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Overdrive Extra
With a rough road ahead, it's time to shine for the best among truckers
Safety, time management, communication are critical over-the-road. They'll be even more so -- and more valuable, too -- when companies are forced by market pressure to focus on retention of the best. Big impressions now will pay dividends later.
February 13, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Owner-operator Leslie Bitterman claws back from near-death to success
Bitterman was nominated for the 2024 Trucker of the Year award by her daughter, Ashley, who’s long been inspired by the toughness and strong old-school, no-frills handle on business that the owner puts into action.
February 12, 2024
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Hauling nitroglycerin in totes for $1.69/mile? Can do, say brokers
Brokers pounce on the opportunity to book 42,000 pounds of explosives for $1.69 a mile. The only problem is it's a prank load meant to catch brokers failing to assess, and price, considerable risk.
February 8, 2024
Channel 19
Tesla Semi limps up Donner Pass during I-80 snowstorm
The Tesla Semi might be best known for blowing past diesel trucks on Donner's steep grades, but a storm Tuesday night slowed it down a hair.
February 7, 2024
Overdrive Extra
An accurate, current MCS-150: More important than you realize
Not only is the MCS-150 about compliance with FMCSA rules, but it can also determine which insurance companies will offer you insurance and the cost of your premiums. In some cases, information there can result in claims being denied.
February 6, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Alert! Inspections, safety scores should be 'preventive,' not punitive
After a flat trailer tire was caught at inspection, an owner-op's carrier assessed violation points nearly sufficient to void his lease in one fell swoop. This sort of accountability isn't what inspections were designed for, in his view.
February 5, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Potential broker-transparency rule not 'signficant,' yet FMCSA 'remains committed' to pursuit
The agency said a potential rulemaking changing brokered-transaction transparency regs was not 'significant,' hence not included in Monday's DOT Significant Rulemaking Report. Many owner-ops, no doubt, beg to differ.
January 30, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Meet Will Dodson, among the first 'graduates' in the under-21 pilot program
FMCSA's under-21 interstate trucker apprenticeship program is off to a sputtering start, yet for Will Dodson, among the first drivers to graduate to unsupervised OTR work in the program, it's the hopeful start of a long trucking career.
January 30, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Parking-lot-trap tows, roadside tows: Truckers' defense against predatory practices
This Overdrive Radio edition features TCA's Dave Heller with insight on outreach on predatory towing to make change for the better. Likewise, our own Alex Lockie, delivering deeply practical advice from a new guide to tackling big invoices and more.
January 29, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Nonpreventable-crash DataQs of utmost importance for small fleets, owner-ops
Been involved in a 'nonpreventable' crash? If it fits FMCSA's parameters for the Crash Preventability Determination Program, it's incumbent upon you to use the DataQs system for the review. If not, you're leaving CSA-scores improvement on the table.
January 22, 2024
Business
Brokered-freight rates transparency: Weigh in on these two questions
Would more readily knowing what a shipper is paying for a brokered load help you in negotiations? In filtering about the greedy among those you do business with? Do you value average spot-rate metrics? Weigh in via this two-question survey.
January 19, 2024
Channel 19
'STAY HOME!!!' Winter weather snarls interstates, knocks out Teslas
I-5 in Oregon turns into a skating rink. Tennessee tells drivers simply to call it quits. And a Tesla supercharging station becomes a car graveyard as the EVs fail an important test.
January 16, 2024
Trucker of the Year
They said he'd fail: Overdrive's Trucker of the Year Jay Hosty
Owner-op Jay Hosty has been proving naysayers wrong since the early days of his career, when he paid off a brand-new truck pulling containers in the Southeast. Read -- and hear -- why Hosty came out on top in Overdrive's Trucker of the Year competition.
January 12, 2024
Channel 19
'Senseless act of violence': Driver shot and killed at Nashville truck stop
A young truck driver was shot near an East Nashville, Tennessee, Love's on Sunday, and Metro Nashville Police detectives are seeking help to find the killer.
January 10, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Truckers' New Year's Resolutions: Get closer to the freight source, and back to basics on costs
Worried about the percentage "a broker might keep?" Owner-ops should ask how much is needlessly lost daily. Three Trucker of the Year finalists and an Overdrive contributor here offer ways to reassess -- and fully engage your primary freight partners.
January 8, 2024
Overdrive Extra
A tribute to Glenn 'Pillsbury' Hensley -- his well-preserved personal 1984 Pete 359
A. Hensley Livestock Dispatch and Consulting owner Andrea Hensley pays tribute to her legendary small fleet owner father in conversation with Long Haul Paul -- and gets a look with all of us at the spectacular restoration of the 359.
January 5, 2024
Voices
POLL: What are you currently paying annually for liability insurance coverage?
Annual insurance premium increases have been the rule for years, yet recent reporting shows a variety of exceptions. If you're running non-hazmat with authority, what are you paying currently for required commercial auto liability? Weigh in here. ...
January 4, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Yes, you can reduce your trucking insurance premium. Here's proof
With good safety practice and being proactive with all insurance policies, these four carriers were rewarded with lower insurance premiums. Not one of them had to increase deductibles, lower stated value of equipment or anything else.
January 3, 2024
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