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Expedited conversations before the storm with operator Nancy Hudson, small fleet owner Eric Escobar
Operator Nancy Hudson, owner operator and fleet owner Eric Escobar discuss expedited hauling in this week's episode of Overdrive Radio's podcast.
August 10, 2018
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Toward reinvigorating camaraderie among haulers: Introducing road chaplain, owner-op and Overdrive Extra blogger Clifford Petersen
For regular Overdrive readers, Petersen may need no introduction, as heās written several blog posts in recent times in which he draws on his experience over a few decades now in and out of trucking. His last time away, though, gave him a new purpose in his approach to the industry and, as he notes, a desire to leave it better than he found it initially.
August 6, 2018
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Podcast: Expediter of the Year Tim Paxton on cargo van expediting and his businessā future
Recorded prior to Tim Paxton's award, Overdrive discusses challenges faced by him and others' small-vehicle trucking operations. Check it out on Overdrive.
July 27, 2018
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Podcast: The demise of One20 Trucking, and its owner-opās efforts to get paid
Owner-operators Lee and Lisa Schmitt say they are owed over $4000 for loads carried in early May before the One20 buyout announcement. Listen on Overdrive Radio
July 19, 2018
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A āmalfunction junctionā where ELDs meet hours enforcement: Owner-operator Jon Hoseās OOS story
The independent shares his story of being put out of service with a false-log violation in Missouri early in June. The violation was a result of en-route malfunctions of his One20 F-ELD, and offers insights on how inspectors are handling en-route malfunctions, and how you can be prepared for one should it happen to you.
July 12, 2018
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A new way to do reefer washouts: Produce brokerās āHealthy Trailerā machine
Produce broker Pam Youngās response to the Food Safety Modernization Actās new FDA rules for sanitary transportation of fresh food was to conceive of and build a new automated reefer washout machine that incorporates a variety of sanitary techs, including the use of UV light, among others.
June 29, 2018
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Mailbag round on the One20 F-ELDās demise; freight-partnership talk with a West Coast produce broker
Overdrive Radio's podcast covers One20 F-ELD's demise, Pam Young & Company's produce brokerage business in California, business relationships, and more
June 22, 2018
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Update from SuperRigs, Nashville on Australian troubadour Jayne Denhamās run through U.S. trucking
Australian singer-songwriter Jayne Denham makes an appearance on Overdrive Radio's podcast before performing at SuperRigs in Nashville on June 16, 2018
June 15, 2018
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ELD impacts, take 3,456,891: Talking paid reserved parking, hurry-up dynamics, training and more with owner-op Carolyn Carroll
Listen to Carolyn Carroll explain the benefits of reserved parking and how she fairs as a truck driver in a male-dominated profession on Overdrive Radio.
June 8, 2018
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How long will good times in the economy last? And: Mailbag from the no-parking trail
Truckstop.com panelists discuss predictions for how long economic conditions will continue to favor trucking. Plus, owner-operator expresses parking dismay.
June 1, 2018
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The āAmazon effectā and opportunities for small fleets, owner-ops who can cash in
Part 1 of this edition of Overdrive Radio podcast delves into the opportunities and dilemmas small carriers, owner-operators, and brokers currently face.
May 25, 2018
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ELD-exempt (or not) trucking with W. Joel Baker: Inspections, adjustments, bedrock profitability
In the latest Channel 19 article, W. Joel Baker discusses inspections, adjustments, bedrock profitability. Also, check out some of his most recent hauls.
May 18, 2018
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Trucking needs the ābrotherhood virusā to come alive, spread
Listen to Overdrive Radio's podcast to hear what owner-operator Jim Bardsley has to say about his 30+ year trucking career, the trucking industry, and more.
May 11, 2018
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Mailbag: Most readers feel ELDs have exacerbated parking issues
A run through the mailbag on Overdrive Radio with contrarians on and, mostly, true believers in the notion that the ELD mandate has exacerbated parking issues around the nation. And: A little detail on an hours-enforcement-with-ELD situation that begged for officer leniency, and none was to be had.
May 4, 2018
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Will FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez thread the needle toward hours change?
Colleagues James Jaillet and Davis Hollis joined me for this special edition Overdrive Radio podcast about their interview of FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez at MATS. Full audio of that interview is included, with further thoughts on hours-change potential in light of recent Congressional moves to grease the skids for it, so to speak, on tap for withdrawal, according to aides. ā¦
April 26, 2018
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Donāt have to be a āone-and-doneā: Know your customer to survive/thrive in the first year with carrier authority
For most new independent owner-ops, emphasizes Kevin Rutherford in this edition of Overdrive Radio, the customer (fundamentally the entity that pays your business for its service) is one, a few or several brokers. Too many owner-ops fail to see or treat their brokers like a customer, without which failure is any businessā destiny. And: A view from the other side with small broker Al Zellmer.
April 20, 2018
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Amazon: The 800-pound gorilla still in need of a few good lumpers
This weekās Overdrive Radio podcast edition tells the story of an Amazon load hauled by Gary and Ondena Caraway, whose fine print said 12-48 hours would be required for unload at the Edwardsville, Ill., facility. When that 48 hours turned into a weekā¦. Well, letās just say they were not happy indeedā¦.
April 12, 2018
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Parking, ELDs, advocacy, self-insurance (ālevel the playing field,ā anyone?) and more with Tilden Curl
This edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features a talk with owner-operator Tilden Curl, who believes removal of the self-insurance option for motor carriers might, ādare I say it, ālevel the playing fieldā,ā he says, when it comes to the price put on risk in underwriting standards put on carriers of all sizes, with numerous implicationsā¦
March 30, 2018
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