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Overdrive Extra
Capture 2020 vision with proactive attention to repair, operating and finance costs
“Successful owners throughout this past difficult year have an established business plan and operating procedures that enable them to be proactive with decision-making.” Also: How one got out from under a budensome lease payment to take title to the truck and reduce fixed financing costs in the bargain.
January 7, 2020
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs’ final shift: How poor customer service can cause noncompliance
60 days out from the Dec. 17. AOBRD-to-ELD transition deadline, the latest in this series explores issues of customer service, in part driving some owner-operators’ and fleets’ provider decisions as the adoption of ELD technology proceeds.
October 17, 2019
Channel 19
Cash flow, freight strategies: Report from the GATS panel of independents, small fleets
PIB small fleet panel at GATS: Substantial profit can be hard-won in the trucking business, though with diligence around business analysis and cash flow, cost control, freight market wisdom and customer relationships, an independent owner-operator or small fleet owner can set themselves up for long-term success.
August 27, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Lessons from the pothole that swallowed my truck
After a massive pothole snaps a steer-axle leaf spring, owner-operator Gary Buchs details “the kind of day that can remind an owner-operator that safe and skillful driving is just one of many tasks successful owners must develop. … ”
March 11, 2019
Business
Remote technicians for diesel maintenance
For those who utilize this “Virtual Diesel Technician” program, unlimited access to Diesel Laptops’ certified, in-house technicians is the upside. They’re available via phone and live chat and can both remote-access an owner or shop’s diagnostic tools and video-stream through their mobile device to see exactly what they’re looking at.
January 30, 2019
Channel 19
13 reasons you hang on to that old truck
Having a truck paid off makes for a boost in versatility in decisions about the business — in a variety of ways, too, many associated with outright ownership of specifically older equipment, experienced truck owner-operators note.
August 17, 2016
Business
Alert: FMCSA says these crude tanks must be repaired, retested before hazmat use
Affected tanks have a capacity of 8,400 gallons, 8,717 gallons and 10,500 gallons, and are primarily used for the transportation of petroleum crude oil, FMCSA says.
May 11, 2016
Business
Emissions system: Newer trucks’ potential handicap
Almost four in 10 owner-operators buying used trucks report emissions problems for 2010 and newer equipment, three in 10 for 2007-’09, as their biggest maintenance issue, underlining the importance of maintenance records in evaluating a purchase.
July 10, 2015
Business
Help me find the love today
Wendy and the fried-inverter blues: “Trucking is an adventure, albeit an expensive one, and even though I’m certain she wants to kill us, every time I hear that deep, bubbly Detroit Diesel percolating and popping I’m in love with this truck all over again…”
July 1, 2015
Business
Diagnose your diesel with new HotshotSecret.com tool
New online tool aims to help pickup and semi-truck drivers quickly diagnose diesel engine issues based on model-specific symptoms.
March 26, 2015
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