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Custom Rigs
Owner of classic W9 specializes in survival: āI refuse to loseā
John Jaikes is clearly a hard-working independent and a proud show truck exhibitor. Whatās not so obvious is that heās a survivor ā of repeat bouts with cancer and a wreck with a possibly suicidal four-wheeler.
June 13, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Rearview: The heyday of mom and pop truck stops
Before the proliferation of large truck stop chains came to grace interstate highways, one-off mom-and-pop establishments found on two-lane highways were the norm. In the 1960s, the peak of such operations, Overdrive offered an advertising outlet for those small businesses to make their locations, products, services and amenities known to the nationās independent truckers.
June 9, 2016
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Overdrive Extra
SFD ruleās crash-risk disconnect: Data show most analyzed āUnfitā carriers donāt crash
ASECTTās Freedom of Information Act-obtained numbers show that 76 percent of carriers with five or fewer trucks, and who would have been flagged Unfit to operate under the proposed SFDās parameters, recorded no crashes in the 12 months following the analyzed āUnfitā determination. The numbers ā and the questions they present about the proposed ruleās methodology ā add to mounting pressure the agencyās faced since publishing the proposed rule in January.
June 3, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Whining vs. changing: The case for personal responsibility
Part of Overdriveās mission is to help owner-operators prosper as they choose their own destiny, an idea frequently echoed at Kevin Rutherfordās CMC Live event.
May 27, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Small carriers/owner-ops land 40% of freight contracted to large carriers, report claims
Freight being subcontracted to smaller carriers from larger ones is not news to the industry. But LaneAxis says its research shows the practice is perhaps more prevalent than previously though, given the large share of freight ā 42 percent of total bookings, says LaneAxis ā pushed to smaller carriers and owner-operators by some of the countryās largest.
May 26, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Rearview: Tool of the trade
Befitting the CBās repute of the era, Overdrive each month in the late 1970s published an entire section devoted to CBs, associated equipment, articles about truckers using CBs to chase on-the-run criminals and more.
May 4, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Fatalities down, injuries way up. What gives?
FMCSAās report says that the number of trucks involved in fatal accidents decreased 5 percent in 2014. The only problem is a conflicting statistic: Injuries in truck-involved wrecks increased by 21 percent. I asked around for explanations.
May 2, 2016
Overdrive Extra
The latest on speed limiters: Senate wants DOT to act now
Proponents of a speed limiter mandate, like some trucking lobbyists and so-called safety advocacy groups, appear tired of the DOT dragging its feet in getting the proposed rule published and have asked Congress to intervene.
April 28, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Off the clock: An hours of service alternative
Whatever happens for better or for worse, itās worth noting that a system based in reality ā the driverās true fitness for duty, not some rigid, almost arbitrary system cooked up by regulators ā could be a big improvement over a one-size-fits-all system that actually fits very few.
April 23, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Teamsters, safety groups to Congress: Donāt touch hours of service
Two key trucking items likely to see action in the appropriations process include a fix to the hours of service legislative screw-up from Congressā 2016 DOT appropriations law and the revival of the so-called āfederal authorityā provisions floated in recent transportation-related bills.
April 18, 2016
Overdrive Extra
A stranded truck, sub-zero temps, the smell of trouble
In this video, Mark Tricco recounts his encounter with a driver unprepared for being stranded in a Canadian winter.
April 6, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Rearview: Peterbilt ads through the years
From the long needle-nose models of the ā60s to the cabovers of the ā70s and ā80s, the 20-year reign of the iconic Model 379 and todayās modern aerodynamic tractor stylings, Peterbilt tractors have graced the back cover of Overdrive for nearly 40 years. Hereās a look at some of the truck makerās Overdrive ads through the decades.
April 6, 2016
Custom Rigs
Cadillac + custom International Eagle = The Game Changer
āI figured itās time we brought something different to the equation. Thatās why I call it The Game Changer,ā says owner Zebie Daniel.
March 26, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Highway ādevolutionā: How has it impacted owner-operators? Reader comments wanted
Owner-operators, how has your operation been affected by highway funding devolution? Greater congestion? More tolls? Greater variability in highway conditions from state to state? Let us know hereā¦
March 23, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Rearview: From risquƩ to recognition
Despite the fact that each issue featured hard-charging long-form articles and opinion pieces organizing trucker strikes and taking on powerful lobbyists and unions, many covers in Overdriveās first two decades sported a softer subject: the monthly Overdriveās Date Master.
March 18, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders advocates rail system to ātake trucks off the roadsā
Itās unclear whether he meant all trucks or just some trucks, but speaking this weekend, presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, running as a Democrat, told a crowd of supporters the U.S. could do āincredible thingsā like building a rail system to ātake trucks off the roadsā if heās elected president.
March 14, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Eight owner-operator takeaways from a trucking economistās talk
Here are some points made by trucking economist John Larkin, plus Overdriveās take on how they could have some bearing on owner-operators, especially independents.
March 10, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Dieselās roller-coaster ride: The thrill is gone, but not for all
Now that fuel surcharges are more entrenched, the plunge to below $2 a gallon after about three years in the $4 range has generated much less notice than similar price swings in prior years ā though thatās not a blanket truth for everyone.
February 23, 2016
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