Advice for surviving the holidays on the road — and much more

Dec 1, 2012

Updated Apr 22, 2013

Blogger Carolyn Magner introduces the first installment of her advice podcast, based on her Overdrive Reality Check blog.

Among the letters from readers are a divorced father facing some lonely holidays; a trucker who wonders if he should tell his wife about an old affair with a married woman; and a trucker’s wife who needs some holiday stress-busting tips.

Click here to directly stream this 10-minute podcast or download it to an MP3 player.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Android | RSS

Senate: AEB, under-21 apprenticeships in; insurance hike, parking funding out

Unlike the House version, the Senate's infrastructure bill does not include earmarked funding for parking, but it also leaves out the liability insurance hike. The Senate bill, if passed, faces an uphill battle in the lower chamber.

Kiegan Nelson drives this 2020 Peterbilt 389 for Rollin' Transport, out of Richfield, Wisconsin. The truck won Best of Show at the 39th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs in Hampshire, Illinois.

Rollin' Transport takes home Best of Show from SuperRigs

Lessons in 30-fold growth over a decade with DSD owner Don Wood

pride and polish working bobtail 2009-newer finalists

Overdrive's Pride & Polish finalists set to be unveiled Aug. 5 -- don't miss it

Howes Diesel Defender

What's your biggest business challenge as an owner-operator?

More episodes »

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 2021 edition of Partners in Business.

Download