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Make a bill, pay the bill: 'You're only as good as your word' in the trucking business

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'Our Punjabi brothers': Reflections on 2017 10-4 ELD protests, non-domiciled CDL crackdown

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Take control of diesel quality: New study reveals huge fuel performance variance across U.S.

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Lujan v. FMCSA: The non-domiciled CDL ban in court, full oral arguments

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Reliability, service over 6M-plus miles: Owner-operator Dee Zeeman, Trucker of the Month

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Fraud and cargo theft info sharing, White House task force: Freight crime in spotlight

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Predatory parking-lot-trap truck tows back in headlines: Turn state/local rules to your favor

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From 'Hot Shootin' to true driver support: Owner-op Jeffrey Crise's second run toward a small fleet

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AI in the driver's seat? Tony Justice v. Suno, Large Cars & Guitars history, $200K charitable haul

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FMCSA's broker transparency rule blows past a projected date, more owner-ops move toward shippers

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Re-air: Should freight brokers' required bond amount vary according to company size?

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Hedge against a bad broker: Trucker of the Month Ruben Dotto insists on cash before unload

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Brokers' carrier vetting in practice, before and after SCOTUS' crash-suit ruling, take two

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Small Fleet Champ: Last month to enter! | Introducing Mike Singleton, chronicling OTR life, biz

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Get prepped for roadside stops, inspections before CVSA 'Safe Driver' blitz

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21M safe miles on the long road to a golden age: Three trucking elite

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Spec the truck for the job: Trucker of the Month Ron Schreiner's oilfield turn to a 2007 379

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After SCOTUS' broker ruling: Will FMCSA safety rating be key to owner-ops' access to freight?

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Truckstop.com's reboot: Inside the leadership purge, staff reduction, renewed customer focus

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Building momentum: Trucker of the Month Sam Kelly at 3 trucks and counting

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85% of gross, no insurance chargeback for leased owner-ops: Promise kept, with ELD data transparency

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FMCSA's 'front door problem' and new Motus registration: What's happening May 14, and how to prepare

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Roadcheck 2026: Toughest states for HOS violations, ELD tampering and securement in focus

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20% boost in fuel economy: Perfect timing for Trucker of the Month's new-truck investment

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What's your cash set-aside for truck/trailer maintenance? Now's the time to boost it

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Smallest fault-code scanner in the world? Diesel Laptops founder honored in Howes Hall of Fame

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High time carriers vet the brokers: More from opening MATS panel on fraud fight, AI, more

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FMCSA fully engaged with owner-ops at MATS: OOIDA | DACA-recipient CDL holders have hope?

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Heavy/oversize permitting, 'unplugged': Will there ever be a national system?

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Extreme cost, revenue volatility: Small fleet 'gun-shy' about future trucking investment

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Trucker of the Month documenting the owner-operator journey, and: Diesel! Diesel! Diesel!

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'Clean this mess up': FMCSA chief's mission with CDLs, ELDs, chameleon carriers, more

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OTR trucker-songwriter Long Haul Paul's 'After Party Sessions' to debut with 2026 MATS show

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'She's the rock': Owner-operator Patrick White's solid partner through tough times

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'I will not idle, ever': Owner-op channels old-school approach for emissions-fail prevention

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FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL rule: Meet the owner-operator at the heart of the case against it

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Credit's where it's due: Trucker of the Year builds biz to sustain, pays it forward

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What we mean when we say 'freight fraud': Ways to defend trucking against the hydra-headed monster

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Plan for better business, take two: Kevin Rutherford/NASTC's ROTC for one-truck owner-ops

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Bye-bye 2025: Hope and headwinds for freight, costs, regs in focus in Overdrive Radio

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'Remember, honor, teach' re-air: Remembering owner-op's special vets-tribute FLD and Kentucky trailer

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Michigan Christmas convoy sets sights on 100 trucks after record 2025 delivering holiday joy

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Wreaths Across America: Professional trucker David May's emotional highs, lows on mission to Arlington

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Trucker of the Year 'exit interviews,' Part 2: Flatbedders edition

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Catastrophic engine failure delivers customer calamity: How one owner-operator prepped for the worst

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Trucking tools to prevent fuel fraud, from complex AI to simple cybersecurity self-education

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J.P. Transport: Building max trucking efficiency, with owner-operator John Penn

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How military service set these trucking entrepreneurs straight on course to biz success

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Roadside war stories, camaraderie, truck-ownership advice: Small Fleet Champs deliver

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'Be the best': Lofty goals, success in execution mark owner-op John Treadway's long career

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Taking control: Owner-operator cost, revenue, income and wider trucking trends update with ATBS

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Ice Road Truckers' Lisa Kelly, back in action -- new show season, new biz

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FMCSA's GBATS session: Truckers' applause for Trump DOT moves not hard to find

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Guilty by Association Truck Show rolls into Joplin

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Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit? FMCSA opens potential path forward

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Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists not afraid to get their hands dirty in shop, behind the wheel

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Trucking success, with a family assist -- the woman behind owner-operator Jason Shelly

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A helping hand up the ladder: The mentorship legacy of Trucker of the Month Jason Shelly

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Even during blitz week, fundamentals count: How to avoid inspection without dodging scales

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Rise of the 'non-domiciled CDL' for non-citizen truck drivers: Safety, rates, security

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Freight recession? Trucker of the Month Ron Kelsey just hasn't seen it with two direct customers

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Three loads -- $2.30, $3, $10/mile: Which haul would you choose? Profit analysis might surprise you

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OOIDA, ATA, Teamsters scrum in Senate hearing: CDL fraud, training, driverless trucks, more

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Truck-ownership traditions staying alive: Owner-operators Lucas Zach, Harlan Martin

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Secret weapons for bookkeeping, biz analysis: Trucker of the Month Scott Smith

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'Shake a stranger's hand' today: Remembering trucker-songwriter Bill Weaver

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Car haul to pneumatic, dump to step deck and uphill drag racing, too: Owner-op Kevin Bruns

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When should owner-operators expect competition from unmanned, truly driverless trucks?

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Doing it right the first time: Paul Rissler Transportation, Small Fleet Champ for the long haul

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Relationship-value priority: Rufus Morris's old-school ways delivering new success trucking

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Hear the kitty-Cat purr! Rare 3408 in a '79 359 | What works, what doesn't: 4 owners break it down

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Honoring a father's legacy: Tim Eacret of EZ Pete Interiors

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Small Fleet Champ C.W. Express: Owner Steve Wilson, from new headquarters, assesses growing pains

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Flatbed owner-op George Kincaid looks out at prospects of 'phenomenal' year ahead

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Kenworth W900: History, legacy, availability through 2026, and what's in store for the W990

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One small step, after step, hundreds of truckers improve life with Mother Trucker Yoga

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Truck drivers' English-language proficiency and the inspection problem, other issues

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'Keep digging' with Dice Mayhem's Trucking, growing dump roots to long-term small fleet success

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Encouraging freight signs -- for now -- in ATBS annual owner-operator income update

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Freight markets and fraud, insurance, towing: Small-biz challenges dominate trucking-issues panel

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Overdrive's new Partners in Business playbook, start-to-finish resource for an owner-operator career

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Tony Justice: Top billing at MATS, honoring a mother's legacy, prospects for new record

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Trucker of the Month Kenny Wingate leans into the pride, and brass tacks, of owner-op trucking

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New battery-powered auxiliary A/C system: Small fleet owner looks to move truck-to-truck for better ROI

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Get in where you fit in: Hotels4Truckers revamped for truck parking-friendly, discounted bookings

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Don't be an unwitting accomplice to cargo theft: Cautionary tale, steps to mitigate risk

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'Road less traveled': Trucker of the Month Ken Brodeur takes control with authority

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Beat the 'winner's curse' of auction-type negotiations for better freight rates

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How to build the 'Remarkable One Truck Company': NASTC, Kevin Rutherford on ROTC progress

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Staying young, learning more: Master of the owner-operator craft Alan Kitzhaber, Trucker of the Year

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Hacked? How trucking owner-ops can contain the damage -- or better yet, avoid it in the first place

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Tour-haul 'special forces': Small fleet owner Josh Rickards building the team with owner-ops

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4 million miles toward optimism for a new year: Overdrive Radio's countdown to 2025

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Five decades of trucking, advocacy, 'swinging the bat' for small business: Joe Rajkovacz

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'You can succeed': Truckers of the Month beat 2024's sluggish conditions with more than just will

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Success through self-help, lane change: 2024 Trucker of the Year 'exit interviews,' part 1

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What can owner-ops expect from Trump II? Outlook for speed limiters, transparency, parking, more

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Owner-op Garrett Steenblik's 200-lb. weight loss journey to Trucker's Body Shop program to give back

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Paying trucking knowledge forward: Growing pains and adjustment, more from four Small Fleet Champs

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Veterans Day special: Coalition supporting vets in ag careers honored in Howes Hall of Fame