“I won’t say buy our products just because they are made in America. But all things being equal, I think it’s important to put your thumb on the scale for this country.”

— Mack President and CEO Denny Slagle, right, working at the company’s truck assembly plant on CBS’ “Undercover Boss.” Posing as a building contractor making a job transition, Slagle was presented with rumors among Mack workers that production plants were moving south of the border.

Bill Mack’s Live Necklace

Legendary trucking radio host Bill Mack recalls a visit he received from some truck-driving fans, bearing a special gift, years ago during a remote broadcast from the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. When Mack went into a commercial, “All of a sudden they came up behind me and… I felt this thing going around my neck.” Check the Overdrive videos at www.overdriveonline.com to hear Mack’s account of getting up close and personal with a boa constrictor.

Take a test, win a flatbed

Fontaine is giving away a new Revolution 52 aluminum flatbed on Labor Day weekend. Just who gets it will depend in part on CDL holders’ ability to master online “training.” That includes completing a quiz on the Revolution’s engineering, including questions such as: Did engineers eliminate cross-members in the Revolution to reduce weight? Enter the contest at fontainetrailer.com/revolution

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