Elizabeth ManningCustom RigsHog heaven: Overdrive’s Most Beautiful winner tackles tough niche with a big smileOwner-operator and livestock hauler Maggie Stone was named the winner of Overdrive’s Most Beautiful contest in August. Here’s her story, detailing her one-truck operation — MissFit Trucking — her outlook on life and her work in charity.November 27, 2013Custom RigsRockin’ & rollin’: Custom concert equipment haulerPete Demarest’s ’06 4900EX hauls sound and stage equipment to and from live shows.October 2, 2013Custom Rigs‘Sidewinder’: 2000 Peterbilt 379Briceson Nightingale, of Sedan, N.M., owns and operates this 2000 379 to haul liquid fertilizer and hay. In the few years he’s owned it, he’s stretched the frame, changed the stacks and redone the interior.September 15, 2013Custom RigsBig Red: ’05 Kenworth W900LDanny Eversole, of Crockett, Va., hauls canoes and kayaks with his 2005 Kenworth W900L, equipped with a 625-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission.August 17, 2013LifeHauling Tanzania: Meet Mike and Sherri WashingtonMike and Sherri Washington’s launch of a second career in trucking have found the pair on a mission hauling World Vision’s “Kisongo Trek” simulation of a Tanzanian Village.August 16, 2013Custom RigsThe Standout: Mike O’Conner’s ’05 Peterbilt 379Mike O’Connor upgraded and worked on his truck until he decided it was too nice to work. Now he uses the rig exclusively as a show truck.July 27, 2013Custom RigsEye-catching fuel haulerTuscon, Ariz., resident Mario Yubeta owns and operates this ’07 Peterbilt 379, which he uses to haul petroleum products.July 20, 2013Custom RigsLess is more: James Churchill’s ’03 KenworthIndependent James Churchill, of Vancouver, B.C., hauls bulk commodities like grain, fertilizer and aggregates with his 2003 Kenworth W900L.July 12, 2013BusinessTrucker helps motorist after car flips, crashesJon “AZ” Atzenhofer was recently named a TCA Highway Angel for the second time after he stopped to help a victim of a car accident.July 8, 2013Custom RigsTruck honors the Delta RaidersVietnam veteran John Cudd wanted a workhorse that would remind others of the sacrifices soldiers make every day, and the 1986 Peterbilt 359 he drives daily does just that.July 4, 2013Page 1 of 6Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive RadioWhat's your biggest business challenge as an owner-operator?In this Overdrive Radio podcast, varying answers to the question from four owner-operators in livestock, van, reefer and heavy haul. Better yet, distinct pictures emerge of different strategies to address insurance, maintenance cost, and so much more.ParkingThe key limitations of truck parking info delivery systemsBusinessCompensation trends: Percentage pay reigns as king for leased owner-operatorsPride & PolishThe best in custom rigs: Overdrive's 2021 Pride & Polish finalistsSponsor ContentGarmin Dezl™ OTR Series Truck Navigators – from 5.5” to the extra-large 10”
