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Tales of three runaway trucks: Crises endured and averted, lessons learned
The advice was good then and it's good now -- see a massive pileup, a multi-fatality runaway, ask yourself, "Could it have been you?" Owner-operator Gordon Alkire's '70s runaway tale, among others, shows it could. When you least expect it.
May 3, 2019
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What's the congressional endgame on parking, under-21 drivers, more?...
With the House's detailed approach to trucking-related legislative items in its draft highway bill, the viewpoint in this Overdrive Radio podcast from TCA's Dave Heller well grounds the bill in what's possible, given political realities.
June 11, 2021
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Inside the divide between docs and Congress, truckers over sleep apnea
Also in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast: Intro'ing a new dispatch provider in S2 Logistics, with hotshot hauler S2 Transport co-owner Scott Sabatini at its helm and stressing integrity in operations, a response to his own early difficulties.
June 4, 2021
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Recruiting or retention? Which motivates truckers adopting guaranteed pay
For the smallest owner-operated fleets, retention outweighed or nearly matched recruiting as a motivating factor in offering guaranteed pay, while larger fleets more often focus on recruiting. A retention example: this 20-truck reefer fleet.
June 3, 2021
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'If they want us to stop, we need spaces': As pandemic eases, owner-ops take stock
Owner-operator Greg Eudy on the parking shortage, particularly along his North Carolina lanes. He's one among six voices on the biggest issues today in this podcast. Also: truckers take stock looking back over the last pandemic year in Overdrive Radio.
May 28, 2021
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There's a 'truck-a-thon' in the offing, driver
Starting tomorrow, the Trucks With Room to Spare group is hosting its Miles That Matter Truck-a-Thon, aimed at giving a way for working haulers to help raise funds for the groups' mission to marshal unused cargo capacity to deliver disaster relief.
May 27, 2021
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Where are the empty shelves? Keep those rate increases coming, shippers
Renewed mainstream dialogue over the specter of a "driver shortage" shows some move toward realism, yet more often continues to ignore basic fundamentals. At the same time, in the push to recruit post-COVID, willingness to hold a grudge counts ...
May 26, 2021
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The trucking spirit within 'Cumberland Bones,' the new record from Stephen Flatt
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Stephen Flatt details how his logistics work in and around trucking dovetailed with some of the tracks on his new album. Get a taste of it and roll down the road with him here.
May 21, 2021
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The proud trucking legacy of the Bixlers, Updegraves in Pennsylvania
How's an estimated 1,500 years' worth of cumulative trucking experience for one family over the course of just a few generations? Meet another trucking family here with a proud legacy, via longtime owner-operator Steve Bixler and kin.
May 20, 2021
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How does your drug testing consortium notify you of upcoming randoms?
However they do it, this owner-op's story holds lessons -- make sure it will be the most quick method of communication to get your response. Worst case, you might find yourself in violation for refusing a test absent your reply.
May 18, 2021
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'What extortion looks like': Owner-operator Glenn Keller v. Parking Pirates, round 2
Keller, following a booting/attempted tow incident while he was sitting idling in the driver's seat last month, is on a mission to raise awareness to predatory practices targeting truckers. Hear his 911 call and his own analysis in today's podcast.
May 14, 2021
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Wynonna Judd, St. Christopher changing the temperature around trucking this weekend with 'Highway to Hope'
The St. Christopher Fund keeps on truckin' with the virtual concert this weekend – catch their hour-long preview talk with Radio Nemo and headliner Judd here. Efforts put one foot in front of the other, building on the organization's long-held mission.
May 13, 2021
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Generations of owners' family legacy in Overdrive
How a trucking culture was built and maintained through the years with family, past and present. Meet Eddie Karwaski of Pennsylvania, Carl Nyhof of Wisconsin, Carl Rhodes of West Virginia, and others who learned from family, hereditary or not.
May 10, 2021
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Rising oil prices -- for this dry bulk hauler, there's far less fear than opportunity
Oil services fleet Sisu Energy owns no trucks or trailers itself, nor do dispatch personnel at the company. Owner-ops leased there take that to heart as evidence the company’s sticking to its mission to be a platform where owner-operators can thrive.
May 5, 2021
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Roadcheck refresher on the OOS violations for lights, hours
If you could carry just one replacement bulb on the truck, which would most likely save you from being put out of service? It's not a headlamp, notes compliance whiz Andy Blair, who offers this refresher on the OOS conditions for lights, hours.
May 4, 2021
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Roadcheck inspections: To avoid or not to avoid, or both?
Updated results show more than a fourth of readers planning to sit this one out, yet intentions are not the same as actual action, as past Roadchecks indicate. Find data here on likely May 4-6 inspection hotspots, perspectives on enforcement and more.
April 8, 2021
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Remembering the inaugural Pennsylvania Make-a-Wish Mother's Day convoy
A special edition of Overdrive Radio looks way back into history to the first Make-A-Wish convoy to set off from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with former trucker George Ruelens, hauling for Ned Bard & Son at the time. This year's convoy sets off May 9.
May 24, 2019
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CSA's Achilles' Heel: Exposed carrier data
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, views on unintended consequences that continue to be big problems for carriers. The entire trucking, enforcement and regulator community should do a lot better, two panelists contend, working together to solve issues.
April 23, 2021
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