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Safeguard your trucking business’ certificate of insurance to avoid becoming an ID theft victim
And more ... COIs can provide a gateway not only to identity theft but insurance fraud and other scams for would-be thieves. Truck owner and insurance agent W. Joel Baker outlines steps to take to protect your certificate from thieves' access.
May 5, 2022
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Log your spending
In the latest Partners in Business program post, we're discussing how to keep track of your spending. This means every purchase.
October 22, 2020
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Shop for insurance
If you're looking to get a truck loan, don't automatically include insurance in the contract. Take a moment to shop around to get the best insurance rates.
October 14, 2020
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Keep an escrow account for maintenance costs
Partners in Business suggests calculating the cents-per-mile based on truck age to create a maintenance escrow savings account for preventive maintenance.
October 7, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Meet your regulator -- FMCSA chief Robin Hutcheson -- and post-PIB biz talk, part 2
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, track back through a half-hour session with reporters the FMCSA chief held at MATS, touching on trucking pride, regulatory change, and much more; also: Part 2 of our post-Partners in Business best practices roundtable.
April 15, 2022
Trucking Law
Trucking Law: What's appropriate as 'personal conveyance' in the logbook or ELD?
This video, part of Overdrive's Trucking Law series, explains regulatory guidance around "personal conveyance," making clear what is/isn't acceptable off-duty movement of the truck. If the enforcement community has its way, new limits could be coming.
April 13, 2022
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Update your insurance basics annually
Talk to your insurance agent every year to adjust parts of your insurance policy — here’s why.
September 23, 2020
Overdrive Radio
Why drivers get into business as owner-operators
This Overdrive Radio podcast features a roundtable on business process issues with something of a cross section of trucking: Aspirational small fleet owner and fleet operations veteran Pete Anderson and leased owners David Nihart and Raeshawn Lucas.
April 11, 2022
Overdrive Extra
Was truck ownership supposed to be this hard?
Getting back to business brass tacks, Gary Buchs notes this common theme emerging from many MATS conversations with owner-operators both brand-new to the business and well-seasoned. Take control, plan, act, analyze the results to maintain success.
April 7, 2022
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Get an engine inspection before you buy used
For any truck you’re considering buying, get an engine inspection by an OEM shop for that engine’s brand.
September 17, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Plan and prepare before moving beyond just one truck to grow the business
W. Joel Baker makes the case for careful preparation and costs considerations for an independent owner-operator thinking of growing beyond a single truck. For him in his early trucking history, remaining just one truck was the best decision. Here's why.
April 4, 2022
Partners in Business
Could record owner-op income, despite cost inflation, be longer-term trend?
What typically happens when freight's good? Fleets flood the market with new equipment, driving rates down. It's not possible now, noted presenters in this Overdrive/ATBS seminar, held at MATS. Sit in on the presentation in full via video here.
March 30, 2022
Partners in Business
Despite record freight market, challenges remain for operators
Rising fuel and maintenance costs, coupled with a decrease in miles, kept owner-operator net income levels in check in 2021, according to numbers presented at Overdrive's Partners in Business session at MATS -- download slides, new PIB manual here.
March 25, 2022
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Opt for deadhead over layovers
Be prepared to deadhead instead of laying over. Here’s why.
September 3, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Back to efficiency/safety basics with advanced driver assist systems
If you're driving with an advanced driver-assist system, notes longtime pro Jeff Clark in this op-ed on the partnership between safety and efficiency, try to maximize both for greater fuel mileage and more safety.
March 22, 2022
Partners in Business
Updated Partners in Business book now available
The interactive 2022 Partners in Business manual features loads of content offering business tips and advice for owner-operators of all experience levels.
March 21, 2022
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Shorter loan, less costly truck
The ideal loan term for a three-year depreciable asset like a heavy-duty truck is three or four years. Here’s why.
September 10, 2020
Partners in Business
Partners in Business, live and in person, at MATS March 25
Overdrive's PIB owner-operator business-focused program, produced in partnership with ATBS, is excited to return this year with an in-person seminar at the Mid-America Trucking Show Friday, March 25, at 1:45 p.m. local time.
March 4, 2022
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