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Business
Pay trends, part 1: Near-term forecast mixed
While industry analysts say rising owner-operator compensation for both leased drivers and independents is on a slow rise, anecdotal reports and some polls suggest otherwise.
October 15, 2012
2012 Pay chart, owner-operator income
Overdrive Extra
What a difference a decade makes
Those of you who’ve been in the business for even 10 years know that a lot has changed.
September 13, 2012
Life
Big D blowout: John Anderson highlights Dallas show
Country star John Anderson, national championship truck competition and more distinguish event-packed 2012 GATS
July 30, 2012
JohnAndersonCrop
Voices
Roadside Attractions
A roadside midwife, an apnea proposal, bedbugs, the rigors and routines of the road, plus Truck Gauge and Truck Gallery are among the industry news items and oddities featured.
June 1, 2012
DRY VAN -- red FLATBED-- yellow REEFER -- blue
Business
LogBook
The Arrow Truck Sales 2012 Back on the Road winner is named, the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is required, a woman’s rescuer is named Goodyear’s Highway Hero, cargo theft increases and other industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2012
Billy Basenburg’s prizes include a 2008 Mack Pinnacle high-rise sleeper.
Business
Financing Your Equipment
Keep your debt low and your credit rating high to land a loan with good terms.
April 30, 2012
When buying a truck under warranty, find out whether warranty work can be done at any authorized shop in the nation and whether the warranty covers labor, parts, towing, down time and a replacement vehicle.
Voices
Roadside Attractions
A trucker joins a national fitness program, a natural born truck driver, a truck makes its film debut, plus Truck Gallery, Channel 19, Calendar events and more industry news items are featured.
March 1, 2012
Glenn Keller will compete with a celebrity in CNN’s Triathlon Challenge.
Business
An owner-operator’s guide to success
Here’s a book I recommend to all owner-operators and owner-operator wannabees.
January 26, 2012
Business
Chasing the Green
Certain niches offer big income potential for those willing to specialize.
January 1, 2012
Tim Philmon’s 2011 income boost arrived after what he calls the “survival mode” he and so many flatbed operators went through in 2009. His success strategy includes longer rounds and flocking to areas with jobs no one wants to do, such as the North in winter.
Business
Severe Service
Be proactive on these key maintenance items so that off-road rigors don’t contribute to power-unit downtime.
December 1, 2011
Regularly monitoring air inflation pressure is the single best step you can take to maximize tire longevity in the shocks and scrub of many off-road applications.
Voices
Roadside Attractions
Red Giant makes big boast, a truck driver musician plus Gauges, Truck Gallery, Channel 19 and more industry news items.
December 1, 2011
Stephen Rowe says the Life Saver Height Stick is available at AutoHaulerSupply.com for $149.95.
Channel 19
Heads-up on new partnership that could change the leasing game
This month in Overdrive, I examined a couple different alternatives to traditional leasing models carriers and their advisers are exploring for ways to avoid what some see as long-term growing challenges to the independent contractor business model. Two models in particular stand a chance to take hold in the future, one being the conversion of […]
November 17, 2011
Independentthinking
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