Technology and maximizing your most precious resource
How technology is “changing some of what I want to believe about my business,” in the words of owner-operator Gary Buchs, in this his debut on the Overdrive Extra blog. Among tech’s benefits: freeing up the resource of time “to study the markets and pu…
Scott Oberle’s 1985 Mack MH613 Magnum
The truck was one of just 64 built that year, Oberle says. The truck features the original 450-hp Mack E9 V8 with a Mack 9-speed.
Slideshow: US trucking, pricing and the new shipping reality
Trucking and, in fact, all US surface transportation capacity is tight in early 2018. Shippers are finding it challenging to move freight within North America, and transportation rates are rising. The questions are: Why? How long will this last? …
Ricky ‘Rude’ Proffitt eyes Bandit Series championship repeat as season opens
Race festivities for this weekend’s race in Mobile, Ala., will kick off at noon Saturday with the Minimizer Fan Series Truck Show that will run throughout the day. A meet-and-greet with Bandit drivers will be held from 4-6 p.m., and the races will begi…
Roadcheck blitz scheduled for June 5-7
GREENBELT, Md. – The annual Roadcheck inspection blitz will run from June 5 to 7 this year, and compliance with hours of service will be a special focus in the wake of a new U.S. mandate for electronic logging devices…
Be aware of nearby low bridge if you’re driving to MATS
If you’re driving your truck to the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky next week, be sure to learn from this driver’s mistake and be wary of the bridge at Third Street and Eastern Parkway on the University of Louisville campu…
Free self-defense course available during MATS
Mid-America Truck Show attendees can learn self-defense techniques for free at a Women In Trucking-sponsored seminar. WIT and the Survive Institute, a self-defense training organization, are partnering to offer a free 90-minute self-defense course Satu…
Report: Used Truck Prices Holding Steady
Used truck prices are holding steady, with supply still dictating pricing. That’s the word from J.D. Power’s Commercial Truck Guidelines for March, which notes that February is the first month in any new year with a high enough volume of used truck auctions to allow analysts to identify market trends.
Winter storm forecast for much of East as Spring (?) arrives
Snow forecast for MATS in Louisville
Owner-operator services firms to pay $900k to settle claims of scamming truckers
James P. Lamb, a former small-broker advocate and now head of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition, has agreed to settle a probe into his business dealings brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, who accused Lamb and several of his busi…