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90-plus-inch double-bunk sleeper in a cargo van? You bet
Cargo-van owner-operators Darren and Trish Ayres, in this edition of Overdrive Radio, haul in the CDL-required hazmat military-freight niche, and worked with Oak Ridge, Tenn.-based Fastlane Products to build a unique sleeper set-up in their Mercedes Sprinter van. Also: More onerous inspection practices that could use discouragement.
March 15, 2019
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1970s, 2010s trucking parallels, and: Hauling away (or into) the headaches with a cargo van
In this edition of Overdrive Radio find audio from part of Max Heineâs talk with John Strong about his memories of the 1970s and beyond, and more from my own sit-down with Load Oneâs John Elliott, about headache boxes checked by the cargo van hauling niche in expediting â not without its significant challengesâŚ
March 8, 2019
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More slow-rollinâ supporting shutdown call: A talk with owner-op Brian Bucenell
Owner-operator Brian Bucenellâs 2002 Peterbilt 379 was among the 100 or so trucks that participated in the âslow rollâ event in Indianapolis last week. Bucenellâs also helping put on a Virginia âslow rollâ event tomorrow, March 2, both of which he speaks to in this Overdrive Radio podcast.
March 1, 2019
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Raise scam awareness â How to combat expensive online fakery; More from âLong Haul Paulâ
An online security expert addresses an audience to increase their digital awareness in order to combat online scams. Read more right here on Overdrive Online.
February 22, 2019
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A closer look at the freight-demand and planning app for owner-ops with Load One
In the sort of emergency-freight service that is the expedited trucking business, having information about where best to be for the next load is, to say the least, a difficult proposition. Load Oneâs âUltimate Advantageâ smartphone app, though, delivers relevant demand information to leased owner-ops, as Load One head John Elliott explains in this weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast,
February 15, 2019
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Further dissection of post-ELD mandate crash rates, and the blues of Watermelon Slim
The Overdrive Radio podcast highlighted a recent study around potential safety-sensitive impacts of the ELD mandate. Get more details on it here on Overdrive.
February 8, 2019
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Local/regional fuel hauling and the winter volume boost, cost tradeoffs and more
This weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast features small fleet owner Dave Marti of Forrest, Ill., with six power units leased to Transport Services of Sullivan, Ill., hauling fuel in the region around his home base, and a newly built six-bay shop. Balancing the volume/cost tradeoffs is one of the many calculations the ownerâs learned to make over his years in business.
February 1, 2019
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Preparing for the impossible, shutdown pessimism and the divisions in trucking history
Steve Bixler on those situations when contingency plans come up short, his long advocacy for an experienced-driver regs-review panel, the history of the âshutdownâ and whatâs changed since he started in the 1970s, and more in this Overdrive Radio podcast. Also: Slow roll convoy in the offing in Illinois this weekend âŚ
January 25, 2019
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Growing pains of small trucking: Midnight Xpress on blown motors, hiring mistakes and more
In the half-year since we first talked with Midnight Xpress co-owner Andre Jackson for the Overdrive Radio podcast, small fleet expansion plans continue to be implemented, though theyâve shifted with a breakdown of the first truck Jackson and partners added, among other issues â including hiring mistakes made.
January 18, 2019
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âDynamexâ ABC test âan unfair hammer to legitimate contractorsâ â view from a small fleet, and a contractor
The latest podcast is talk with the owner of, and a contractor with, Southern California-based Angus Transportation, the now three-truck business of Jimmy Nevarez, the source of the quotation in the headline, hitting on the problematic nature of the independent contractor classification test for truckers who value entrepreneurial leased relationships and much more.
January 11, 2019
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2018 âcoulda planned betterâ: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbysonâs skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated âshoulda planned betterâ to more than two podcasts dedicated to recognizing the many best-avoided games brokers play in contracts ⌠and much more besides.
December 31, 2018
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Weighing ECM retune options, or full-on emissions defeats, with enforcement risk
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, I went in-depth my colleague James Jaillet about his reporting on the EPAâs increasing willingness to wield the enforcement sword around heavy-duty emissions modifications, and what owner-operators should weigh when thinking about ECM retunes. Also: owner-op Dean DeSantis on improving OEM emisisons tech.
December 14, 2018
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On the âflower gravy trainâ: Direct-ship greenhouse freight, 10-4 D.C. convoy and more with Scott Hampton
Hampton pulled hoppers before transitioning to the operation heâs in today, which he describes as his âflower gravy trainâ doing multi-drop distribution runs for shipper Dallas Johnson Greenhouse in Council Bluffs. Also in this latest Overdrive Radio edition, the tale of how he got back to the front of the 10-4 D.C. convoy that Oct. Saturday in Northern Virginia
December 7, 2018
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Beware what you sign with brokers: Freight-payment offsetting of cargo claims a âsuckerâs gameâ
Ever had a broker give you load after load following a cargo claim, then never pay you for any of them? Such can be the case when âright to offsetâ clauses are included in a brokerage contract. Issues discussed in this Overdrive Radio edition with transportation attorney Hank Seaton, with an outline also of ways to revamp the safety-rating system for small-fleet/owner-op benefit.
December 3, 2018
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Truckers helping foster 12-year-old Robbie Welshâ creative journey
In this edition Overdrive Radio, St. Louis mother Sarah Welsh details how the trucking community, particularly a variety of owner-operators among it, has helped foster her 12-year-old son Robbieâs passion for so many things trucking â and particularly: âmeeting drivers to talk about their trucks,â Sarah says. A kindred spirit, as it were. MoreâŚ
November 19, 2018
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How a â96 Classic came to be âThe Goose,â and: Hope for small-biz primacy with FMCSA?
So just how did Daniel and Phyllis Snowâs 1996 Freightliner Classic XL come to be called âThe Gooseâ? In this Overdrive Radio podcast, the independent owner-operators tell that story. Also: A bit of stumping for the importance of small business in trucking from none other than the top motor carrier safety regulator in the nation,
November 9, 2018
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Hurricane relief hauling with Fla. owner-op Tim Philmon; and a look at ATAâs fed/state agenda
In the latest Overdrive Radio podcast, take a run through Hurricane Michael relief efforts with the front-line FEMA shuttle relief operation Florida-based independent Tim Philmon contracted to in its wake. Also: James Jaillet offers insight into what to expect from ATAâs regs/legislative agenda going forward. Itâs not all bad news, ultimately.
November 1, 2018
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The living legacy of the âBlackOutâ veterans-tribute Freightliner, and: Small fleet growth elsewhere
A couple weeks out from Veterans Day, this weekâs podcast walks through recent additions to the BlackOut 1999 Freightliner veterans-tribute and memorial truck and more Chuck Timbrook following a health scare two years ago. Also: More from owner-op Rob Hallahanâs small fleet growth with other owner-ops.
October 26, 2018
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