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âBringing the cultural diversity of trucking togetherâ: ELD protest outcomes
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, youâll hear ELD protest part organizer Scott Reedâs reflection on outcomes and next steps, and owner-operator Mike Landis offers his narration of what it was like to have been a part of the effort, with his 1999 Peterbilt cabover along for the ride.
October 27, 2017
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âItâs time somebody starts looking out for the little guyâ â more voices from the ELD protests
On Overdrive Radio: As ripples continue to emanate from a renewed sense of camaraderie among many of the ELD-mandate-protest participants in D.C. and around the country, a run through a variety of conversations during protest days 1 and 2 a week and more back, and more from the mailbag.
October 16, 2017
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From the scene in D.C. and around the country as grassroots groups press against the ELD mandate
This weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast: Anti-ELD demonstrators in D.C. met with officials at FMCSA offices Thursday after spending Wednesday spread across the city in small groups. Tony Justice on tactics. A sampling of calls from around the country about events this week.
October 5, 2017
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14-hour, ELD reform should be top priority for new FMCSA administrator, readers say
Readers delivered on our call for viewpoint on just where the next FMCSA administratorâs priorities should sit â the electronic logging device mandate stood out, with views toward hours of service reform with an emphasis on greater split-sleeper flexibility a primary theme.
September 29, 2017
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Voices on the call for a shutdown starting October 3
This weekâs edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast takes a run through the mailbag following last weekâs conversations with organizers of two ELD mandate protest actions set to take place in Washington, D.C., beginning Oct. 3.
September 23, 2017
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ELD mandate protest efforts set to stage October 3
Podcast: Two unaffiliated groups â Tony Justice and companyâs ELD or Me, and the Texas-headquartered Operation Black and Blue â share details for ELD mandate protests coalescing around a beginning date of October 3.
September 16, 2017
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Listen: Richard Woods, Michael Lochmiller, Terrance Mathis in Trucker Talent Search 2017
Bill Weaver and host Tony Justice, too. This Labor Day edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast takes you back through the performances at this yearâs Overdrive/Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
September 4, 2017
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On a Hurricane Harvey relief mission with owner-operator Bill Ater
Landstar-leased owner-operator Bill Ater had his âfeet in the starting blocks, hands on the floorâ and was âwaiting on the starting shotâ when we talked Tuesday, August 29, for this Overdrive Radio podcast, staged in South Texas for relief shuttles associated with Hurricane Harvey.
August 31, 2017
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âBenefit of the doubtâ to the driver on the ELD mandate: Texas sergeant urges officers âpuntâ in questionable situations
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, listen in on a conversation with Texas Sergeant Dana Moore at GATS about roadside hours reality and ELDs post-mandate. Plus: Todd Amen on the burgeoning freight economy, tunes from trucker-songwriter Michael LochmillerâŚ
August 26, 2017
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âHonky Tonk Nighttime Manâ: Talent search finalist Michael Lochmiller
Lochmiller hauls for System Transport out of a home base in Las Vegas. In this edition of Overdrive Radio hear Red Eye Radioâs Eric Harley talk music, trucking and life with the driver.
August 24, 2017
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âCountry Roadâ: Trucking, music, life with Trucker Talent Search finalist Richard Woods
Owner-operator Richard Woods earned his spot in this yearâs Overdrive/Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search with a cover of the famous John Denver tune, âCountry Road.â Heâs one of three finalists in the talent search, coming to a close with a final winner Friday, August 25, at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Woods [âŚ]
August 24, 2017
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âTake this e-log and shove itâ: A talk with Trucker Talent Search finalist Terrance Mathis
Red Eye Radioâs Eric Harley talks here with Rockford, Illinois, resident and Kloeckner Metals driver Terrance Mathis. Mathis is the man responsible for the great Johnny Paycheck parody youâll hear a little of here, which earned his spot in the Trucker Talent Search.
August 23, 2017
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Rebuilding: From bulk dedicated to a base of direct flatbed customers with owner-op Tim Klaus
On Overdrive Radio: Flatbedder Tim Klaus re-entered trucking and found himself at the center of the natural gas drilling boom, hauling frac sand. It dried up earlier for him than for many, and since then heâs made several moves in freight, trailer spec and more to build a core of direct customers to keep brokered loads to a minimum.
August 18, 2017
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The mechanical prowess â and ELD trials and tribulations â of Randy Carlson
Owner-operator Carlsonâs approach to the business follows an early career as a mechanic, learning from his father, who also trucked, then in trade school and on the job at an International dealer â a solid basis on which to build an owner-operator business. Is it less common than it used to be?
August 10, 2017
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Podcast: Step deck ownerâs journey into mobile information tech, more
How to build an effective organizational system for your smartphone apps â and just what apps are showing plenty utility for step-deck hauler Joey Slaughter. In this Overdrive Radio edition, also, the operatorâs thoughts on ELDs (heâs still on paper), broker relationships and more.
August 4, 2017
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Freight niche transition â HHG to expedited with owner-operator Greg Huggins
Podcast: A talk with Greg Huggins, currently leased with a 2015 Cascadia straight truck to Landstar Express America, about his transition three years ago from two decades and more of household-moves hauling. And: A prediction on scale house inspectors after the ELD mandate.
July 21, 2017
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Podcast: âMake mad money! Be a freight broker!â: Independent James Woods on a culture of dishonesty among middlemen
The push for maximum profit, whatever the cost in toil or honesty be damned, clearly infects some corners of the trucking industry, to the detriment, too often, of those doing the work of hauling the freight. Thatâs the message of independent James Woods, who spoke for this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast on subjects of transactional transparency, fair dealing and more.
July 13, 2017
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Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express
âI know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this âŚâ â thatâs Old Timeâs Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this weekâs Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.
July 7, 2017
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