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Overdrive Extra
The curse of the to-go cup: Coffee-counter conversation one missing bridge across the divide
Overdrive's Long Haul Paul on the value of face-to-face conversation in trucking industry today in bridging the many divides that plague us. More on Overdrive.
June 29, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Mentoring is a two-way street when it comes to benefits
“Trucking broadly speaking has seemed to support the idea of apprenticeship and mentoring as a way to improve safety and retention, but I believe the only truly effective way to do that is through experienced owner-operators dedicating themselves to one-on-one mentorship.” Benefits “run both ways.” –Owner-op Gary Buchs on his ow experience with it
February 5, 2019
Overdrive Extra
What we can do about the physical and emotional violence of chronic stress made manifest
Clifford Petersen urges drivers to start with themselves — recognize the physical and psychological effects of chronic stress and know how to combat them. While “tempers are short, pressure has mounted, stress levels are reaching critical mass …, we all want to get home to our families. Let’s help one another do just that.”
November 15, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Toward reinvigorating camaraderie among haulers: Introducing road chaplain, owner-op and Overdrive Extra blogger Clifford Petersen
For regular Overdrive readers, Petersen may need no introduction, as he’s written several blog posts in recent times in which he draws on his experience over a few decades now in and out of trucking. His last time away, though, gave him a new purpose in his approach to the industry and, as he notes, a desire to leave it better than he found it initially.
August 6, 2018
Business
Anybody got a copy on the dinosaurs, come on?
Before you turn the CB off, take a tip from the dinosaurs out here: “Sometimes, being the one and only person who will break with something positive can change the entire mood from grumpy bugs to brothers and sisters of the road, and I challenge each of you to be that person.”
January 30, 2017
Overdrive Radio
‘Common sense, you’ve got it for a reason’ -- Use your CB already, owner-ops say
And if you don’t run with a CB, get one. Too many seem to think that the CB is little more than a “movie prop from a silly movie from the 1970s,” as Kenneth Williams put it, echoing the sentiment of a bevy of truckers after a deadly highway pileup.
January 24, 2017
Voices
Happy Thanksgiving!
We’re thankful for you, drivers. With this message from the staff at Overdrive also comes readers’ thanks for God and country, family, work, fellowship and more.
November 24, 2016
Business
Back in Time Tour 2016
Ever wish you could go back to the good ol’ days, when truckers were the Knights of the Road and a sweet COE was the epitome of cool? Todd Campbell and Kevin Young not only wished it – they’re making it happen. …
May 18, 2016
Business
Swan dives with snakes
A little downtime in Florida for Wendy: “Up until yesterday, it was a paradise for me, but then the snake had to go ruin everything. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate snakes?” Indeed indeed…
April 15, 2016
Channel 19
Counting down the hours to 2016: The Channel 19 year in review, part 1
We’ve got a full 14-hour clock’s worth of on-duty time, and more, left yet, so check back tomorrow and on New Year’s Eve for the second and third parts of this the annual year in review on the Channel 19 blog.
December 28, 2015
Business
‘We’ll take care of ya, son’: The brotherhood exists, take three
In which a young trucker gets his first CB, and a lesson: “We take care of each other out here, least that's how it's s'posed to be."
October 23, 2015
Business
Take me to church
Wendy at GBATS 2015: “This show is like a revival for me. It’s very humbling to see several thousand people who have common interests come together to forge a bond….. This is my church.”
September 25, 2015
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