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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
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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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Videos show Tesla Semis towing trailers on California roadways
See the videos here, including footage of a Tesla Semi being followed down the highway, one of a Semi making a turn across a highway into a supercharging station and another showing the truckâs quick acceleration.
March 15, 2018
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Faces of the Road: Open-deck specialized hauler Randy âKemosabbiâ Cunha
Do shippers and in-house brokers have an interest in seeing to it that their freight bill isnât financing someoneâs Maserati? âShippers need to become more educated about what happens to these loads once theyâre given to the brokers,â Cunha says, in this âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoeferâs Overdrive Extra debut.
March 13, 2018
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Pilot Flying J fuel rebate saga all but over, company poised to press forward
Pilot Flying J appears on the cusp of being free from the ongoing legal woes that mounted in the wake of the scandalâs 2013 uncovering, poised to move out from the shadows of the saga that has plagued it for a half decade.
February 27, 2018
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Infrastructure fixes running out of gas
We canât expect tomorrowâs dwindling fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to adequately fund already under-funded highways while the e-powered elite rides free.
February 17, 2018
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Hot economy pushes flatbeddersâ income way above their peers
ATBS averages for independents and dry van haulers in 2017 were close to $60,000, but reefer haulers averaged only $49,267.
February 8, 2018
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Truckers, tell us your Valentineâs story of happiness or heartbreak
As Valentineâs Day approaches, Overdrive would like to share your stories about finding or losing love, or the creative ways youâve kept it alive.
February 6, 2018
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