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Overdrive is looking for best voices on the road
Submissions for the eighth season of the Trucker Talent Search, featuring a grand prize of a professional studio recording session, are due by Sunday, March 28.
January 29, 2021
2020 Trucker Talent winner John Malayter playing guitar and singing in studio
Easy cash: New and repeat borrowers consider reopened PPP
The process for turning a Paycheck Protection Program loan into a grant has been simplified since PPP's first round. The current offering is open through March 31.
February 11, 2021
Lyons Gate Group truck
How this owner-op found his calling
Lincoln, Neb.-based Robert Rosenbaum's well-considered story of learning to navigate his working world in trucking, after multiple careers, with a maximum of independence to "make me as good as I wanted to be, doing something I enjoyed" with pride.
February 9, 2021
Overcast sky and highway from passenger's seat of a semi-truck
Overdrive Radio
Best nanner pudding on I-75 -- and this 1980 KW, restored
Each of the independent truck stops profiled in this funny, moving southbound podcast caper claim to be the first to have advertised the special on the CB decades ago. Also: A new build in this custom-restored rig with Dustbusters in Wyoming.
February 5, 2021
Dustbusters owner Craig Prete standing next to Austin Oliver, Kipp Knight, Cole Potter, and Martin Herman in front of Prete's 1980 Kenworth W900A
Trucking Law
Avoid anger, rudeness during roadside inspections
What's behind an apparent uptick in roadside violations and citations? In this month's Trucking Law segment, attorney Brad Klepper says it might be due to more tense interactions between drivers and officers. Here's his advice on what to avoid.
February 5, 2021
Truck driver and enforcement officer talking in front of truck being inspected
Partners in Business
Big-ticket repairs, replacements, rebuilds: To depreciate or not to depreciate?
Equipment improvements present a variety of options as it relates to tax strategy around expensing and depreciation. Depending on your income situation, you could be well served by spreading deductions over years.
February 4, 2021
Swapping out an engine on a semi-truck
Equipment
Pete goes all in on aero, tech with refreshed 579
The new 579, boasting a 7% fuel economy improvement over prior generation models, is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Peterbilt model to-date.
February 3, 2021
Peterbilt bird hood pull handle
Custom Rigs
One-of-a-kind Mack B75 custom-built from the ground up
In a build reminiscent of Johnny Cash's hit song "One Piece at a Time," longtime diesel mechanic Mike Flake used parts from several trucks, as well as a bevy of parts he built himself, to piece together this unique take on a classic rig.
February 3, 2021
Maike Flake's 1960 mack b75
CSA's Data Trail
Toughest 15 states for hours of service violations
With news today of the hours-of-service-related focus on the planned Roadcheck event – this year set for May 4-6, a month sooner than past traditional month of June – keep in mind these states for especially close hours enforcement.
February 2, 2021
Hours of Service Violations as a share of all violations map of the United States
Regulations
Roadcheck set for early May with focus on lights, hours
The annual 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held May 4-6 with an added focus on lighting and hours of service, CVSA announced Tuesday. Also: Ryder's COOP truck and trailer sharing platform expanded service into three new markets.
February 2, 2021
Tennessee Inspection
Overdrive Extra
How to navigate 'frost laws' in northern states
Gary Buchs on how to handle tiny jurisdictions' seasonal weight restrictions in more northern states. Do your research, don't trust your GPS and question everything -- before you end up in front of a judge.
February 2, 2021
weight limit sign on county/township road
Channel 19
Evel Knievel's Mack haul rig, restored
For Overdrive's 60th anniversary, take a run back through the half-decade-long journey of a famous Mack from weeds in a Florida yard to a fully custom-restored museum showpiece in Topeka, Kan., as covered in Overdrive.
February 1, 2021
Evel Knievel's Mack truck and trailer after restoration
Overdrive Radio
Even with fuel up and rates down, one owner-op's growth determination
Listen: Florida-based Kenyette Godhigh-Bell's journey to -- and future plans for -- her motor carrier authority, and a somewhat familiar dynamic in the marketplace for freight this winter.
January 29, 2021
Kenyette-Godhigh Bell outside of her 2017 Freightliner Cascadia
Voices
From Biden DOT, owner-operators look for parking, highways, FLSA reforms
This trio of items adds to those familiar yet newly prominent in Overdrive's reader polling on priorities for a new DOT Secretary under Biden.
January 6, 2021
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Business
Should I pay my quarterly taxes or pay off my truck?
A younger owner-operator trying to better manage his monthly cash flow asks the question: Should I pay off my truck early (and free up money in the coming months) or pay estimated quarterly taxes?
January 27, 2021
Gray Buchs for Ask Gary on Overdrive
Life
Health-share plans making small-fleet inroads
Four in 10 owner-operators continue to go without health insurance, yet for small fleets, low-cost health benefits are increasingly attractive as a competitive feature. So-called health-share alternatives to traditional insurance are an option.
January 26, 2021
ammex llc truck at loading dock
Business
As a spot rates sag might loom, truckers would be wise to seek alternatives
More trucks competing with fewer spot market loads in the near term will put downward pressure on rates. That could continue through the year as shifting consumer habits and natural market cycles contribute to a bearish environment for spot rates.
January 26, 2021
More trucks competing with fewer spot market loads in the near term will put downward pressure on rates. That could continue through the year as shifting consumer habits and natural market cycles contribute to a bearish environment for spot rates.
Channel 19
Meet the driver of Evel Knievel's former haul rig
This latest in Overdrive's 60th anniversary series takes a look at one intersection of the business magazine and U.S. popular culture with the 1973 story on one of the most famous people on the planet at the time, the daredevil and sometime truck driver.
January 25, 2021
Truck driver Mike Draper behind the wheel
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Pride & Polish
Overdrive's 2024 Pride & Polish -- cast your votes in five categories
Get your votes in this week in Overdrive's 2024 Pride & Polish competition to help select the winning truck in five separate categories — Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior. Cast your votes here.
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Custom Rigs
Third-generation trucker's step deck-toting 2016 Kenworth T880
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Small Fleet Champ
C.W. Express invests for new growth with team-building prowess, operational expertise
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Business
More heat on detention, which cost trucking $15B in 2023: ATRI
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