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How much will diesel go up tomorrow?
Expect another 30 cents' worth, according to one fuel network's daily hedge. Reefer rates have been keeping up in the recent period of cost increases, on average, yet the same can't be said for other segments.
September 16, 2026
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Truckers sound off on EPA emissions regs with calls for total elimination
Recent Overdrive polling found 43% of readers in favor of rolling back at least the EPA's looming 2027 Heavy-Duty NOx rule, if not doing away with emissions regs altogether.
September 15, 2026
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August 13, 2026
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Trucking reliability, service over 6M miles: White Pine Transport
Dee and Bev Zeeman have made real strides as independents in their second run at trucking biz ownership. They strive to follow through on old-school business values, doing the hard work and doing it right in spite of challenges biz and life itself throw at them.
September 14, 2026
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Danger of social isolation OTR: Truckers don't have to be alone
We can help each other, and help ourselves in the process. That's trucker Clifford Petersen's message to anyone struggling with isolation and serious mental-health issues that can result. As he charts in this story on World Suicide Prevention Day, he's been there.
September 10, 2026
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Small Fleet Champ
Drumroll, please ... Meet your Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists
Competing carriers range from a specialized car hauler to several varieties of open-deck small fleet and van pullers who've weathered the prolonged rates slump of prior years intact, thriving. Keep tuned for features detailing all of these fleets in the coming weeks, with plenty insight on setting up for success.
September 9, 2026
Let the final bouts commence! The 2026 Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship semi-finalists are in. Two will emerge with the Champ belts in Nashville next month at the conference of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies.
Overdrive Radio
Cargo theft by fraud: White House task force, freight crime in spotlight
Last week's FTR freight fraud panel focused in on revenue fraud like double-brokering and increasingly sophisticated cargo theft rings, likewise touching on what was on everybody’s mind Tuesday last week the day after DOT and DHS announced the new White House "Crossroads" fraud task force.
September 7, 2026
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$604M C.H. Robinson verdict: Blame judge and jury, not 'ambulance chasers'
Retired small fleet owner and attorney Robert Spelke places blame for the recent nuclear verdict not on "ambulance chasing" lawyers, yet on emotions getting the better of juries, and judges "reluctant to dismiss counts or entire cases because they hope the jury will make the 'right' decision."
September 2, 2026
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What's wrong with this picture? Motus mess costing small fleets thousands
Two carrier-authority suspensions with active insurance on file, one brokerage-authority grant with no bond? July Trucker of the Month Jeffrey Crise, DPW Inc. owner Kristin Crawford detail Motus mixups they're still at a loss to explain, worth tens of thousands in lost income. There could more than 1,000 other similarly situated carriers.
August 28, 2026
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Maintenance
Who's your online go-to for truck parts?
Owner-operators are more frequently turning to online retailers for parts sourcing and research. If you're one of them, name your go-to source in the brief survey here.
August 28, 2026
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Overdrive Radio
Latest $9K parking-lot-trap truck tow: Turn state-local rules to your favor
Just last year, the state of North Carolina explicitly banned the booting of commercial vehicles, yet private-tow tactics for parking enforcement clearly remain available to towing companies with latest headlines reporting a $9K tow bearing hallmarks of a parking-lot trap.
August 24, 2026
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The good, bad, and ugly of working at Truck Parking Club -- a former driver's perspective
A former company driver and Truck Parking Club customer service rep explains how the company's rapid growth sometimes drove a wedge between her and the drivers she loved to help.
August 19, 2026
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Overdrive Radio
Hotshot trucking to real driver support: Owner-op's second run toward small fleet
Overdrive July Trucker of the Month Jeffrey Crise is motivated, like most owner-ops, by prospects for profit. But if you take one thing away from the hotshot hauler's story, listen for the passion behind a primary goal: To be a true source of support for drivers as his business grows.
August 17, 2026
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Overdrive Extra
OTR dogs, alone: 'We were the strays, too'
Michael Singleton here recounts a moving, unspoken camaraderie with a co-driver and so many of the rest of us over the grief carried OTR, for the alone dogs passed by, for those wronged or who've wronged us, for ourselves.
August 14, 2026
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Blame the ambulance chasing lawyers for C.H. Robinson's $604M verdict: Owner-op
An owner-op who is no fan of brokers defends C.H. Robinson against what he describes as greedy lawyers and shady actors all too ready to do anything and everything, legal or not, for a big payday.
August 12, 2026
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Overdrive Radio
AI in the driver's seat? Tony Justice v. Suno a 'fight for the little guy'
Renowned trucker-songwriter Tony Justice is clearly motivated to fight to protect the value of the musical talent he's got from AI encroachment. In this edition of Overdrive Radio, hear his reasoning, suggesting more truckers could be motivated to do the same with theirs as driverless tech proliferates.
August 11, 2026
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'Right thing to do': Small fleet owner-op Elton Wek's lifetime trucking, still rolling
Elton Wek, the owner of 14-truck Premium Best Transport, showed his 2000 379 at Wheel Jam in June, where he got a surprise. The show recognized Wek in part for willingness to stand with fellow carriers -- a refusal, for instance, to haul for a broker who undercut a fellow owner-operator's long-term contract.
August 7, 2026
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FMCSA's broker transparency rule: Date missed, more owner-ops going direct
Part 2 of this Overdrive Radio talk with small fleet owner Surinder Gill followed the 2023 collapse of the Convoy brokerage, Gill's former principal freight partner. FMCSA missed another projected date for the transparency rule, yet there's new evidence more owner-ops are bypassing middlemen for direct business.
August 3, 2026
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Brokers' new carrier-selection strategy after $604M C.H. Robinson verdict
After SCOTUS opened brokers up to major liability -- already resulting in a $604M verdict against C.H. Robinson -- it's time for carriers to "get proactive" to land freight in an evolving landscape.
July 31, 2026
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Regulations
FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL ban takes a beating in court
FMCSA's attempt to push nearly 200,000 non-domiciled drivers out of CDL eligibility was called "freakish" under serious scrutiny from a panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
At the Love's on I-65 at Trinity Lane in Nashville Tuesday, a $6.44/gal. credit price was also available, more than $2 above gasoline.
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Diesel surges past $6/gal. nationwide -- $8-$10 on the horizon?
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Truckers sound off on EPA emissions regs with calls for total elimination
Kevin Haderlie has been running as an independent, today as TruckWise Inc., since 2016. After a few years learning the ins and outs of truck ownership, the company has been on a growth trajectory with a keen focus on customer relationships, driver training and knowing the business's numbers inside and out.
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