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Volatile 2020 puts spotlight on owner-operators’ year-end tax timing decisions
Your 2020 tax liability: Discover what's to know about timing issues regarding expenses, depreciation and more as the volatile 2020 tax year comes to an end.
December 8, 2020
Business
Ask Gary: ‘Should I refinance my house to pay off my truck?’
Should you consider refinancing your home to pay off a lease-purchase agreement on your truck? Gary Buchs answers the question on Overdrive.
November 24, 2020
Voices
Readers more open to gun purchase restrictions after latest shootings
Following the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, which spawned a wave of student-led demonstrations around the nation, more than a third of Overdrive readers signaled agreement that it was time for at least some change in gun-purchase restrictions.
April 23, 2018
Channel 19
Are tax changes relative to equipment investment and depreciation enough to move you?
Tax reform’s depreciation update explored: Do short-term sizable tax gains under new depreciation rules give you sufficient impetus to make an investment you might otherwise not have? Or do you view other purchase considerations as primary in any truck-purchase decision, taxes playing little role?
February 23, 2018
Channel 19
‘Learning to truck’ with W. Joel Baker, and a verse salute from Kevin Barrett
Owner-operator W. Joel Baker, founder of the free TruckBytes accounting software for owner-ops, launches a new resource site for those getting into the business, LearnToTruck.com. And: Kevin Barrett’s rhyming couplets salute the driver.
March 17, 2017
Voices
Readers debate viability of pre-2000 model year approach to avoiding ELD mandate
At the center of the commentary, pushback on the notion that near-20-year-old equipment could be considered reliable enough to deliver suitable profitability. As one commenter noted, telling his story, an owner-operator might do well “to have two [or three] — one to run, and one for a spare. And one for parts if you can store it.””
January 18, 2017
Business
ClearPath Financial: Evolution after 10 years
After beginning as a general equipment leasing business in 2006, ClearPath evolved into a specialization in financing both heavy construction equipment and commercial trucks, tailoring financing to owners’ needs.
October 25, 2016
Voices
POLL: Ever leased a truck?
Though the routes to equipment procurement for most readers has traditionally been cash, financing or lease-purchase, the rising cost of new equipment and questions about reliability lead many to believe more interest in full-service leasing could emerge. What’s been your experience with leasing?
June 28, 2016
Business
Mack Leasing full-service demand on upswing
Mack Leasing System is today seeing greater demand for leasing services, having added 19 member dealer locations to its network in 2015.
April 29, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: What’s your most likely response to the ELD mandate?
As of now, what’s your most likely response to mandated ELDs, assuming the regulation makes it intact: Will nothing change for you? Will you wait for rule challenges to play out before moving electronic for hours? Or something else entirely … ?
April 6, 2016
Channel 19
Redux: The cost of emissions-system maintenance
For too many truck buyers, such costs and associated practices are unforeseen and unheeded at time of purchase, notes a longtime truck sales/service rep. And: “Let’s face it, even with proper maintenance emissions systems are still not as reliable as they should be.”
July 30, 2015
Business
Buyers’ market: The truck-purchasing landscape for owner-operators
With the credit market loosened and late-model used truck prices looking better, it’s a good time to trade, but watch out for problems with emissions systems — results from Overdrive’s 2015 Truck Purchase and Lease Survey.
July 8, 2015
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