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Manual v. automatic – the transmission selection
In 2013, the question about automated manual and automatic transmissions was whether they'd ever make strong inroads. By 2021, they certainly have, but owner-operator sentiment hasn't changed much.
July 22, 2013
Overdrive Extra
How to use your illusions about time for better management, performance
No, meetings aren't a waste of time, and better time management by itself is not going to get you down the path to success, much less equate to better on-highway performance. Yet: Understanding the illusions is key to becoming an effective time manager.
May 11, 2021
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Generations of owners' family legacy in Overdrive
How a trucking culture was built and maintained through the years with family, past and present. Meet Eddie Karwaski of Pennsylvania, Carl Nyhof of Wisconsin, Carl Rhodes of West Virginia, and others who learned from family, hereditary or not.
May 10, 2021
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Rising oil prices -- for this dry bulk hauler, there's far less fear than opportunity
Oil services fleet Sisu Energy owns no trucks or trailers itself, nor do dispatch personnel at the company. Owner-ops leased there take that to heart as evidence the company’s sticking to its mission to be a platform where owner-operators can thrive.
May 5, 2021
Channel 19
With Roadcheck under way, here's a refresher on the OOS violations for lights, hours
If you could carry just one replacement bulb on the truck, which would most likely save you from being put out of service? It's not a headlamp, notes compliance whiz Andy Blair, who offers this refresher on the OOS conditions for lights, hours.
May 4, 2021
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Know the value of your time to assess true profit
Gary Buchs on the value of assessing cost, profit and driver pay per hour to evaluate any given load. It could help you know that customer who’s got a huge detention problem is no longer worth the time and effort, among other benefits.
May 3, 2021
Channel 19
Roadcheck inspections: To avoid or not to avoid, or both?
Updated results show more than a fourth of readers planning to sit this one out, yet intentions are not the same as actual action, as past Roadchecks indicate. Find data here on likely May 4-6 inspection hotspots, perspectives on enforcement and more.
April 8, 2021
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Faces of Wildwood: The Kid, the Old Pro and the Builder at the 75 Chrome Shop Truck Show
Long Haul Paul's Saturday stop at the truck show in Wildwood, Fla., yielded brief profiles of owner-ops Lincoln Williamson (Mississippi) and Tom Billington (Florida) -- and builder Dustin Dickerson's show-stopping 1956 Pete.
April 27, 2021
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Roadcheck prep: Invest in inspections to save money, hassle later
A good way to learn and gain confidence that you won’t get a roadside violation is to invest in equipment inspection, observe the inspection process at your shop/the scales, and ask questions.
May 22, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Remembering the inaugural Pennsylvania Make-a-Wish Mother's Day convoy
A special edition of Overdrive Radio looks way back into history to the first Make-A-Wish convoy to set off from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with former trucker George Ruelens, hauling for Ned Bard & Son at the time. This year's convoy sets off May 9.
May 24, 2019
Overdrive Radio
CSA's Achilles' Heel: Exposed carrier data
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, views on unintended consequences that continue to be big problems for carriers. The entire trucking, enforcement and regulator community should do a lot better, two panelists contend, working together to solve issues.
April 23, 2021
Channel 19
Elusive blinker fluid located, 'dream hotshot' of a 1956 Chevy, and a small fleet owner memorialized
Singer-songwriter and custom performance mechanic Jason Lee Wilson's nothing if not alert to otherwise hidden possibilities when it comes to humor – and real meaning. Herein, three remarkable parts of what he's been up to this past year.
April 20, 2021
Voices
POLL: Manual or automated -- What transmission's in your truck?
Are you still grabbing gears traditionally with a fully manual transmission or have you embraced engine makers' AMT transmission pairings aimed at optimal partially automated efficiency? Weigh in via the poll here.
April 19, 2021
Overdrive Radio
How to build a small fleet that's a destination for the best
Hear what brought this owner in less than ten years from hauling chicken litter with an old daycab to a 20-truck, 40-reefer-trailer fleet, two of whose operators were No. 1 and 2 in their state's driver of the year awards for 2021.
April 16, 2021
Channel 19
An emissions-systems cautionary tale for new truck-tech development
Trucker Joel Morrow offered high-ranking SuperTruck 3 stakeholders a cautionary tale of real-world consequences when new technology isn't adequately validated.
April 15, 2021
Voices
POLL: What are your chief worries over (or hopes for) the Biden administration in 2021?
Independents responded to a recent survey with no small amount of trepidation (some a little hope) about the likelihood of further government spending, regulation and more under this administration/Congress. This question summarizes results. Your take?
April 13, 2021
Channel 19
'I didn't know you were TikTok-famous'
CNN profiles Clarissa Rankin, Tierra Allen, & Candace Rivers, among a rising tide of 'TikTok influencers' among female truckers utilizing the platform. Are you sharing there? And: One of our own contributors is, with another recipe in miniature.
April 12, 2021
Voices
POLL: How are you prepping for Roadcheck?
The annual Roadcheck inspection spree is set for May 4-6 this year; how are you prepping -- or planning around -- this year?
April 9, 2021
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