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Business
Landstar honors owner-ops, agents, customers
Landstar’s Star of Quality awards go to owner-ops and agents who regularly go above and beyond in performance in safety and service — March winners named here, as well as the agent Rookie of the Year award, which went to a former independent owner-op, and the company Customer of the Year award.
April 18, 2019
Business
Trucking Law: Returning to driving after a heart attack
Dr. Alexander E. Underwood details how to return to work following a heart attack, as well as why a urine sample is required during a DOT physical.
April 18, 2019
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Business
Retirement planning, Part 3: A small fleet as a big nest egg
When retirement comes knocking and it’s time to divest the business, it can mean a pleasant surprise for the owner.
April 16, 2019
Business
Protestors reckon with minimal ‘shutdown’ and protest participation
Though it’s hard to gauge the number of drivers that actually sat out for the called-for April 12 nationwide driver shutdown, organizer Patrick Karns admits that the planned protests “kind of fell apart.” He and Black Smoke Matters founder Joe Denny plan to restructure their Facebook efforts.
April 15, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping fellow driver in ditch
Jacob Elkins, a driver for CFI, was driving east of Effingham, Illinois, on I-70 on May 23, 2018, when he came across another CFI truck nose-down in a ditch. Elkins pulled over and was the first person on the scene.
April 15, 2019
Life
Watch: NASCAR haulers take a lap at Bristol Speedway before filling the infield
This time-lapse video from NASCAR’s YouTube page shows the official NASCAR haulers taking a quick lap around Bristol Motor Speedway last month before taking their place in the course’s infield. See it here.
April 12, 2019
Channel 19
Introducing former trucker Sean Whiting and his new ‘High Expectations’ album
The first single for the record, too, is available to hear — “Melody” presents an apt extended metaphor for where its songwriter is today in music after a decade and a half behind the wheel. Listen here.
April 11, 2019
Business
Retirement planning, Part 2: When should you start drawing social security?
One big retirement planning decision involves when to start receiving Social Security payments.For those seriously lacking money or good health, it can be a no-brainer to get the extra income flowing as soon as possible, at age 62. For others, there are good reasons to wait until what the Social Security Administration considers to be full retirement age, 66.
April 11, 2019
Voices
POLL: Are you shutting down April 12 with those calling for protest?
With April 12 a day away, will your business be shut down in solidarity with groups calling for protest? If so or if not, why? Drop a comment here and/or weigh in via the poll.
April 11, 2019
Overdrive Extra
What a driver really needs
“As with so many trucking issues, a look at Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs brings us back to pay. Without money, the first basic needs, on which the entire pyramid sits, cannot be met. Last year drivers saw movement, but drivers need a sense of pride. How can we bring that back?”
April 9, 2019
Business
Retirement planning, Part 1: How owner-operators can transition to the slow lane
Most owner-operators aren’t ready to fully retire to a comfortable lifestyle by their late 60s. Here are key things to consider and ways to build savings – even if you’re starting late.
April 5, 2019
Channel 19
‘The Stoop’ family moves at MATS in feeding-the-homeless initiative
If things proceed according to plans being laid currently, the Stoop’s “Truckers Feeding the Homeless” initiative hopes to go even bigger at the Great American Trucking Show in August. At MATS, says Fredrick “Choice M.A.S.” Claxton, the group distributed 300-plus meals.
April 4, 2019
Business
Free breakfast burritos available from Pilot Flying J
Pilot Flying J will introduce breakfast burritos to its menu April 5 and drivers can receive a free burrito for a limited time.
April 4, 2019
Parking
National Coalition on Truck Parking’s advocacy resources released with ease-of-use in mind
All Coalition-working-group resources are now available in both html and pdf formats, the former designed for easy online reading, the latter for the ability to print and distribute for those getting involved at public and private events.
April 1, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Recalling Mass 10 Truck Stop – ‘The Dump’ – and its owner, who treated truckers like royalty
The Mass 10 Truck Stop and its bighearted owner Gene Murphy were known by many truckers of the ‘60s and ‘70s who ran in New England.
April 1, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Hold tight! Storms lashed parking-lot festivities the final day of MATS
More than a hundred fans of Tony Justice braved storm warnings to hear the beloved trucker-songwriter play, only to be forced to evacuate the Uber Freight Tent Saturday night at MATS two songs into the long-awaited concert in The Papa John’s Parking Lot. Smaller tents, with the help of truckers holding tight, fared better.
April 1, 2019
Business
TA-Petro donates more than $100,000 to Truckers Against Trafficking
Throughout January and February, TA-Petro sold TAT merchandise with $1 of every item sold going to TAT. The total amount donated to TAT was $112,946.
March 29, 2019
Business
Follow along with Overdrive’s live coverage of MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show kicks off at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s show will feature numerous exhibitors, live entertainment, show trucks, business seminars and much more.
March 27, 2019
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