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Channel 19
Trump endorses trucker's 'boycott' of NYC -- but what's really going on?
After Trump claimed "election interference" due to a $355 million fine from New York, drivers say they're boycotting the Big Apple. But are they? And might it be the other way around: Is NYC already boycotting truckers?
February 20, 2024
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Channel 19
Hauling nitroglycerin in totes for $1.69/mile? Can do, say brokers
Brokers pounce on the opportunity to book 42,000 pounds of explosives for $1.69 a mile. The only problem is it's a prank load meant to catch brokers failing to assess, and price, considerable risk.
February 8, 2024
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Channel 19
Tesla Semi limps up Donner Pass during I-80 snowstorm
The Tesla Semi might be best known for blowing past diesel trucks on Donner's steep grades, but a storm Tuesday night slowed it down a hair.
February 7, 2024
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Channel 19
'STAY HOME!!!' Winter weather snarls interstates, knocks out Teslas
I-5 in Oregon turns into a skating rink. Tennessee tells drivers simply to call it quits. And a Tesla supercharging station becomes a car graveyard as the EVs fail an important test.
January 16, 2024
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Channel 19
'Senseless act of violence': Driver shot and killed at Nashville truck stop
A young truck driver was shot near an East Nashville, Tennessee, Love's on Sunday, and Metro Nashville Police detectives are seeking help to find the killer.
January 10, 2024
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Channel 19
Trucker torn out of cab with SWAT robot after bizarre low-speed chase
Nobody knows exactly why Trinidad Cutshall took police on a 4-mile chase at 10 mph, but video shows the shocking conclusion to the trucker's act of defiance.
December 29, 2023
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Channel 19
Owner-ops survived 2023 -- now give 'em hell in 2024
In 2023 everyone wanted to tell owner-operators their business -- whether you could survive the market, outrun a Tesla, brave increasingly wild or criminal threats. Most survived, some thrived, and will come back harder next year.
December 28, 2023
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Channel 19
Trucking fails: Holiday edition
Stuck in snow and mud, tires chained up with phone chargers, brakes by Bluetooth and leaky wheel ends that will end badly -- these most spectacular trucking fails on Overdrive arrive just in time for the holidays.
December 15, 2023
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Channel 19
Truck narrowly avoids head-on crash, still leads to egg-splosion
A stunning dashcam video shows the moment when a tractor-trailer crossed the centerline and struck another truck. Following videos document the cleanup, as the trailer was full of eggs.
December 14, 2023
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Channel 19
DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg's strange interview with an owner-op
The DOT took a shot at making a kind of driver recruiting video, trumpeting how important and fun the job is. But sharing it again this week, Buttigieg missed the mark as new, aggressive regs wait around the corner.
November 17, 2023
Buttigieg and owner-operator David Alvarado have. a nice, if superficial, chat.
Channel 19
Senator, Teamsters boss nearly fist fight at committee hearing
After the Teamsters boss mocked the Senator's height, the former MMA fighter from Oklahoma challenged him directly. "Stand your butt up," he said. "You stand your butt up," O'Brien replied.
November 14, 2023
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Channel 19
Trucking's horrific October: Crimes, crashes, and calling it like it is
Truck drivers might represent the most regulated group of professionals in the country, yet still find themselves the victims of rampant crime and fraud. Who is really looking out for drivers this Halloween?
October 31, 2023
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Channel 19
Ice Pick Bandit strikes two nights in a row, and reports keep coming in
The I-75 Ice Pick Bandit, a vandal that sneakily stabs up truck tires in the middle of the night, has struck more victims in Lowndes County, Georgia, and Columbia County, Florida, just this week.
October 26, 2023
Photos of the 'Ice Pick Bandit' released by the Florida Highway Patrol. Read more about the details of prior cases via this link.
Channel 19
Walmart parking lot dimes heist: Philadelphia cargo theft ring busted
The FBI has indicted four cargo thieves who allegedly roughed up and robbed truck drivers, most notably for more than $200,000 in dimes.
October 25, 2023
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Channel 19
I-75 'Ice Pick Bandit' punctures tires, airbags on parked trucks
Overdrive reignites a police hunt for a vandal targeting trucks in "bizarre" nighttime attacks, after yet another trucker comes forward with an eerie report of I-75's "Ice Pick Bandit."
October 18, 2023
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Channel 19
Another trucker's tires punctured on I-75 in Georgia
After an Overdrive report on a bizarre act of vandalism against a sleeping trucker's rig, another report emerged with eerie similarities and no clear cause.
October 10, 2023
A photo from Nu-Way's Mike Leach shows the act of vandalism, which bears a striking similarity to another such incident just reported.
Channel 19
Jay Leno's Tesla Semi test drive the closest look yet
Former late night host Jay Leno does his best to find out the Tesla Semi's tare weight, and fails, but still makes a great video showing off some of the truck's highlights.
October 3, 2023
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Channel 19
Drivers get real about 'Truck Driver Appreciation Week'
While industry big wigs might smile for the camera, truck owners and drivers get real about the spectacle every September, and just how appreciated they really feel.
September 19, 2023
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