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Truckers' top 5 priorities for the incoming Trump administration

There's plenty owner-operators want rolled back by the incoming government -- FMCSA's speed-limiter mandate, aggressive EPA regs -- yet also clear acknowledgement of the role of government in parking infrastructure, broker transparency regs, and more.

January 15, 2025

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Hacked? How to contain the damage, or better avoid the hackers entirely

In this Overdrive Radio edition, a variety of ways to spot fraud in phishing emails and on fradulent rate cons, and in the very voice on the phone who might purport to be someone you know, or from a company you know.

January 13, 2025

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March 24, 2025

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Ice Pick Bandit strikes again in Macon and Pinehurst, Georgia, causes blowout on I-75

The infamous Ice Pick Bandit struck two truck stops off I-75 in Macon and Pinehurst, Georgia, on January 9, and one unlucky driver suffered a blowout as a result.

January 10, 2025

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Be wary of third-party trucking dispatch services

Necessary knowledge for independent owner-operators in today’s world includes knowing how not to put yourself in a position to be victimized by a bad actor. Using an unregulated, uninsured dispatch service could put you at that very kind of risk.

January 10, 2025

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First look: 100-inch custom ATG sleeper on Jay Hosty's '22 Western Star

Trucker of the Year Hosty's '22 Western Star 4900EX daycab is a daycab no more. That's right -- plans in this case come to full fruition, with the addition of the 100-inch custom Alliance Truck Group (ATG) rear-door sleeper. It's a beauty.

January 8, 2025

Jay Hosty with 2022 Western Star

POLL: What's your trucking outlook for 2025 business?

Owner-operators, how do you expect your business' income to trend in 2025? Weigh in here and see where your trucking peers stand looking out into the mist ahead.

January 6, 2025

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Tour-haul 'special forces': Small fleet owner Josh Rickards builds the team

Specialized in concert-tour and other entertainment hauling, Rickards puts sharp focus on creating opportunity for the fleet's leased owner-operators through honesty and transparency in leasing agreements and business in general.

January 6, 2025

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4 million miles toward optimism for a new year: Ring in 2025 with Overdrive Radio

A small fleet owner builds direct business after getting burned by a broker to a concert tour-haul run with country-rock legends, plenty in the way of biz advice borne of experience, and so much more: Overdrive Radio's 2024 in review.

December 31, 2024

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Overdrive's top 10 trucking stories of 2024

The Ice Pick Bandit, broker transparency and other regs, middlemen acting crazy, marijuana laws changing, Trump taking back the White House. ... Which was the most important story in trucking in 2024?

December 31, 2024

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Trucking inspection fails: 2024's worst of the worst

Many in trucking had a hard year in 2024, but you can be thankful at least that you didn't make this list of the worst equipment fails, drunkest drivers, and most shockingly clapped-out trucks of the year.

December 26, 2024

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Faces of the road: 19-year-old Jordan Foreman, on his past, present and future trucking

Long Haul Paul spoke to Foreman when he was but 18, still in high school, and already hauling grain in an Indiana farm operation. Foreman's advice for young men and women eyeing trucking careers: "Don’t get in a hurry, and learn from the old guys."

December 24, 2024

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Five decades of 'swinging the bat' for small business trucking: Joe Rajkovacz

From battles fought over decades as an owner-operator to full-time work with OOIDA and the last decade and a half at the Western States Trucking Association, Joe Rajkovacz's legacy as a voice for small business continues, even now in retirement.

December 23, 2024

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Trucker of the Year

Meet the finalists for Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year honor

Nearing the conclusion of Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year award program, judges laud 10 Truckers of the Month and name three finalists for the ultimate win, to be announced in the new year.

December 20, 2024

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How Trucker of the Year contenders beat 2024's sluggish conditions

This second installment wrapping up 2024's competitive TOTY field shows owners poised for growth in the new year, in plenty more ways than one. Check in with Alec Costerus, Greg Labosky, Mike Nichols and the brothers of Zimmerman Ag.

December 16, 2024

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Broker transparency: About boosting rates? Or a fight for carrier rights?

A debate between brokers and carriers rages on about what transparency might do to rates, but according to FMCSA and OOIDA, that's not the point. Rather, the issue is carriers' rights.

December 16, 2024

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'Don't hold your breath' on a trucking turnaround in 2025

With high hopes for the incoming Trump administration and the new year, Clifford Petersen warns against waiting for the cavalry on overtime pay for drivers, parking and/or any positive regulatory push. All will require plenty oxygen.

December 13, 2024

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A freight world without brokers: 'Carriers United' daring to do more than just dream

With time, this small fleet owner aims to build what he calls an "army of carriers" to deliver on goals: namely, to "put money back in the pockets of the carriers" in service to shippers, and relieve drivers of parking fees, tow threats.

December 11, 2024

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Success through self-help, lane change: 2024 TOTY 'exit interviews'

Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year contenders have battled soft freight and sluggish rates with moves large and small. Here, four contenders map out their experience through the year, delivering insight on business decision-making.

December 9, 2024

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DOT reveals the real reason it's pushing out 200,000 non-domiciled CDL drivers

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it doesn't need a study on safety outcomes to end non-domiciled CDL issuance, because foreign citizens can't prove their U.S. driving records. Here, find both DOT's and the non-domiciled CDL rule challengers' arguments in detail, before a court decides the fate of the rule.

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Roadside war stories, camaraderie, ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver

Indiana-headquartered owner-operator John Penn is making a name for himself amongst his peers for a drive to excel in fuel efficiency and management of customer relationships for steady business. Penn is the October Trucker of the Month, putting him in the running for Overdrive's 2025 Trucker of the Year award.

Trucker of the Month John Penn reaps 10-mpg-plus rewards of two decades learning, growing

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'A Touch of Class': Greg Kiser Trucking's custom '08 Pete makes old-school style new

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