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High-dollar freight means high cost consideration: Heavy and oversize hauling
There is a lot of nuance to the heavy-haul/oversize trucking niche. Equipment is more expensive, insurance requirements are higher, permitting and pilot cars add operational costs and much more. Are the rates worth the hassle?
August 21, 2025
Partners in Business
Controlling tire costs: Spec for performance, value long-term
Beyond price, what truly matters in a truck tire? In this guide, part of Overdrive's Partners in Business playbook, insights on how to spec for both performance and value to keep costs in line over the long term, and get the most out of every mile.
August 20, 2025
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August 15, 2025
Regulations
DOT gives owner-ops, fleets more time to weigh in on next highway bill
Transportation stakeholders now have through Sept. 8 to voice their wants and needs for the next surface transportation reauthorization bill. Also: Truckstop.com expands factoring offering with acquisition; driver honored for quick response to late-night crash.
August 19, 2025
Overdrive Radio
Rise of the 'non-domiciled CDL' for non-citizen truck drivers: Safety, rates, security
In Overdrive Radio this week, Executive Editor Alex Lockie and NAPTA's Raman Dhillon both offer perspective on the "non-domiciled CDL" and issues of truck driver training, vetting, and more. Get the inside story on Lockie's July report and the reasons why this little-known license has gained federal attention.
August 18, 2025
Business
Trucking insurance prices at all-time high | Lawsuits against OEMs dropped
Medical costs, vehicle and parts replacement costs and more are driving insurance premiums to all-time highs. Also: FTC, Nebraska attorney general drop lawsuits against OEMs over CARB partnerships; parts distributor donates $115K to charities.
August 13, 2025
Overdrive Extra
'No wreck is the same': CTS Towing small fleet owner-operators Clifton and Joyce Parsley
In a world where boot-hungry marauders charge $500K for cargo clean-ups, Long Haul Paul here tells the story of CTS Towing, "one of the good guys."
August 12, 2025
Overdrive Radio
What freight recession? Trucker of the Month insulates biz with direct customers
Ron Kelsey’s achieved something of an "owner-operator holy grail," trucking for decades now in a still-pristine modified two-stick 1981 Peterbilt 359 and hauling direct freight for customers that date back three decades for the owner.
August 11, 2025
Business
'Very good step in the right direction' in Q2 for freight: Report
U.S. Bank reported an increase in freight volumes and spending in Q2 over the first quarter of the year, perhaps signaling  broader market recovery is on the horizon. Also: Former state trooper sentenced for role in CDL testing fraud scheme; latest Highway Angel.
August 11, 2025
Regulations
Small fleet petitions FMCSA to add dispatchers to 'broker' definition, remove contact info from SAFER
The petitioner, small fleet Alpha Drivers Transportation, said the changes would cut down on fraud and spam from dispatch services around the world. Also: Trimac Transportation expands with acquisition of flatbed fleet; 17 trucks, two drivers put OOS during one-day Nebraska inspection blitz.
August 8, 2025
Business
Broker rolls out new load verification tool for carriers to combat fraud
A new tool from Trinity Logistics allows carriers to quickly check if the load they booked, presumably with the broker, is legit. Also: Spot rates update; Fleet owner gets prison time in bribery scheme; trucker health nonprofit acquires digital health platform.
August 6, 2025
Business
California-based drayage fleet T.G.S. Logistics shuts down
The company shuttered operations effective July 31. The 20-truck fleet had been in operation since 1985. Also: Mack Granites recalled for brakes issue; Trucker Path opens Truck Driver Appreciation Sweepstakes; Jim Hawk Truck Trailers expands into Texas.
August 4, 2025
Overdrive Radio
$2.30, $3, $10/mile: Which haul would you choose? Profit analysis might surprise you
Pull up
Overdrive
's relatively new Load Profit Analyzer tool and follow along with this detailed walk-through with owner-operator business coach and longtime
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contributor Gary Buchs. This week's Overdrive Radio breaks down profit results from wildly divergent rates that might make you think differently about load choice.
August 4, 2025
Regulations
New Indiana law clears path for InDOT to request tolling waiver
The law would allow Indiana DOT to request a waiver from FHWA to toll interstate highways in the state without further legislative action. Also: Aurora begins nighttime "driverless" operations between Dallas and Houston; latest Highway Angel.
August 1, 2025
Business
DAT buys Convoy in bid to become the 'safest' freight marketplace
DAT CEO Jeff Clementz and EVP Bill Driegert explain the recent acquisition that saw Convoy's value shoot up from around $12 million to a reported $250 million in 18 months.
August 1, 2025
Business
450-truck Carroll Fulmer fleet closing shop | North Dakota max speed limit to hit 80 mph
New max speed in N.D., as longtime fleet Caroll Fulmer calls it quits. Also: A broker's approved carriers on the Truckstop.com load board can now instantly see privately posted loads from the brokers they work with, right alongside public loads; former fleet ops manager charged for embezzling $500K.
July 31, 2025
Trucker of the Year
Owner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359
Owner-operator Ron Kelsey has been hauling for the same two shipper customers since he got his authority as an independent in 1994. Managing those relationships, and his award-winning 1981 Peterbilt 359, keep his business running strong.
July 31, 2025
Parking
Ohio truck parking expansion plan will add 1,400 spaces
A new Ohio plan to build truck parking capacity will create 1,400 new publicly owned spaces by the end of 2027. One watcher called the speed at which the state is moving unprecedented for publicly owned parking.
July 30, 2025
Small Fleet Champ
Last call! Just days left to compete for 2025 Small Fleet Champ honor
Last call! Small fleet entries are due Thursday, July 31, for your fleet of 3 to 30 trucks. Test your trucking mettle for a chance to take home the 2025 title belt in Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship. Four finalist fleets will ultimately square off in Nashville in late October at event sponsor NASTC's annual conference.
July 29, 2025
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High-dollar freight means high cost consideration: Heavy and oversize hauling
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