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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
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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
Overdrive Radio
‘We’re supposed to be in this thing together’: Level 3 inspection advice and more with Kansas trooper
Kansas trooper Nick Wright answers a variety of DOT inspection-related questions to help prepare you for any roadside inspection. Listen on Overdrive today.
July 13, 2020
Voices
POLL: Should the U.S. be pulling itself out of the World Health Organization, as the White House is officially doing?
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be a significant issue not only in the U.S. but globally, the U.S. officially intends in 2021 to pull out of the WHO, part of whose mission is to help facilitate international coordination around such threats. Should we be doing this? Weigh in here.
July 8, 2020
Overdrive Radio
‘Twice as good’: Rico Muhammad on race-related opportunity barriers, trucking or otherwise
Previously on Overdrive Radio, Rico Muhammad detailed personal experience with policing issues. Listen as he elucidates race-related opportunity barriers today.
July 2, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Having the ‘difficult conversations’: Race in trucking, wider U.S. culture with owner-op Rico Muhammad
In this week's Overdrive Radio, owner-operator Rico Muhammad details some of his own experiences of police interactions as an African-American. Listen here.
June 25, 2020
Voices
POLL: Independents, what are you paying annually for liability insurance?
With insurance rates on the rise each of the last five years — particuarly so for own-authority owner-operator businesses with short histories — this poll asks non-hazmat respondents just how high it’s gotten. What do you pay annually?
June 24, 2020
Voices
POLL: Have you taken ill or had to quarantine after exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus?
Several readers have been curious as to what extent their peers have contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus — or had to quarantine/limit contact with others after personal contact with a positive-test case. Weigh in with your own experience here.
June 18, 2020
Voices
Nearly 70% of readers appear to favor policing reform to mitigate excessive use of force
Following the death of George Floyd, an outpouring of protests resulted in proposed police reform measures. These reform elements were singled out by readers.
June 17, 2020
Voices
POLL: Have you changed trailer type/niche since the beginning of 2020?
Tough times can be a wake-up call for a small trucking business, prompting sometimes dramatic re-evaluations that result in a wholesale change that extends from freight to the equipment on which it has hauled. Have you made a big shift since the beginning of 2020?
June 12, 2020
Channel 19
Comparing costs — and strategies to profit, ultimately
A recent Overdrive poll showed owner-ops' wide range costs-per-mile. Find out how calculating and comparing fixed and variable costs can help your profits here.
June 10, 2020
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