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Trucking History
'Bandit' lives on as a classic trucking movie
As the movie debuted, the May 1977 Overdrive highlighted the magazineās involvement in 'Smokey and the Bandit,' notably the inclusion of a truck race banner bearing its name.
May 24, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Video captures spirit of 1970s trucking at convention
A brief video from a 1974 truck show in San Francisco features interviews with exhibitors and attendees, including comments about Overdrive and a trucking shutdown.
February 8, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Regulated rates, wildcatting, deregulation: A brief history of U.S. trucking
A special tour through the rise of the owner-operator in exempt agricultural markets from the 1930s, to wildcatting later, deregulation later still -- and this cabover monument to one owner's heritage.
January 22, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Over the Road episode 7: Long Haul Paulās Haul of Fame
In this week's special episode, host Paul Marhoefer passes the mic around to some of his heroes, who share tales of truckingās past and so much more.
May 14, 2020
Channel 19
With rates ānowhere near sustainableā for independent truckers, debate stirs over āre-regulatingā
Owner-operators at D.C. demonstrations, others discuss the potential need to evaluate regulation-free pricing in the trucking. Read more here on Overdrive.
May 5, 2020
Voices
Dad delivers
While in college, Cliff R. Larson wrote an essay (and submitted to Overdrive in 1999) that captures his love and appreciation for his truck-driving father.
May 1, 2020
Channel 19
Former hauler Ed Millerās āA Truckerās Taleā memoir of his trucking days, out now
Former truck driver Ed Miller has released his memoir 'A Trucker's Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories From 60 Years on the Road'. Learn more here on Overdrive.
April 15, 2020
Overdrive Radio
āOver the Roadā episode 3: A brief history of trucking in America
This episode of 'Over the Road' gives voice to the ways trucking's regulatory history helped shape todayās highway business culture. Listen here on Overdrive.
March 19, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Memories: An Overdrive model, splurging on ice cream and a forgotten profile of founding firebrand Mike Parkhurst
The grandson of the "first trucking boss" of Mike Parkhurst recollects memories of the Overdrive magazine founder. Learn more about Parkhurst on Overdrive.
January 23, 2020
Custom Rigs
One man and his R model Mack: Meet Carl Nyhof Trucking
Wisconsin-based owner-operator Carl Nyhof is āa household name in our area for his generosity,ā owner-operator Seth Taylor says. With many others in the area long mentored by the elder statesman of trucking in Oostburg, Wis., Taylor in part penned this appreciation of Nyhof and his long-running Mack.
November 7, 2019
Custom Rigs
The trucking history of independent Germann Soeth and his long-running 1998 Kenworth W900B
VIDEO: Soeth runs independent with authority out of Frederick, Md., to points mostly Chicago and east. From Thatās a Big 10-4 on D.C. on the National Mall in Washington, he gives a window into his history, extending back to his time in high school, when he met an independent running LTL reefer leased who agreed to bring Soeth on as a helper to show him the ropes of backing, loading, unloading, learning slowly how to operate in the process.
October 24, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Never underestimate a South Carolina watermelon hauler: Carroll Fulmer and Leon Everette
The latest in āLong Haul Paulā Marhoeferās āFaces of the Roadā series with country legend and current gospel singer Leon Everette: āI was surprised to learn that Everette attributed his past success in the music business in part to a trucker by the name of Carroll Fulmer. ā¦ Yeah, that Carroll Fulmer ā¦ā
September 25, 2019
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