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Processing an insurrection, with the Colonel
Long Haul Paul on the U.S. Capitol riot, and the messy questions it raises ... "How much time do we devote to the fussy comradeships of peripheral people we encounter online? And how much time does that rob from those we care about the most? ..."
January 19, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Beware: Human smugglers luring truckers along the border
In this week's Overdrive Radio podcast, Chief Matthew Hudak of the Laredo section of the U.S. Border Patrol emphasizes how professional drivers can help combat a sharp uptick in human smuggling/trafficking via tractor-trailers.
January 15, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Building personal payroll -- a step toward tax savings, better finances
More deliberate financial choices engendered by creating a personal payroll can act as subtle self-nudges that lead owners to managing money better overall, controlling discretionary personal spending and placing roadblocks in the way of unwise habits.
January 13, 2021
Channel 19
SBA auditing truckers' insurance in wake of pandemic disaster loans: Two owners' stories
If you're one of the untold number of owner-operators who took an SBA disaster loan in the spring of 2020, last month you may well have been contacted to verify insurance -- how two operators dealt with it (one smoothly, one not so much).
January 12, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Trucking with authority and other reasons ‘Why we drive’ — OTR rewind No. 2
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, an update on the last couple of years' push toward one featured trucker's new authority as an owner-operator, and much more.
January 7, 2021
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As some of its operators called it quits, 9-truck Hettinger persevered through 2020’s bad rates and new regs
Poor rates, health concerns and the new Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse drove away Hettinger's operators in 2020, but the fleet pushed through.
January 7, 2021
Voices
From expected Biden DOT, owner-operators look for parking, highways, FLSA reforms
This trio of items adds to those familiar yet newly prominent in Overdrive's reader polling on priorities for an expected new DOT Secretary under Biden.
January 6, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Cost increases are coming — your rates need to reflect that sooner than later
Take advice from a veteran owner-operator and begin adjusting your own cost basis and rates now, rather than waiting until increases have long taken place.
December 21, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Back to the ‘Biggest Tailgate in Trucking’ — and Germann Soeth’s 1976 KW K100
The coproduction of Overdrive and Radiotopia brought the reality of working haulers to all audiences. Plus: Germann Soeth's restored 1976 Kenworth K100.
December 23, 2020
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POLL: Do you plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when available to professional truckers?
How would you rate the likelihood you’ll be in line for the Pfizer/Moderna vaccines approved for emergency use against COVID-19 when they become available to drivers? Weigh in via this poll.
December 22, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Log annotations to avoid hours of service violations — and more from FMCSA Q&A
Listen to Overdrive Radio to learn more about log annotations to avoid hours of service violations and other topics covered by the FMCSA's recent G&A here.
December 18, 2020
Voices
POLL: What should be the next DOT secretary’s No. 1 priority for 2021?
Truck parking? Regs efforts around broker oversight? FMCSA's driver advisory panel? More hours flexibility? ... What's your advice for an incoming DOT chief?
December 18, 2020
Voices
COVID-19 relief bill: Majority of owner-operators favor direct payment, small-biz assistance
Most owner-operators anchored behind support for working people as their top priorities for any eventual COVID relief/stimulus legislation out of Congress.
December 15, 2020
Overdrive Radio
OTR soundtrack custom-built for 2020: Paul Marhoefer’s ‘Songs from a truck’
The trucker-songwriter's record explores the emotion of personal history, striking a chord with anyone managing the risks of the road with a family back home.
December 11, 2020
Voices
POLL: What aspect of a COVID relief bill should be most prioritized by Congress?
Direct cash payments to taxpayers or further federal unemployment? Support for health networks and first responders to assistance to small businesses? What’s your take on the biggest priority for a COVID relief bill out of Congress?
December 10, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Time to account for independent dispatch services in regulation?
TIA wants limits on independent dispatchers to work for just one carrier, and if more, registration as a broker. Here, owner-ops weigh in via Overdrive Radio.
December 4, 2020
Voices
POLL: Is it time for a national review panel of industry/enforcement to decide DataQs appeals?
In carriers’ violation/crash-info challenges through the federal DataQs system that are appealed, it’s often the case that the original jurisdiction/personnel that issued the violation or handled the crash is the final arbiter. Should a new system be devised for appeals?
December 2, 2020
Voices
POLL: Is electronic mobile signature capture part of your protocol with receivers?
With the COVID-19 pandemic, signature-capture technologies on documents sent between devices have made their way more extensively into the operator-receiver interaction to limit personal contact. Do you have such a system in place yourself, whether a fleet’s system or your own?
November 29, 2020
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