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POLL: Do you currently haul freight for the U.S. military?
Overdrive wants to hear from owner-operators and drivers who have successfully entered the military freight game via this poll. Weigh in here.
February 27, 2023
Overdrive Radio
Running the lease roads to well sites with tank operator Edward Jackson of John McGee Trucking
This bumpy, slippery run with an operator at one of Overdrive's 2022 Small Fleet Champs pulled the small fleet's bread and butter: Production water from oil and gas fields in Northern Louisiana. Ride along to unload in this Overdrive Radio edition
February 24, 2023
Regulations
FMCSA rejects another HOS exemption, as split-sleeper flexibility sought
Another driver is seeking an exemption -- this time to allow a 5/5 sleeper-berth split. Also: Carrier's H-2B application to hire 10 foreign drivers denied; DAT notes 'unusual activity,' needed password reset; I-75 closure in MI; latest Highway Angel.
February 22, 2023
Partners in Business
6 ways to simplify bookkeeping to improve the bottom line
The receipts and records you keep are used in a number of areas of your business. You can simplify the bookkeeping task by following six simple practices that could translate to higher profit with less hassle.
February 15, 2023
Parking
New site to reserve truck parking something of an 'AirBnB' network for facilities
The TruckParkingClub.com website has been live since November last year. Company cofounders are inviting property owners and truckers needing parking in 10-12 states, with coverage most extensive in the Southeast, to list properties and book spaces.
February 15, 2023
Regulations
FMCSA proposes long-overdue CSA carrier Safety Measurement System revamp
The agency offers a reorganization of measurement categories, dramatically simplified violation severity weights, adjustments in carrier intervention thresholds and more. A live preview site is now available for motor carriers to analyze their own scores.
February 14, 2023
Regulations
House bill would require FMCSA to update carrier safety rating regs
The legislation would require brokers and shippers to use carriers not deemed unfit by FMCSA, and also require FMCSA to update its regulations for how they determine whether a carrier is safe or unfit to operate.
February 13, 2023
Trucker of the Year
How to be 'as bad as an accountant' to ensure long-term success
January's owner-operator Trucker of the Month tells his story, from his start as a flatbed-pulling hotshotter in a one-ton dually to stumbles through other trucks and growing "as bad as an accountant" with a focus on costs, revenue and profit per-trip.
February 10, 2023
Regulations
Are under-21 interstate drivers worth the hassle?
There's great promise in the younger generation coming to trucking, but the FMCSA's Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program has been knocked from the start as prohibitively complicated for smaller carriers.
February 9, 2023
Regulations
One Plus ELD becomes third in two weeks to be revoked by FMCSA
FMCSA continues recent ELD-revocation spree: The One Plus ELD, now known as 1 PL Logs, fails to meet minimum ELD qualifications. Also: Diesel prices flat a month into 2023; ATBS biz services discounted; convenience store chain extends DEF discount.
February 8, 2023
Business
Texas again home to the worst traffic in the U.S.
Average speeds continue to fall as more motorists hit the post-pandemic highway.
February 8, 2023
Regulations
CDL Drivers Unlimited, a new advocacy/support organization, makes first push
Last week, four founding CDLDU council members spent as many days in meetings in Washington, D.C., to introduce legislators/regulators to what they call the largest, most important stakeholder group in trucking -- drivers.
February 7, 2023
Business
FMCSA pulls Nationwide ELD from registry
For the second time this week, FMCSA has revoked the certification of an ELD from its list of registered devices. Also: Two insurers with new premium reduction opportunities with telematics/camera usage.
February 3, 2023
Regulations
Is ATA starting to understand small trucking businesses?
In the first meeting of the new Congress' House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear spoke to the reps about issues trucking faces. Interestingly, perhaps oddly, he sounded at least at times like an owner-op.
February 2, 2023
Overdrive Radio
āCommon sense, youāve got it for a reasonā -- Use your CB already, owner-ops say
And if you donāt run with a CB, get one. Too many seem to think that the CB is little more than a āmovie prop from a silly movie from the 1970s,ā as Kenneth Williams put it, echoing the sentiment of a bevy of truckers after a deadly highway pileup.
January 24, 2017
Partners in Business
Don't be dishonest with insurers to lower premiums
If you are ever tempted to -- or if anyone (a business partner, friend or even an insurance agent) suggests you should -- mislead your insurance company, donāt do it. It can mean the end of the road for your business.
February 2, 2023
Overdrive Extra
More freight fraud inbound? Pessimistic rates outlook sets the stage
The double brokers and ID thieves are most definitely back from the holiday vacation. Meanwhile, latest Bloomberg | Truckstop.com survey shows owners' increasingly pessimistic outlook for freight rates' immediate future, though some optimism remains.
February 1, 2023
Regulations
ELD ONE fighting FMCSA registry revocation
ELD ONE's CEO said the company has been working with FMCSA on the issues and has a fix in the works. Also: Snow and ice advisories across Texas; RXO brokerage offering partnership, discount plan to carriers; latest Highway Angel.
February 1, 2023
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'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you donāt succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and weāre having fun with it.ā
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