Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This year's Small Fleet Championship saw some of the closest margins of victory in the recognition program's four-year history, following the judging round conducted by Overdrive editors and contributors.

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Trucking 69

Overdrive Online

JUNE 21, 2023

Owner McGee sets a high bar for trucking success in the Louisiana oilfield, working hard to deliver solid incomes to drivers by using the fleet's recent-history growth to avoid downtime, save on insurance costs and more.

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Trucking 90

Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Silver Creek was one of three finalists for the award, which was presented Thursday evening in Nashville at the National Association of Small Trucking Companies’ annual conference.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

JDT Trucking received an oversized trophy belt after winning the small-fleet title. I’ve always enjoyed challenges,” said… The post Getting smoked out of Oregon latest hurdle for Overdrive’s inaugural Small Fleet Champ appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Overdrive Online

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Florida-based CAP Trucking will face off with Texas fleet Creech Trucking for the title belt in the 3-10-truck category. In the 11-30-truck category, Iowa-headquartered Holtkamp Transportation is up against John McGee Trucking, out of Louisiana.

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Trucking Transportation 82

Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Overdrive's 2023 Small Fleet Champs and finalists are poised to make it through a rough freight economy with moves made in preparation for tough times. Gain insights via this edition of Overdrive Radio, a roundtable on building business for stability.

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Freight 76

Overdrive Online

MAY 4, 2023

From a 750-square-foot warehouse at the Sanford Farmer's Market to 45,000 feet of space at 32-truck JT Carriers' headquarters, CAP owner and 2022 Small Fleet Champ Chris Porricelli embarks on a new journey with new merger, partnership to build biz.

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Trucking 102

Overdrive Online

OCTOBER 29, 2021

One of these three fleets will take home the hardware in Overdrive's second annual Small Fleet Championship.

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Overdrive Online

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Nick Hewitt's mastery of the trucking business is as complete as it can be, with four decades as a driver, then owner-op, dispatcher, commissioned agent and now small fleet owner behind him. PTSI is among 10 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

If that describes you, take the time to enter this year's competition and join us in honoring the best among small fleet owners. Wear-all-the-hats grit, ability to delegate when it makes sense, to hear and act on opportunity when it knocks.

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Overdrive Online

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Nick Hewitt's mastery of the trucking business is as complete as it can be, with four decades as a driver, then owner-op, dispatcher, commissioned agent and now small fleet owner behind him. PTSI is among 10 Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists.

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Trucking Transportation 98

Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This bumpy, slippery run with an operator at one of Overdrive's 2022 Small Fleet Champs pulled the small fleet's bread and butter: Production water from oil and gas fields in Northern Louisiana. Ride along to unload in this Overdrive Radio edition

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Overdrive Online

MARCH 1, 2023

A visit with 2022 Small Fleet Champ and CAP owner Chris Porricelli yields the story of this '03 classic, bought with the "truck, trailer, bulkhead and pallet jack and with the southbound load" out of Pennsylvania as part of the deal in 2017.

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Trucking 100

Overdrive Online

MARCH 1, 2023

A visit with 2022 Small Fleet Champ and CAP owner Chris Porricelli yields the story of this '03 classic, bought with the "truck, trailer, bulkhead and pallet jack and with the southbound load" out of Pennsylvania as part of the deal in 2017.

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Trucking 96

Overdrive Online

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The first here in our series of 10 profiles of Small Fleet Champ semi-finalists tells the story of C.G. Soza, owner-operator of four-tractor Soza Trucking, out of California, and how he flexed business acumen to grow with car haul against the odds.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Overdrive’s 2020 Small Fleet Champ finalists shared mistakes they’ve made and the principles they’ve learned in growing their businesses and maturing as leaders.

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Video Trucking 85

Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Trucking companies can do more to embrace cooperation amongst their kind -- "I'd rather have your friendship than have your freight," Small Fleet Champ Jason Cowan said in this roundtable with fellow finalists -- where it makes sense to seed growth.

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Overdrive Online

MAY 6, 2022

Fuel is out of hand, and in today's edition of Overdrive Radio, NASTC President David Owen and Overdrive Small Fleet Champ Jason Cowan, offer insight on why, ways to combat. Also: Tactics to keep rates where they need to be. Don't forget your best tool.

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Tools 73

247 Customs Broker

AUGUST 28, 2020

JDT Trucking, founded with one truck two decades ago by James Davis, won Overdrive’s 2020 Small Fleet Champ competition Thursday evening. The fleet, based in… The post Growing, diverse flatbed carrier wins Overdrive’s new small-fleet award appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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247 Customs Broker

JULY 14, 2020

Overdrive this month is profiling nine semi-finalists in the inaugural Small Fleet Champ award program. The winning small fleet… The post JDT grows to accommodate top-notch drivers, doubles down to survive pandemic appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. Three finalists will be announced in early August.

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247 Customs Broker

JULY 7, 2020

Overdrive this month is profiling nine semi-finalists in the inaugural Small Fleet Champ award program. Three finalists will be announced in early August. The winning… The post No debt? No sweat, lots of advantages — Ed Burns & Sons Trucking appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Increasing diversification -- led by a stroke of inspiration post-Great Recession and a never-ending focus on maintenance, driver-friendly freight and solid benefits -- transformed K&D to what it is today, a growing 14-truck flatbed biz.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The family aspect of LB Trucking is evident in every conceivable way, as the company was founded at the house where owner Larry Bredewater grew up. Thirty years later, Bredewater's found a sweet spot at 13 trucks.

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Trucking 117

Overdrive Online

MARCH 25, 2024

The older he gets, Larry Limp notes in this Overdrive Radio edition, "I like that 10 hours off." Dive into LNL Trucking world headquarters here for a trip back to Limp's first work OTR, first truck bought (a White COE) and keys to long-term success.

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Trucking 66

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Owner Luke Martin brought in operations manager Chelsie Reynolds in 2021 to take Maple Lane to the next level. Expansion since then has been twofold, mostly with owner-operators leasing on to pull platform freight in addition to the farm's product.

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Transportation Trucking Freight Production 112

Overdrive Online

OCTOBER 2, 2023

He strives to support leased owners with the benefits of a large fleet, despite having just 10 trucks as part of his company. Owner-operator Bill Barhite manages Silt, Colorado-based Butterfly Xpress with his wife, Karen, from the seat of their truck.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Til Friday's secret to success sits right there in the name. With fairly regular hours and home every weekend and most nights, drivers and owner-operators believe in owner Michelle Hefner efforts to deliver a work-life balance rarely seen in OTR ops.

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Trucking Operations 112

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Bedford, Indiana-based LNL Trucking, a 12-truck fleet specializing in liquid-bulk tanker work, thrives with a focus on financials. Owner Larry Limp found his niche in 2004 and has grown with his customers since.

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Trucking 108

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A high tax bill, too, which in part led to a decision to grow the fleet, now at six trucks, including one Weaver still pilots. Year 2019 yielded spectacular income for then-one-truck owner-operator Dannel Weaver.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Larry Wallace is a third generation trucker with a versatile skill set, a knack for working on old Detroit and Caterpillar engines, and a sweet little niche carved out hauling bakery residuals.

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Transportation Trucking 109

Overdrive Online

APRIL 24, 2023

Put your fleet (3-30 trucks) in the running for a chance to claim the title belt in one of two divisions. If you've built a solid foundation for long-term success through ups and downs of trucking business cycles, you're a worthy contender.

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Trucking 88

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Chula Vista, California-based petroleum-hauling fleet has grown from 14 trucks at the end of 2018 to 23 today, thanks in large part to the addition of new business units hauling aviation fuel and retail gasoline.

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Trucking 106

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Success in the thinking man's game that is LTL reefer hasn't come instantly for Chris Porricelli and his five-truck CAP Trucking fleet. He had to work for it, and his success has landed him as a semi-finalist in Overdrive's 2022 Small Fleet Championship.

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Trucking 105

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Hauling from a Louisiana base in support of oilfield operations around the region, John McGee Trucking has leaned into a people-first philosophy to quadruple its revenues, inspire loyalty and build a place where hauling careers are made.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Les Holtkamp worked in sales for a large wholesale crop protection company before he founded this now multi-million dollar trucking enterprise, with 25 power units in the stable and a handful of owner-operators leased on as well.

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Transportation Trucking Operations 102

Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Krystal Raue launched the company in 2014 after buying equipment from her retiring father. She has delivered consistent profits to owner-ops -- currently 9 plus her husband in the lone company rig -- with nimble shifts in freight focus with the market.

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