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Why confiscation is unlikely
Overdrive’s Wendy Parker: “Here is a very basic, bare bones answer to the question of what process is required to make a change in the Bill of Rights: It’s not easy to do.”
April 18, 2013
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POLL: Has your income improved over the last year?
Vote in this poll probing economic improvement for owner-operators over the last year. Is your business doing better?
April 17, 2013
Voices
Readers to law enforcement: Look in the mirror
Some drivers responding to news of Tennessee’s use of troopers in big rigs to nab texting four-wheelers loved the idea — others suggested it might be just another safety hazard.
April 16, 2013
Voices
Long live the owner-operator!
Is the owner-operator a dying breed? Voices responding to the question posed on the Overdrive Extra blog suggest a shift in profitability toward short-haul niches.
April 10, 2013
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POLL: Where do you stand in the CSA Crash Indicator BASIC?
If you have your own authority for operate a small fleet, vote in this poll to help Overdrive determine how the distribution of percentile rankings in the non-public Crash Indicator BASIC is working for small carriers.
April 1, 2013
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Get your load on! (3rd edition)
More pictures of interesting loads sent in by Overdrive readers — find how to send your own here.
April 1, 2013
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Roundup: Glider kudos, sequester FMCSA, Levi’s ‘Trucker’ classic
Readers on Alabama’s metal coil securement program and Fitzgerald’s new dual-fuel glider with American Power group — and a paean to an American denim classic. . .
March 30, 2013
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Will young women now have to sign up for the draft?
A 61 percent majority of Overdrive readers showed no opposition to the Pentagon’s official removal of the ban on women participating in combat roles, though questions remained for many.
March 28, 2013
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Where do you stand on immigration reform?
Vote in our latest Hot Buttons poll on immigration reform law, and sound off in the comments.
March 27, 2013
Voices
POLL: Have you experienced a CSA intervention since Dec. 2010?
March 26, 2013
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Hot Buttons: Women in combat
What do you think about the Pentagon’s removal of the ban on women serving in combat roles in the military? Is it a good or bad idea, or just official recognition of a role women already play?
March 18, 2013
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Readers on the crash-fault ‘shell game’
In denying the possibility of fault determination, advocacy groups ignore the majority of car-truck crashes.
March 17, 2013
Voices
Letter: ‘No gray areas’ for maintenance?
“To be super safe perhaps we should all park our vehicles when the first snowflake falls.” –owner-operator Glenn Gilbert
March 14, 2013
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Poll: How do you use online load-matching services/tools?
March 8, 2013
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‘Hooked!’ — more on Homer’s custom wrecker
Accolades were heaped on Milwaukee-based Homer Schultz’s amazing custom 1993 Peterbilt 379 wrecker in the wake of Overdrive’s story on the rig.
March 8, 2013
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Truck GPS units aren’t the problem in NYC
New Jersey resident William Smith weighs in on the need for more accurate clearance signs in NYC and calls for operators to join him in pressing Congress.
March 5, 2013
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Readers split on marriage definition
Our hot buttons poll asking for reader views on the Supreme Court’s upcoming cases on the Defense of Marriage Act and state bans of same-sex marriage showed 56 percent of readers favoring a traditional view of marriage.
March 1, 2013
Voices
Get your load on, redux
More photos of hot, heavy, big, tall or just plain odd loads from readers around the U.S. and beyond.
February 22, 2013
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