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Pay wish list: Leased-owner, company-driver preferences v. reality

Comparisons between how owners and drivers are paid today and how they'd most prefer to be paid show one thing clearly: Compensation for all time worked should be a priority for fleets who want to deliver on owners, drivers' desires.

November 21, 2025

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Outside in: Miss Flatbed Red's portraiture, videography chronicling trucking history and culture

What began as a way for a bored spouse to pass the time at a truck show has grown into one of the more well-known social media platforms in and around trucking. It features the work of Findlay, Ohio-headquartered music teacher, painter and videographer Miss Flatbed Red.

November 19, 2025

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Join me on home stretch to aid fellow truckers' health, wellness with research

Clifford Petersen invites OTR drivers to participate in his retention/turnover research, the final step toward a psychology PhD earned with a goal of helping his fellow hauler by influencing trucking companies' operations, with the driver's experience in mind. Here's how he got there, and how you might help.

November 14, 2025

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Red, white and 'Little Blue': The story of owner-operator Raiko Graveran

RGT Transport owner Graveran came to the United States in '08 on a raft from Cuba, ultimately able to gain legal permanent resident status with the immigration policy of the time. Today, he's the proud owner of a multi-award-winning custom '95 FLD flattop that cuts a unique picture on the show circuit.

November 7, 2025

Owner-operator Raiko Graveran might be the 'nicest dude in all of trucking,' a version of which has been said by more than one truck showgoer who's found him and his 1995 Freightliner FLD 120 parked up. Here he's showing off fairly recent wins at the Old Town Rig Down event in Nacogdoches, Texas. Look for Graveran out at the Stars, Stripes and White Lines event this week in Atlanta.

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Victims’ advocates distort truck crash data -- yet again

NASTC President David Owen: Any conclusions drawn from the Truck Safety Coalition's recent "Deadliest Truck Crash States" report deserve questioning, scrubbing for bias against trucking.

November 5, 2025

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Chase away the phantom: 'There is no shortage of American-made drivers'

NASTC President David Owen applauds the Trump DOT's move to change rules around non-domiciled CDL issuance and hold states accountable for lapses, hopeful for a definite end to narratives that "promulgate the phantom 'driver shortage' to obscure and deflect from the most significant" safety issues.

October 17, 2025

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Trucking TV host, Hollywood stuntman set out to re-create iconic 'White Line Fever' stunt

If you haven't seen the full classic "White Line Fever" film, there's a good chance you at least remember the iconic scene of the "Blue Mule" Ford cabover being jumped through a large sign. There's now an effort ongoing to re-create that stunt for the trucking film's 50th anniversary.

October 14, 2025

The July 1975 issue of Overdrive included an extensive feature on the film.

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Compensation 'as the crow flies': Why are carriers, shippers still using 'short miles'?

Clifford Petersen argues "short miles" pay has long outlived its past convenience with advances in tech: "Trucking companies that use short miles have to be well aware of the impact: a systematic underpayment of drivers."

October 7, 2025

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Last cafe for 1,200 miles -- Lyman, Wyoming: Report

Long Haul Paul wondered how far EB on I-80 he might have to haul to find another spot like the Cowboy Cafe in Lyman. Another 1,200 miles to Illinois, a friend said, prompting this appreciation, and lamentation for his generation in contemporary roadside culture.

October 3, 2025

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Turnage, TFX, Oberman, Clifford Hay advance to Small Fleet Champ final round

Turnage & Sons LLC, Thomasville Furniture Xpress, Oberman Logistics and Clifford Hay Inc. -- all are mastering the fine arts of trucking-biz management in myriad ways. Two Small Fleet Champs among these finalists will walk away with the title belts at NASTC's annual conference Oct. 23 in Nashville.

October 3, 2025

Four fleets represented by the pictures above will square off in the final round of the Small Fleet Championship for the title belt in their respective categories October 23, 2025, at the annual NASTC conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

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A brick-and-mortar paid truck parking network, expanding quickly

Since its start just a couple years ago, the Freight Ninja owner-manager of secured parking facilities reservable by the month has expanded to more than 50 locations across the country. Their customer service, notes Long Haul Paul, makes you feel like you're "back in the 1990s," and that's a good thing.

September 19, 2025

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'Personal cyber hygiene' for owner-ops to help avoid scammers online

Cyber crooks get more and more creative with their tactics, yet there's plenty ways individual truckers play defense, starting with what two NMTFA cybersecurity experts call "personal cyber hygiene." An ongoing educational series goes deeper with two more sessions starting today, Sept. 17.

September 17, 2025

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Throw out your GPS: Trucking trip planning the old-school way

Eric Schmidt is convinced that GPS kills brain cells and recommends an old-school but practical way to meticulously plan trips: An atlas, a truck stop book, a few notebooks and the old CB radio.

September 17, 2025

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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

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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

The Small Fleet Championship's title belts are on the line for this year's competition, both to be delivered to a final winner in two categories after the final round October 23 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Let truckers be the judge: Enter Overdrive's Pride & Polish

The entry period for Overdrive's annual Pride & Polish virtual truck show is now open. Enter your truck today.

September 1, 2025

Rafael Gonzales's 1984 Peterbilt 359, 'Goldie,' sports a classic large car look. The rig took home the Antique category award, also placing third in Working Bobtail, in Overdrive's 2024 Pride & Polish awards. Enter the 2025 Pride & Polish contest here.

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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

The 'Driver' film will make its broadcast debut on Labor Day via PBS's POV series.

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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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Owner-operator Greg Labosky now pilots this 2025 International LT that bought new at the beginning of this year. The truck replaced a 2017 Freightliner Cascadia that, approaching 1 million miles, was costing the GDL Enterprise owner more in maintenance than he could countenance.

Minding Ps and Qs of costs, rates: Trucker of the Month Greg Labosky

Owner-operator Labosky continues to roll up profits as a power-only carrier in the Amazon Relay system, riding high on a new horse with a lot of road ahead -- a lot behind him, too. He recently crossed the 1-million-safe-mile threshold for his career.

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FMCSA fully engaged with owner-ops: OOIDA | DACA-recipient CDL holders have hope?

Randy Menkel and Never Satisfied Builds/J&L Contracting took home top honors in the 2026 Big Rig Build-Off at the Mid-America Trucking Show with their full-custom 1985 Peterbilt 359.

PKY results: Never Satisfied Builds' 1985 Peterbilt 359 captures big Build-Off win

Enter your own or another deserving owner's business (up to 3 trucks) in Overdrive's 2026 Trucker of the Year competition via this link.

Trucker of the Year John Penn honored at MATS among owner-op peers

DOT Secretary Sean Duffy talks to Overdrive ahead of his speech at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Both FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs and Duffy walked among the show attendees, answering questions off the cuff and vowing major change.

DOT's Duffy: 'Spot rates are going to go up' as FMCSA cracks down on fraudsters

FMCSA fully engaged with owner-ops: OOIDA | DACA-recipient CDL holders have hope?

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