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A stolen truck, a freight scam and a big re-evaluation on the road to small fleet success
Hear CAP Trucking's success story, hauling from a home base in Florida, in this edition of Overdrive Radio -- in owner Chris Porricelli's own words. His is the voice of a man in clear control of his business after overcoming dramatic setbacks.
September 9, 2022
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Get ready for the downturn -- it's right around the corner
In Part 2 of this podcast featuring Owner-Operator of the Year Glen Horack, the Missouri-based hauler elaborates on themes of preparation by building the emergency nest egg. A big downturn is inevitable just about every 10 years, he said. Get ready.
September 2, 2022
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'Knock on wood,' Owner-Op of the Year Glen Horack's money-making ways set to grow
Listen in on lessons learned by decades-long owner Horack, who started team driving with his wife, Karla, after 2008, the one year -- "knock on wood," Horack said -- his one-truck business truly struggled in the depths of the Great Recession.
August 26, 2022
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The 20% rule: How brake-adjustment violations alone can put you out of service
In this podcast, a former inspector and compliance consultant details just how the out-of-service criteria around brakes adjustment work. A lot depends on knowing your chamber type and stroke length to effectively test your brakes to avoid violations.
August 19, 2022
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Trucker-songwriter Coby Langham delivers musical catharsis
For this Overdrive Radio special edition, Long Haul Paul takes the mic for a sitdown with the songwriter and Downey & Sons driver whose gorgeously crafted songs range from "gear-jamming toe-tappers to ballads bursting with Southern Gothic poetry."
August 12, 2022
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Remembering owner-ops Mark Mills, Jeff Seales on tough week for show hauler Clark Transfer
It’s been a sad week for everyone at Clark Transfer following the deaths of 30-year leased owner-op Jeff Seales and Mark Mills, leased there since 2018. In today's Overdrive Radio podcast, Clark's Charlie Deull remembers the two, and more.
August 5, 2022
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Connection engine for independents/private fleets, a haul for breast cancer, and a legend remembered
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, drop in to the details of Arrive Logistics new independent owner-op-to-private fleets freight connection engine, plus new philanthropic/production efforts from trucker-songwriter Tony Justice, and more.
July 29, 2022
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Tank operator Guy Archer on a roll, trucking with new music
More than a little original music in this edition of Overdrive Radio, and a talk with the 2021 Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search winner through his recent recordings, a four-song set on the Red Eye Radio stage at MATS in March, and more.
July 26, 2022
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Walcott show report: What can you learn from a truck-show recharge?
Our own Gary Buchs narrates Day One of the Walcott Truckers Jamboree, where generally upbeat owners delivered beautiful working rigs, plenty pride, and commitment to the culture of ownership. "In this country, I don't see us ever losing that drive."
July 15, 2022
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Two show-ready rigs -- and owners -- moving toward retirement in style
The diligence it requires to set yourself up to leave the road isn't exactly easily achievable, to say the least. Yet this well-matched pair of owner-ops have prepared better than many, set to ride out their last half-decade in two custom 389s.
July 8, 2022
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OTR to home: Making local trucking work with Mike 'The Boston Trucker' Gaffin, Terry Shelton
Gaffin, with a growing profile as a videographer, details his long history in, and huge love for, OTR trucking, running back to childhood with a trucking father, a Teamster turned OTR post-deregulation. Gaffin's run the reverse path back to local work.
June 24, 2022
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Maximum daily driving/duty flexibility in HOS, and the owner-op in pursuit of it
For this edition of Overdrive Radio, we're joined by Lee and Lisa Schmitt. Lee's exemption request from parts of the hours of service turned plenty heads when it hit the Federal Register recently. Also: We pause to recall an owner lost far too soon ...
June 17, 2022
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California trucking at a crossroads: AB 5, $7 diesel and a special truck show in the offing
Car-haul small fleet owner C.G. Soza of California's Central Valley has a lot on his plate: the $7-plus diesel he's seen this week, planning around AB 5 contingencies with his leased haulers, and more. Catch a preview here of his Merced truck show, too.
June 10, 2022
Small Fleet Champ
What do a three-year cargo-van expediter and Overdrive's 2021 Small Fleet Champ have in common?
Systems-focused pursuit of success guide both. Champ Silver Creek Transportation and its leader Jason Cowan's investment in people and data engagement processes underpins a company culture that’s about well more than operating at a profit.
June 1, 2022
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The cargo-van hustle: Break through limitations with business-systems focus
Cargo van expediter Breon Thomas is on a mission: To give a hand up to the generation of aspiring van business owners behind him with consultation that mere hustling won't get you where you want to go as an owner. Create your support structure to succeed.
May 24, 2022
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How politics and PR cloud 'zero emissions' reality -- digging into recent ATRI analysis
In this Overdrive Radio edition, drop into in-depth discussion with ATRI Vice President Dan Murray about research cutting through the "zero emissions" hype around battery/hydrogen-electric trucks. Brass-tacks reality paints a mixed picture.
May 13, 2022
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Fuel-market insanity: A tale of two loads, bedrock cost control, rates-management tactics
Fuel is out of hand, and in today's edition of Overdrive Radio, NASTC President David Owen and Overdrive Small Fleet Champ Jason Cowan, offer insight on why, ways to combat. Also: Tactics to keep rates where they need to be. Don't forget your best tool.
May 6, 2022
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'All drivers': Support, recruiting inclusivity highlight mission of LGBTQ+ Truck Driver Network
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, find insight from a conversation with network cofounder Bobby Coffey-Loy about the org's truck-show debut at MATS last month. Also: Extra from Long Haul Paul, remembering one among the very best in heavy haul.
April 29, 2022
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