Health and Wellness

Truckers’ favorite myths about COVID-19 vaccines

Drivers should be careful to separate truth from falsehoods regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Here are the chief myths heard by a truck stop clinic doctor.

March 19, 2021

Although COVID vaccines used in the United States are seeing widespread success, many commercial drivers are hesitant to receive them due to unfounded fears over safety.

Truckers struggle with their lingering COVID symptoms

The health issues these truckers continue to experience are common for COVID patients, such as dry cough, fatigue and headaches.

January 21, 2021

Trucking’s bit part in the 'COVID long-haulers’ name

A teacher's trucker cap provides inspiration for her to borrow trucking's "long-hauler" designation for COVID-19 survivors who discover they're facing an indefinite period of further suffering.

January 14, 2021

Amy Watson wearing a hat with a patch of a squirrel on the front

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One owner-op's long road to steady dry-bulk freight, for the whole family

In this Overdrive Radio edition out on a dry-bulk haul with Kentucky-based John McCormick, the owner-operator lays out his own and his father's different histories in trucking. Their stories converged in recent years on this regular run.

John Highley’s custom specialized-freight-hauling 2018 W900L

More freight fraud inbound? Pessimistic rates outlook sets the stage

Kelvin Schmidt's 2018 Volvo, parked at home

Always headed home: Owner-op pulls in profit with a single goal in mind

Garmin Dezl Truck Navigator

One owner-op's long road to steady dry-bulk freight, for the whole family

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The Business Manual for Owner-Operators

Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2022 edition of Partners in Business.

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