The Overhaul blog

Austin, Texas – August 28, 2017 – The latest development from Overhaul, an Austin-based tech startup, brings together available monitoring and management technologies like GPS, temperature controls, fleet telematics and more into a single unified view, connecting the dots like never before. “There is a significant amount of fragmented location and performance data that takes […]

Have you ever had to switch drivers for multiple legs of the haul or perhaps a truck breaks down and a new one is sent to pick up the load? Regardless of the situation, how can you be confident the interchange happens safely and successfully? Are drivers getting called frantically to maintain communication through the […]

Back in the day, the only way you could reach a truck driver was through CB Radio which was primarily a way for drivers to communicate with each other while on the road. Drivers may still utilize CB Radio, but we also know majority of them own and use smartphones – 95% do according to […]

Austin, Texas – July 10, 2017 – Austin-based, tech startup Overhaul announces the release of a fully customizable visibility and risk management solution designed for carriers, brokers, 3PLs and shippers. Overhaul began as an online marketplace for high value shippers to locate and book exceptional drivers. The company has since evolved it’s offering to deliver […]

A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain. The cold chain includes various products such as produce, seafood, frozen food, photographic film, floral, chemicals and pharmaceuticals – all of which have specific temperature requirements in regards to storage and transportation to maintain quality and freshness. The cold chain is a bit more complex than a […]

Do you provide your customers with real-time visibility? According to an American Shipper Visibility Benchmark Study, 39% of shippers use their carrier’s track and trace tools, yet only 6% of shippers actually receive real-time visibility, while 31% say their visibility from service providers needs improvement. Here are a few other items that shippers, and potentially […]

Cargo theft has been a problem in the supply chain forever but is continually increasing, with attacks becoming more organized and intelligently planned. Incidents reported to the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS) reached a five-year high in 2015, with 1,515 recorded freight thefts representing a 37.4% increase year-on-year. The FBI places […]

The importance of Owner-Operators and drivers to America’s economy should not go unnoticed. After all, you fuel it! 70% of all freight moved throughout the U.S. is on trucks and yet somehow the driving community are left feeling undervalued and undercut. Having direct access to the right shipment opportunities to avoid empty miles and business […]

To say that Owner Operators and drivers are ‘kind of important’ is actually an understatement. Trucks account for 68.8% of all tonnage moved in the U.S. which means it’s very important for drivers to be available all the time. After all, there will always be a need to haul cargo from point A to B […]

Austin, Texas – September 21, 2016 – Austin-based, tech startup Overhaul announces the release of their new mobile app and first trusted online marketplace (OLMP). Overhaul has signed two flagship customers; both high-volume Fortune 50 shippers of premium, high-value cargo who will be utilizing Overhaul’s OLMP web-based portal and Managed Logistics Services (MLS) to seamlessly transport […]

Our team was at this year’s Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas. While there, our CEO, Barry Conlon, had a chance to sit down with Red Eye Radio’s host Eric Harley in a one-on-one interview to discuss the trucking industry, the importance of the driver and how Overhaul plans to make big changes to it […]

The Wait Is Finally Over! At last, business tools for the road to make your job easier. The new Overhaul trucker app puts Owner Operators and drivers in control of the haul. Looking for the nearest truck stop, or simply trying to plan your trip? Our FREE features will get you there! Now, you can focus on what […]

The Great American Trucking Show is just around the corner, and we’ll be there! Located in Dallas, Texas, the convention will offer over 500,000 feet of exhibition space and will feature some of our industry’s most popular events such as Overdrive Magazine’s Pride and Polish Truck Beauty Competition as well as education sessions. The eyes of the […]

We recently sat down with our CEO, Barry Conlon, to discuss the topic of Logistics and Uber as we ran across an article by Rob Howard, CEO at Grand Junction, titled “Why Every Logistics CEO Should Fear Uber”. Here’s a short excerpt from the article: “As more and more folks use Uber and other providers […]

Extended holiday weekends are documented, high-risk, periods for those that ship any type of goods – be that of high value or something of a lesser nature. All types of cargo thieves, whether organized or not, are very active during these periods because most of us are not – as we tend to relax much […]