Overdrive Radio

Oversize hauler's shower solution for small sleepers | More 'Winter from hell' on I-80
Landstar-leased heavy-specialized owner-operator Andy Freedman walks Overdrive Radio through his career and the long road to an inexpensive mobile shower solution fit even for 70-inch sleepers. Also: Passing the mic to Paul in Wyo.'s "winter from hell."
March 17, 2023
Youtube
Team Dreamline: Success designed, executed for a long-term home
The owner-operator dream team hauls leased to Southern Pride Trucking, the culmination of about a decade spent designing and executing their plan for a long-term home as business owners. Hear their story on Overdrive Radio here.
March 10, 2023
overdrive radio
Can you hear the difference? New dual-mode AM/FM CB radios
Cobra's Mark Karnes here tells the story of the petition that the company put to the FCC to allow the use of FM rather than just standard AM in CB Radios. With new dual-mode radios out now, Overdrive Radio samples differences in sound quality, clarity.
March 3, 2023
overdrive radio
Running the lease roads to well sites with tank operator Edward Jackson of John McGee Trucking
This bumpy, slippery run with an operator at one of Overdrive's 2022 Small Fleet Champs pulled the small fleet's bread and butter: Production water from oil and gas fields in Northern Louisiana. Ride along to unload in this Overdrive Radio edition
February 24, 2023
Edward Jackson
Bust up the stigma around mental health for a chance at a better trucking life
Attitudes around mental health are changing for the better, though some stigma remains -- that's among the messages of Clifford Petersen, who in this podcast narrates his long struggle, and mission to be a support lifeline for OTR haulers like himself.
February 20, 2023
Youtube
How to be 'as bad as an accountant' to ensure long-term success
January's owner-operator Trucker of the Month tells his story, from his start as a flatbed-pulling hotshotter in a one-ton dually to stumbles through other trucks and growing "as bad as an accountant" with a focus on costs, revenue and profit per-trip.
February 10, 2023
Overdrive Radio Feb. 10, 2023, cover
One owner-op's long road to steady dry-bulk freight, for the whole family
In this Overdrive Radio edition out on a dry-bulk haul with Kentucky-based John McCormick, the owner-operator lays out his own and his father's different histories in trucking. Their stories converged in recent years on this regular run.
February 3, 2023
Youtube
‘Common sense, you’ve got it for a reason’ -- Use your CB already, owner-ops say
And if you don’t run with a CB, get one. Too many seem to think that the CB is little more than a “movie prop from a silly movie from the 1970s,” as Kenneth Williams put it, echoing the sentiment of a bevy of truckers after a deadly highway pileup.
January 24, 2017
youtube thumbnail with overdrive radio logo sponsored by howes with a major car pile up in winter weather and a CB mic
Trucking like a locomotive in restored 1960s Kenworths
In this Overdrive Radio edition, log hauler, writer, podcaster Gord Magill drew out more of Edison Motors cofounder Chace Barber’s story about his unique approach to electric-drive trucks, with some surprising benefits and potential applications.
January 27, 2023
Youtube thumbnail
Keep Trucking with small fleet owner Mike Nelms, integrating biz education into operations
In today's Overdrive Radio podcast, the story of how Nelms built a 22-truck fleet by including distinctly educational efforts into ops. Also hear how 30-year-old Caroline Correa clears $9K-$11K a month as a small fleet investor leased with Nelms.
January 20, 2023
overdrive radio youtube thumbnail with mike nelms and keep trucking transportation
Battery-electric's trucking reality -- parking shortage will 'look a whole lot worse'
If the entirety of the U.S. vehicle fleet, including owner-operators' trucks, suddenly transitioned to battery-electric, what level of electric power generation would it take? What kind of materials demands? Furthermore, how much worse would parking get?
January 13, 2023
Overdrive Radio 1 13 23 Youtube
Owner-operators' 2023 income expectations trend sharply negative
Asked in the final month of 2022 to assess prospects for business income in 2023, 6 in 10 owners saw either a downtick coming or more of the same as the challenging year of 2022. This episode of Overdrive Radio in part offers strategies for dealing.
January 6, 2023
California Weigh Station
Survive a heart attack, fight freight fraud, button up the business: 2022 on Overdrive Radio
Another day, another year nearly in the books. Today, our annual podcast year-in-review, a big one for trucking as an owner-operator, with absolutely huge challenges. Run back through 2022 to spark a new idea or two, renew old goals.
December 30, 2022
Youtube
Owner-op's vets-tribute FLD and Kentucky trailer, and its story of sacrifice, achievement and hope
Household-goods-hauling owner-operator Steven Meyer's custom-wrapped Kentucky trailer delivers the "Remember, Honor, Teach" message of Wreaths Across America with five distinctive histories, interlocking histories.
December 23, 2022
Overdrive Radio 12 23 Youtube
Semi Sam delivers: Three new children's books shed light on trucking for young minds
BulkLoads.com proprietor Jared Flinn adds to the slim canon of children's literature involving the trucking business with "The Trucking Adventures of Semi Sam," now with three (and counting) published books in the series.
December 16, 2022
Youtube
Why hazmat-tank veteran Angelique Temple went out on her own
The drive toward business ownership was strong for Temple all throughout her 20-plus years pulling tankers as a company driver. When the youngest of her six children was finally grown, and after a lot of planning, she made the jump. Hear why here.
December 9, 2022
Overdrive podcast 12/9/22 YouTube cover
Custom champs: A run in the 'Bandit' '21 W900L
It’s not just the classic black-and-gold throwback paint scheme from Smokey & the Bandit that's behind the name of this owner's rig. The Pride & Polish-winning W900L is now rolling memorial to John McCormick's "Bandit" Yorkie's memory.
December 2, 2022
YouTube thumbnail with overdrive radio logo sponsored by howes
ELD mandate and rising crash rates -- cause or just correlation?
The question of cause and effect around the ELD mandate is certainly a conversation starter for owner-operators. Attendant to Matt Cole’s recent ELDs/safety reporting, these multiple voices offering perspective where the rubber meets the road.
November 25, 2022
overdrive radio
Page 1 of 26
Next Page
Top Stories
Youtube
Overdrive Radio
Oversize hauler's shower solution for small sleepers | More 'Winter from hell' on I-80
Landstar-leased heavy-specialized owner-operator Andy Freedman walks Overdrive Radio through his career and the long road to an inexpensive mobile shower solution fit even for 70-inch sleepers. Also: Passing the mic to Paul in Wyo.'s "winter from hell."
truck inspector, driver exiting cab
Regulations
Proposed CSA-scores change a mixed bag, particularly for hours of service category
old blue rotted kenworth
Business
Trucking's 'bloodbath,' a year later: How some owner-ops hold the line
Mike Boston with semi truck
Business
‘I know I’m going to get hurt’: Small fleet owner leads boycott of TQL
Dezl Trucking Headsets
Sponsor Content
Dezl Trucking Headsets
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
Oversize hauler's shower solution for small sleepers | More 'Winter from hell' on I-80
More episodes »
Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherSoundcloud
White Papers
Four Ways to Offset Increased Driver Compensation
When you’re paying more to find, train and retain qualified drivers, it’s more critical than ever to offset costs and balance your spending. But how?
DownloadView All