Equipment
Business
Regulations
Life
Custom Rigs
Gear
Voices
Channel 19
FMCSA official re-emphasizes exploratory nature of pre-2000 exemption attention
Associate Administrator Larry Minor joined truckers John Grosvenor, Shawn Mitchell and others for a discussion of the current ELD-regs comment period. For now, Minor emphasized, "we're asking questions" about the pre-2000 exemption, not proposing change.
September 28, 2022
Regulations
'Leave us alone': ELD-exempt owner-ops say no to any pre-2000 exemption change
"Fix the roads and bridges. Provide more truck parking. Insist upon better training." As FMCSA considers potential change, owner-operators like the one quoted here insist the agency should leave any mods to the exemption on the cutting room floor.
September 27, 2022
Overdrive Extra
Want to improve retention in trucking? Define 'professionalism' to set the standard, build value
While "any truck operator can develop skill over time to effectively back into tight places ... the professional always acts with integrity, with bedrock safety in mind," notes Clifford Petersen. Yet he's "never known a carrier" to define professionalism.
September 27, 2022
Overdrive Radio
Serious as a heart attack: Small fleet owner's brush with death a cautionary tale
Suprise Trucking owners Bryon and Holly Stoll are in the process of regrouping after Bryon's heart attack and subsequent surgery a few weeks back. Bryon here shares his story in hopes to spur better awareness of signs, symptoms, to save a life.
September 23, 2022
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you running an ELD-exempt glider kit?
FMCSA's recent notice examining possible updates to ELD mandate regulations suggested potential future change to the pre-2000 model year engine exemption, including some questions around exempt gliders. Are you running one or more today?
September 22, 2022
Don’t Miss Out
Get the business tips, industry insights and trending news every owner-operator needs to know in the
Overdrive
newsletter.
Email
Sign Up
Overdrive Extra
Titans of the Road: Reflections of the son of an American truck driver
Omari Faulkner pays tribute to his father, Arthur Faulkner Sr., and more: "Today, and every day, let’s salute those who transport goods around our country and remain a backbone to supporting our economy and supply chains day in and day out."
September 21, 2022
Overdrive Extra
'Sisters of the Road' a haunting, iconographic portrait of professional truckers
What began as just a photo shoot of a few female U.S. truckers for Britain-based Anne-Marie Michel grew into a passion, then a book, one she'd not originally contemplated. "Sisters of the Road" is the result, out now.
September 19, 2022
Overdrive Radio
Used-truck warranty evolution, coverage improvements, and what to consider when evaluating
In the edition of Overdrive Radio, hear a bevy of owner-ops' and others' tips on just what to consider when evaluating a warranty. The good news is protection options have clearly improved in recent history.
September 16, 2022
Channel 19
Pricing problems in the parts aftermarket? Owner-operators like Lee Epling are adapting
Is there parts-pricing relief in sight? According to a recent parts-aftermarket sales index, the tide may have turned in June. Meanwhile, owner-operator Lee Epling's doing all he can to prevent an expensive purchase on the road.
September 14, 2022
Voices
ELD mandate: More than four years in, how did the shift affect highway safety, if at all?
Which of the choices in this poll best describes your feeling on just how the FMCSA's electronic logging device mandate impacted bedrock highway safety, if you feel it was impactful at all? Weigh in here.
September 13, 2022
Overdrive Radio
A stolen truck, a freight scam and a big re-evaluation on the road to small fleet success
Hear CAP Trucking's success story, hauling from a home base in Florida, in this edition of Overdrive Radio -- in owner Chris Porricelli's own words. His is the voice of a man in clear control of his business after overcoming dramatic setbacks.
September 9, 2022
Overdrive Extra
How to make sure your vote gets counted
With absentee-ballot and other deadlines approaching ahead of this November's midterm elections, it's now more important than ever to make sure you're registered and able to vote. Access state rules and more via this quick-glance guide.
September 6, 2022
Overdrive Radio
Get ready for the downturn -- it's right around the corner
In Part 2 of this podcast featuring Owner-Operator of the Year Glen Horack, the Missouri-based hauler elaborates on themes of preparation by building the emergency nest egg. A big downturn is inevitable just about every 10 years, he said. Get ready.
September 2, 2022
Overdrive Extra
How to find the best BBQ where you can park a tractor-trailer
Amid the news of meat packers shuttered with COVID outbreaks in early pandemic days, Long Haul Paul trucked on an informal quest to find the best barbecue around. Long overdue, here are his four favorites, with special respect for the state of Georgia.
August 31, 2022
Overdrive Radio
'Knock on wood,' Owner-Op of the Year Glen Horack's money-making ways set to grow
Listen in on lessons learned by decades-long owner Horack, who started team driving with his wife, Karla, after 2008, the one year -- "knock on wood," Horack said -- his one-truck business truly struggled in the depths of the Great Recession.
August 26, 2022
Channel 19
Kardashians crash a truck stop | Food industry needs diesel emissions
Kourtney Kardashian's trip to a truck stop has hundreds of commenters in disbelief. Also, a product of diesel fuel burning might just be what the food industry needs to keep the beer from going flat.
August 26, 2022
Overdrive Extra
How to do more than just live with the horror of high fuel
We all gawked earlier this year at fuel-pump pictures shared to social media that showed high costs to fill our tractors’ big tanks. Yet continuing shock over gross cost begs bigger questions for owners about what really matters: profit.
August 24, 2022
Channel 19
Will broker negligence suits ripple out to limit owner-operator opportunity?
Another case the Supreme Court didn't take up this last term seems to extend brokerage liability in negligence suits through the Western states. The unsettled nature of law in other districts could impact owner-op opportunity short- and long-term.
August 23, 2022
Page 1 of 95
Next Page
Top Stories
Custom Rigs
3 Angels, 3 trucks: Aispuro family fleet shows out in force
Omar and Ivan Aispuro, father and son, detail the family affair of their 3 Angels Transport fleet -- the pair showed off their respective rigs out in California this past June: Omar's custom 2016 Kenworth W900L and Ivan's 2012 T660.
Regulations
Owner-ops, groups: COVID hours waiver should open door for more HOS flexibility
Regulations
'Leave us alone': ELD-exempt owner-ops say no to any pre-2000 exemption change
Small Fleet Champ
Creech Trucking follows dairy industry to growth, stability long-term
Sponsor Content
GARMIN's new navigator series is trucking simplified
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
Serious as a heart attack: Small fleet owner's brush with death a cautionary tale
More episodes »
The Business Manual for Owner-Operators
Overdrive
editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2022 edition of Partners in Business.
Download
