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Channel 19
New book from a familiar hand: Overdriveās own Wendy Parker
Something that had to happen here on Overdrive, but of course: The debut of George & Wendy Show writer Wendy Parkerās ā100,000 Miles of Crazy: Adventures from the Road with George and Wendy.ā The bookās out now, a compendium of the best of her blogās first year.
March 14, 2017
Life
Driver Todd McCann puts the āTrucker Dumpā podcast/blog between book covers
And more. 19-year veteran driver McCann has spent time organizing the book as an effective introduction to the world of long-distance trucking, capturing his whimsical and sometimes sarcastically humorous voice.
July 6, 2016
Channel 19
Year of interrupted sleep: 2012 in review, Part 2
Counting down the memories ā May-August 2012 on the Channel 19 blog, when things heated up in more ways than three.
December 29, 2012
Channel 19
Year of interrupted sleep: 2012 in review, Part 1
Counting down the memories, of a fashion ā if Channel 19 was all you read from January-April 2012, you couldnāt be criticized for thinking trucking was a wonderfully strange place to be.
December 27, 2012
Channel 19
Expediter pays witness to slim Obama victory
Checking in with Landstar-leased expediter Phil Madsen and his āLearning something new every dayā blog.
September 20, 2012
Voices
Wendy Parkerās blog: āFunniest thing Iāve seen this week!ā
Overdriveās newest blogger is turning heads with no-holds-barred wit, refreshing honesty and good humor on her George and Wendy Show blog.
August 3, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Paccar MX tough-tested with Louisville aggregate hauler
Keith Reddenās retirement dream was to start a trucking firm. āI said if I owned six trucks, I could make a living,ā he says. After a start in 2003 with three used Kenworths from a home base in Floydās Knob, Ind., across the Ohio River from Louisville, his K Redden Trucking business is up to [ā¦]
July 16, 2012
Overdrive Extra
VID: Police chase ruins a container haulerās day
Yesterday I suspect had to be the worst day in memory for the container hauler you see in the video below. A police chase of a suspected child molester in Los Angeles began when the suspect told police he was suicidal and sped away from their attempt to arrest him. Performing a maneuver to stop [ā¦]
July 11, 2012
Channel 19
Bill Mack still in āfriendly negotiationsā over return to SiriusXM
The latest on Bill Mackās plans for getting back in the saddle as the Midnight Cowboy on overnight radio.
July 10, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack back in the saddle
If you havenāt heard, the trucking radio giant is back on overnight radio via Willieās Roadhouse on SiriusXM Channel 56, broadcasting Sunday through Friday in the midnight-3 a.m. Eastern time slot. A couple of years back, Overdrive Editorial Director Max Heine interviewed Mack leading intoĀ Overdriveās 50th anniversary coverage. Check out the two vids below, a [ā¦]
July 1, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Highway bill highlight reel
The American Trucking Associationsā summary of new highway bill items that are of interest to motor carriers, sent out to various media, follows ā Iāve rearranged a few items of driver/owner-operator interest to bring them closer to the top. Electronic Logging Devices The bill requires DOT to establish regulations mandating electronic logging devices (EOBRs) for [ā¦]
June 28, 2012
Channel 19
LETTER: Shippers ultimately responsible for payments
Denver-based independent Tom Koller spells out a court case that placed ultimately responsibility for freight payment on shippers.
June 27, 2012
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