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Facebook founder Zuckerberg hears truckersâ concerns at Iowa 80 truck stop
Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg last week heard from truckers on electronic logs, autonomous trucks and more as he took time during his tour of the United States to visit the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa.
June 26, 2017
Voices
POLL: Do you support Republicansâ Obamacare ârepeal/replaceâ efforts?
Republican bills in both House and Senate would overhaul much of the Affordable Care Act, including removing the mandate to purchase insurance. More controversial items include the reining in of Medicaid eligibility, return of tax cuts to wealthy Americans, and big changes to the individual market for insurance. Whatâs your view?
June 26, 2017
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Dedicated freight â an antidote to chasing rates
After years chasing rates and high miles, over the last decade and more Keith Sampson shifted his thinking. His example is clear evidence that keeping your eye out for dedicated-freight opportunities can deliver the best of both worlds â income stability and high profitability, without sacrificing your home life in the process.
June 22, 2017
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Trucking: Like father, like son
Daughter, too. 7 in every 10 of Overdriveâs mostly owner-operator readers, whether male or female, reported having descended from a trucking father, in some form or another.
June 21, 2017
Voices
POLL: Owner-operators, howâs business trending for you over the last months?
Whatâs your business-conditions situation been over the last few months as the traditional spring freight season has come into play.
June 20, 2017
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Colin Young presents: Another high-speed shoulder pass
âItâs absolutely amazing to me how many fourwheelers will pass a rig on the shoulder at high speedâ⌠Another shoulder pass from the dashcam of trucker Colin Young . . . .
June 19, 2017
Channel 19
Saturday round-up: Spring cleaning, chaining the trailer to the coil, best wisecracks of the year
Terminator once declared he could not self-destruct â how about self-driving vehicles?; an e-log solution for the ages; and a check-in with flatbed owner-operator Joe Bieluckiâs real-man coils and overdue spring cleaning. . .
June 17, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Donât get âbeat upâ on rates: Strong service to keep the customer honest
This podcast talk with owner-operator Monte Wiederhold focuses in on the direct-customer base Wiederhold notes heâs been fortunate to maintain through the recent âebb and flowâ years of spotty freight and demand in the wider economy, and the emphasis on timely communication and dependability thatâs helped immensely to keep those customers.
June 15, 2017
Voices
POLL: Is/was your father involved in trucking?
To what extent is trucking passed down father-to-son over the generations? In the poll, in advance of Fatherâs Day this weekend, we want to know whether your father is/was a trucker in any capacity, whether a driver/O-O, fleet owner or something else?
June 15, 2017
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Four generations of fathers, sons power Penn.-based R.W. Smith Trucking
With Fatherâs Day coming up, a question: Is/was your father involved in trucking, too? And: A guest profile of and âsalute to a company âthatâs been led for 85 years by successive generations of fathers and sons,â Penn.-based R.W. Smith Trucking.
June 13, 2017
Overdrive Radio
âNot adding upâ: Following Supreme Courtâs hit to ELD challenge, owner-operators reckon with next steps
In the wake of the Supreme Courtâs official denial of OOIDAâs appeal for it to throw out the ELD rule, attention turned to the Trump administration and, more closely, Congress. A bevy of readers faced down the reality of further limited options for an ELD challenge.
June 13, 2017
Voices
POLL: Have you ever been through an IFTA or IRP audit?
How commonly state auditors review IFTA and IRP records of owner-operators is not widely known â whatâs been your experience with audits of your International Fuel Tax Agreement filing or International Registration Plan records?
June 12, 2017
Channel 19
Tuesday round-up: Miracle on the road, and âretirementsâ accelerate at Wes Memphisâ fleet in wake of e-log transition
A truck rolls safely with âno ELD, no ABS, no ERG, no SCR no DEF?â What gives? one reader cracks wise. And Wes Memphis returns to the blog with a suggestion that, should biz consultant Jeffrey Hayzlettâs rule of thirds apply to post-ELD mandate trucking, there will be âno lack of trucking jobsââŚ
June 6, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: One owner-operatorâs credit claw-back after identity theft | âELD or meâ dates set
How did owner-operator Scott Reed find out about the theft of his identity that destroyed his good credit: He learned of erroneous warrants for his arrest out West. Hear how he repaired the situation here. Also: âELD or meâ demonstration dates set for Oct. 3-7.
June 2, 2017
Voices
POLL: How common is identity theft â have you been a victim of it?
Identity theft can be a disaster for your credit rating in the short and, sometime, long term, if overlooked. Has it â or related credit- or other card fraud â ever happened to you? Weigh in here.
June 2, 2017
Voices
Readersâ name suggestions for trucking image campaignâs âmascotâ
Among more than a few sarcastic name suggestions like Aaron Johnsonâs ââSuper Trucker,â since everyone that comes out of trucking school thinks they are the best of the best,â some readers proffered more serious ideas for the folks behind the Trucking Moves America Forward campaign.
May 30, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Owner-op Dean Carnahan: Poor health is often a âpreventable accidentâ
Carnahan urges drivers to take control of diet and health generally in hopes more attention to it might spur a movement against the growing âquick food, get-in-get-out-type attitudeâ of so many truck stops when it comes to diet options.
May 26, 2017
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Majority of drivers are opposed to federal approval for hair-sample testing for drugs
While such testing has long been sought by a variety of mostly large carrier interests, a slight majority of Overdrive readers oppose the move to hair testing, objecting to the privacy intrusion they believe it represents.
May 24, 2017
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