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Cost increases are coming — your rates need to reflect that sooner than later
Take advice from a veteran owner-operator and begin adjusting your own cost basis and rates now, rather than waiting until increases have long taken place.
December 21, 2020
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2020 through the rearview: From hours reforms to rates chaos and stories from the road, unwinding a tumultuous 12 months
HOS reforms. How COVID changed drivers' day to day. Managing money amid the chaos. Stories of truckers weathering the storm. Rights on the road. Custom trucks.
December 30, 2020
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Stop the presses! It’s a new phase for Overdrive
The December issue is our last print edition for Overdrive, but our website and email newsletters will continue to give you the news you need. Read more here.
December 18, 2020
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Making the case for renewed trucking pride
After a tough year, owner-operator Clifford Petersen opens up about his renewed sense of trucking pride and his glass-half-full outlook for 2021.
December 9, 2020
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6 tasks to assess 2020 and set biz priorities for 2021
Did your owner-operator business hit its goals for 2020? What can you do to adjust for 2021? Check out these 6 steps for assessing your business on Overdrive.
December 3, 2020
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Calling out ‘dysfunctional’ trucking regs, OOIDA’s Spencer asks Biden to slot him as FMCSA boss
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced that Todd Spencer has reached out to Biden to express interest in FMCSA administration position.
December 1, 2020
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Learning to see: Your recognition could solve a crime, save a life
Truck drivers' vigilance and recognition of a myriad situations along the highways could solve a crime and save a life. Take these two men as examples.
November 23, 2020
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When a pandemic gets personal, or ‘Why I wear a mask’
The pandemic gets personal for Long Haul Paul. Read his tribute to two friends stricken with COVID-19 and why he chooses to wear a mask on Overdrive.
November 16, 2020
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‘The most difficult part was logging in’: Independent trucker walks through DOT Clearinghouse self-check process (with step by step photos)
Independent operators and small fleets must have DOT Clearinghouse check completed by Jan. 5, 2021. Learn about the self-check process here on Overdrive.
November 13, 2020
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Owner-operator, independent contractor: It’s all in the definition
Overdrive contributor Clifford Petersen here breaks down the conversation around current pursuit of the defining 'independent contractor' at the federal level.
November 9, 2020
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Trucker Mike Sheffield channels coal country, CB riffing with ‘Hammer Down Again’ album
Long Haul Paul interviews trucker and songwriter Mike Sheffield for the "Faces of the Road" series. Learn more about Sheffield and his music on Overdrive.
November 2, 2020
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Hotshot trucker’s tough 2020 ride: Slow loads and a major breakdown, but ‘hope for a bright spring’
Hotshotter Matt Tabor discusses the impact of 2020 on his hotshot trucking operation while looking forward to a brighter spring. Details on Overdrive.
October 29, 2020
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Growing a fleet? Don’t forget this basic rule
Treating your drivers like family is a good start for growing your small fleet. Heed this advice and more from three of Overdrive's Small Fleet Champ finalists.
October 26, 2020
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This bill is hard to predict, easy to ignore, but always comes due
If you let taxes be a psychological manipulator, they'll interfere with logical decision-making. Learn how to improve your business outcomes here on Overdrive.
October 26, 2020
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‘It’s right there in the law’: Owner-operator talks forced ELD switch, pressing brokers on rates transparency
"As a trucking company and as a contractor, you have the right to take advantage of that and have the broker submit that info to you. It's up to you."
October 21, 2020
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Faces of the Road: Annette Wilcox, a fresh perspective on life OTR
Retired truck driver, Annette Wilcox, recounts life over the road in her book "Bumping The Dock: A Story of God’s Grace and an 18-Wheeler". Details here.
October 19, 2020
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Practicing the ideal of unconditional love amid the unrest of our time
Bigotry had been around long before Jesus’s time, and his interactions with those deemed unworthy put him at the center of controversy with the leaders of his time.
October 14, 2020
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‘If I go over 3 hours on a break, does it count against my 14?’ — More questions and answers about new HOS regs
What happens if you go over the three hours on the shorter break? Does it go toward your 14 hours? That and more explored here...
October 9, 2020
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