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Race-winning V12 KW still in action after four decades
As seen in the short film from Overdriveâs late-1970s N.J. diesel drag races, the winning rig alive and kicking four decades later -- and one race attendee's reflections on trucking enthusiasm through the decades.
May 24, 2016
The 'Mother Road' heyday of independent truck stops and diners
Take a tour down old Route 66 through the highway postcard collection of Joe Sonderman, which began early on for him on family stops at Gasparâs Truck Stop in Kingdom City, Mo., where he saw a postcard showing its prior incarnation... The rest is history.
March 15, 2021
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A '70s film at Overdrive's diesel drag races, and a 'Back in Time' tour
In 2016, a late-1970s short film on U.S. trucking, via Overdriveâs Englishtown, New Jersey, truck drag racing event, provided a clear window back in time, including a glimpse of Overdriveâs founder. This 60th-anniversary special takes you there ...
May 19, 2016
Trucking History
First hit trucker song in history channeled road woes
Louisianan Ted Daffan visited honky-tonks frequented by truck drivers to help write his 1939 hit "Truck Driver's Blues." Find more about what's believed to be the first national hit of a trucking song in this Songs of the Highway special-edition podcast.
March 1, 2021
Overdrive Radio
The long tail of the CB's social utility
Owner-operator Mike Crawford in this Overdrive Radio edition expands on some of the themes showcased earlier this week in our special-edition podcast in part about the ongoing safety utility, and the decreased cultural importance, of the CB in trucking.
February 26, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Use the CB -- it works
For Overdrive's 60th-anniversary series, a look back at the emphasis readers have placed on the citizen's band radio as a primary safety tool in dangerous driving conditions, right up to the present moment, and highway culture through history.
February 22, 2021
Trucking History
1970s documentary gives intimate look at truckers' lives
A nationwide tour opened doors of truckers' homes for documentary filmmakers to get an intimate look at the business and family lives of owner-operators in the pre-deregulation era.
February 15, 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
Channel 19
Evel Knievel's Mack haul rig, restored
For Overdrive's 60th anniversary, take a run back through the half-decade-long journey of a famous Mack from weeds in a Florida yard to a fully custom-restored museum showpiece in Topeka, Kan., as covered in Overdrive.
February 1, 2021
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Meet the driver of Evel Knievel's former haul rig
This latest in Overdrive's 60th anniversary series takes a look at one intersection of the business magazine and U.S. popular culture with the 1973 story on one of the most famous people on the planet at the time, the daredevil and sometime truck driver.
January 25, 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
Fatal wreck remembered in first recorded trucking song
No. 1 in Overdrive Radio's new 'Songs of the Highway' podcast series looks at a 1928 song believed to be the first recorded trucking tune.
January 18, 2021
Channel 19
Look back at Junior Elmore's classic 1970s rigs
Another blast from the past for Overdrive's 60th anniversary -- trucker-photographer Don Christner's discovery of the boneyard of retired small fleet owner Junior Elmore contains plenty diamonds in the rough.
January 11, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Buckle up for a year of trucking time-travel
Throughout this year, Overdrive will take a look back at early trucking to celebrate its 60 years of being "The Voice of the American Trucker."
January 4, 2021
Trucking History
Truckstop Ministries founder âChaplain Joeâ passes away
Rev. Joe Hunter founded Truckstop Ministries back in 1981 and was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2016. Details on Chaplain Joe here on Overdrive.
July 30, 2018
Trucking History
Rush Enterprises founder W. Marvin Rush passes on
W.M. 'Rusty' Rush, current head of Rush Enterprises, released a statement about the loss of his father, W. Marvin Rush, and the legacy he leaves behind.
May 18, 2018
Trucking History
âRanch Hand,â owner-operator who shared cancer battle on social media, passes at 62
Oklahoma truck driver Delvin Simmons Jr. joined online ubiquity two years ago with a viral video of him singing a moving gospel song on his final ride as a driver â amidst his battle with colon cancer. He died Friday morning. Catch the video of his song here.
May 8, 2018
Trucking History
OOIDA boss, âcrusader for rights of truckersâ Jim Johnston dies at 78
Johnston was âa resilient leader whose determination secured a position on the frontlines for truckersâ rights,â the group said in a statement. He served as OOIDAâs president and CEO for nearly 44 years, since 1974. He was part of a group of truck drivers that founded OOIDA in 1973.
January 9, 2018
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