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Shell Rotella SuperRigs dates, location set

Overdrive Staff | March 20, 2013

The 31st Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition will be June 20-22 as part of the Budweiser Dairyland Super Nationals in Tomah, Wis. The event, sanctioned by the National Tractor Pullers Association, will feature a number of ...

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Driver social media meet dates set

Todd Dills | March 08, 2013

FMCSA Medical Programs Chief Elaine Papp spoke at the 2012 edition of the Truck Driver Social Media Convention. Find reporting from her talk here. The Third Annual Truck Driver Social Media Convention is set for ...

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Randy Houser, Diesel Outlaws to play MATS

Overdrive Staff | February 08, 2013

Award-winning country star Randy Houser will play a free concert at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Friday March 22. The concert is sponsored by Mobil Delvac and will also feature The Diesel Outlaws, who will play before ...

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Watkins celebrates 80th year

Overdrive Staff | February 04, 2013

Watkins Family of Companies will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year. Owner-operator team driver Tyrone Frost has worked for Watkins for three years, and he said he was drawn to the company because of its ...

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Walcott Truckers Jamboree extended

Overdrive Staff | January 30, 2013

The 2013 Walcott Truckers Jamboree has added a third day this year. The show will be held Thursday, July 11, through Saturday, July 13, at the Iowa 80 truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. The event will include ...

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Joplin sets Truckers Jamboree dates

Overdrive Staff | January 30, 2013

Joplin 44 Petro, off I-44 at Exit 4, in Joplin Mo., has set May 17-18, 2013, as the date of its annuyal two-day even to celebrate America’s truckers. The 17th Annual Joplin Truckers Jamboree will ...

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Mae Jemison to speak at WTS conference

Overdrive Staff | January 25, 2013

Scientist and astronaut Mae Jemison has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the 2013 annual conference of WTS International, the association for the professional advancement of women in transportation. Dr. Jemison was the first ...

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Trucker Christmas parades set for Saturday

Jill Dunn | December 05, 2012

Eureka, Calif. and Riddle, Ore. will host the cities’ traditional Christmas parades of lighted trucks competing for prizes Saturday. Eureka’s 33rd annual KEKA Thunder 101 Country Radio Trucker’s Christmas will begin 6 p.m. at Redwood Acres. ...

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