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OOIDAâs Todd Spencer talks driver pay, âdriver shortageâ in live Fox Business segment
In a live segment aired last week on Fox Newsâ spinoff Fox Business, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Acting President Todd Spencer fielded questions from host Stuart Varney about â what else? â the countryâs âserious shortage of truck drivers,â as Varney put it.
April 4, 2018
What is your time worth?
âHow many of us, if asked, could accurately quote what our time is worth, per hour, based on actual and complete data? No emotion, no pie in the sky guessing, just the cold hard facts.â Gary Buchs on numbers analysis toward establishing per-hour rates for healthy profit.
April 3, 2018
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Brian Hardman, broker of Fulmer Logistics: âLoad boards are a gamble, for me and for carriersâ
And more from Hardman, whose two decades as a broker follow time driving OTR, among other things. His business, built on close relationships with a core team of owner-operators, is the focus of the second installment in âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoeferâs âFaces of the Roadâ series.
March 28, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Technology and maximizing your most precious resource
How technology is âchanging some of what I want to believe about my business,â in the words of owner-operator Gary Buchs, in this his debut on the Overdrive Extra blog. Among techâs benefits: freeing up the resource of time âto study the markets and pursue new customers, making my business more efficient.â
March 20, 2018
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Analyst notes potential offset to ELDsâ productivity hit
Todd Amen of ATBS predicts that the strong freight market, and with it owner-operator net income, will continue to grow into 2019.
March 15, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Videos show Tesla Semis towing trailers on California roadways
See the videos here, including footage of a Tesla Semi being followed down the highway, one of a Semi making a turn across a highway into a supercharging station and another showing the truckâs quick acceleration.
March 15, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Open-deck specialized hauler Randy âKemosabbiâ Cunha
Do shippers and in-house brokers have an interest in seeing to it that their freight bill isnât financing someoneâs Maserati? âShippers need to become more educated about what happens to these loads once theyâre given to the brokers,â Cunha says, in this âLong Haul Paulâ Marhoeferâs Overdrive Extra debut.
March 13, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Pilot Flying J fuel rebate saga all but over, company poised to press forward
Pilot Flying J appears on the cusp of being free from the ongoing legal woes that mounted in the wake of the scandalâs 2013 uncovering, poised to move out from the shadows of the saga that has plagued it for a half decade.
February 27, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Infrastructure fixes running out of gas
We canât expect tomorrowâs dwindling fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to adequately fund already under-funded highways while the e-powered elite rides free.
February 17, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Hot economy pushes flatbeddersâ income way above their peers
ATBS averages for independents and dry van haulers in 2017 were close to $60,000, but reefer haulers averaged only $49,267.
February 8, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Truckers, tell us your Valentineâs story of happiness or heartbreak
As Valentineâs Day approaches, Overdrive would like to share your stories about finding or losing love, or the creative ways youâve kept it alive.
February 6, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Customize your on-the-road music experience
This brief video highlights the features and costs of five leading music apps.
January 23, 2018
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Podcast: What do state laws on marijuana mean for truckers?
States laws on marijuana use increasingly at odds with federal law. Some states, like Maine, have forbid employers from firing workers for testing positive for marijuana. Do these laws have any bearing on trucking and, specifically, drivers? Listen here to see what trucking industry reps say on the issue.
January 22, 2018
Overdrive Extra
âHighway Justiceâ pair tangles with dark side in trafficking tale
A serialized graphic short story, âHighway Justice,â tells the tale of the fictional Jake Brakefield, a trucker with a checkered background who gets caught up in a dangerous FBI operation to bust a human trafficking ring. The 10-part story will appear on Overdrive on Mondays and Thursdays for five weeks.
January 16, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Skip that DVD rack and stream what you want
Though the many movie and TV-streaming apps now available offer a solution, only three in 10 Overdrive readers say they subscribe to a streaming movie/TV service. This video covers five apps for streaming commercial productions on phone, tablet or laptop.
January 3, 2018
Overdrive Extra
The Year of the ELD: Top trucking trends from 2017 as ELD mandate descended
Coverage of the mandate and its myriad of twists and turns throughout dominated the news cycle in 2017. It also dominated Overdriveâs usual in-depth coverage of the industry. However, a few other key trends emerged too, including regulatory repeals by the Trump Administration, booming rates and the rise of the electric truck. More hereâŚ
December 31, 2017
Overdrive Extra
How to graze in greener pastures
Thereâs a lot more to running an owner-operator business than chasing the next sweet bonus or an extra penny per mile. With downtime and other matters, the total cost to change carriers can run into thousands of dollars. Donât let a rash decision force you to repeat the process too soon.
December 22, 2017
Overdrive Extra
The scrum over truckersâ meal per diem: A moot point under tax reform? (examples included)
Whether thereâs a change to the per diem or not may mostly be a moot point, since the bill doubles the standard deduction allotted to all income tax filers, including truckers. The new deduction protocol for income tax filings may ultimately hinge on a numbers game, and owner-operators and company drivers will need to determine the best way to maximize their deductions.
December 21, 2017
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