Ranked #1
Aaron Tippin talks 25 years in music, celebrated with his new record
Aaron Tippin talks 25 years in music, celebrated with his new record
Our talk with country singer-songwriter Aaron Tippin, ranging over his 25-year career in the music business attendant to... Read more
30 Apr 2015
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15mins
Ranked #2
Profit -- what this trucking thing is all about: A talk with Scott Jordan
Profit -- what this trucking thing is all about: A talk with Scott Jordan
The ICG ProfitCalc app for Android and iOS devices is a bidding app that allows owner-operator users to input their annu... Read more
25 Jan 2018
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39mins
Ranked #3
Nails in the coffin or change for the better? Talking trucking's future with Gary Carlisle
Nails in the coffin or change for the better? Talking trucking's future with Gary Carlisle
Attendant to the March 2016 issue of Overdrive and its Part 1 coverage of the future of the owner-operator business mode... Read more
7 Mar 2016
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32mins
Ranked #4
Carriers' 'magic eraser' role in compounding detention issues: Rico Muhammad on the e-log shift
Carriers' 'magic eraser' role in compounding detention issues: Rico Muhammad on the e-log shift
As a trade-off for the ultimate hassle of mandated e-logs, owner-operator and Rates & Lanes podcast host Rico Muhamm... Read more
14 Nov 2017
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39mins
Ranked #5
Audio Mailbag: Readers Sound Off on Minimum Interstate Driver Age, Insurance Costs
Audio Mailbag: Readers Sound Off on Minimum Interstate Driver Age, Insurance Costs
Bob Purcell argues that, even today, it makes sense for an 18-year-old driver to have the leeway to operate interstate. ... Read more
3 Mar 2015
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5mins
Ranked #6
The demise of One20 Trucking, and its owner-op's efforts to get paid
The demise of One20 Trucking, and its owner-op's efforts to get paid
As of press time, more than a month after the One20 company ceased operations entirely, and nearly three months after th... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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16mins
Ranked #7
The 'daily fitness for duty'? Talking fatigue measurement, monitoring and the pace of technology
The 'daily fitness for duty'? Talking fatigue measurement, monitoring and the pace of technology
Former Schneider VP and current SmartDrive advisory board member Don Osterberg believes a stepped-up fitness-for-duty as... Read more
7 Apr 2016
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21mins
Ranked #8
'Bringing the cultural diversity of trucking together': Scott Reed, Mike Landis on the ELD protests
'Bringing the cultural diversity of trucking together': Scott Reed, Mike Landis on the ELD protests
Among perhaps the biggest ripple effects from the ELD mandate protests could be, some truckers believe, a new appreciati... Read more
27 Oct 2017
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46mins
Ranked #9
Partners in Business, part 1: Getting started as an owner-operator
Partners in Business, part 1: Getting started as an owner-operator
Overdrive’s Partners in Business manual combines the best material from Overdrive magazine with the expertise of the con... Read more
26 Oct 2016
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17mins
Ranked #10
Countdown through a parking shortage, tech surge, truck boot ... 2019's Top 10 episodes
Countdown through a parking shortage, tech surge, truck boot ... 2019's Top 10 episodes
Let’s get ready to say goodbye to 2019 on the Overdrive Radio podcast. Christmas is in the books and, soon, so will be t... Read more
27 Dec 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #11
Mailbag: "Huge Mistake!" Operators sound off on impending speed limiter mandate proposal
Mailbag: "Huge Mistake!" Operators sound off on impending speed limiter mandate proposal
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, voices are raised against any mandate for the use of speed limiters/governors in heavy ... Read more
20 May 2015
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11mins
Ranked #12
Back from the brink: On the road with Ted Bowers Trucking
Back from the brink: On the road with Ted Bowers Trucking
Kingston, Tenn.-based Ted Bowers, in business as an owner-operator for decades, took Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills ... Read more
15 Mar 2016
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18mins
Ranked #13
In wake of Colo. crash, reserve judgment: Owner-op recounts '70s no-brakes run off Monteagle
In wake of Colo. crash, reserve judgment: Owner-op recounts '70s no-brakes run off Monteagle
A week ago Thursday began no doubt no shortage of investigation into the fiery Lakewood, Colorado, crash of Rogel Lazaro... Read more
3 May 2019
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30mins
Ranked #14
Everybody's favorite subject, ELD implementation, with 9-truck fleet owner Bill Frerichs
Everybody's favorite subject, ELD implementation, with 9-truck fleet owner Bill Frerichs
This talk with Bill Frerichs of Frerichs Freight Lines touches on issues that will no doubt arise with wide use of ELDs ... Read more
27 Nov 2017
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32mins
Ranked #15
How long will the good times last? And: Mailbag from the no-parking trail
How long will the good times last? And: Mailbag from the no-parking trail
More tales of private parking enforcement via booting and towing result in what James Smith of Jackson, Ga., calls a "ve... Read more
1 Jun 2018
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42mins
Ranked #16
Truckers to Trump on regs: Hours, speed limiters, ELDs should be on tap for revision, withdrawal
Truckers to Trump on regs: Hours, speed limiters, ELDs should be on tap for revision, withdrawal
Overdrive readers react to Donald Trump's election victory with a call for increased attention to and revision or repeal... Read more
14 Nov 2016
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6mins
Ranked #17
Clear the cache: Attorney Rob Moseley on ECM data use in crash litigation
Clear the cache: Attorney Rob Moseley on ECM data use in crash litigation
South Carolina-based attorney Rob Moseley, speaking at the May 2015 meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association Safety... Read more
5 May 2015
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5mins
Ranked #18
Mailbag: Views on ELD protest actions promoted for Oct. 3 and following days
Mailbag: Views on ELD protest actions promoted for Oct. 3 and following days
in this week’s edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, we’re taking a run through the mailbag following last week’s conv... Read more
22 Sep 2017
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19mins
Ranked #19
The growing pains of small trucking: Midnight Xpress on blown motors, hiring mistakes and more
The growing pains of small trucking: Midnight Xpress on blown motors, hiring mistakes and more
This edition of Overdrive Radio follows up with Andre Jackson, owner-operator with a business partner of the one-year-ol... Read more
18 Jan 2019
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25mins
Ranked #20
Managing ridiculous expectations in the broker-communication game for owner-ops and small fleets
Managing ridiculous expectations in the broker-communication game for owner-ops and small fleets
Communication is important, for sure, but Leander Richmond of eight-truck small fleet Eagle Express, headquartered in Mi... Read more
7 Mar 2018
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25mins