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Overdrive Radio
'Trucker Josh' Giesbrecht building legacy for family, fellow truckers, people all around the world
How Overdrive helped YouTube-famous 'Trucker Josh' Giesbrecht get his start and eventually reach millions with his vlogs conveying clearly the life and business of a North American owner-operator.
May 6, 2024
Partners in Business
The problem with 'work-life balance' OTR for small business owners
There are a seemingly infinite number of little things day-to-day that will engender real respect from customers you serve. Solidify your stature, and you'll gain more control over all aspects of your business, including time for those back home.
May 1, 2024
Overdrive Radio
'Too many scammers out there': Trucker of the Month stays choosy about brokers
In this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, March Trucker of the Month Candace Marley details the relationship-building strategy for freight in her Iowa-based one-truck business -- Calliope, LLC -- as she overcomes 2023 setbacks toward long-term success.
April 15, 2024
Partners in Business
'You're the business owner, so be the boss': Take the lead in profit/loss analysis
The practice can wrest control of the business from market whims, in concert with your biz partners. Yet don't forget that, whether it's a truck shop or the company you're leased to, you're hiring them to work for you -- not the opposite.
April 10, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Leave trucking better than you found it
It was a central message of a veritable sermon small fleet owner Jason Cowan delivered to MATS attendees. In this Overdrive Radio podcast, the thought-provoking talk tracks from the owner's history and early mentors to long-term relationship value.
April 8, 2024
Partners in Business
Stock the pantry against hunger-stricken 'panic mode' in feast-or-famine trucking cycles
It's been a year where fixed costs are up 8%, variable costs down 10%, and freight rates down even more. Without clear insight to truly understand your real costs, a measure of financial prevention of sorts, "you're running in the dark."
April 3, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Inside FMCSA's registration overhaul to 'clean up the bad actors'
Big changes to how carriers interact with FMCSA's registration system are on the way, aimed at rooting out bad actors lurking in the system today. Said FMCSA Director Ken Riddle: "We're going to clean up the bad actors."
April 1, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Small Fleet Champ Larry Limp's e-logs reckoning: 'I like that 10 hours off' ...
The older he gets, Larry Limp notes in this Overdrive Radio edition, "I like that 10 hours off." Dive into LNL Trucking world headquarters here for a trip back to Limp's first work OTR, first truck bought (a White COE) and keys to long-term success.
March 25, 2024
Overdrive Radio
On-highway toward MATS with 'Sisters of the Road' book tour, and its owner-operator pilot
View from the window of owner Debbie Desiderato's Western Star, toting the "Sisters of the Road" photo-exhibit trailer across the country toward MATS. The book tour's been a big share-the-road opportunity at the intersection of trucking and wider culture.
March 18, 2024
Trucker of the Year
Harnessing the wisdom of experience: A hallmark of the best among owner-ops
That's been the case for Overdrive's February Trucker of the Month Doug Viaille, though some of that "expensive wisdom" has been hard-won. In this edition of Overdrive Radio, track back through pivotal moments in Viaille's three decades-plus trucking.
March 11, 2024
Overdrive Radio
A new avenue to affordable health insurance for truckers
The CDL Drivers Unlimited group's new partnership with BMT is detailed in this Overdrive Radio edition. One owner-op discovered that, by paying just a little more in taxes, he could net about $7,000 on reduced premiums. More in the podcast.
March 4, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Ways to avoid trouble at the scale house
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, compliance consultant Jeff Davis outlines red flags for truckers that just scream, 'Inspect me!', to roadside officers. Davis offers plenty you can do to avoid inspection, without bypassing the scales entirely.
February 26, 2024
Overdrive Radio
A living history with three custom Peterbilts - 359, 379, 389 - and their owners
For this Overdrive Radio edition, settle in for the run through 40 years of living history with three iconic Pete models, all also well-entrenched in the present through the work of these owners: Greg Crispell, Jarrett Landry, Troy Massey.
February 19, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Owner-operator Leslie Bitterman claws back from near-death to success
Bitterman was nominated for the 2024 Trucker of the Year award by her daughter, Ashley, who’s long been inspired by the toughness and strong old-school, no-frills handle on business that the owner puts into action.
February 12, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Alert! Inspections, safety scores should be 'preventive,' not punitive
After a flat trailer tire was caught at inspection, an owner-op's carrier assessed violation points nearly sufficient to void his lease in one fell swoop. This sort of accountability isn't what inspections were designed for, in his view.
February 5, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Parking-lot-trap tows, roadside tows: Truckers' defense against predatory practices
This Overdrive Radio edition features TCA's Dave Heller with insight on outreach on predatory towing to make change for the better. Likewise, our own Alex Lockie, delivering deeply practical advice from a new guide to tackling big invoices and more.
January 29, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Nonpreventable-crash DataQs of utmost importance for small fleets, owner-ops
Been involved in a 'nonpreventable' crash? If it fits FMCSA's parameters for the Crash Preventability Determination Program, it's incumbent upon you to use the DataQs system for the review. If not, you're leaving CSA-scores improvement on the table.
January 22, 2024
Trucker of the Year
They said he'd fail: Overdrive's Trucker of the Year Jay Hosty
Owner-op Jay Hosty has been proving naysayers wrong since the early days of his career, when he paid off a brand-new truck pulling containers in the Southeast. Read -- and hear -- why Hosty came out on top in Overdrive's Trucker of the Year competition.
January 12, 2024
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