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Preventive health maintenance to ensure you cross the trucking finish line

Caring for your body is like caring for your truck in that both involve assessing products and services. The informed consumer knows how to get value and efficacy for short- and long-term maintenance of your body itself.

January 1, 2026

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7-step in-cab workout plan for long-term trucking

Follow along with 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber's in-cab workout routine, designed to combat common OTR aches and pains and maintain "functional fitness." It takes just 20 minutes and requires minimal equipment. Also: Other options for OTR fitness -- and mobility -- on two wheels.

January 1, 2026

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Saving, investing for yourself and a well-deserved retirement

Don't expect to rely on proceeds from the sale of your truck and/or the business itself -- the habit of saving for personal goals for retirement will yield big dividends over time.

January 1, 2026

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Qualified retirement plans: Know your options to maximize returns

With qualified retirement accounts, you don’t pay a penny in taxes on the earnings from investments until you withdraw money. Taxes are thus delayed to when you're in a lower tax bracket (ideally). Many variations exist, however. Know your options.

January 1, 2026

For sale by owner-operator: Managing the big unload at retirement

Many a retiring owner-operator has leaned on a trusted dealer to consign equipment for sale, given all the pitfalls of a private sale. Yet a for-sale-by-owner-operator transaction is certainly achievable, if you take steps to minimize risk with the right buyer.

January 1, 2026

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Owner-op resources: State and other trucking associations, agencies, business information, more

Find a comprehensive contact list for state and national trucking associations, business resources, government agencies and more on this Partners in Business resource page.

January 1, 2026

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The Partners in Business owner-operator glossary: Defining key trucking terminology

From driveshafts, drivetrains and DVIRs to sailboat fuel, swampers and the split sleeper berth, here find defined a variety of trucking terms and commonly used slang and acronyms.

January 1, 2026

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No sideline cynics here: Voices from TenFour D.C., truckers' advocacy counterbalance

At TenFour D.C. on the National Mall, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer canvassed owner-operator participants with a question on his mind. Namely: Just what motivated their three-day participation? Several among big trucking issues emerge in this week's Overdrive Radio.

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IRS announces red-dyed diesel relief in effect -- is it worth it?

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Add your truck to Overdrive's 'Reader Rigs' showcase

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DOT blasts Overdrive's reporting on 'sham' CDL school reinstatements

Class A ELDT theory course promotion offering 3-hour CDLs training for $23, reduced from $65, with enroll button

White House's AI-powered CDL-mill purge is going down in flames

Make a bill, pay the bill: Owner-ops 'only as good as their word' trucking OTR

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