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Regulations
POLL: Are you getting Roadcheck-ready? It's coming May 16-18 to a scale near you
With the annual inspection blitz about a month away, this Overdrive poll asks what steps you're taking or planning to take in preparation for the all-hands-on-deck enforcement and education event this year emphasizing securement and ABS-related matters.
April 17, 2023
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With six more highway workers dead last month in Maryland, double down on the fight against safety complacency
In the wake of six March deaths after a car plowed through a construction zone, Clifford Petersen kicks off work-zone-safety week with this safety-complacency message: "If we’re honest with ourselves, we’re all guilty of it." A few ways to fight it, here.
April 17, 2023
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Making all of it work, and then some: Illinois-headquartered Pulli Express
On Overdrive Radio: This husband/wife duo, March Trucker of the Month Pulli Express, excels in the art of juggling life and work on the road, running three trucks between them and an owner-operator leased. What else? Four young children at home.
April 14, 2023
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Hey brokers, Holland Logistics is in fact an authorized trucking company
That's despite assertions to the contrary in the data-mining system of a third-party provider of authority lookup services, small fleet owner Thomas Holland said. With added difficulties as a result, the owner feels like he's facing the end of his biz.
April 12, 2023
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'Bandit' 2021 W900L: New floor, more mods add to the trophy case
Oakley Trucking-leased owner-operator John McCormick's 2021 Kenworth W900L, Bandit, took home second for its cab interior in the working truck class at MATS. Here, views on a project come to pass there with a new floor, more.
April 11, 2023
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Overdrive Extra
Beware the insurance-requirement fine print in truck-lease agreements
There's a common condition within truck lease agreements that can present a serious obstacle. Read that fine print closely or you could be losing money.
April 10, 2023
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Overdrive Radio
'The spot market is not where you need to live': On building business with authority
After two decades in and around trucking as a driver, owner-operator, then small fleet owner, Adam Wingfield is now bringing boatloads of energy to a mission of helping owners lay the groundwork for long-term business success. His rousing MATS talk, here.
April 7, 2023
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One Wyoming funeral home, seven drivers: Dispatch from a Truckers Final Mile benefit at MATS
Long Haul Paul details the MATS benefit for the organization that's filled a void left in the wake of deregulation -- Truckers Final Mile and its founder, Robert Palm, recovering from surgery as he continued to assist families bring loved ones home.
April 7, 2023
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'Sorry I ruined your life': How Overdrive helped reunite long-lost trucking pals
After sending picures of his truck to Overdrive, a longtime owner-operator reconnected with some of his trucking mentors from the 1980s. Now, reader, is your chance to do the same.
April 6, 2023
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Voices
POLL: Leased owners, what's your preferred compensation structure: percentage, miles, hourly...?
Percentage-of-the-load compensation models have grown in prominence over many years for leased owner-operators compared to miles, yet other options -- hourly rates, guaranteed revenue -- have also made some in-roads. What's your preference?
April 5, 2023
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Overdrive Extra
Hats off to 50-year trucking veteran Candy Bass
As the TA location in downtown Nashville that bears her name closed last Friday, Candy Bass was being feted in Louisville at MATS as WIT's Driver of the Year. Here, a recollection of a selfless presence in trucking well worthy of all our appreciation.
April 4, 2023
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Life
MATS: Sights and sounds from America’s biggest trucking show
Let's run the highlight reel on MATS, from the PKY Truck Beauty Championship lot to the Richard Petty autograph signing, Overdrive's Partners in Business session, and so much more. Keep tuned through the coming weeks for more from the show.
April 1, 2023
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Fit or Unfit? FMCSA keying in on problems with 'Conditional' safety rating limbo
FMCSA's MATS regulatory session didn't mention a plan to advance a rulemaking around its safety rating system for motor carriers across the size spectrum. Yet at another conference one month, the agency revealed the move. More on Overdrive Radio.
March 31, 2023
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'Love of old trucks' with Dwayne J. Nienberg: Faces of the Road
"There are folks you meet out here who quietly reestablish your faith in people. Nienberg is one of them." --Long Haul Paul on Nienberg's story of love of trucking after a tragic crash, struggle to just get back to it on the road.
March 31, 2023
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Join us at MATS -- new owner-operator business book released, live benchmarking seminar, more
Join Overdrive and ATBS 1:45 p.m. local time on Friday, March 31, in Louisville at MATS for the annual Partners in Business seminar, as new owner-operator manual, charting business start to finish, released. Download here.
March 23, 2023
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An argument for an hourly-pay standard for truckers
Clifford Petersen believes that while such a shift may be painful for some, he feels "it’s a necessary one toward meaningful reform, and a way to seed motivation for the next generation of truckers," improving safety in the process.
March 28, 2023
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The ugly truth about screens and driving
Following the recent story of a driver caught using a tablet at highway speeds, we polled readers on the practice of "movie night at the wheel" and other handheld use, with some drivers admitting to doing it themselves.
March 24, 2023
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Overdrive Radio
Tales from a trainer's truck: Good, bad, ugly with reefer operator Bill Douglas
The rewards that come with knowing you've set a driver up for success, and difficulties setting boundaries with a trainee taking your credit card for dinner -- while you're asleep. Long Haul Paul takes the mic for this podcast with the longtime trainer.
March 24, 2023
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Truckers Paradise officially opened in Gainesville, Texas, on June 26, offering numerous amenities to truck drivers, including mobile fueling and a mobile truck wash, restaurants, lounges and much more. The truck stop is located at 4321 N Interstate 35, Gainesville, TX 76240.
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New mega truck stop aims for unforgettable experience
The Truckers Paradise is located in an old outlet mall in Gainesville, Texas, and offers a food court, high-quality showers and bathrooms, lounges, plenty free parking, a mobile truck wash and fueling. So much more, too.
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New Mexico releases video of Harjinder Singh passing an inspection in English
Owner-operator Shelly's three trailers provide versatility for sometimes tight deliveries. Most often today he's hooked to a 53-foot 2017 Great Dane, 102-inch wide, an upgrade from a 2012 96-inch Utility. 'I still run an '04 48-foot/96-inch-wide reefer occasionallly,' too, he said. 'My trailers are aged, but they’re in great shape.' As is evidenced in the picture.
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Carving a niche in fresh meat, multistop delivery: Trucker of the Month
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy (left) and FMCSA Chief Counsel Jesse Elison address the media about ELP enforcement.
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