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Introducing a âTruck Drivinâ Mamaâ in Annabella Wood
Though sheâs no longer a âgainfully employed trucker at this pointâ by her own estimation, Pennsylvania resident Annabella Wood continues to haul in a straight dump truck for a tree service company once a month or so to maintain her on-highway credentials. And she spent nearly 30 years â 29 and a half to be [âŚ]
July 26, 2011
Channel 19
Calling all independents; New profile series seeks nominations
Are you an owner-operator running with your own authority? A two-three-truck fleet owner with a unique approach to trucking success? If youâve been following Overdrive Dollars & Sense columnist and radio host Kevin Rutherfordâs columns over the past couple months, you know heâs gotten into a series about taking your business to the next level [âŚ]
July 25, 2011
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Veteran long-hauler uninjured in run-in with 2009 Heisman winner
Lee Roop of the Hunstville (Ala.) Times yesterday reported, fortunately, that long-haul driver Paul Clewis was uninjured and will drive out the remainder of the 2011 season after an attempted right-side pass resulted in disaster for 2009 Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingramâs four-door Infiniti â and Clewisâ tractorâs front end. Clewis wasnât aware an incoming [âŚ]
July 23, 2011
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Tonyâs Convoy for Hope of a cancer cure in Alberta Sunday
The man itâs named after wasnât a trucker, as notes Canadian Stouffville (Alberta) Sun-Tribune editor and columnist Jim Mason in the story he wrote about Tonyâs Convoy for Hope, published July 15. But thanks to his in-law oil-tank haulers, his âis is a big name in Western Canadian trucking circles,â as Mason writes. Rossi (pictured) [âŚ]
July 22, 2011
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Tonight on American Trucker â Gully Transportationâs antique trucks
Gully Transportation will be featured on tonightâs edition of the American Trucker television show. The episode will air on the Speed Channel at 10 p.m. Eastern. The program will show the production of one of the Quincy, Ill.-based regional haulerâs newest trucks â a 2011 Freightliner Cascadia â in the manufacturerâs Cleveland, N.C., facility. âMy father started [âŚ]
July 21, 2011
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Suspecting foul play in trailer deck collapse, car hauler vows vigilance
File this under âlessons learned,â folks. On May 9, 2011, after an afternoon loading cars in Shreveport, La., car hauler Marc Pogrebneak wheeled over to the Petro off I-20 for a quick shower, dinner and a call to his wife. He was set to roll into West Texas to stage near his loadâs destination, and [âŚ]
July 20, 2011
Channel 19
Motorhead Garage TVâs âBig Rig Editionâ series continues
Hosts Sam Memmolo and Dave Bowman, formerly of such television shows as Two Guys Garage, Shade Tree Mechanic, and Crank and Chrome, have launched a series of âBig Rig Editionsâ of Motorhead Garage, Sundays at 11:30 a.m. on the Fox Sports Network, taking do-it-yourself maintenance and truck/trailer know-how from the shop to the small screen. This [âŚ]
July 18, 2011
Channel 19
Vid with a onetime âQueen of the Roadâ
Remember âQueen of the Roadâ Margarette Kirsch, the 82-year-old whom the Twilight Wish Foundation helped find her way into the passenger seat of a Penske International for a cross-country haul â longtime dream come true? We came across video of part of her journey with driver/singer Anabella Wood behind the wheel at AARPâs Youtube.com page and [âŚ]
July 17, 2011
Channel 19
Visit the trucking museum at Iowa 80 and download a new app
If it happens youâre at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop today, be sure to visit the trucking museum. If youâre packing  a smartphone, scan the QR code with the phoneâs camera at the front desk to download a new app and you can go back there anytime you like â [âŚ]
July 15, 2011
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Getting around âTruckermageddonâ; American Trucker season 2 âgets hardcoreâ
I-405 shutdown this weekend â the 405 will be shut down northbound in a 10-mile stretch between I-10 and U.S. 101.
July 14, 2011
Channel 19
Truck parking casualties of the Minnesota government shutdown
As if drivers and owner-operators didnât have enough parking problems, the government shutdown in Minnesota will make it at least a wee bit â if not more than that, of course â more difficult to find a decent spot if taking off-duty rest in the stateâs borders. Monday, a state judge denied the Minnesota Trucking [âŚ]
July 13, 2011
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uShipâs Charles Myers details commercial freight online-auction opportunities, future
The online-auction model of the uShip.com system for retail freight is entering the commercial arena. Their new General Manager of Freight, Charles Myers (pictured), like you, is a veteran of that arena. While heâs most recently served in freight projects in China, his background also includes the Presidency of commercial load board service GetLoaded.com. âIâve [âŚ]
July 11, 2011
Channel 19
Cast your final vote for the top trucking song of all time
You will recall I asked for top trucking song nominations oh a couple-few weeks back. Well, from said nominations, I took the top ten contenders, those with the most mentions, and have put together a final poll where you can cast your vote. That pollâs here. Vote! And I know, I know, many clear contenders [âŚ]
July 7, 2011
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More tornado aid coming from the trucking industry
It keeps coming. If you missed the feature on the trucking industryâs response to this springâs horrendous series of devastating tornadoes in Truckers Newsâ current issue by Caroline Taylor, click through this picture from the magazine (taken in the city of the magazineâs headquarters, Tuscaloosa, Ala.) for the full feature. Since it was written, various [âŚ]
July 6, 2011
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New load board hopes to facilitate O/O-shipper connections
UPDATE 10/18/2016 about No Broker Freight.com: Valerie Hemmings is the spouse of an owner-operator running under his own authority â she recently wrote in with something of a plea for owner-operators to stand together for better rates, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the many permutations of middlemen in the ultimate carrier-shipper transaction. âOwner/Operators,â she [âŚ]
July 5, 2011
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Revisiting one owner-operatorâs âNo apology campaignâ
Itâs more proactive attitude than reactive defiance, says Florida-based owner-operator Tim Philmon, leased to Landstar â and letâs just say for the record that I jumped the shark in my last post when I said Iâd see you July 5: this oneâs for Independence Day, no doubt about it. Philmonâs âNo Apology Campaignâ can be [âŚ]
July 4, 2011
Channel 19
Worth more than 78 words
Custom Rigs Editor Bruce W. Smith took this fanciful pic of three hot haulers at the Shell SuperRigs event June 2-4 at the Kenly 95 Petro in Kenly, N.C., this year. The flattopâs hauling gallon jugs of Shell Rotella products, the Big Lonestar a company display trailer. The mid-size Lonestar lookalike, well, you can check [âŚ]
July 1, 2011
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Mustangâs Trucking at the tattoo parlor
Last time we checked in with Overdrive 2010 Trucker of the Year Mike Crawford it was on the occasion of the death of his longtime trucking companion in his dog, Fred. This time round, Crawford stopped on his way through Nashville for a brief talk and photo shoot. Crawford, who recently got his DOT authority [âŚ]
June 30, 2011
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