2010 October

Birth of an Icon

Lucinda Coulter | October 01, 2010

For hard-working owner-operators trying to survive in a highly regulated industry, Overdrive became the Voice of the American Trucker. With this installment, Overdrive begins a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary, which will be in September ...

News

Pulse

Max Heine, Editorial Director | October 01, 2010

Crash course Most everyone has suffered from the recession, though most Americans were not responsible for the housing market collapse that set it off. For that you can thank sub-prime mortgage borrowers and reckless financiers who ...

News

Trucker of the Month

James Jaillet | October 01, 2010

‘Life’s pretty hectic’ Brad Conn’s professionalism and passion for trucking help him balance owning and operating two businesses. Owner-operator Brad Conn says he picked up “the itch” riding in trucks that drove cattle to market from his ...

News

MarketPlace

Overdrive Staff | October 01, 2010

Navigation system The 7750 Platinum Navigation System has a 7-in. screen, enhanced graphics for visibility in sunlight, junction view with 3D image lane assist, state mileage log and an hours-of-service log to track on-duty, off-duty and ...

Equipment

Truck Gallery

Overdrive Staff | October 01, 2010

Rock Runner Rick and Toni Skyberg, of Poteau, Okla., run this 1993 Peterbilt 379 from Oklahoma to Arizona each week hauling flagstone for landscaping applications. Rick Skyberg says the truck, which is powered by a 480-hp ...

Blogs

Channel 19

Todd Dills | October 01, 2010

A bear gets a good buzz on Responding to a report of someone being attacked by bees, North Carolina Wake County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Jenkins was himself trapped in his cruiser for close to 15 hours ...

Dollars & Sense

Dollars and Sense

Kevin Rutherford | October 01, 2010

4 keys to maximizing your loads Most owner operators focus primarily on two factors when deciding which load to haul: mileage pay rate and length of haul. However, you shouldn’t care much about gross revenue, but ...

News

LogBook

Overdrive Staff | October 01, 2010

Study: Engine problems worsen Problem rates for heavy-duty truck engines manufactured with emissions controls implemented in 2004 and 2007 are nearly twice as high, on average, as rates for engines built prior to these emission changes, ...

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