Lucinda CoulterTrucking HistoryYou’ve been everywhere, ManWrite in with your trucking memories and vote on your favorte trucking song for Overdrive’s special anniversary issue.July 8, 2011Trucking HistoryTrucking a lifesaver after reform school abuseRetired trucker John Brodnax joined other former detainees at a Florida reform school in a class-action lawsuit decrying years of abuse.June 30, 2011Trucking HistoryA summer weekend read for gearheadsThe technology for air-to-air coolers and auxilliary power units was invaluable for making cleaner running engines and saving fuel.June 24, 2011Trucking HistoryA knight of the road recalls the royal carpetOwner-operator Gordon Alkire recalls an era when the knights of the road, he says, were treated like royalty.June 17, 2011Trucking HistoryCreating a trucking community, catching up with friendsOverdriveRetro.com is gradually creating an online truckers’ community of drivers who enjoy recalling careers they loved.June 10, 2011BusinessPilot Flying J plaza opens, another nearly readyA travel plaza in Haines City, Fla., opened recently and another in Morgantown, W. Va., will open June 22, Pilot Flying J Travel Centers announced. A company spokeswoman corrected an earlier announcement that the Morgantown facility had already opened. The Haines City plaza is at 35647 U.S. Highway 27 North. The 12,462-square-ft. facility includes eight fuel islands, […]June 8, 2011Trucking HistoryRevisiting a 12-month truck calendarReaders still remember Overdrive’s January 1980 12-month calendar of trucks, which ranged from modern to antique, American to European.June 2, 2011Channel 19On Memorial Day: A trucker to rememberMinnie Spotted Wolf never encountered combat in World War II, yet she blazed trails as, most likely, the first Native American woman to serve in the Marines – as a truck driver, nonetheless. A stretch of U.S. 89 now bears her nameMay 30, 2011Trucking HistoryRighting the recordMack truck book author Harvey Eckart and others weigh in on the correct identification of a MackR-600.May 20, 2011Trucking HistoryA pink tow truck gains immortality in the Hall of Eye CandyThe pink Lincoln Toe Truck, featured in Overdrive’s July 2000 Channel 19, now resides in a museum’s Hall of Icons and Eye Candy.May 13, 2011Previous PagePage 4 of 10Next PageTop StoriesCustom RigsRare 190-inch Double Eagle sleeper rides on custom '96 InternationalPennsylvania-based Jesse Shirey found the truck three years ago sitting by a barn surrounded by weeds. With his wife and father, Shirey rebuilt the rig from the ground up, inside and out.BusinessTank washouts bring cost, time investment into focus for liquid bulk niche haulersSmall Fleet ChampSix weeks left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet ChampionshipSmall Fleet ChampDoing it right the first time: Small Fleet Champ Paul Rissler, for the long haulFeatured SponsorShow your personality with quality, licensed, and custom headwear, socks, tees, blankets, bags, and more.
