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Overdrive Extra
Post-election optimism yields opportunity: A new start for your trucking business
A big shift in mood post-election -- with so many owners having hung on for months, even years for the chance to move forward with optimism -- delivers opportunity for a reset. Yet don't let knee-jerk reaction overtake the necessity of careful planning.
December 3, 2024
Overdrive Extra
We're thankful! And: Kick the tires of Overdrive's new 'Load Profit Analyzer'
A message of thanks to all the owner-operators in the audience. And: First look at a load profit comparison calculator we'd love for you to kick the tires on. Take a run through Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer.
November 28, 2024
Regulations
Trucker rips off a loading bay door -- preventable?
Trucker John Doe was backing into a loading bay when, suddenly, the motorized bay door closed on his trailer. Could the accident, ultimately damaging the door extensively, be anything other than nonpreventable?
November 22, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Small Fleet Champs pay it forward: Hard-earned trucking knowledge
Today on Overdrive Radio, the annual roundtable with Overdrive's Small Fleet Champ finalists, featuring mistakes made and overcome, trucking business lessons learned, and a strong pay-it-forward focus for the next generation of ownership.
November 18, 2024
Overdrive Extra
You don’t get any do-overs: A word of caution about expanding by leasing on owner-operators
"Once it goes wrong, just like it did for me, it’s too late." The words of W. Joel Baker here offer a warning for one-truck owners against too-quick expansion without careful preparation and due diligence around operators you're contracting with.
November 13, 2024
Business
How to fight a FreightGuard or other negative review of your trucking company
An experienced lawyer and a carrier reputation management expert dish "Dos and Don'ts" of responding to bad reviews, also detailing horror stories of carrier blackmail and extortion via brokers' threats of FreightGuards.
October 31, 2024
Business
How to beat brokers at their own game and win direct freight
Brokers land big dedicated freight contracts all the time without knowing the ins and outs of hauling, so why can't you? Here's how to beat the brokers at their own game: Sales.
October 28, 2024
Regulations
Roll-back wrecker, tractor-trailer tangle on exit ramp: Preventable?
The roll-back wrecker's operator had other things in mind than the trucker's smooth passage down the ramp. Could the crash have been anything other than "non-preventable?" Find out here.
October 25, 2024
Overdrive Extra
After the accident: Understanding downtime claims for owner-operators and small fleets
Attorney Kelsea Eckert notes truck owners have a right to downtime compensation from at-fault parties in most states. Those parties' insurers, however, may not volunteer the information. It’s important to prove the loss, push for rightful compensation.
October 22, 2024
Partners in Business
IRS tax relief for businesses in hurricane-impacted disaster areas
Owner-operators and other 2023 tax filers who've been granted extensions for this year's filing by the Internal Revenue Service could be eligible for further relief in the wake of devastating hurricanes in the Southeast.
October 18, 2024
Partners in Business
ATBS' owner-operator performance update: Inside the numbers, full presentation
A measure of cost/income stability showed in ATBS' update, but what about rates? ATBS VP Mike Hosted's full presentation offers plenty insights, likewise on maintenance spend, fuel costs and efficiency, and much more. Track through it all here.
October 7, 2024
Overdrive Extra
When customer facilities get too risky for business
You are the "'captain of that 18-wheeled ship,' and it's your responsibility, ultimately, to make decisions that keep you and others safe." --Gary Buchs on risk-management lessons learned in collaboration with shipper/receiver customers to improve.
October 2, 2024
Overdrive Radio
When will freight markets turn to the positive for truckers?
Among questions flagged for panelists by attendees of Overdrive's recent online roundtable was just whether, and when, the long freight-rates slide of the last two years might turn the corner. Part 2 of that roundtable offers some guesses here.
September 30, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Trucking in the freight trough: The 'sweetness of low price' v. the 'sour of bad service'
For shipper/broker customers, the sweet is quite tempting to take but the sour lasts a whole lot longer. In this Overdrive Radio edition, find several ideas for building defenses against both for the bottom of the freight-rates trough.
September 23, 2024
Partners in Business
Owner-ops see mixed income gains with costs down, but wait for 'kickstart' on rates
Taking its midyear look at the last 12-month period, ATBS showed owner-operator income on average has been flat, though independents and leased flatbeds/reefers all posted modest gains.
September 20, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Will you vote? Resources on registration, early voting, absentee ballots, more
"I’m here to tell you your single vote matters. Just a bit more than half of eligible voters typically cast votes. Low turnout ... fundamentally means individual votes carry significant weight." --Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs
September 18, 2024
Business
Catch the replay: How to build business for trucking's down cycles
Register to view the August 22 online event, featuring insights on building owner-operator and small fleet business to weather the worst of trucking's business cycles.
September 4, 2024
Trucker of the Year
Trucker of the Month Alan Kitzhaber: 4 million miles, ever greater efficiency for his '95 T600
With all those safe miles in the rear view in just a single truck, the owner joins a pretty exclusive club. How'd he do it? This week's Overdrive Radio talk reveals a keen focus on preventive maintenance, and increasing efficiency.
July 15, 2024
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