Looking forward, looking back

Dec 30, 2010

As the new year rolls in, it’s also a good time to reflect. And if you’ve following the five-decade retrospective on Overdrive’s 50th anniversary website, you know there’s plenty to see.

Take a look now at OverdriveRetro.com, which posts updates weekly. You’ll find colorful covers, ads, truck photos, equipment history and more from the magazine’s 50 years of reporting on owner-operators.

Rare 1981 'Midnight Eagle Brougham' International cabover fully restored

According to Dusty Veldkamp, who helped rebuild the rig from the frame up, the truck as spec'd from the factory was one of only five just like it.

Clock is ticking: Less than a month left to enter Overdrive's 2025 Small Fleet Championship

How to stay compliant amid confusion around new electronic med cert rule

FMCSA drops major hint on fate of broker transparency rulemaking

'Shake a stranger's hand' today: Remembering owner-operator and songwriter Bill Weaver

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