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Don't judge the next-generation book by its cover: CDL training for the future
Jackson Brosmore wasn't a "classroom kind of student," but a new high school CDL program helped him find his path, and intrastate commercial driving privileges, bolstering a healthy work ethic and options for the future.
September 10, 2025
Small Fleet Champ
Meet Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists
Spanning seven states and hauling niches from milk and other food grade tankers to dry vans, step decks and flatbeds, RGNs and reefers, these fine fleets are semi-finalists in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship, with title belts on the line among other perks from award sponsor NASTC.
September 5, 2025
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March 24, 2025
Pride & Polish
Let truckers be the judge: Enter Overdrive's Pride & Polish
The entry period for
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September 1, 2025
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'Real as it gets': Long Haul Paul on the 'Driver' film, airing Labor Day on PBS
Directed by Nesa Azimi, "Driver" is a hauntingly beautiful, slow-cinema treatment of Real Women in Trucking founder Desiree Wood and trucker Michelle Kitchin. Long Haul Paul reviews, with Wood's message for the next generation of trucking advocates.
August 29, 2025
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Proper pressure -- key for tire, driver longevity and owner-ops' bottom lines
Among trucking's hyper-fuel-economy-seeking set, adding an extra 10 psi is a common practice. Yet this small fleet owner himself found matching pressure to the load as recommended delivers longer tire life, worth well more to an owner's bottom line. Not to mention: better handling, traction, ride quality, even long-term health.
August 19, 2025
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7-step in-cab workout plan for long-term trucking
Follow along with 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber as he walks you through his in-cab workout routine, designed to combat common OTR aches and pains. His seven-exercise routine takes just 20 minutes and requires minimal equipment.
August 15, 2025
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'No wreck is the same': CTS Towing small fleet owner-operators Clifton and Joyce Parsley
In a world where boot-hungry marauders charge $500K for cargo clean-ups, Long Haul Paul here tells the story of CTS Towing, "one of the good guys."
August 12, 2025
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Thank a trucker today. I know I will
A personal note of thanks from Overdrive's editor to the truck operator who helped push his daughter's car out of the center lane of I-65 NB in Nashville Monday. "Cars and trucks can be replaced. People we love, not so."
August 8, 2025
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LED lamps: In Canada, 25% of diodes dark can in fact net a violation
Standards specific to LEDs' individual diodes in the U.S. may not be available today, but CVSA inspection specialist John Sova makes it clear that "if 25% or more of the diodes are inoperative, the light would fail inspection" in the nation to our North.
August 5, 2025
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Owner-operator's injury a stark reminder of trucking's danger
One-truck owner-operator Patrick White, a husband and a father to three young children, was injured when he fell off of a flatbed load. The injury required emergency surgery to his right leg and will keep him out of work for a number of months.
August 4, 2025
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'One of the good guys': Remembering small fleet owner Les Willis
Long Haul Paul remembers small fleet owner Les Willis following his passing this Spring, calling him a man of "deep political conviction and heartfelt social inclusion and tolerance" at once. "Every trucker was welcomed under that tent. ... He was a true gentleman."
July 29, 2025
Overdrive Extra
Weigh in: How far do you extend your oil drain interval?
A 100,000-mile change interval is possible -- our 2023 Trucker of the Year proved it. Yet conservative approaches to engine-oil drains have long been the rule of the day for most owners. What's your approach? Weigh in via this brief survey.
July 24, 2025
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Five generations of milk hauling: Turnage and Sons, LLC
Long Haul Paul delivers on how MS-based Turnage and Sons, a fifth-generation milk-hauling small fleet, has defied the trucking odds. The business's time-honored approach to family and hands-on maintenance keeps Robbie and Levi Turnage thriving through market challenge.
July 23, 2025
Overdrive Extra
Could 'driverless' tech be coming for trucking sooner than we think?
Drivers said for years trucking would never see mandated ELDs, but Clifford Petersen was rightly skeptical. Today, the trucker's skepticism extends to those who think truly driverless trucks remain decades away. Here, he explores implications for the business and our society.
July 17, 2025
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No diesel, but free coffee with Sugar: An old trucker's yarn
What kind of truck stop doesn't even sell diesel? Long Haul Paul's recollection of this one features a tire shop and free coffee with a little Sugar, at a time when the checks just kept getting "lost in the mail."
July 9, 2025
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He was Wild Bill to us
Long Haul Paul remembers fellow trucker and songwriter Bill Weaver, gone too soon: "Everything he touched seemed to prosper. He was the type of friend you could never outgive."
July 6, 2025
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No, the DOT did not remove a speed limiter requirement
Contrary to a news story circulating around the internet and tarnishing truckers' reps in the process, the U.S. DOT did not remove a requirement that heavy-duty trucks be speed-governed. Those who wish to use speed limiters can still do so.
July 1, 2025
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OTR lonesome: Proactive measures to fill the social void with real connection
How to beat social-media "Fear of Missing Out," build real connections over the road, and enjoy trucking with a renewed sense of awe. "There’s something profound about feeling small in the grand scheme of things. That’s awe at its most basic...." --Clifford Petersen
June 18, 2025
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