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POLL: When do you plan to start collecting Social Security?
Do you plan to collect between the ages of 62-65, 66-69, or 70 and older? Are you collecting it already? Let us know in our Overdrive poll.
September 21, 2018
Voices
Gridlock in Indy! ’30 seconds in a trucker’s day’ with Jim Kenson
Watch Jim Kenson's thirty second view of daily traffic on I-70 East near Indianapolis, IN. Submit your own dashcam videos on Overdrive.
September 20, 2018
Voices
Howard Salmon presents ‘Unsecured load takes flight’
As Salmon was starting to speed up after rolling through a work zone, unsecured cargo from a pickup in front of him took flight. Check it out on Overdrive.
September 14, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Cooking in-cab with Tom Kyrk, St. Christopher Fund update, more on the ‘big 10-4’ to D.C.
Listen to Overdrive Radio's podcast to hear from owner-operator Allen Kelly about "That's a Big 10-4 on D.C." event, Tom Kyrk, and Shannon Currier.
September 14, 2018
Voices
Watch: Indiana Jack’s cross-border load of avocados
In a recent episode, Indiana Jack picks up 43,000 pounds of avocados from Mexico and heads to Florida. “Maybe you will like them a little bit more when you see all it takes just to buy an avocado from your local grocer,” he writes.
September 10, 2018
Overdrive Radio
‘Burnin’ the Old School Down’ with trucker-songwriter Bill Weaver
This week's podcast starts with a sample of Bill Weaver's "Burnin' the Old School Down" and moves into Weaver talking about his record with Todd Dills.
September 7, 2018
Channel 19
Put down the phone
Rudy Yakym was stopped at a red light on his way back home after delivering a load of travel trailers, when a Volvo ran into his trailer. Hear his story today.
September 6, 2018
Voices
Trucking ‘in trouble’ if it doesn’t solve the payroll problem for drivers
Peter Harrigan says that if all trucking companies started paying that rate, the millennial would be flocking to this industry. Details on Overdrive.
September 5, 2018
Channel 19
Hopeful and careful-what-you-wish-for dynamics in reader commentary in wake of FMCSA’s hours moves
Everybody's favorite subject of debate -- the hours of service rule -- has engendered plenty among Overdrive's mostly owner-operator readers.
September 4, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Listen: Owner-operators relay their hours suggestions, concerns to FMCSA
Listen as owner-operators voice their opinions and recommendations about hours of service reforms to the FMCSA on this Overdrive podcast.
September 2, 2018
Voices
POLL: Is considering driver pay method or driver turnover rate appropriate in carrier safety scores?
The National Academies turned some heads when it offered carrier characteristics like driver pay method and turnover as potential markers of safety to be considered in a revamp of the CSA program. What do you think about such consideration? Weigh in here.
August 31, 2018
Channel 19
Tesla Semi and its clean inspection violate the eye test of more than one reader
The Tesla Semi, inspected at Donner Pass Inspection Station, received a clean inspection report; however, many Overdrive readers are not impressed by its looks.
August 17, 2018
Voices
POLL: Do you have a favorite among trucking and truck shows around the country?
Overdrive would like to know which local/regional truck show and national truck show is your favorite? Take our poll and let us know.
August 13, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Expedited conversations before the storm with operator Nancy Hudson, small fleet owner Eric Escobar
Operator Nancy Hudson, owner operator and fleet owner Eric Escobar discuss expedited hauling in this week's episode of Overdrive Radio's podcast.
August 10, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Toward reinvigorating camaraderie among haulers: Introducing road chaplain, owner-op and Overdrive Extra blogger Clifford Petersen
For regular Overdrive readers, Petersen may need no introduction, as he’s written several blog posts in recent times in which he draws on his experience over a few decades now in and out of trucking. His last time away, though, gave him a new purpose in his approach to the industry and, as he notes, a desire to leave it better than he found it initially.
August 6, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Expediter of the Year Tim Paxton on cargo van expediting and his business’ future
Recorded prior to Tim Paxton's award, Overdrive discusses challenges faced by him and others' small-vehicle trucking operations. Check it out on Overdrive.
July 27, 2018
Channel 19
Rolling your 14: How to do an 8/2 or 2/8 sleeper-berth split
Here's a hypothetical series of logs from T. Dills Trucking leading into the current day that might help illustrate the process. Check it out on Overdrive.
July 26, 2018
Channel 19
How about ‘broker of choice?’: A little credit where it’s due from small fleet BH Global Logistics
Credit is given where credit's due -- it's important to recognize the good ones says BH Global after driver was mistread after being late for a load. More here.
July 24, 2018
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