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Overdrive Extra
Dealing with diesel aftertreatment demons
Let’s talk about emissions maintenance – the demons howl at you in the form of warning lights on the dash or, worse, a repair bill you weren’t expecting well into the four figures and, sometimes, five figures. Here's how to tame them.
March 1, 2021
Overdrive Radio
The long tail of the CB's social utility
Owner-operator Mike Crawford in this Overdrive Radio edition expands on some of the themes showcased earlier this week in our special-edition podcast in part about the ongoing safety utility, and the decreased cultural importance, of the CB in trucking.
February 26, 2021
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February 19, 2025
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Add your voice to 'Overdrive's Music to Truck By,' BlackOut tribute truck headed Daytona-way
Chuck Timbrook running south for Bike Week March 5 with his vets-support rig, and: Help us celebrate professional drivers and submit an intro that may be featured on the new show.
February 24, 2021
Voices
POLL: Were you audited in 2020?
Was it conducted off-site? Did you receive a safety rating or a non-ratable outcome? Weigh in here if you have as yet to participate in this poll looking at audit outcomes among Overdrive readers amid the FMCSA's new off-site focus for audits.
February 24, 2021
Channel 19
Respite, brother- and sisterhood, fellowship on the long, cold road this season
The cultural ramifications of the simple practice of turning the CB on are alive and well and, in a rugged winter for over-the-road haulers all across the country, shining through in so many ways. Stuck in the ice, making the most of the situation...
February 23, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Listen: Fairness in DataQs appeals in Minnesota
State patrol Captain Jon Olsen on the appeals-panel model, tips and suggestions for carriers and more. And: Just how disruptive has the Texas weather been this week? An answer from a Laredo-based small fleet coming out of the dark.
February 19, 2021
Regulations
Live with Overdrive, CVSA, Payne Trucking: Exploring DataQs hurdles and criticisms
Join Overdrive's Todd Dills on Thursday, Feb. 25 for a live discussion about DOT's DataQs crash and inspection information review system, featuring Chris Turner of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and Chris Haney of Payne Trucking.
February 18, 2021
Channel 19
Back in the saddle again
Former owner-operator Scott Reed is back behind the wheel, this trucking tour as a company driver with Greg Anderson's seven-truck AK Trucking, leased to Woof Trucking out of Yukon, Oklahoma.
February 17, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Is burnout stoking in your workday? Here's how to fight it
It could manifest in added responsibilities you find yourself no longer able to keep up with, much less enjoy. Clifford Petersen here details the signs, how drivers' work can compound the issues, and how to get out of them with your sanity intact.
February 16, 2021
Regulations
POLL: Independents/small fleets, did you run the required Drug & Alcohol queries of yourself/drivers in 2020?
Given recent reporting on FMCSA's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse database of positive test results, Overdrive asks owners with carrier authority: Did you participate in the system in its first year?
February 15, 2021
Overdrive Radio
COVID hours exemption not valid 'just because you're hauling food'
On Overdrive Radio, food for thought via the words of Captain Jon Olsen of the Minnesota State Patrol about qualifying for the COVID hours exemption, and: Episode 5 of the OTR podcast, about family-life sacrifices drivers -- and those back home -- endure.
February 12, 2021
Voices
How this owner-op found his calling
Lincoln, Neb.-based Robert Rosenbaum's well-considered story of learning to navigate his working world in trucking, after multiple careers, with a maximum of independence to "make me as good as I wanted to be, doing something I enjoyed" with pride.
February 9, 2021
Channel 19
Don't forget what they say about double negatives ...
One eagle-eyed owner-operator and grammar enthusiast offers an intriguing object lesson with these no-engine-brakes signs -- and: Still no devices on Canada's ELD registry with mandate deadline five months out.
February 8, 2021
Partners in Business
Big-ticket repairs, replacements, rebuilds: To depreciate or not to depreciate?
Equipment improvements present a variety of options as it relates to tax strategy around expensing and depreciation. Depending on your income situation, you could be well served by spreading deductions over years.
February 4, 2021
Voices
POLL: PPP round 2 -- are you going after funding?
Are you interested in the forgivable loans available to some businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program that reopened this year?
February 3, 2021
Overdrive Extra
How to navigate 'frost laws' in northern states
Gary Buchs on how to handle tiny jurisdictions' seasonal weight restrictions in more northern states. Do your research, don't trust your GPS and question everything -- before you end up in front of a judge.
February 2, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Even with fuel up and rates down, one owner-op's growth determination
Listen: Florida-based Kenyette Godhigh-Bell's journey to -- and future plans for -- her motor carrier authority, and a somewhat familiar dynamic in the marketplace for freight this winter.
January 29, 2021
Channel 19
ELD's 'no monthly fee' promotion highlights relative market void
There are just a handful of no-monthly-fee options for ELD rule-compliant e-logs left standing. The service priority for many truckers in the choice of platform is a big reason for that. Also: The cabovers come out at night!
January 28, 2021
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