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POLL: Has parts or other supplies availability delayed a repair/service for you this year?
Truck and trailer order delays have been much talked about, but what about component parts needed for repairs? With owner-ops' anecdotal reports of delays growing, have you experienced a significant service delay this year waiting on a part?
July 1, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Peer inside this owner-operator's in-cab kitchen, equipped for versatility
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, a window on how to outfit a 2020 Volvo VNL740, or your truck, for versatility in cooking on the road -- the strategy here of owner-op Thomas Remington. Also: Join me in sending Overdrive editor Max Heine off right. ...
June 30, 2021
Overdrive Extra
So long, ol' pard ...
Long Haul Paul's personal tribute to retiring Overdrive Editorial Director Max Heine, detailing the gearjammer's journey from a "rather jaded view of journalism" to certainty that in the hands of good folks, it can "still make a difference in this world."
June 30, 2021
Channel 19
Tale of two searches: Manhunt for hit-and-run suspect, journey to kidney transplant
Two men -- an owner-op sidelined by medical issues, and a diesel shop owner struck in a hit-and-run -- fight for their lives with help from devoted daughters and other family.
June 29, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Modest safety proposal: Get tougher on driver violations accountability
Small fleet owner Leander Richmond offers a potential model for placing on-highway accountability where he feels it belongs. "Though I know plenty drivers in the audience may well bristle" at it, the drug/alcohol database might be a model...
June 29, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Will Netflix's 'Ice Road' solve carriers' biggest recruiting problems?
Netflix might not know a Kenworth from a Volvo (a big mistake in the film plenty professional haulers pointed out) but they know how to sell a story to Millennials and Gen Z.
June 28, 2021
Channel 19
Resurrecting the Rubber Duck's classic 1970 Mack RS700
This video showcases small fleet owner Anthony Fox of Rome, Ga., proud owner and caretaker of a piece of history that is one of the original 1970 Macks/60s trailer from the classic “Convoy” trucking film of the 1970s, released today 43 years ago.
November 16, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Passing the reins at Overdrive
Max Heine announces a transition at Overdrive: "I’ll be celebrating this Independence Day as a newly independent bum – or retiree, to use the proper term. I’ll truly miss the owner-operator world."
June 28, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Emissions maintenance: Getting the correct diagnosis / repair the first time
How to get the most out of a trip to the shop when the dashboard lights up: This edition of Overdrive Radio features a wide-ranging discussion touching on ways to mitigate condensation in the exhaust system, exhaust leaks and much more.
June 18, 2021
Channel 19
One-pot chili-mac, from the 'deckplate diner' of owner-operator Thomas Remington
"I've broken bread with many a driver, but like this, out in the parking lot at the Love's at Trinity Lane and I-65 north of Nashville's downtown? Never." Here's the results, whipped up in under 20 minutes on the deck of Remington's Volvo VNL 740.
June 17, 2021
Overdrive Extra
PSA: Driver issues education needed for non-trucking public
Here's Overdrive Extra contributor Clifford Petersen's answer to an associate's "not negative, but a bit naive ... thoughts on truck drivers," underscoring a central conundrum of trucking work: Tension between safety, pay, home time and regulations.
June 15, 2021
Business
Mileage or percentage -- which one's best for you?
Variations on base pay structure for leased owner-operators are hard to come by -- 99% of owners are on either mileage or percentage plans. What's your preference in general terms and why? Weigh in here.
June 14, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Tales of three runaway trucks: Crises endured and averted, lessons learned
The advice was good then and it's good now -- see a massive pileup, a multi-fatality runaway, ask yourself, "Could it have been you?" Owner-operator Gordon Alkire's '70s runaway tale, among others, shows it could. When you least expect it.
May 3, 2019
Overdrive Radio
What's the congressional endgame on parking, under-21 drivers, more?...
With the House's detailed approach to trucking-related legislative items in its draft highway bill, the viewpoint in this Overdrive Radio podcast from TCA's Dave Heller well grounds the bill in what's possible, given political realities.
June 11, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Quarterly estimated taxes due next Tuesday
Set aside the time to deal with the administrative side of your business. Like preventive maintenance on your truck, proper attention now will save you hours and money in the future and lower your stress, setting you up for better decision-making.
June 9, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Recipes for the Road: Chicken alfredo pizza
In-cab chef and owner-op Thomas Remington offers his version for cooking in the truck. It’s a simplified recipe, minimizing prep time and ingredients needed. Feel free to add or subtract anything to make it all your own.
June 7, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Inside the divide between docs and Congress, truckers over sleep apnea
Also in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast: Intro'ing a new dispatch provider in S2 Logistics, with hotshot hauler S2 Transport co-owner Scott Sabatini at its helm and stressing integrity in operations, a response to his own early difficulties.
June 4, 2021
Channel 19
Recruiting or retention? Which motivates truckers adopting guaranteed pay
For the smallest owner-operated fleets, retention outweighed or nearly matched recruiting as a motivating factor in offering guaranteed pay, while larger fleets more often focus on recruiting. A retention example: this 20-truck reefer fleet.
June 3, 2021
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