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Channel 19: Page 76

Channel 19
‘Anne Ferro would be proud’…
One ridealong pit bull that will be familiar to regular readers would “make Anne Ferro proud with his berth time and breaks…” More on rescued “Buddy Roe” and his travels from hauler Mary Hanlon.
April 21, 2014
Buddy Roe Mary Hanlon's pit bull edit
Custom Rigs
New project truck for owner-operator Rick Weisheit: ’78 KW
Bouncing back from a severe case of psoriasis, Rick Weisheit Jr. embarks on a custom build with a 1978 Kenworth W900.
April 19, 2014
Weisheit’s former truck, a 2006 W900
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Channel 19
Unveiling: ‘Monkey Gouger’ travel center
With the official unveiling still several weeks off, owner-operator Jimmy Ardis, a recipient of one of TA Petro’s Citizen Driver Award recognitions, got an early look at his name up on the marquee at the recently renamed Manning, S.C., TA near his hometown.
April 17, 2014
Jimmy Outside The Manning S c
Custom Rigs
Melvin Davis’ new ‘Hillbilly Hilton’ fresh out of the body shop
The 2000 Freightliner Classic’s 163-inch custom-built sleeper now comes equipped with a full-size shower and bed, easy chair, table, a full closet and a kitchen counter with a sink, refrigerator, microwave and cook stove.
April 16, 2014
Independent owner-operator Melvin Davis Jr., with his 1988 Freightliner FLD
Channel 19
Ice climber scales cow trailer, film at 11
A few outtakes from the April Overdrive cover shoot with owner-operator Matt Hopkins.
April 14, 2014
Matt Hopkins climbing his trailer
Custom Rigs
Christopher Vallee builds a cabover
Photos of a work in progress from the Alaska-based seasonal hauler and custom model truck builder: Plus more vintage 1970s Overdrive magazines, collected…
April 12, 2014
Vallee’s thinking of calling it “Maximum Overdrive,” after the old movie, of course.
Channel 19
Thursday round-up: CARB protest, highway babies, apnea follow-up
Owner-operator Loren Hutnick leads a rally, driver Mike Hawthorne packs a birthing kit, and Kenneth Dice decides fighting for a CDL is not worth it when authorities can’t even make heads or tails of what’s required relative to sleep apnea and medical certification…
April 10, 2014
Find more information about Hutnick’s effort via the California Truckers Against CARB’s Facebook page and website.
Channel 19
Docs’ sleep apnea approach getting aggressive — and confused?
The story of a driver denied medical certification because of his successfully treated sleep apnea.
April 8, 2014
Driver Ed Webb told his apnea story, about his dealing with Indiana’s unique apnea-treatment audit program, in this 2011 story.
Channel 19
Jetset Getset’s ‘Mile a Minute’ behind 75th-anniversary Pete
Teen country-pop outfit Jetset Getset performed its trucking-themed track in the Cincinnati Reds’ Opening Day parade on a flatbed behind the truck March 31.
April 7, 2014
Jetset Getset on 75th anniversary Pete
Channel 19
Get your load on: The DIY tow
One man, one load, two trucks in Charles Rhodes’ DIY tow — one of those “gettin’ ‘er done” moments on the highway.
April 5, 2014
Randys Towing of Augusta GA
Channel 19
Former trucker’s new novel chronicles young driver’s failure
By writer Dave Newman — who spent a couple years OTR some time ago — “Two Small Birds” tells the story of Dan Charles, a would-be poet and Walt Whitman devotee on a crash course with OTR trucking.
April 3, 2014
You can pick up a print or ebook copy of Dave Newman’s “Two Small Birds” novel via Amazon.
Channel 19
My new ride!
In which Todd takes a part-time driving job in a Hummer stretch limo, and asks a question: “Have I made a huge mistake?” Be sure to include the hashtag #truckingaprilfoolsday with your answer. (RELATED: Great Lakes flee Midwest to warmer climes after Polar Vortex…)
April 1, 2014
Hummer at the emissions station edit
Channel 19
Transparent ‘new deal’ for independents using brokers?
How might more rate transparency in broker/owner-operator negotiations help drivers all throughout the industry? DOTAuthority.com/AIPBA’s James Lamb believes quite a lot…
March 31, 2014
“12PL,” a play on the “3PL” term for third-party logistics companies, is the name of the brokerage James Lamb says he’s prepared to launch to “lead by example” on broker/trucker freight-transaction transparency.
Channel 19
Tony Justice performs ‘Simple Man,’ ‘Trick My Truck’
Always great to run into Tony Justice — the singer-songwriter and East-Tennessee-based Everhart Transportation driver performed Friday, March 28, for attendees of the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 28, 2014
Tony Justice for Overdrive Magazine photographed by Tyler Oxendine
Channel 19
Roadside inspections, ELDs, treadle-valve corrosion discussed at MATS seminar
Topics debated at the FMCSA’s “roadside inspection” session at the Mid-America Trucking Show…
March 27, 2014
Inspector under truck
Custom Rigs
ChampTruck No. 1, race series making progress
At MATS, Mike Ryan is showing a 2006 Freightliner Columbia he and team put together over six weeks preceding to show potential new “Champs,” drivers in the series, how they can affordably get into a race truck.
March 27, 2014
2006 Freightliner Columbia ChampTruck
Channel 19
Take advantage of CARB’s comment period by April 21
“This is by no means a ‘done deal,'” notes Joe Rajkovacz of the CCTA. “Truckers need to participate in the public-comment process – even show up at the Board meeting [April 24] if they can.”
March 25, 2014
Read our 2013 feature series on the California Air Resources Boards Truck and Bus Rule via this link.
Custom Rigs
New vid: Mike Ryan jumps stunt Freightliner
The elaborately-shot video commandeered a Long Beach port terminal to make a gymkhana-style course and stage the resulting video, with plenty spectacular stunts and precision handling.
March 24, 2014
Mike Ryan jumping
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