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How to not just survive, but thrive, through the bottom of the freight markets
This week's Overdrive Radio features longtime owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford's guide to solidify the business base to take advantage of opportunities at the markets' bottom, and to excel for long-term trucking at the top.
November 27, 2023
The top 5 diesel fault codes, and emissions issues you can do something about
This week's Overdrive Radio episode features TA Petro service lead Homer Hogg's top five fault codes, and the actionable steps owner-operators and small fleets can take to guard against some of the most common issues seen in emissions.
November 20, 2023
How the Small Fleet Champs beat the down market in 2023
Overdrive's 2023 Small Fleet Champs and finalists are poised to make it through a rough freight economy with moves made in preparation for tough times. Gain insights via this edition of Overdrive Radio, a roundtable on building business for stability.
November 13, 2023
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Behind the owner-operator: An exemplary business and life partner
October Trucker of the Month John Schiltz owes a lot of his early success just to "hustle," as he puts it, yet he credits his wife and business partner, fellow owner-op Sarah Schiltz, with big parts of recent-history excellence.
November 6, 2023
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Electric trucks don't stand a chance, even in drayage, without more power infrastructure
Forum Mobility and other charging-infrastructure providers hope to help. In this Overdrive Radio edition, the story of Forum's foray into specialized services for drayage truckers.
October 30, 2023
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The 70-year career of a 'trucking legend,' Ken Greff
Trucking cross-country as an owner-operator at age 16, mountain downgrades with some of the first Jake brakes in Western Canada, a crash course in truck sales in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... The story of Ken Greff's 70-year career has all of it.
October 23, 2023
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Speed limiter mandate: Owner-operators call out FMCSA's misplaced priorities
"Instead of limiting the speed on trucks, they should really limit the speed on cars." --Trucker Andrew Axelson on where he and many others feel the real speeding problem lies. Also in this podcast, a dive into myriad mandate concerns.
October 17, 2023
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Super-sweet spot hauling chocolate for Roger and Rita Wilson's two-truck operation
In this week's Overdrive Radio, hear the clarion voices of a spectacular pair of owner-operators: Roger and Rita Wilson and their Chicago-area-based, two-truck Rita’s Absolute Trucking, pulling direct for an appreciative shipper in Blommer chocolate.
October 9, 2023
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If your trucking income's taken a beating this down cycle, you're not alone
The best of the best among owner-operator clients of ATBS have improved fuel mileage and maximized time efficiency as much as possible to hold the line. In this Overdrive Radio edition, find the firm's annual mid-year benchmarking analysis in full.
October 3, 2023
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Meet Tommy Marshall, lead hauler among ESPN College Gameday tour team truckers
In more ways than one, Overdrive News Editor Matt Cole directs traffic in this week's edition of Overdrive Radio with Game Creek Video entertainment-biz hauler Tommy Marshall, lead hauler for ESPN's College Gameday mobile TV production.
September 25, 2023
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History in his grasp with 1978 W900A on '96 Dodge chassis, '46 Brockway, more: Adam Johnson
The K&D Transport third-generation owner has established himself in the custom-truck world with Johnson Hill Customs and numerous projects, including these, that show a range of ingenuity but also a healthy respect for the business's history.
September 18, 2023
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Beating the odds in a 1989 Marmon, from Chicago construction dump to OTR
August Trucker of the Month Steven Massat on Overdrive Radio: After decades of dump work with various Chicago construction outfits as an owner-operator, what used to be his wintertime home leased to T Max is now a year-round affair.
September 11, 2023
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Inside the fight against cyber crime in brokered-freight networks
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, DAT's Jeff Hopper outlines how his company is attempting to more proactively police the load board's network, as others also scramble to boost security. Also: A broker it may be best to avoid.
September 4, 2023
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After Yellow's shutdown, trucker Chris Dowdy and his family pick up the pieces
With the LTL giant's implosion, though business press charts the financial missteps, ensuing lawsuits, battles over creditors and the like, what’s often lost in coverage is the toll it all takes on individuals cast off to scramble for the future.
August 28, 2023
Overdrive Radio
The best of the best from trucker-songwriter Tony Justice: Behind his 'Greatest Shifts'
The trucker-songwriter leading light's new record features six new tracks -- five originals plus a fantastic rendition of Jerry Reed's classic "Eastbound and Down" -- and 14 previously released highlights from four records. Track through it all here.
August 21, 2023
Overdrive Radio
Freight Fest: Host-to-host with Rahmel Wattley of the Truck N' Hustle podcast
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Houston, the second annual edition of the Freight Fest conference from Truck N' Hustle aims to bring networking and educational opportunity to attendees looking to grow and sustain business for the long term.
August 14, 2023
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She makes car-haul look easy: Trucker of the Month Crystal Rives
After hauling in the Texas oilfields as well as side dump, end dump, and liquid-bulk tanker and more, she's growing a base of car-haul customers under her own shingle. All this while guided by lessons learned from her grandfather.
August 7, 2023
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Owner-operators' worst roads in America, take two
Today on Overdrive Radio, several viewpoints on roads that especially need work. Yes, there's more worst-roads "accolades" for I-40, yet also callouts for poor pavement and/or dumb design on sections of I-10, I-20, I-74, U.S. 491 and others.
July 31, 2023
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