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ATCA plans to celebrate 50th anniversary at Macungie June 18-19
42nd annual show live and in-person back in Macungie, PA, again.
April 6, 2021
Custom Rigs
A salute to the 'Old Filthy' 1957 Kenworth fuel hauler
For this week's Overdrive 60th-anniversary installment, the story of how one longtime hauler came to own one of his first employers’ classic 1957 Kenworth 925. “Old Filthy” was the first truck bought new by Montana-based owner-operator Gene Ballinger.
May 15, 2017
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Debbie Desiderato's 2017 Western Star 4900EX
Desiderato bought this 2017 Western Star 4900EX after a neighbor asked if she'd be willing to haul logs for his company during her spare time.
March 19, 2021
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A '70s film at Overdrive's diesel drag races, and a 'Back in Time' tour
In 2016, a late-1970s short film on U.S. trucking, via Overdrive’s Englishtown, New Jersey, truck drag racing event, provided a clear window back in time, including a glimpse of Overdrive’s founder. This 60th-anniversary special takes you there ...
May 19, 2016
Reader Rigs
Doug Schwartz's 2004 Peterbilt 379
The rig is powered by a 600-hp Cat with an 18-speed. It's used to serve the agriculture industry in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions.
March 5, 2021
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Dustbusters' 1980 Kenworth W900A tractor custom-restored with a roll-back body
Owner-operator and mechanic Martin Herman of Evanston, Wyoming, he said, was fortunate to be involved in this months-long project with the company he pulls tank doubles for with his own 1970 Kenworth.
March 3, 2021
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Add your voice to 'Overdrive's Music to Truck By,' BlackOut tribute truck headed Daytona-way
Chuck Timbrook running south for Bike Week March 5 with his vets-support rig, and: Help us celebrate professional drivers and submit an intro that may be featured on the new show.
February 24, 2021
Reader Rigs
Albert Goyette's 2021 Peterbilt 579
The rig sports a 510-hp Paccar with a 13-speed. Goyette uses the truck for flatbed heavy-hauling (160,000 pounds) in Michigan and northern Indiana.
February 23, 2021
Reader Rigs
John Gillum's 1987 Peterbilt 379
Despite the similarities in paint scheme, the rig is not a former BJ Hughes truck, Gillum says, as it is red underneath the white and blue paint. He has named the truck "Snakebit," as "it bites me almost every time I work on it," he says.
February 19, 2021
Reader Rigs
Austin Stocker's 1995 Kenworth W900B
The truck wears many hats, as it is set up to be able to quickly change from a dump truck to a fifth-wheel tractor and hook to a lowboy or side dump, depending on the work. It's powered by a 650-hp Cat 3406E with an 18-speed and 3:90 rears.
February 12, 2021
Custom Rigs
The Freightliner FLD's biggest fan
In this video, small fleet owner Dan Davidson details extensive refurbishment work put into a bevy of FLDs through recent years. This 2000 model's rebirth included an engine replacement with a 15-liter Caterpillar 6NZ, among other work.
February 11, 2021
Reader Rigs
Todd Brenny's 1977 Peterbilt 352
The rig is powered by a 350-hp Cummins with a 13-speed. It features air-ride, dual factory exhaust and factory air conditioning.
February 9, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Best nanner pudding on I-75 -- and this 1980 KW, restored
Each of the independent truck stops profiled in this funny, moving southbound podcast caper claim to be the first to have advertised the special on the CB decades ago. Also: A new build in this custom-restored rig with Dustbusters in Wyoming.
February 5, 2021
Reader Rigs
Andy Bledsoe's 1997 Freightliner FLD132 Classic XL
The truck sports a 600-hp 12.7-liter 60 Series Detroit with a 13-speed. The engine was originally setup at 430-hp, and it had been rebuilt at some point, Bledsoe says. He had it rebuilt and upgraded to 600-hp.
February 5, 2021
Custom Rigs
One-of-a-kind Mack B75 custom-built from the ground up
In a build reminiscent of Johnny Cash's hit song "One Piece at a Time," longtime diesel mechanic Mike Flake used parts from several trucks, as well as a bevy of parts he built himself, to piece together this unique take on a classic rig.
February 3, 2021
Reader Rigs
Lynn Heinlen's 2020 Freightliner Coronado
The rig sports a 12.7-liter Detroit and an Eaton 13-speed. Heinlen has added 445/50R22.5 super single tires and stainless half fenders made for the wider rubber.
February 2, 2021
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Evel Knievel's Mack haul rig, restored
For Overdrive's 60th anniversary, take a run back through the half-decade-long journey of a famous Mack from weeds in a Florida yard to a fully custom-restored museum showpiece in Topeka, Kan., as covered in Overdrive.
February 1, 2021
Reader Rigs
James Grehan's 1999 Kenworth W900L
The rig is powered by a 525-hp Cummins N14 with 1,850 ft.-lbs. of torque. It features stainless-wrapped steps and a custom interior with rosewood floor cabinets and more.
January 29, 2021
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Owner-ops aren't company drivers for a reason
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