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Words to truck by: ‘You will never, ever come out ahead running at a loss’
Independent owner-operators Daniel and Phyllis Snow of Snow Trucking discuss market deterioration, fallen freight volumes, and more. Listen here on Overdrive.
May 1, 2020
Channel 19
Some carriers rewarding leased/company haulers, where it counts
Some trucking companies are paying truck drivers hazard bonus pay for continuing to drive during the coronavirus pandemic. Hear from the drivers on Overdrive.
April 28, 2020
Voices
As White House celebrates, I’m picking up produce with a ripped-up T-shirt for a face mask
As the White House celebrates, some owner-operators are struggling to find hand sanitizer and protective face masks. Details on Overdrive.
April 24, 2020
Voices
POLL: Leased/company haulers, is your fleet offering a ‘COVID pay’ bonus?
There’ve been calls for taxpayer-funded hazard benefits for the nation’s truckers in the halls of Congress, and likewise reports of fleets large and small offering bonuses to working company drivers and leased owner-ops through this uncertain time. Is your fleet one of them?
April 21, 2020
Overdrive Radio
A tough week’s diversion with music, trucking in pursuit of truth
Following what has been perhaps the toughest week for trucking as an owner-operator in the last decade, this edition of Overdrive Radio offers some diversion, hopefully, via an interview with (and music from) Haley Fohr of Chicago-based Jackie Lynn, a band named for a character conceived as a long-hauler. Also: More tales from the road with our own Paul Marhoefer.
April 17, 2020
Voices
POLL: Have you/your business been approved for relief funding?
News emerged Thursday, April 16, that appropriated funding for the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 relief had hit its limit with little more than a week and a half of taking applications. Did you apply to it or another program and achieve a result? Weigh in here.
April 16, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Listen: Channel One-Nine Special from Over the Road — Mechanics
In this Channel One-Nine Special from Over the Road, Ingrid Brown and others answer listener questions surrounding semi-truck basics. Listen here on Overdrive.
April 13, 2020
Overdrive Radio
How to do the hard work now: COVID-19 business-, health-support insights
Gary Buchs offers insight on investigating resources and applying for SBA assistance during the coronavirus on this edition of Overdrive Radio. Click here.
April 10, 2020
Voices
Owner-operators hold tough, some scrape by, as coronavirus stall saps revenues and loads
As the coronavirus continues impacting the trucking industry, hear from owner-operators and small fleets about how they're weathering the storm on Overdrive.
April 9, 2020
Voices
POLL: What’s changed at open shippers/receivers as the COVID-19 coronavirus has spread?
What’s changed fundamentally at shippers/receivers you service in your trucking operation these past few weeks? Reports have been mixed, with access to restrooms and greater distancing between facility staff and drivers common, but what’s been most noticeable for you? Weigh in here.
April 8, 2020
Overdrive Radio
‘Over the road’ episode 4: Three stops in Kentucky
In the quest for the best "nanner nanner nanner pudding" in Kentucky, Long Haul Paul makes three stops in his journey. Learn more and listen here on Overdrive.
April 2, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Follow the orange ribbon to Logan’s lunch for truckers, at I-79 W.Va. rest area — and more support, appreciation
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, learn about 13-year-old Logan Miller and company's Orange Ribbon Campaign to support owner-operators, and hear a message of gratitude.
April 1, 2020
Voices
POLL: Overdimensional haulers, how do you handle permitting?
Multi-state permitting can be a laborious process for oversize and/or heavy haulers, though plenty owner-operators have mastered the process, whether over time on their own or with dedicated staff or employment of a third-party permit service. What’s your typical route toward trip permit securement?
April 1, 2020
Voices
POLL: What have COVID-19-related lockdowns nationwide done to your business?
How are the lockdowns of communities and plenty business around the nation impacting your trucking operation, positively or negatively and/or if at all? Weigh in here.
March 26, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Listen: The Channel One-Nine Special from ‘Over the Road’ — Music
In this Channel One-Nine Special from the Over the Road podcast, a personal playlist with trucking-song connoisseur and singer-songwriter Tony Justice.
March 26, 2020
Overdrive Radio
‘This thing is on’: Method amidst the mess, madness around COVID-19
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, interviews with Ingrid Brown, Paul Marhoefer, update us in life on the road in this crisis. Check it out on Overdrive.
March 25, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Share the road: What’s it like working on the road during the COVID-19 crisis?
Dial 530-408-6423 to weigh in with a message with your stories or observations in answer to this question, from listeners of the Overdrive/Radiotopia coproduction the Over the Road podcast: What’s it been like for you the last couple weeks as a working hauler, if you’re up and running?
March 25, 2020
Overdrive Radio
‘Over the Road’ episode 3: A brief history of trucking in America
This episode of 'Over the Road' gives voice to the ways trucking's regulatory history helped shape today’s highway business culture. Listen here on Overdrive.
March 19, 2020
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