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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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2d ago
Part 2 of this Overdrive Radio podcast talk with small fleet owner Surinder Gill follows on the collapse of the Convoy brokerage, Gill's former principal partner for freight, and his new resolve to be there for change in shippers' approach to carriers ..read more
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5d ago
Missouri-based Gary Jones bought the truck in December from its original owner, Arizona-based Dean DeSantis. Jones gave it his own flavor while still respecting the work done to it by DeSantis ..read more
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1w ago
Today, the Semi-Stow truck parking/terminal facilities company, with sites across the U.S. South, West and elsewhere, rebranded as Outpost. The move follows an infusion of investment and plans to expand its network of sites short-term ..read more
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1w ago
After Convoy's stunning collapse, and it's resurrection under Flexport, one trucking debt collection agency says some small percent of relief might be on the way for the dozens of unpaid carriers ..read more
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1w ago
After the truck was retired about three years ago, owner Joel Anker had it rebuilt into a show truck. The hard work paid off, with a fifth-place finish in the Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles class at MATS in March ..read more
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1w ago
Latest step in the agency's "clean up the bad actors" effort with a new entity registration system: approval sought from the White House OMB to implement a new "FMCSA Registration System (FRS)" to replace the Unified Registration System ..read more
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1w ago
2 a.m., and truck driver John Doe was in rain, fog on a tight two-lane highway bounded by concrete barriers. An oncoming truck blinded Doe with high beams, then swerved into his lane. Doe missed the truck, but not the barrier to his right. Preventable ..read more
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2w 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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2w 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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2w 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