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overdriveonline. com > overdrive-radio > podcast > 15/82/2075 > smallest-faultcode-scanner-worldwide-diesel-laptops-delivers-diagnostic-assist

Smallest fault-code scanner worldwide? Diesel Laptops delivers diagnostic assist

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (377+ words) Company founder Tyler Robertson is the latest member of the Howes Hall of Fame. "Owner-operators want tools, small fleets want tools, to be able to do these things. And it's not that they're necessarily trying to save money, usually, but…...

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overdriveonline. com > maintenance > article > 15/82/1809 > new-partssourcing-platform-with-ai-voice-chat-visualrecognition-assist

New parts-sourcing platform with AI voice, chat, visual-recognition assist

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (900+ words) Fultz met Talk Rev CEO Manna Justin two decades ago, when Justin helped him sort out a big problem. Fultz was working with another business supporting churches, youth groups and bands, and had ordered a shipping container full of t-shirts,…...

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overdriveonline. com > business > article > 15/82/1572 > hey-bubba-why-hasnt-ai-taken-over-trucking

Hey Bubba, why hasn't AI taken over trucking?

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1080+ words) Last year at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Tapan Chaudhari introduced Hey Bubba, a voice AI dispatcher and assistant made for owner-operators and small fleets. Bubba looked like it had the potential to seriously shake things up." Bubba promised to handle…...

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overdriveonline. com > overdrive-radio > podcast > 15/82/1482 > high-time-truckers-vet-the-brokers-opening-mats-panel-on-fraud-fight-ai-more

High time truckers vet the brokers: Opening MATS panel on fraud fight, AI, more

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (647+ words) Ask questions, that is, to "vet the brokers," noted Prax, freight fraud watcher, FMCSA's onetime "worst critic," Truckstop. com advisor, and proprietor of Freight Validate, a vetting tool offered to both carriers and brokers -- unique in that regard. Prax spoke…...

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overdriveonline. com > life > article > 15/82/0917 > longtime-owneroperator-ingrid-brown-named-wit-driver-of-the-year

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2+ week, 2+ day ago  (12+ words) Longtime owner-operator Ingrid Brown named WIT Driver of the Year'overdriveonline. com...

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overdriveonline. com > overdrive-radio > podcast > 15/74/7495 > how-four-ownerops-learn-big-lessons-from-small-biz-failures

How four owner-ops learn big lessons from small biz failures

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (367+ words) Owner-operator and TSG current Chairman Joel Boelman set up the discussion with a slide that showed the following two-column chart." Benefits that can accrue learning from a failure with a shift in a positive direction are perhaps best illustrated by…...

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overdriveonline. com > business > article > 15/81/7907 > atri-wants-carriers-2025-operational-cost-numbers

ATRI wants carriers' 2025 operational cost numbers

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (690+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Feb. 23, 2026: The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is calling on for-hire motor carriers to participate in its annual'Operational Costs of Trucking'report. The annual report'is a barometer of freight market conditions and a benchmarking tool…...

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overdriveonline. com > overdrive-radio > podcast > 15/77/2651 > truckers-tools-to-prevent-fuel-fraud-theft-ai-cybersecurity-selfhelp

Truckers' tools to prevent fuel fraud, theft: AI, cybersecurity self-help

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (182+ words) "What would be an acceptable false-positive rate in your minds?" he asked. "How many good transactions would you be OK with me stopping to prevent a bad one?" Those results he attributed largely to technical innovations, some described in part…...

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overdriveonline. com > business > article > 15/77/3874 > diesel-prices-down-20-cents-in-last-3-weeks

Diesel prices down 20 cents in last 3 weeks

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (709+ words) Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025: Since hitting a 2025 high point during the week ending Nov. 17, diesel prices have moderated, the national average falling 20. 3 cents during that time. The U. S. average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel was $3. 67 during…...

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overdriveonline. com > regulations > article > 15/81/4889 > dot-says-it-will-use-ai-to-hunt-down-fraud-illegal-drivers

DOT says it will use AI to hunt down fraud, illegal drivers

3+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (795+ words) The Department of Transportation will use AI and advanced analytics to hunt down fraudsters and even carriers that employ illegal alien drivers, the department's Deputy Secretary Steven Bradbury announced on Monday." As the keynote speaker at the Transportation Research Board's…...