Lynn Heinlen's 2020 Freightliner Coronado

Feb 02, 2021

Lynn Heinlen owns this 2020 Freightliner Coronado, which was built by D&K Truck Company in Lansing, Michigan. The rig sports a 12.7-liter Detroit and an Eaton 13-speed. Heinlen has added 445/50R22.5 super single tires and stainless half fenders made for the wider rubber. The truck is used to haul out of Alro Steel from Potterville, Michigan, to St. Louis twice a week.

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Doug Schwartz's 2004 Peterbilt 379

March 5, 2021

The so-called ABC test institutes a three-point criteria for determining whether a worker can be classified as an independent contractor. For trucking, that relates to loads that motor carriers can contract to independent contractor drivers, such as leased owner-operators. The B portion of the ABC test is widely interpreted as prohibiting motor carriers from contracting with such owner-operators. The PRO Act, introduced in Congress last month in both chambers of Congress, would institute a national ABC test criteria for determining worker classification.

Nationalized ABC test would ice trucking’s independent contractor model

A bill making its way through the U.S. House would follow in the footsteps of California’s A.B. 5 law passed in late 2019 by severely curtailing the ability of owner-operators to haul freight for larger motor carriers.

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A '70s film at Overdrive's diesel drag races, and a 'Back in Time' tour

The toughest 15 states for lights violations, one of the 2021 Roadcheck emphases

Anthony Townley Jr. recalls his father (pictured) taking advantage of trucking’s travel opportunities and often saying, “This country’s so big and beautiful.”

Trucker showed how to 'enjoy the ride'

Garmin dēzl™ OTR1000 10" GPS Truck Navigator

OTR podcast rewind -- 'Our Punjabi brothers'

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The Business Manual for Owner-Operators

Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2021 edition of Partners in Business.

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