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âNice mouse, driverâ
The folks at Avant Garde Gifts, LLC, offer the MotorMouse, a computer mouse of wireless design and in varying colors â and that looks like a sports car, as you can see (that the Porsche 911 you recognize). As company reps have it, it might well be a âgreat giftâ for car lovers at Christmastime or [âŚ]
July 26, 2010
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From homeschooled in the cab to Harvard Law
Kerry Anderson may someday be the President of the United States. Sheâs got the educational pedigree, at least, having graduated from Harvard and now contemplating law school â whatâs interesting about all this is that according to the feature interview NPR All Things Considered cohost Michele Norris conducted with Kerry Anderson Wednesday, Anderson is the daughter [âŚ]
July 23, 2010
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Suvey says DOTâs happy, how âbout you?
We couldnât help but chuckle here at Overdrive HQ when we saw a particular press release blast from the U.S. Department of Transportationâs halls a couple weeks back now. Its title, âLatest Survey Shows DOT Employee Satisfaction on the Rise,â read to our trucking ears like a piece of news full of all manner of comic, [âŚ]
July 22, 2010
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A Jazzy Jordan racecar design; more from the run
Since Jasmine âJazzyâ Jordan completed her run across the United States to benefit the St. Christopher Truckers Development & Relief Fund, haulers around the nation have used the internet to send out mini-tributes to her historic effort, from posted pictures (such as the one here from Robert Curran, of Jazzy signing his flatbed) and anecdotes [âŚ]
July 21, 2010
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U.S. Armyâs self-driving truck a long way from the action
Check out the latest edition of the DTI, or Defense Technology International, journal, and youâll get an electronic whiff of the latest experiment in a self-driving truck â this one from Lockheed Martin and steered by the companyâs Convoy Active Safety Technology, or CAST, being employed on a few prototype U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, [âŚ]
July 19, 2010
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News flash: Owner-operator likes electronic logs
Jeffersonville, Ind.-based owner-operator Perry Famularo says he âwas one of those guys who said, âIf you make me go to electronic logs, Iâm out of here.ââ Leased to Dart Transit, though, he was presented with the opportunity a couple years ago to try out one of the PeopleNet eLogs units the mostly owner-operator carrier was beginning to test and offer its [âŚ]
July 16, 2010
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Former trucker walloped by âdouble rainbowâ
It was probably only a matter of time before a driver produced one of those viral videos that tickles the funny bones of million of users worldwide â Paul Vasquez, described as a âformer truckerâ (according the Vasquez interview in the Merced Sun Star, he drove until about 2004, when his weight forced him off [âŚ]
July 15, 2010
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SuperShowRigs.com documents truck show stars â the rigs
If you missed it, get over to Overdrive sister magazine Custom Rigsâ website for John Riccioâs story about the recent Transport for Christ Truck Rally at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center in Lebanon, Pa., which âhas rocked Lebanon for the past 29 years,â Riccio wrote, himself the proprietor over at SuperShowRigs.com, a veritable treasure of [âŚ]
July 13, 2010
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âNo Parkingâ â another day in the trucking headlines
As the folks with AsktheTrucker.com report a soon-to-be-released musical paean to the truck parking legislation known as Jasonâs Law, there are at least two new blows to truck parking availability worldwide: The first comes from Arnold, Mo., where state rep and former truck driver Tim Meadows was on record supporting an aggressive local ban on truck [âŚ]
July 12, 2010
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âThere Is a Cureâ â new song written for breast-cancer-awareness convoy
Itâs coming up Oct. 16, 2010, following the success of last yearâs inaugural U.S. event in Texas. At the TravelCenters of America location in Terrell, Texas, on I-20 at exit 503, the Convoy for a Cure for breast cancer will bring together truck drivers for a good cause, keeping alive and spreading the tradition of the initial 2008 convoy of [âŚ]
July 9, 2010
Channel 19
Walcott Truckers Jamboree â starting nowâŚ
As I write this, driver attendees and others have no doubt begun to file into the big show, the Walcott Truckers Jamboree, at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. After noting this pic from last yearâs Thursday-night fireworks show and âLights at Nightâ custom truck lighting competition, Iâm wishing I could be there. As [âŚ]
July 8, 2010
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Dentistry: latest in driving distractions
Itâs been texting for a couple years now, after it was CBs and Qualcomm units and cell phones, and now DOT is reportedly eyeing other in-cab distractions for potential regulation beginning later this year. Then there was that rash of ugly outcomes after haulers either choked on or were otherwise distracted by food â oh a-and [âŚ]
July 7, 2010
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Another familiar name on the 2010 NTPA tractor-pull circuit
Mobil Delvac isnât the only top diesel oil name youâll see on the tractor-pull circuit this season. Since I blogged about Delvacâs involvement as sponsor of the big Tomah, Wis., tractor pull in June, Iâve taken note of another on-highway oil mainstayâs sponsorship of the high-profile Koester Racing team. Pictured are the Shell Rotella-sponsored pullers of father-son team Larry (black) and [âŚ]
July 6, 2010
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Need a light load?
Whatâs 9 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide and weighs 180 lbs.? Weâre not talking about the Sasquatch here, but rather the collective dimensions of these three roosters, posted Wednesday on the uShip site needing transport from Hesperia, Calif., to Virginia Beach, Va. The receiver? Well, a little informed guesswork tells me itâs none other than the Pollardâs [âŚ]
July 2, 2010
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Owner-operator keeping alive legacy of a frozen sperm whale â and so much more
Did you know there once was a trucker who started his career as a showman by hauling the frozen, preserved body of a sperm whale in a reefer around the country? If owner-operator Ken Harris is doing what he sees as his job, you do, and youâll remember him for a long time to come. Tyrone Malone is the [âŚ]
July 1, 2010
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Meet the North Carolina âSwamp Loggersâ
Working his operation from Jacksonville, N.C., Bobby Goodson, owner of Goodsonâs All-Terrain Logging, is one of several pioneers of the method of âshovel loggingâ heâs become somewhat famous for today, thanks to the Discovery Channelâs âSwamp Loggersâ series. The reality show, depicting Goodson and crewâs work in the low-country swamps, helped propel the Discovery Channel to near the top prime time [âŚ]
June 30, 2010
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Jasonâs Law support continues to grow
Monday, June 28, was the day supporters of the Jasonâs Law trucking parking safety and security legislation were calling for a united front from the community of drivers and others in the industry toward its passage; I was on the road most of the day, and Iâd be willing to bet others were in similar situations and missed that call. Among those requesting [âŚ]
June 29, 2010
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Good to the last drop with trucker-invented Bottle Buddy
A story in the Akron Beacon-Journal from last week detailed the inventing prowess of dump-truck driver for Barbicas Construction and former long-hauler Charlene Cook, of Akron, Ohio. She unveiled her gizmo, the Last Drop Bottle Buddy, at the Invention and New Product Exposition, or INPEX, outside Pittsburgh June 16-18. The Bottle Buddy is essentially a sturdy stand and [âŚ]
June 25, 2010
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