Todd Dills
Overdrive Magazine
Nashville, TN, United States
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Overdrive
Overdrive has been the voice of the American trucker for over 60 years, bringing trucking industry news and more to owner-operators nationwide. → Read More
Canadian ELD mandate in play for most in-province-only truckers
With notable exceptions, that is. Most provinces have adopted Canada's ELD mandate into their regulations for province-only carriers, yet Alberta and Saskatchewan still have no plan to. → Read More
K&D Transport owner in the groove with third-gen flatbed fleet
Adam Johnson transformed K&D into a growing 14-truck fleet after a stroke of inspiration post-Great Recession led him to diversify and focus on maintenance. → Read More
Has trucking bottomed out? ATBS session aims for the answer
Sept. 19, owner-operator business services firm ATBS hosts a live session with a market update and income, revenue and cost analysis, including owner-operator averages. → Read More
Correcting the record: No human trafficking in 'Highway Angel' case
After reporting a tip to state police that a truck driver claimed saved children from human traffickers, turns out what he thought he saw was simply incorrect. → Read More
Beating the odds with a 1989 Marmon: Owner-operator Steve Massat
Massat, Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for August, has turned decades of dump work with various Chicago construction outfits into year-round OTR, overcoming physical challenges. → Read More
Convoy's proactive defense helps identify double-broker networks
Both Convoy and DAT are working on automated defenses in load board/brokerage networks to more effectively detect risky entities and prevent them double brokering. → Read More
Til Friday Trucking delivers on work-life balance through tough times
Small Fleet Champ semi-finalist and owner Michelle Hefner manages to deliver a work-life balance seen rarely in many OTR ops. → Read More
DAT's Jeff Hopper on organized 'cyber crime' in brokered-freight networks
On Overdrive Radio, DAT's Jeff Hopper outlines his company's efforts to to more proactively police the load board network, as others also scramble to boost security. → Read More
Meet Overdrive's Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists
Overdrive will recognize two finalists each in two separate divisions -- 3-10 trucks and 11-30 trucks -- before naming a winner in each category. → Read More
False-positive reports suggest AEBs not ready for prime time
With NHTSA and FMCSA proposing to mandate automatic emergency braking systems on new trucks, driver reports suggest that the technology isn't ready to take that step. → Read More
Side underride guards the costliest trucking mandate ever?
As NHTSA considers a mandate for side-underride guards on new trailers, small-biz truckers voice cost, operational and safety concerns. → Read More
Trucking's State of Surveillance: Inside the costs, benefits
This multipart report launches from an Overdrive survey and Karen Levy's "Data Driven" book examining the "new workplace surveillance" enabled by the ELD mandate. → Read More
June Trucker of the Month 'writing the book' on independent trucking
Debbie Desiderato made a name for herself as being not afraid to tell it like it is -- nor to give back in the form of advice for owner-operators coming up behind her. → Read More
Truckers call out the absolute worst stretch of highway in America
Asked for the absolute worst stretch of road in the nation, most owner-operators today are quick to point straight to I-40 in Arizona. → Read More
Tony Justice's Large Cars & Guitars show gives $40K to foundation
Trucker-songwriter Tony Justice presented a $45,191 check donated by truckers to the Susan G. Komen Foundation this week in Nashville. And: Justice's new "Greatest Shifts" record, out now. → Read More
Small Fleet Champ John McGee sets high bar for oilfield hauling
The owner of John McGee Trucking is capitalizing today on growth hauling production water in the Louisiana oilfield with near-100% uptime, working hard to deliver solid incomes to drivers. → Read More
Owner-operators can master work-life balance in trucking
This Overdrive Radio podcast features an in-depth talk with Adam Wingfield and Jason Cowan aimed at processes to help owners find better performance. → Read More
Less than 2 weeks left to enter Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship
Get your fleet of up to 30 trucks in the running for the Small Fleet Champ award by end of day July 1 for a chance to claim the vaunted title belt. → Read More
Two weeks left to enter Overdrive's Small Fleet Championship
Get your fleet of up to 30 trucks in the running by end of day July 1 for a chance to claim the vaunted title belt. For 2022 champ John McGee Trucking, business continues to evolve for growth and stability with the qualities of success. → Read More