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Business

Dirty dozen

Stay on top of these 12 PM items to escape big repair bills and frequent downtime.

July 1, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: AIM FOR THE MIDDLE ON WEDNESDAYS. By midw

PIB TIP: AIM FOR THE MIDDLE ON WEDNESDAYS. By midweek, about half of your gross revenue for the week already should be in hand. The other half of your gross revenue should be generated by Saturday to be profitable for the week. The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive and the consultants at […]

June 29, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: TAKE STOCK ON TUESDAYS. If it’s a 2,000-m

PIB TIP: TAKE STOCK ON TUESDAYS. If it’s a 2,000-mile trip, delivering the week’s first load on Tuesday may yield profit. Otherwise, Tuesday is the day to take a hard look at how many miles you have and how many more you need for a profitable week. The Partners in Business program is produced by […]

June 22, 2010

Business

June 18: Partners in Business

It’s tough to run a successful owner-operator business. Overdrive’s Partners in Business seminar at the Great West Truck Show, sponsored by Freightliner Trucks and Schneider National, provides training to make it work.

June 10, 2010

Partners in Business

June 3 PIB TIP:  MAKE WEEKLY PLANS. One week is th

June 3 PIB TIP:  MAKE WEEKLY PLANS. One week is the right amount of time to deal with efficiently. To do so, look at the advantages and disadvantages of every day of the week. Match trip length to the optimum day in the week. Plan to deliver on the day you have the best opportunity […]

June 2, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: TRY TO DEPART EARLY. Especially when bad

PIB TIP: TRY TO DEPART EARLY. Especially when bad weather poses potential delays, try to depart early. Leaving late gives you no time to recover from an unexpected storm and is the major reason for service failures – such as running out of hours on the morning of a delivery. The Partners in Business program […]

May 25, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP:  TRY TO DEPART EARLY. Especially when bad

PIB TIP:  TRY TO DEPART EARLY. Especially when bad weather poses potential delays, try to depart early. Leaving late gives you no time to recover from an unexpected storm and is the major reason for service failures – such as running out of hours on the morning of a delivery. The Partners in Business program […]

May 18, 2010

Overdrive Extra

A shortage of drivers — and quality

I’ve been hearing since at least March that many carriers are once again scrounging for drivers. This means a return to business as usual in terms of a driver shortage, only this time it could more severe than normal. The reasons by now are well-known. The economy has been bouncing back. Imminent safety-related regulations — notably […]

May 14, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP:  PLAN YOUR TRIP IN ADVANCE. Plan your tri

PIB TIP:  PLAN YOUR TRIP IN ADVANCE. Plan your trip and work out the timing in advance to get the most from your time. Ask for directions to every stop, or use mapping software such as Rand McNally’s Route Tools, ProMiles software or the website www.truckpilot.com. The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive […]

May 11, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP:  MANAGE COST OF TIME TO FUEL. The typical

PIB TIP:  MANAGE COST OF TIME TO FUEL. The typical owner-operator carries 200 gallons of fuel or more, but buys only 100 gallons at a time and takes about 45 minutes per stop to fuel. Often it saves time to put 175 gallons in the tanks instead of continually topping off with 100 gallons or […]

May 4, 2010

Business

LogBook

Back on the Road winner get a Volvo, a Highway hero is named, the FMCSA proposes texting ban, the FMCSA posts carrier safety data and more current issues are featured.

May 4, 2010

Business

A sure bet

No matter the economy, you can’t lose in the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas, where the free advice, equipment displays, job opportunities, regulatory updates and beautiful show trucks much more to owner-operators.

May 4, 2010