Daily health tip: Surround yourself with positive people

Mar 29, 2010

Updated Jun 27, 2014

Relationships are important in life. Unfortunately, some relationships take their toll on people. Try surrounding yourself with friends who are encouraging and make you happy.

OTR to CDL school owner: A.J. Frankie and the 'School Daze' '92 T600

Frankie has been driving trucks for 40 years, but after long complaints about the quality of truck driver he was seeing on the roads, his wife told him he ought earn his right to complain. He opened a Driving Academy franchise and runs the 1992 Kenworth featured here to school almost daily.

Clifton Parsley's 'Heavy Hook' 2024 Peterbilt 389 was voted by Overdrive readers as the 2025 Pride & Polish Limited Mileage champ. Parsley built the heavy rotator tow truck not only to work in his Cave City, Kentucky-based towing business, but to also promote a positive image of the towing industry to truckers.

'Heavy Hook' 2024 389's tall order: Promoting tow-company positivity to trucking

Owner-ops, experts cautiously optimistic for 2026 rates bump

Non-domiciled CDLs are back: New Jersey resumes issuance after FMCSA crackdown

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Pride & Polish

Overdrive’s annual Pride & Polish virtual truck show attracts entries from across the nation showcasing show-quality design, mechanical ingenuity and plenty of trucking-business pride. Find recent-history awards shows, in-depth features about the winners, and more.