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#Parkingdesert in the eye of the beholder
In which âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoefer tests his own and readersâ conflicting contentions about parking availability on the I-75 corridor north and south of Atlanta. ⌠âReading some of your responses reminded me of an incident that took place at the West Memphis Petro back in 1997.â âŚ
June 6, 2018
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Diamonds are a girlâs best friend: 1974 Diamond Reo conventional
Don Christner learns the history behind Junior Elmore's 1974 Diamond Reo and gets an inside look into a "lazy man's truck." Step back in time with Overdrive.
May 30, 2018
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Report from a #parkingdesert
With almost 250 fewer semi-truck parking spaces available along GA's I-75 corridor, truck drivers are facing new dilemmas in the wake of the ELD mandate.
May 29, 2018
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The classic trucks of retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore of Wyoming
Don Christner stops to photograph retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore's collection of classic trucks from the '70s and '80s. Check them out on Overdrive.
May 16, 2018
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Faces of the road: Dawn L. at the diesel desk and her extended family
From her childhood in the Mojave Desert to befriending professional truckers, Long Haul Paul stops to learn more about Dawn L., a Pilot diesel cashier.
May 14, 2018
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Will it take a disaster to truly fix driver training?
Implementation of the FMCSA bill is ongoing, with full compliance required in February 2020. Will this new ruling help fix truck driving training? Details here.
May 8, 2018
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Truckers lose in the authenticity battles and baseless accusation flinging between ATA, OOIDA
At a time when the industry seems at least in some ways to be coalescing around a few pressing issues â need for hours of service reform, a lack of parking and battered highways, to name a few â the groups only stand to hang their members out to dry by continuing to throw punches.
May 3, 2018
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Faces of the Road: Retired hauler and fleet owner Theldon Thornburgh
The latest in Long Haul Paulâs series capturing voices from the road: Theldon Thornburgh reflects on his long career, beginning in a 1930s/40s gas-powered International: âI was pretty lucky. I think I traveled 5.2 million miles and never did have a chargeable accidentâŚâ
April 30, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Sidestepping the âmushy middleâ of autonomous vehicles
High levels of automation in cars and trucks on public highways could be decades away. If thatâs what it takes, itâs worth waiting for, as recent autonomous mishaps showâŚ
April 26, 2018
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Open a can of realism before buying that first truck
The decision to buy that first truck: While itâs often driven by an emotional sense of just how much better life will be, ultimately, strive to find the truth in your own calculus. We can be very good at lying to ourselves to justify our desires.
April 24, 2018
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A few points on scoring better rates from owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford
Rutherfordâs take on rates, deadheading, âcheap freight,â broker relationships and more.
April 18, 2018
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Is âmoving the hours finish lineâ the right tack for change?
Owner-op Gary Buchs on hours-change potential, including recent bills and petitions: âPeople regularly pontificate about how much better trucking was with the old 10/8 rules and more sleeper splits. Iâd challenge these memories somewhat with a reminder that we still got tired, and that the working environment for trucking was very different.â âŚ
April 13, 2018
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Faces of the Road: Mary Gauthier and her new record of songs written with military veterans
How âMercy Nowâ folk singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier came to pen the 11 tracks on her new âRifles and Rosary Beadsâ record working with military veterans as cowriters, the latest in âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoeferâs âFaces of the Roadâ series.
April 10, 2018
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OOIDAâs Todd Spencer talks driver pay, âdriver shortageâ in live Fox Business segment
In a live segment aired last week on Fox Newsâ spinoff Fox Business, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Acting President Todd Spencer fielded questions from host Stuart Varney about â what else? â the countryâs âserious shortage of truck drivers,â as Varney put it.
April 4, 2018
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What is your time worth?
âHow many of us, if asked, could accurately quote what our time is worth, per hour, based on actual and complete data? No emotion, no pie in the sky guessing, just the cold hard facts.â Gary Buchs on numbers analysis toward establishing per-hour rates for healthy profit.
April 3, 2018
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Brian Hardman, broker of Fulmer Logistics: âLoad boards are a gamble, for me and for carriersâ
And more from Hardman, whose two decades as a broker follow time driving OTR, among other things. His business, built on close relationships with a core team of owner-operators, is the focus of the second installment in âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoeferâs âFaces of the Roadâ series.
March 28, 2018
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Technology and maximizing your most precious resource
How technology is âchanging some of what I want to believe about my business,â in the words of owner-operator Gary Buchs, in this his debut on the Overdrive Extra blog. Among techâs benefits: freeing up the resource of time âto study the markets and pursue new customers, making my business more efficient.â
March 20, 2018
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Analyst notes potential offset to ELDsâ productivity hit
Todd Amen of ATBS predicts that the strong freight market, and with it owner-operator net income, will continue to grow into 2019.
March 15, 2018
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