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Hear the 2020 Trucker Talent Search finale, and — Intro’ing Jason Keeler’s custom truck shop
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, an audio window on Pennsylvania-based Jason Keeler's magnificant 1950 Kenworth, and all the talent-search performances.
September 11, 2020
Voices
Majority of readers favor U.S. exit from WHO
Two-thirds of readers signaled support for Trump’s move to pull out of the World Health Organization. Read more comments here on Overdrive.
September 10, 2020
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March 24, 2025
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Rumble strips ahead: How to manage for downside risk in turbulent trucking times
Gary Buchs and Kevin Rutherford discuss best practices for trucking operations during turbulent times and more. Find something for your business on Overdrive.
September 4, 2020
Voices
POLL: Have you witnessed a food truck operating out of a public rest area since COVID began spreading?
Since the FHWA put a stay on enforcement of the ban on food trucks at rest areas in light of drivers’ difficulties obtaining sustenance with early-pandemic-period lockdowns, did you ever see a food truck in a rest area? Did you actual visit one? Share your experience here.
September 2, 2020
Voices
POLL: Have you visited a doctor (whether in-person or virtually) over the course of this year?
With renewed and growing interest among various populations in telemedicine, or “telehealth,” service given the spread of COVID-19, we’re curious to know whether you’ve experienced such a “virtual visit” this year, or did you stick with in-person services.
August 27, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Trucker Talent Search preview — the performers, their hauling histories and songs
This Friday Freddy French, Paul Cullers and John Malayter will give a final performance for this year's Trucker Talent Search. Hear their entry songs here.
August 26, 2020
Voices
POLL: Do you plan to vote early, absentee or on Election Day this November?
What’s your plan — if you have one — for voting during the coronavirus pandemic this coming November? Weigh in here.
August 25, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Martin Herman on the value of roadside inspections — and his Big Cam-powered 1970 KW’s transformation
Martin Herman, independent owner-operator and tank-doubles hauler, discusses upcoming Brake Safety Week inspection and his restored Kenworth needlenose W925.
August 21, 2020
Voices
POLL: What’s your view of increasing vote-by-mail/other early-vote options for the 2020 election?
With the President crying out against expanding vote-by-mail options and some states having long since proven at least its its efficacy/feasibility in past elections, what’s your view of expansion of mail-in-voting efforts as well as potentially expanded early-vote options? Weigh in here.
August 18, 2020
Channel 19
Where to find a two/three-hour 14-hour clock pause in the new HOS
Confused by the 2020 split-sleeper changes? We explain everything owner-operators need to know about the new 7/3 split-sleeper berth rule, quick and easy.
August 10, 2020
Voices
As trucking’s tent grows, operators pursue ‘education and ownership’
Two owner-operators discuss how they became truck drivers and how the industry is changing in light of the dialogues surrounding gender and racial equality in the U.S.
August 10, 2020
Hours of Service
POLL: Which major hours change will most benefit your operation?
he FMCSA earmarked four areas of change in its hours of service modifications final rule — the 30-minute break, split-sleeper options, and the short haul and adverse driving conditions exceptions. With three months to better digest the rule, which of the changes do you stand to benefit from in your operation?
August 10, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Hauling smart — often high, wide and ugly, too — with Owner-Operator of the Year Kevin Kocmich
The complications of any oversize load’s complexity are many. In this Overdrive Radio edition, owner-op Kevin Kocmich shares secrets to their mastery.
August 6, 2020
Overdrive Extra
‘Haul less, charge more’: Owner-ops report renewed choosiness on loads
Owner-operators offer their opinions on why they and others might be sitting out on hauls. Top of the list? Rates that barely break even and coronavirus.
August 4, 2020
Voices
POLL: What’s your typical oil drain interval?
With many late-model diesels, oil drain intervals that are recommended just keep getting longer, though many owner-ops err on the conservative side with more frequent drains while some take the opposite tack with the employment of aftermarket bypass filtration for extended drains. What’s your typical mileage interval?
July 31, 2020
Voices
‘Please, truckers, let your voices be heard’: For independents, insurance rates just keep rising
As liability insurance rates continue to rise for many owner-operators and small fleets, readers sound off about proposed legislation that could impact rates.
July 29, 2020
Voices
Turn down sleep apnea noise machine — quantum-leap logic and unnecessary rigmarole are not in interest of safety
NASTC President David Owen on the re-emergency of strict sleep apnea screening protocols: Follow the ambulance chaser’s logic: "If we all have apnea and untreated apnea causes fatigue, then we’re all fatigued, all of the time!" The truth is more complex.
July 23, 2020
Hours of Service
POLL: Will the revised hours of service affect rates come September?
Some watchers see the flexibility-enhancing portions of the hours of service revisions, currently set to implement September 29, as in general increasing over-the-road capacity without adding a single truck — do you think implementation will ultimately affect truckload rates? Weigh in here, and tell us why in the comments.
July 15, 2020
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