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Survey says: Paid truck parking generally not utilized, resented by many truckers
After a trucker's heated exchange with Truck Parking Club about taking previously free parking spots paid, owner-ops and other drivers weighed in on just how they feel about being "everybody's piggy bank," in the words of another operator.
June 20, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Burnout's weight OTR: Face the facts with these steps to ease adverse impact
"All kinds of work can be taxing, but OTR trucking is unique given its sometimes stress-inducing nature -- from the moment we hit the road to the search for a parking spot." --Clifford Petersen, here with strategies to repair the burnout damage
June 19, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Marroquin brothers' journey from Guatemala to U.S. trucking, now as owner-operators
A 30-plus year odyssey into U.S. trucking, now as owner-operators, is the story in brief of three of these four brothers, united not just by their last name but also CA-domicile difficulties with AB 5 that have dulled the Golden State to decidedly silver.
June 17, 2024
Voices
Delivering our best to military families: A call for Congressional evaluation of military GHC program
Florida Trucking Association President Alix Miller calls on "Congressional leaders to insist on a strategic pause" of new military HHG contract "while a comprehensive evaluation of its feasibility is conducted by the Government Accountability Office."
June 11, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Odyssey past 10 mpg to max efficiency, in more ways than one: Trucker of the Month Alec Costerus
Alec Costerus, after dissatisfying prior careers in commodity trading and financial services, is unique among Overdrive's Trucker of the Year monthly semi-finalists for all kinds of reasons. Hear his story and advice on achieving max efficiency here.
June 10, 2024
Parking
POLL: Pay-to-park -- what's your view of expanding truck parking with more paid space?
How do you view pay-to-park options, which have only expanded since truck stops and other services began "monetizing" space over the last decade or so? Do the options help increase parking capacity? Just a money grab? Weigh in via this poll.
June 7, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Service, loyalty might mean little to a shipper today, but we can't give up on them entirely
Past Small Fleet Champ Jason Cowan: "If we accept a lower rate on the hopes that we will ask for a higher price next week, we are kicking the can, fooling ourselves we are making progress." Here, a few examples of better ways through the downturn.
June 4, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Impressive 2000 Sterling uses adapted Peterbilt chrome
Following up on a popular Reader Rigs entry, a more in-depth look at owner Dustin Ross's history in the business behind the "one-of-a-kind" Sterling AT9522, which makes some creative use of Peterbilt parts.
June 3, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Reclassifying marijuana: What it could mean for truckers, small fleet employers
The Drug Enforcement Administration on May 20 published a rulemaking proposal seeking comments on potentially rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. In Overdrive Radio, a legal expert weighs in on potential impacts.
May 31, 2024
Voices
Who is really hauling all the cheap freight? Owner-ops weigh in
What's behind all the cut-rate freight? Foreign carriers evading taxes? A government subsidy scheme? Clueless carriers headed for the poor house? Overdrive readers weigh in.
May 30, 2024
Voices
POLL: Paid parking -- how often do you pay for space?
With pay-to-reserve parking services compounding in the years since we last asked this question, when reader views were split over the value of a reservation, what's your frequency of paying to park today?
May 29, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Fighting 'cheap freight' one load at a time: Get a real read on revenue, costs
Given the speed of spot freight transactions, owners are running with rates in their playbook that are, at best, guesstimates for the cash needed to pay the business's bills and then some. Here, two good questions to answer toward better profits.
May 28, 2024
Overdrive Radio
2 pristine custom '24 Pete 589s | Standout owner to the next generation
Part 2 of our talk with May Trucker of the Month and longtime owner-operator Gary Schloo features his advice for the next generation of truck owners, likewise a special treat: A window on the two custom 589s you see here, with Semi Casual's custom shop.
May 27, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Three-decade trucker Francis Junto advancing in Mr. Health and Fitness competition
The multiple-marathon finisher's story proves it absolutely can be done: Fitness and diet transformation OTR. Junto's made it happen with a whole lot of hard work over the past decade.
May 23, 2024
Channel 19
Roadcheck fails 2024: The best of the worst?
With Roadcheck 2024 in the rearview, here's a look at some of the worst violations inspectors clocked during the annual enforcement blitz.
May 21, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Running the High Road with tour-haul small fleet | Roadcheck chicken-house wrap
Introducing Nashville/Boston-headquartered small fleet owner Sharon Lee and her High Road concert-hauling business. Also in this Overdrive Radio: Last year, Mike "Mustang" Crawford found every scale he passed closed during Roadcheck. Not so this year.
May 20, 2024
Channel 19
Who is hauling all the cheap freight -- and why?
With national rate averages hovering around just $2/mile, and plenty loads offered closer to $1.50/mile, the question any owner-op perusing the load boards is thinking: "Who hauls this stuff, why, and how can they afford to?"
May 15, 2024
Overdrive Extra
Big winners at Large Cars & Guitars: Minds, hearts, elemental trucking camaraderie
White Pine Paving's Mann family took home Kids' Choice, and a long conversation with owner-operator John Highley, among others, showed the event's doing the job right, with some of the best trucking's got to offer.
May 14, 2024
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