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Business
POLL: What's your ideal pay method -- hourly, per-mile, percentage, salary?
In the choice of a pay package, which of these stands as the ideal for you given your experience?
June 2, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Drexel L. Pentz and his 1956 Mack B61
Video and more on 86-year-old Pentz's 1950s classic West Coast spec dual-breather/twin-stacks B61, originally built for Coor's brewery, in this installment in Paul Marhoefer's "Faces of the Road" series of profiles/oral histories.
June 1, 2021
Custom Rigs
The day five famous 70s/80s rigs made history on 'Hollywood Hill'
A firsthand account of the event, bringing together restored trucks from movies “Duel,” “Convoy," and “Smokey & the Bandit” with “Movin’ On” and “B.J. & the Bear” TV rigs — among others at the Southern Classic Truck Show in 2016.
December 21, 2016
Overdrive Radio
'If they want us to stop, we need spaces': As pandemic eases, owner-ops take stock
Owner-operator Greg Eudy on the parking shortage, particularly along his North Carolina lanes. He's one among six voices on the biggest issues today in this podcast. Also: truckers take stock looking back over the last pandemic year in Overdrive Radio.
May 28, 2021
Channel 19
There's a 'truck-a-thon' in the offing, driver
Starting tomorrow, the Trucks With Room to Spare group is hosting its Miles That Matter Truck-a-Thon, aimed at giving a way for working haulers to help raise funds for the groups' mission to marshal unused cargo capacity to deliver disaster relief.
May 27, 2021
Channel 19
Where are the empty shelves? Keep those rate increases coming, shippers
Renewed mainstream dialogue over the specter of a "driver shortage" shows some move toward realism, yet more often continues to ignore basic fundamentals. At the same time, in the push to recruit post-COVID, willingness to hold a grudge counts ...
May 26, 2021
Overdrive Extra
You are not alone in the fight for stable mental health
Mental health is a widespread problem that could affect more than a million truckers. Be aware of those quietly suffering such challenges on a daily basis and find here simple practices to enhance the quality of your own wellbeing.
May 25, 2021
Regulations
POLL: How does your alcohol/drug testing consortium contact you to schedule random tests?
Rules require randoms to be "unannounced," which means testing service providers serving owner-operators in a consortium's pool have the ability to deem lack of response a "refusal" of a test. Time is of the essence when making contact/scheduling.
May 24, 2021
Overdrive Radio
The trucking spirit within 'Cumberland Bones,' the new record from Stephen Flatt
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Stephen Flatt details how his logistics work in and around trucking dovetailed with some of the tracks on his new album. Get a taste of it and roll down the road with him here.
May 21, 2021
Channel 19
The proud trucking legacy of the Bixlers, Updegraves in Pennsylvania
How's an estimated 1,500 years' worth of cumulative trucking experience for one family over the course of just a few generations? Meet another trucking family here with a proud legacy, via longtime owner-operator Steve Bixler and kin.
May 20, 2021
Channel 19
How does your drug testing consortium notify you of upcoming randoms?
However they do it, this owner-op's story holds lessons -- make sure it will be the most quick method of communication to get your response. Worst case, you might find yourself in violation for refusing a test absent your reply.
May 18, 2021
Overdrive Radio
'What extortion looks like': Owner-operator Glenn Keller v. Parking Pirates, round 2
Keller, following a booting/attempted tow incident while he was sitting idling in the driver's seat last month, is on a mission to raise awareness to predatory practices targeting truckers. Hear his 911 call and his own analysis in today's podcast.
May 14, 2021
Channel 19
Wynonna Judd, St. Christopher changing the temperature around trucking this weekend with 'Highway to Hope'
The St. Christopher Fund keeps on truckin' with the virtual concert this weekend – catch their hour-long preview talk with Radio Nemo and headliner Judd here. Efforts put one foot in front of the other, building on the organization's long-held mission.
May 13, 2021
Equipment
Manual v. automatic – the transmission selection
In 2013, the question about automated manual and automatic transmissions was whether they'd ever make strong inroads. By 2021, they certainly have, but owner-operator sentiment hasn't changed much.
July 22, 2013
Overdrive Extra
How to use your illusions about time for better management, performance
No, meetings aren't a waste of time, and better time management by itself is not going to get you down the path to success, much less equate to better on-highway performance. Yet: Understanding the illusions is key to becoming an effective time manager.
May 11, 2021
Channel 19
Generations of owners' family legacy in Overdrive
How a trucking culture was built and maintained through the years with family, past and present. Meet Eddie Karwaski of Pennsylvania, Carl Nyhof of Wisconsin, Carl Rhodes of West Virginia, and others who learned from family, hereditary or not.
May 10, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Rising oil prices -- for this dry bulk hauler, there's far less fear than opportunity
Oil services fleet Sisu Energy owns no trucks or trailers itself, nor do dispatch personnel at the company. Owner-ops leased there take that to heart as evidence the company’s sticking to its mission to be a platform where owner-operators can thrive.
May 5, 2021
Channel 19
Roadcheck refresher on the OOS violations for lights, hours
If you could carry just one replacement bulb on the truck, which would most likely save you from being put out of service? It's not a headlamp, notes compliance whiz Andy Blair, who offers this refresher on the OOS conditions for lights, hours.
May 4, 2021
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