Highway for rent

Dec 12, 2008

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OR FOOL’S GOLD?
Love them or hate them, public-private partnerships are attracting the attention of politicians nationwide. Overdrive takes a look at both sides of the issue and how such projects will affect you.

PAVING THE WAY
More than 20 states have enacted legislation that permits public-private partnerships. Here’s what’s happening in the most active of those states.

CHANGING LANES
Owner-operators will have to choose between secondary roads and higher tolls if privatization continues to spread throughout the country.

International debuts its first integrated powertrain, powered by new 13-liter

International rolls out "the last combustion engine that we will ever develop," its first-ever transmission and a compact aftertreatment package.

Owner-operator Steve Kron's 2001 International, powered by a Detroit Series 60 engine, has consistently run above 10 mpg for more than a decade now, thanks to Kron's ambitious aerodynamic and other mechanical improvements.

How Steve Kron took his 2001 International above 10 mpg

Given sky-high repair costs, used-truck warranties more valuable than ever

Overdrive's 2022 Pride & Polish competition

Koolatron 12-Volt Thermo-Electric Cooler with 26 Qt Capacity

Trucker-songwriter Coby Langham delivers musical catharsis

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The Business Manual for Owner-Operators

Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2022 edition of Partners in Business.

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