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We're thankful! And: Kick the tires of Overdrive's new 'Load Profit Analyzer'
A message of thanks to all the owner-operators in the audience. And: First look at a load profit comparison calculator we'd love for you to kick the tires on. Take a run through Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer.
November 28, 2024
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Broker 'confessions' novel aims at seedy underbelly of digital freight culture
"Confessions of a Freight Broker" is authored by a former broker and here reviewed by Long Haul Paul, who notes it's time for a serious conversation about money, and how much of it in trucking is making its way to those behind the wheel.
November 27, 2024
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March 24, 2025
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Time to put an owner-operator behind the wheel of FMCSA?
"I like a challenge," said owner-operator Lee Schmitt of his campaign to head FMCSA. Schmitt has been working the incoming Trump administration, and promises to bring experience, hard work to the agency.
November 26, 2024
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You don’t get any do-overs: A word of caution about expanding by leasing on owner-operators
"Once it goes wrong, just like it did for me, it’s too late." The words of W. Joel Baker here offer a warning for one-truck owners against too-quick expansion without careful preparation and due diligence around operators you're contracting with.
November 13, 2024
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The 'death-defying adventures,' songwriting, rig-rock rise of The Franklin County Trucking Company
The bad boys of trucking music are back with their fourth studio album in seven years, “The Death-Defying Adventures of The Franklin County Trucking Company.” It's a doozy of a listen, and Long Haul Paul here details the record with the bandleaders.
November 6, 2024
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Academia to OTR: Leased operator Wes Harman and 'The Bee' 2024 Cascadia
Prime-leased Wes Harman has almost paid the rig off in full. When Long Haul Paul met Harman, he notes, "I could have as easily believed the former English professor turned reefer hauler to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 trucking concern."
October 29, 2024
Overdrive Extra
$1/gal: A fuel holy grail?
Or just an example of the limits of technology? In this case, despite two different fuel-price-info apps showing $1/gal. at the same South Dakota truck stop, turns out ...
October 23, 2024
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After the accident: Understanding downtime claims for owner-operators and small fleets
Attorney Kelsea Eckert notes truck owners have a right to downtime compensation from at-fault parties in most states. Those parties' insurers, however, may not volunteer the information. It’s important to prove the loss, push for rightful compensation.
October 22, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Four finalist fleets to square off at NASTC show
Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship advances to the ring, with a panel of judges selecting four finalists, two in each size division, to meet in Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. 7 for the final rounds. Meet the finalists here.
October 11, 2024
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When customer facilities get too risky for business
You are the "'captain of that 18-wheeled ship,' and it's your responsibility, ultimately, to make decisions that keep you and others safe." --Gary Buchs on risk-management lessons learned in collaboration with shipper/receiver customers to improve.
October 2, 2024
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Will you vote? Resources on registration, early voting, absentee ballots, more
"I’m here to tell you your single vote matters. Just a bit more than half of eligible voters typically cast votes. Low turnout ... fundamentally means individual votes carry significant weight." --Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs
September 18, 2024
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How truckers can flip the script on the negativity trap
How to overcome automatic negative thoughts (ANTs), stuck in an eastbound traffic jam with westbound clear. Thoughts of persecution (usually only within one’s mind) bleed easily into real relationships. Yet there's a path forward past the ANTs.
September 13, 2024
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Trucking on the National Mall: Tony Justice to perform at TenFour D.C. event this year
Fred Bowerman, a longtime organizer, hopes for improved participation in this year's TenFour event. As this video makes clear, sponsorships from a variety of trucking vendors, organizations and fleets have bolstered participating drivers' plans.
September 11, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Truck parking bullpens at shippers: Make it mandatory?
Long Haul Paul asks this question after an uncommonly positive experience with the truck bullpen and a welcoming attitude at C&S Wholesale Grocers in Plant City, Florida. Here, point of view from five stakeholders, from owner-ops to safety directors.
September 3, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Survival strategies for this down market -- and the next one: Live Aug. 22
Join us next week to participate in a roundtable with three pros all at different points on their journey through the trucking world, detailing lessons learned from and moves made in response to the cost/revenue squeeze.
August 14, 2024
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Final Waupun Truck-N-Show kicks off
The 35th Waupun Truck-N-Show is underway through Saturday night in Waupun, Wisconsin, with hundreds of trucks expected for the event.
August 9, 2024
Overdrive Extra
UPDATE: Would-be FMCSA registration hackers claim to fight fraud with latest phishing expedition
FMCSA's latest impersonators in the "hacker community" are sending a fake information request claiming to be protecting carriers against fraud. And: How's this for a hotshot? Small fleet owner Rudy Yakym Jr.'s maiden semi-retired voyage in '22 Ram 5500.
July 25, 2024
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After engine failure, owner-op John Fuller's lucky lease on his business' life
Fuller's been on a long haul now through trucking, back to "feeling like a rookie again" in a 2025 Freightliner he's lucky to have, as Overdrive Extra contributor Gary Buchs notes. Here, Fuller's outlook for business after a fairytale series of events.
August 6, 2024
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