnage, representing fourth and fifth generations in milk.
Partners in Business
'Foreign driver capacity' hit incoming? Fleets watch, as owner-op income back on a slow rise
Many around trucking hope for a "catalyzing event" delivering demand improvement, increased freight volumes, better rates. For most owner-operators who've weathered the storm, income is on a slowly rising track the last year and a half, and wider market conditions are setting up for stability, if not guaranteed improvement.
October 1, 2025
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Regulations
Government shutdown: Business as usual for FMCSA | Wildfires, HOS relief
FMCSA and NHTSA employees are unaffected by the government shutdown, according to DOT's shutdown plan. Also: More HOS relief for wildfire relief haulers; I-70 rest area reopens with more truck parking.
October 1, 2025
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Regulations
FMCSA official reveals bolstered vetting of ELD providers on the way
FMCSA Senior Policy Advisor Michael Hampton met with truckers at the Guilty by Association Truck Show hours after DOT's big announcement on non-domiciled CDLs. Hampton talked ELDs/hours, broker transparency, parking, CDL training and more.
September 30, 2025
FMCSA Senior Policy Advisor Michael Hampton (left) shared a stage with OOIDA President Todd Spencer at the 2025 Guilty by Association Truck Show last week for a Q&A session with attending truckers.
Small Fleet Champ
Diversification key to weathering down market for Hallahan Transport
Diversification has been the name of the game for 10-truck step deck and milk tanker-hauler Hallahan Transport during the challenging trucking market conditions seen for the last several years. Hallahan repeats as a Small Fleet Champ semi-finalist in 2025, out of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
September 30, 2025
Hallahan Transport's company trucks are painted the company's signature custom green with Omaha orange accents.
Business
Did DOT Secretary Duffy just kill trucking's 'driver shortage' narrative once and for all?
As DOT intends to eject 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers from trucking, nobody, including the American Trucking Associations, seems worried about any "driver shortage."
September 30, 2025
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Regulations
DOT move against 194,000 non-domiciled drivers supported even by ATA, brokers
DOT on Friday made big news restricting non-domiciled CDL issuance for foreign drivers and uncovering widespread licensing wrongdoing. Big trucking organizations, and even brokers, support it.
September 29, 2025
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Trucker of the Year
Making a dream come true: Trucker of the Month John Treadway
Treadway always wanted to own a truck that was recognizable in his community. After years as a successful owner-operator -- today hauling flowers mostly direct for a local greenhouse -- he's made that vision a reality.
September 29, 2025
John Treadway's 'Teal Appeal' 1998 Peterbilt 379 is painted to be an exact match to his 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, as shown here. Following his dream to make his vision of truck ownership come true, coupled with his dedication to customers and many other qualities, make him Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for September.
Regulations
DOT hopes to force 194,000 non-domiciled CDL holders out of trucking
DOT on Friday said reports of lax immigration policy flooding trucking with non-citizens were "all true" as it moves to take 200,000 non-citizens out of the industry.
September 26, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
LTL furniture specialist TFX lays solid ground for growth, profit, support
Thomasville Furniture Xpress owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis both got their start in the trucking business as owner-operators decades ago. Today, after long careers centered in the LTL furniture space out of North Carolina, their small fleet is poised for continued growth, profits, and service excellence.
September 25, 2025
Small Fleet Champ semi-finalist Thomasville Furniture Xpress has grown quickly since founding within the last decade, helmed by co-owners Scott Denmark and Scott Cruthis.
Regulations
FMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database update
FMCSA gives its National Consumer Complaint Database whistleblower portal an "overdue tech upgrade" it's calling "a win" for truck drivers and carriers as it gets easier to report bad brokers.
September 24, 2025
FMCSA's new National Consumer Complaint Database page has nine categories of complaints to file, including one for freight brokers.
Partners in Business
Start up at the bottom of the business cycle? Notes on going independent
Even with the lackluster freight markets of the last few years, motivated owner-operators new to small business trucking are finding ways not just to survive, but to thrive. Discover characteristics of small-biz truckers who have what it takes to start strong as an independent.
September 24, 2025
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Partners in Business
Freight finally stabilizing? Second 2025 owner-operator trends data session upcoming
Twice annually, Overdrive's Partners in Business coproducer ATBS provides analysis of operational and financial performance trends for owner-operators, the tax and business service provider's principal clients now for decades in business services. Tune into the next live session Tuesday, September 30, at 5 p.m. Central.
September 23, 2025
Owner-operators can register to catch the presentation live at 5 p.m. Central time Tuesday, September 30, via this link.
Small Fleet Champ
Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion
Owner-operator Wes Oberman and his business partner and wife, Laura, have built a home for leased owner-operators at their Tennessee-based fleet with a promise of transparent, simple fees -- and clear investment in the success of their business partners. Growth has been steady over six years.
September 23, 2025
Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.
Overdrive Radio
Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?
Proposed split-duty and -sleeper pilot programs from FMCSA offer a path forward on delivering what's been the cardinal ask of many owner-operators for more than two decades since the 14-hour rule came into play. Namely, that's greater hours of service flexibility.
September 22, 2025
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Overdrive Extra
A brick-and-mortar paid truck parking network, expanding quickly
Since its start just a couple years ago, the Freight Ninja owner-manager of secured parking facilities reservable by the month has expanded to more than 50 locations across the country. Their customer service, notes Long Haul Paul, makes you feel like you're "back in the 1990s," and that's a good thing.
September 19, 2025
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Business
Highway's new ID verification steps 'out of control,' or just the new normal?
Highway's Identity Verification protocols demand driver's licenses from all carriers now, but one owner-operator isn't having it, calling the move "criminally invasive."
September 18, 2025
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Small Fleet Champ
Derrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes region
Derrick Wolfe grew his New York-based food grade tanker fleet from one truck to nearly 30, and he's still on the road daily to stay connected with his drivers, customers, and the open road. Derrick Wolfe Trucking is a semi-finalist for Overdrive's Small Fleet Champ award.
September 18, 2025
It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.
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