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Overdrive is a site dedicated to covering the trucking industry as it relates to owner operators. Overdrive has been the trucking industry's trusted source since 1961. Owner-operators looking for the latest trucking news, in-depth reporting, new equipment, custom rigs and more turn to Overdrive.
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12h ago
After yet another truck gets its tires stabbed up and some air lines cut, we asked law enforcement what exactly is being done to stop this criminal (or criminals). Though silence can be deafening, officials should be motivated to act. Here's why ..read more
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12h ago
In this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, March Trucker of the Month Candace Marley details the relationship-building strategy for freight in her Iowa-based one-truck business -- Calliope, LLC -- as she overcomes 2023 setbacks toward long-term success ..read more
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5d ago
One of the show circuit mainstays, the Waupun Truck-N-Show in Waupun, Wisconsin, will be retired after its 35th iteration in August ..read more
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5d ago
Oakley-leased end dump puller Jason "Otis" Harris, based in Clanton, Alabama, has always been a fan of Peterbilts. He's always been a fan of the color yellow, too. With his 2024 389, debuted at MATS, he got the best of both worlds ..read more
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6d ago
After a small fleet owner caught scammers red-handed double brokering an Uber Freight load, FMCSA got involved and forced transparency from the broker, amid ongoing payment dispute ..read more
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6d ago
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spelled out further details of, and longer-range possibilities for, the hours of service waivers in place following collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore ..read more
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1w ago
It was a central message of a veritable sermon small fleet owner Jason Cowan delivered to MATS attendees. In this Overdrive Radio podcast, the thought-provoking talk tracks from the owner's history and early mentors to long-term relationship value ..read more
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1w ago
DAT Chief of Analytics Ken Adamo reveals how some brokers chalked up 70% margins on transactions in March in a push for his own data-driven brand of broker transparency ..read more
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1w ago
Troy Massey of Texas-based Massey Motor Freight designed this heavily modified 2022 Peterbilt 389 as a tribute to the friend and pro sales rep Massey had long worked with, Dustin DuPree, before he passed away ..read more
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1w ago
It can happen to the best of us, even Overdrive's Trucker of the Year, who on his way toward MATS to accept the award last month had his fuel card skimmed at a truck stop and $1,100 stolen. New controls from card providers could have prevented it ..read more