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Speeding ticket insurance?

September 9, 2010

A new service offers "Prepaid Traffic Tickets," investments as a sort of hedge against the likelihood of getting a speeding or other ticket in a specific amount of time in ...

APU rebates, Leslie train horns for East Tennessee’s Sams Trucking

September 8, 2010

Check out my story in the September Overdrive magazine on various financial incentives -- rebates, grants, various low-interest loan programs -- state governments are making available to owner-operators and carriers ...

Massachusetts soda delivery driver bags $50,000

September 7, 2010

His name is Scott Matthews, and in case you missed the original television airing Sept. 1, you can check him out competing with a game partner in Atlanta Falcons cheerleader ...

Driver ‘health movement’ hitting stride

September 3, 2010

On the blog of the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a shout-out was posted yesterday to the Heathy Trucking Association of America and the Trucking Solutions Group 61+ Driver Health Advisory ...

Stand-up treadmill desk begs question…; cargo theft connection to Jason’s Law?

September 2, 2010

In the P.R. copy blasted out with announcements about the new TrekDesk Treadmill Desk, the company talks about the dangers of the "sedentary lifestyle," noting studies of various characters that ...

Sept. 29 webinar: Load selection for profit

September 2, 2010

Trucking radio host and Overdrive columnist Kevin Rutherford will discuss how to make wise choices in planning your loads in Overdrive’s next webinar

Reporting cargo theft — balancing act in more ways than one…

August 30, 2010

Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern for the Truth About Trucking online radio program with host Allen Smith. My fellow Truckers News/Overdrive Senior Editor Max Kvidera and I will be ...

October: They say it’s our birthday

August 29, 2010

You’ll find monthly features in Overdrive, starting with the October issue. That month we’ll also launch a 50th anniversary website, OverdriveRetro.com.

Rolling out to Dallas ‘Too Hot to Trot’ 5K

August 27, 2010

Well, folks, I finished -- no surprise to regular readers, I'd guess, since you've seen a little proof I can do some long-distance running. Get over a couple miles, though, for me, ...

Put your CD player in ‘Overdrive’ — hauler Joe Lee Smith reissues record

August 26, 2010

Sitting outside Overdrive sister mag CCJ's Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas yesterday and typing away on a story, one of the presenters, with whom I've talked in years past, walked by ...
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