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Our first guest, the esteemed Dr. Franziska Haydanek, OB-GYN, is here to enlighten us during National Women’s Health Awareness Month. Dr. Fran will share her unique perspective on how women can take charge of their well-being and make informed decisions about their health. Amidst the sea of health information, she'll provide practical advice on self-care, essential medical appointments, and key questions to ask your healthcare provider. 

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Wrapping up our show, Tom Liberatore, Director of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance with The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), sheds light on "Moving Missteps and Exposing Relocation Scams." With a staggering increase in complaints against moving companies and brokers, Tom will discuss the FMCSA's efforts to crack down on fraudulent practices and protect consumers. Please stay informed and protect your relocation experience.

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Stay compliant with Hours of Service (HOS) regulations! Learn how to navigate DOT/FMCSA requirements, ensure safety, and streamline your operations. Tune in to discover essential tips and strategies to keep your fleet running smoothly and within legal limits.

Compliance With HOS Regulations

Efficient HOS monitoring is crucial for compliance and safety. Discover best practices for tracking driver hours, utilizing technology, and maintaining accurate records to avoid violations. Listen in for expert advice on optimizing your HOS monitoring processes.

HOS Monitoring

Effective HOS training is key to compliance and safety. Learn how to educate your drivers on Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, enhance their understanding, and ensure your fleet operates within legal limits. Tune in for expert tips on delivering impactful HOS training.

HOS Training

Stay compliant by properly maintaining required HOS documents. Learn the best practices for record-keeping, document organization, and ensuring accuracy to meet DOT/FMCSA regulations. Tune in for expert guidance on managing your HOS documentation effectively.

Maintaining Required HOS Documents

Accurate ELD entries are vital for compliance and efficiency. Discover the significance of correct ELD usage, common pitfalls to avoid, and best practices for maintaining precise records. Listen in for essential tips on mastering ELD compliance.

Importance Of Completing ELDs Correctly

Here, we delve into the critical steps you should take immediately following an accident. Whether you're a seasoned driver or new to the road, knowing what to do in these situations is essential for your safety and compliance. We cover everything from securing the scene to documenting the incident and communicating with the authorities. Tune in to ensure you're prepared to handle any accident scenario with confidence.

What To Do Following An Accident

In this episode, we tackle the sensitive yet crucial topic of substance abuse testing following an accident. Understanding the regulations and procedures for post-accident testing is vital for maintaining compliance and ensuring safety. We break down the legal requirements, timelines, and best practices to help you navigate this challenging aspect of accident response with confidence.

Substance Abuse Post-Accident

In this episode, we explore why timely accident reporting is crucial for every driver and trucking company. Immediate reporting not only ensures compliance with regulations but also plays a key role in protecting your legal and financial interests. Learn the steps to take right after an incident and understand the consequences of delays in reporting. Stay informed and prepared with the insights you need to act quickly and effectively.

Importance of Immediately Reporting Accidents

In this episode, we focus on the importance of driver safety monitoring in the trucking industry. With the right tools and practices, you can significantly reduce risks on the road and enhance overall fleet safety. We'll discuss the benefits of monitoring, key metrics to track, and how proactive safety management can lead to better outcomes for your drivers and your business.

Driver Safety Monitoring

In this episode, we dive into the critical process of conducting accident investigations. Proper investigations are essential for uncovering the root causes of incidents and preventing future occurrences. We'll guide you through the steps of a thorough investigation, from gathering evidence to analyzing findings and implementing corrective actions. Equip yourself with the knowledge to ensure every investigation is handled professionally and effectively.

Conducting Accident Investigations

In this episode, we share essential defensive driving tips tailored specifically for commercial drivers. Staying safe on the road requires more than just following traffic laws; it involves anticipating potential hazards and making proactive decisions. Learn key techniques to enhance your defensive driving skills, reduce risks, and protect yourself and others while navigating the roadways.

Defensive Driving Tips for Commerical Drivers

In this episode of Supply Chain Decoded, Jenni Ruiz sits down with Ken Adamo, Chief of Analytics at DAT, to challenge some of the freight industry’s biggest misconceptions. They unpack why transparency doesn’t always benefit carriers, how the spot market evolved post-COVID, and why freight isn’t as commoditized as people think. Plus, Ken gets candid about Ohio State, the logistics of oversized chickens, and the one thing he wishes everyone understood about pricing.
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How might truckers get back a measure of flexibility in the hours of service rules, such as that enjoyed by so many owner-operators of past generations? That is, the ability to split the 10-hour required rest period into two periods of any length they want. That’s the option favored by a whopping 88% of readers who responded to Overdrive polling around the subject this time last year, with results published earlier in the year showing most readers wanted the ability just to split as they saw fit, fundamentally. 

Since the 14-hour duty window came into play more than two decades ago, well before the time of electronic logging device mandate's implementation in 2017, greater duty-window and/or rest period flexibility has been owner-operators' cardinal ask of regulators when it comes to the hours of service. 

After trucker appreciation week last week, we might see a path forward to it. In this Overdrive Radio edition, Chief Editor Todd Dills and Matt Cole break down the details of the DOT and FMCSA's announcement to start truck appreciation week last week of two proposed pilot programs to fully test two different options for split flexibility. 

It’s not often we start the annual appreciation week with something other than a free soda at a truck stop or other deal from a vendor or supplier to write about. Yet that was the case for Cole last week Monday, when DOT announced formal proposals to conduct those safety-efficacy studies. One's the split-as-you-see fit option of up to 5/5-hour sleeper splits, the other a daily up-to-three-hour pause button, spot to speak, for the 14-hour clock. 

The news wasn't entirely unexpected, nontheless. The formal proposals had been teased back in June as part of what the DOT called a “Pro Trucker” package of efforts. The formal proposals open up a comment period on how regulators might set up and conduct the programs, each of which will be open to more than 250 drivers to participate: https://www.overdriveonline.com/hours-of-service/article/15755537/what-fmcsas-hoursofservice-flexibility-pilot-programs-could-look-like

We’re certainly months out from interested participants being able to apply to take part, and given each test could take years to bring to fruition, it could be quite some time before any subsequent regulatory action is taken. That is, unless another federal body pushes the ball more quickly forward, as Cole puts it in the podcast, and "Congress were to get involved." 

Absent Congressional directive to take regulatory action, further hours flexibilities for all drivers aren’t likely in the cards before the next decade rolls around after these studies conclude -- depending on results, of course. That timeline takes us into whatever administration follows the current one.

"Personally I don't see this as necessarily a partisan issue," said Cole. "If a Democratic Administration were to come in" come 2029, he felt FMCSA wouldn't be likely to wholesale abandon work put into potential new flexibilities. After all, some of groundwork for the 2020 split-sleeper enhancements was put in under the Obama administration. 

If these two studies show positive or even neutral safety impacts for participating truckers, it might really get things moving toward change for the next administration's FMCSA.

Where to read and comment on the proposals, through mid-November: **Split-sleeper program: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2025-0193-0001 
**Split-duty program: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FMCSA-2025-0194-0001

More on the 2020 split-sleeper change, which itself offered a boost in duty-pause and split flexibility: https://www.overdriveonline.com/partners-in-business/safety-compliance/video/15737159/significant-hos-change-fmcsas-2020-splitsleeper-provisions

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

Federal guidelines aren’t just paperwork—they’re the backbone of safe towing operations. In this episode, we uncover why towing professionals must meet strict driver qualifications and how those standards protect motorists, operators, and the public every single day.

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Why Federal Driver Qualifications Matter in Professional Towing

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Kathryn Raaker hosts a nationally syndicated magazine format radio program on AM/FM, Internet streaming, and on her free iTunes App. The show features topics for today’s audience. Whether it is a guest talking about the newest technology, politics, health, or other topics, it is all about informing her listeners. Kathryn has been in broadcasting for almost 30 years and is featured on the Wilkins Radio Networks, Fairfax Radio Network, W4Cy & W4Vet Networks, and WVFR AM out of Pittsburg. So tune into "Let’s Just Talk! Radio" to be informed and entertained!

The Overdrive Radio podcast is produced by Overdrive magazine, the Voice of the American Trucker for 60-plus years. Host Todd Dills -- with a supporting cast among Overdrive editors, contributors and others -- presents owner-operator business leading lights, interviews with extraordinary independent truckers and small fleet owners, and plenty in the way of trucking business and regulatory news and views. Access an archive of all episodes of Overdrive Radio going back more than a decade via this link: http://overdriveonline.com/overdrive-radio

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