2012 March

Behold the Red Giant — Bryan Dax’s custom 1990 Diamond Reo

Todd Dills | March 30, 2012

Just what is that motorcycle doing in front of Two Rivers, Wis.-based owner-operator Bryan Dax's custom 1990 Diamond Reo "Red Giant?" When I visited with Dax this past week (you may recall his rig from my ...

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Owner-operator bags Victory Vegas Jackpot bike

Todd Dills | March 29, 2012

The bike Long Haul Trucking-leased owner-operator Steve Wright is sitting on is a 2012 Victory Vegas Jackpot cycle that was the grand prize in a contest begun by the Albertville, Minn.-based carrier at the Mid-America ...

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A salute to women truckers at MATS

Todd Dills | March 28, 2012

Longtime trucking-industry photographer Paul Hartley took this impressive overhead shot of the collection of 1-million-mile plus female drivers honored at the Women in Trucking Association's annual "Salute to Women Behind the Wheel" last Saturday at ...

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Owner-operators deliver in MATS EOBR listening sessions

Todd Dills | March 27, 2012

If you haven't read the report my colleague James Jaillet filed from the Mid-America Trucking Show on the Friday listening sessions the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted on the subject of electronic on-board recorders ...

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Meet owner-operator of the year Larry Severson

Todd Dills | March 25, 2012

Leased to Dart Transit since the late 1970s, Truckload Carriers Association/Overdrive Independent Contractor of the Year Larry Severson's longevity with the company beats that of even some of the Oren-family management. Dan Oren, grandson of ...

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Stories from MATS: Perkins on a heavy haul

Todd Dills | March 23, 2012

Perkins Specialized Transportation has launched the biggest series of hauls in its history. The Northfield, Minn.-based company specializes in super loads -- the biggest, longest, heaviest cargo allowed on the nation’s highways. Over 40 years the firm has grown ...

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Classic Trucker’s Jumbo sandwich overhauled

Todd Dills | March 22, 2012

Today's post by Overdrive Managing Editor Lucinda Coulter The Trucker’s Jumbo hoagie at Ray’s Steel City Saloon in Tallahassee, Fla., used to be full of bologna -- fried bologna Pittsburgh-style, that is -- with everything else ...

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Meet Leon ‘Butch’ Mueller and his 1971 Pete 358

Todd Dills | March 21, 2012

Yesterday at Roehl Transport, after a day of talking with TCA/Truckers News Company Driver of the Year John Moeller (pictured here behind me in one of his Roehl Freightliner Coronado's drives' hubs), Roehl President and ...

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