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Vote for Overdrive’s Most Beautiful
Quote of the Day “She is my saving grace, my best friend, my wife and the Most Beautiful Woman in Trucking, inside and outside!” (about contestant, Angie Carter) We are only a week into the voting for Overdrive’s Most Beautiful and I have been amazed […]
April 7, 2013
Business
ProStar to be given away at Dallas show
The truck will be awarded at the Great American Trucking Show. Contest participants also can win weekly prizes of $250 Visa Award Cards.
June 22, 2012
Overdrive Extra
Landstar’s 2012 start good sign for owner-operators
The nation’s largest owner-operator fleet, Landstar, reports that it had its best first quarter ever.
April 27, 2012
Business
IdleAir opens Minnesota service
Service has started at the Travel Centers of America stop off Interstate 35 at exit 11 in Albert Lea, Minn., electrification provider IdleAir announced. As part of its grand opening, the station will offer free, limited service through Feb. 15 and full premium service for $1.25, plus tax, through Feb. 29. The shore service provider […]
February 8, 2012
Business
Free concert set for Saturday
Terry Wooley will headline a free concert from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Midway Truck Stop, exit 121, off Interstate 70 near Columbia, Mo. Wooley will be on hand to sign autographs during the show, which will be in the stop’s bar. Filming for a hit TV reality show is […]
January 17, 2012
Business
Cascadia production to ramp up
The Freightliner Truck plant in Cleveland, N.C., plans to add 1,100 jobs by year’s end to make more Cascadias, Daimler Trucks North America announced. The majority of the positions will be filled with recalled workers who were laid off in 2009, and hiring is slated to begin in early February. The additional workers represent a […]
January 12, 2012
Business
Mack’s Titan to make National Geographic TV debut
A Mack Titan with a Mack MP10 engine will be featured on the National Geographic Channel’s Ultimate Factories TV series at 8 p.m. EST this Saturday, the Greensboro, N.C.-based truck maker said. The hour-long episode will take viewers behind the scenes to show details of building the truck and its features. Filming for the episode […]
January 12, 2012
Business
Western Star 4700 SF to premier in test drive challenge
Western Star’s new 4700SF dump truck, equipped with a 450-hp Detroit Diesel DD13 and Allison 4500 RDS transmission, will make its debut in the Serious Trucks Challenge in January at the World of Concrete 2012, said the Fort Mill, S.C.-based truck maker and contest host. The test drive challenge will be from 9:30 a.m. to […]
December 30, 2011
Business
Epes drivers tie in referral contest
Epes Transport System driver Eric Betts won a new Chevrolet Silverado, and Tim Britt and Donald Washburn won $5,000 for having the most referrals in a carrier-wide contest, the Greensboro, N.C.-based carrier announced. After the drivers tied for first place, their names were drawn recently to determine which prize each would receive. Epes Transport was […]
December 29, 2011
Business
Trucker wins flat-screen TV in Christmas promo
Veteran trucker Ron Phares won a flat-screen TV, DVD player and power converter for his Freightliner Cascadia as a grand prize package in a promotion named the 12 Days of Christmas, said Troy, Ill.-based Truck Centers Inc. Phares, an owner-operator and resident of Springfield, Ill., also garnered other prizes, the total for which is valued […]
December 29, 2011
Business
Freightliner Trucks launches newly redesigned website
A newly redesigned website features new product support and navigation tools, Portland, Ore.-based Freightliner Trucks announced. The website showcases the truck maker’s on-highway, medium duty, severe duty and alternative power solutions, features an extensive library of truck components and highlights the maker’s innovation and engineering leadership, a company statement said. Other features on the new […]
December 13, 2011
Business
Pilot Flying J opens new stop in Iowa
Osceola, Iowa, is home to a new Pilot Flying J travel center at 2010 West Clay St. at Exit 34 off Interstate 35. The 5,500-square-foot center hosts four fuel islands and seven diesel islands, all of which feature DEF and biodiesel. The center features a CAT scale, five automated showers, 80 parking spaces for trucks, […]
December 12, 2011
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