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Trucking History

You’ve been everywhere, Man

Write in with your trucking memories and vote on your favorte trucking song for Overdrive’s special anniversary issue.

July 8, 2011

Trucking History

Trucking a lifesaver after reform school abuse

Retired trucker John Brodnax joined other former detainees at a Florida reform school in a class-action lawsuit decrying years of abuse.

June 30, 2011

Reader Rigs

Lady Butterfly, a 1974 Kenworth conventional, was

Lady Butterfly, a 1974 Kenworth conventional, was owned by John Mann, of East Canton, Ohio, when the tractor was Overdrive’s Tractor of the Month in September 1980. See more trucks from past issues at www.overdriveretro.com.

June 29, 2011

Overdrive Extra

The all-time greatest trucking songs

What are the top trucking songs of all time? That’s what we want you to tell us. Senior Editor Todd Dills has been soliciting titles through his Channel 19 blog.

June 24, 2011

Trucking History

A summer weekend read for gearheads

The technology for air-to-air coolers and auxilliary power units was invaluable for making cleaner running engines and saving fuel.

June 24, 2011

Trucking History

A knight of the road recalls the royal carpet

Owner-operator Gordon Alkire recalls an era when the knights of the road, he says, were treated like royalty.

June 17, 2011

Trucking History

Creating a trucking community, catching up with friends

OverdriveRetro.com is gradually creating an online truckers’ community of drivers who enjoy recalling careers they loved.

June 10, 2011

Trucking History

Revisiting a 12-month truck calendar

Readers still remember Overdrive’s January 1980 12-month calendar of trucks, which ranged from modern to antique, American to European.

June 2, 2011

Trucking History

Righting the record

Mack truck book author Harvey Eckart and others weigh in on the correct identification of a MackR-600.

May 20, 2011

Trucking History

A pink tow truck gains immortality in the Hall of Eye Candy

The pink Lincoln Toe Truck, featured in Overdrive’s July 2000 Channel 19, now resides in a museum’s Hall of Icons and Eye Candy.

May 13, 2011

Trucking History

From knee-high in a Kenworth to oversized hauls

Oversize hauler Doug Beutler recalls how his love of trucking took off behind the steering wheel of a 1978 Kenworth.

May 5, 2011

Trucking History

Collector’s dream yields a ‘gold beauty’

The Holy Grail of Dodge Bighorns, Chrysler’s 1973 prototype show truck, eventually made its way to a collector long known as Mr. Bighorn.

April 21, 2011