Max Heine
Overdrive Magazine
Tuscaloosa, AL, United States
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Full-service leasing for equipment management outsourcing
“The last few years we’ve been growing like weeds,” STS owner Brian Sullivan said, with full-service leasing. It's also enabled the company to operate with zero debt with strong growth. → Read More
The rebellious spirit of ‘Eastbound and Down’ ...
And the movie that made it famous, 'Smokey & the Bandit,' arguably the most-loved trucking-related movie of all time. Hear historian Todd Uhlman's take on its significance here. → Read More
Kay Adams' 'Little Pink Mack' and women drivers' celebration
It’s been decades since the influx of women into truck driving was considered news. Look long enough in the rear-view, though, you’ll reach a time when it was truly a novelty. → Read More
Memories of Overdrive's founder at the anniversary of his passing
Donald Ridzon's memories of Mike Parkhurst underscore just who he was: A man willing to push the envelope when it made sense for his owner-operator audience. → Read More
Songs of the Highway: Red Simpson's 'Hello, I'm a truck'
Red Simpson’s “Hello, I’m a truck” hit No. 4 on the country charts in January 1972, making it the biggest hit single in Simpson’s long career. → Read More
Passing the reins at Overdrive
Max Heine announces a transition at Overdrive: "I’ll be celebrating this Independence Day as a newly independent bum – or retiree, to use the proper term. I’ll truly miss the owner-operator world." → Read More
Trucking movie showcased Overdrive founder’s Hollywood forays
Go way back in Overdrive’s 60-year history and you’ll find more than a little dabbling in the bright lights of Hollywood and the country music scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s. → Read More
Overdrive Radio Songs of the Highway, No. 6: 'Convoy'
The song, heavily laden with CB slang and conversation and a 1970s hit, tells the story of a spontaneous truck convoy that clashes with authorities. More here. → Read More
Benefits of time-based pay for truckers
Hourly pay is spreading throughout trucking, even to long-haul fleets. The trend has potential to reduce detention or lead to fair compensation for it. More here. → Read More
New tax break for truckers uncovered in restaurant stimulus
The savings comes from being able to deduct 100% of the per diem for restaurant meals, instead of the traditional 80%. It will be in effect for tax years 2021 and 2022. → Read More
More fleets trying guaranteed driver pay
While leased owner-operators are least likely to experience such new pay plans, small fleet owner-operators with authority appear to be leaders in trying newer models. → Read More
'Smokey and the Bandit' lives on as a classic trucking movie
Four years ago this week, the classic movie "Smokey and the Bandit" was celebrating the 40th anniversary of its debut, and Overdrive is paying tribute. Read more here. → Read More
Casting out ‘aftertreatment demons’ from your engine
If certain aftertreatment system problems seem mysterious, that’s often no accident. Webcast coverage details misdiagnosis by truck owners and techs here. → Read More
Revisiting the song that established the outlaw trucker image
Dave Dudley's 'Six Days on the Road' is regarded by many as the greatest trucking song of all time, and it marked the first major influx of the 'outlaw' image into American culture. → Read More
Flatbed leads owner-ops into year of rosy earnings expectations
Combining all leased and independent operator clients of ATBS, average earnings for the first quarter were $16,481, or 67.7 cents per mile. At that pace, the year’s average for the group would total almost $66,000. For flatbedders it'd be $73K-plus. → Read More
10 truckers compete for music title, recording session prize
Ten singing drivers have made it to the semi-finals of the Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search, now in its eighth year. Read more on Overdrive. → Read More
‘Ice Road Truckers’ star Lisa Kelly continues to drive Alaska’s challenging Haul Road
Kelly runs between Fairbanks and the oil fields around Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s northern shore. She still gets "Ice Road Truckers" fan mail. → Read More
Small-business lender Yellowstone to pay almost $10M in fraud settlement
A leading provider of a type of small-business funding that has caused problems for truckers will pay more than $9.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission fraud charges. Details on payouts here in Overdrive. → Read More
Yellowstone Capital to pay almost $10M in fraud settlement
A leading provider of a type of small-business funding that has caused problems for truckers will pay more than $9.8 million to settle FTC fraud charges. More here. → Read More
Small-business lender Yellowstone to pay almost $10M in fraud settlement
A leading provider of a type of small-business funding that has caused problems for truckers will pay more than $9.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission fraud charges. Details on payouts here in Overdrive. → Read More