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Final review: Hours of service recap, questions answered with FMCSA
How 'to work your day' with the new rule in effect Sept. 29, in the words of FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo. New flexibilities in this week's Overdrive Radio podcast.
September 25, 2020
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Hours of service pop quiz: Can you haul 77 hours in 7 days?
Reaching for a low-hanging-fruit example to shock the conscience, HOS legal challengers, following FMCSA's denial of their petition, made this basic mistake.
September 24, 2020
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Custom cabover emerges as tribute to a driver’s pride, from former Viking hauler
On this Overdrive Radio podcast, Steve Sprenger details his long work on this 1983 Kenworth cabover and tribute to Viking Freight as a former hauler.
September 22, 2020
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‘If you can say it in a meme, you didn’t think about it hard enough’
"'If you can say it in a meme, you didn't think about it hard enough?" says Jewel Jones, formerly of OTR Apparel. Self-doubt is in too short supply these days.
September 18, 2020
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Rest in peace, Carl Rhodes — recollections from more than a half century trucking
Rhodes was a fixture of Morgantown, W.Va.-area trucking business since his own father hauled pulpwood in a 1932 Ford down to Westernport, Md., and Carl got his start hauling coal. Carl passed August 14, 2020.
September 16, 2020
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Do more offsite carrier audits translate to more safety ratings for owner-ops?
Find both the short and long answers in this examination of federal safety ratings issued through 2020 so far; what you can expect if audited.
September 14, 2020
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Hear the 2020 Trucker Talent Search finale, and — Intro’ing Jason Keeler’s custom truck shop
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, an audio window on Pennsylvania-based Jason Keeler's magnificant 1950 Kenworth, and all the talent-search performances.
September 11, 2020
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Truckers Christmas Group fundraising getting in swing for year-end push
The Truckers Christmas Group's annual fundraising effort is getting into swing a little early this year. Find out how to nominate a worthy family with support.
September 10, 2020
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Thank a trooper for that inspection? A tale of two states as Roadcheck begins
What the initial COVID pandemic response by some state agencies -- many fewer inspections -- might just say about the value of inspections.
September 9, 2020
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Rumble strips ahead: How to manage for downside risk in turbulent trucking times
Gary Buchs and Kevin Rutherford discuss best practices for trucking operations during turbulent times and more. Find something for your business on Overdrive.
September 4, 2020
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Another trucking event that remains a go: 10-4 on D.C. kicks off Oct. 1
Unlike many canceled trucking events this year, 10-4 on D.C. is set to kick off Thursday, Oct. 1 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Details here on Overdrive.
September 3, 2020
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With COVID, states allowed food trucks at public rest areas — have you seen one?
As cities and states added restrictions to reduce the impact of COVID-19, a few states put programs into place to have food trucks at rest areas. More here.
September 1, 2020
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Trucker Talent Search preview — the performers, their hauling histories and songs
This Friday Freddy French, Paul Cullers and John Malayter will give a final performance for this year's Trucker Talent Search. Hear their entry songs here.
August 26, 2020
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Martin Herman on the value of roadside inspections — and his Big Cam-powered 1970 KW’s transformation
Martin Herman, independent owner-operator and tank-doubles hauler, discusses upcoming Brake Safety Week inspection and his restored Kenworth needlenose W925.
August 21, 2020
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PBBT brake inspections and liquid freight — key considerations
If you haul liquid bulk, whether in a tanker or in totes, the difficulty of obtaining accurate weights at each wheel end with a PBBT during inspection can produce errors in readings. For Brake Safety Week 2020, too: Bet on a close focus on chafed hoses/tubes in the air system.
August 20, 2020
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Building the foundation: Knocking on doors with a Texas-based hotshot trucker
Read about hotshot trucker Joey Terra's foundational relationships with his customers (brokers, too), which distinguish his hauling business's efforts.
August 19, 2020
Custom Rigs
The model builder and his passion behind the 1/58th ‘Lady in Red’
Eston Hoffman, of Hoffman Mechanical Design, built the scale replica of owner-operator Steve Bixler's "Lady in Red". See his other work here on Overdrive.
August 14, 2020
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Major metro planning organization wants your expertise on truck parking
It's a truism that when it comes to truck parking, if you want to build an effective plan, seek out counsel from the experts. This metro planner needs input.
August 13, 2020
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