Gear | Overdrive

Voice controls BlueParrott’s wireless headset

BlueParrott’s newest wireless headset — the B550-XT — is powered by your voice. You tell it what to do and what you want, and the B550-XT does it. Now if only everything and everyone else in your trucking life did the same. Until then, you’ll have to be content in the knowledge that this robust, […]

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Bridgestone America’s steer tire

Bridgestone America’s R284 Ecopia steer tire is designed for improved fuel economy and enhanced treadwear in long-haul and regional service. The tire’s tread compound helps lengthen wear life, while the company’s NanoPro-Tech polymer technology helps redu

Fontaine’s heavy-haul lowbed trailer

Fontaine Heavy-Haul’s Magnitude 55L Lowbed Trailer is built for haulers who do not need a spread-axle setup and want to maximize their payload. The trailer’s close-coupled operation allows for a design that’s 2,000 pounds lighter, so if a hauler needs onl

Anytrek’s trailer GPS tracker/tail light

Anytrek’s TrackLight GPS trailer tracker is engineered to look, work and install the same as a regular LED tail light. The covert module uses the 4G spectrum to help enhance connection to provide five-minute reporting while powered and 15-minute reporting

Hyundai Translead upgrades HT ThermoTech reefer line

Hyundai Translead announced upgrades to its HT ThermoTech trailer line featuring enhancements designed to provide more efficiency and reliability. The company said new design features and manufacturing processes, as well as new automation assets, leverage

Heads up: LUMAGEAR LG3025 headlamp a bright idea

When it’s dark and you’re alone and trying to do work on or in your truck it would be nice if you had a third hand, or at least a helper to hold the flashlight. You need neither if you have the LUMAGEAR LG3025 headlamp. It has all you need for those after dark repairs […]

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Idle Smart’s SmartAlert idle reduction system

Idle Smart has added SmartAlert to its customer dashboard for remote management of idle reduction. SmartAlert is designed to allow fleets of all sizes to receive proactive notifications based on their preferences to help minimize maintenance intervals and

Fuel container features SmartControl

The last thing you need when adding fuel to a vehicle, lawnmower, outboard motor or an ATV is to have more of the fuel ON it rather than IN it. The 5-gallon Scepter SmartControl fuel container helps you accomplish that with a simple, self-venting spout and the ability to control the flow of fuel, […]

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SiriusXM radio fills truck with music, news, sports

You can listen to the radio with just a dial, a couple of knobs to change the channel and volume and a speaker to hear the music, talk or game. But, why get along with that when you can have more. So much more. Satellite radio has become the long haul trucker’s best friend. It […]

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Howes Diesel Defender cleans your engine, improves fuel efficiency

It’s a well-worn cliche in the trucking industry that goes something like this: “If the wheels aren’t turning, you’re not earning.” And, let’s face it, you need to keep those wheels turning. A multipurpose fuel additive can help you do just that. Its makers say Howes Diesel Defender gives you an edge to not just […]

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Owner-op Lucas Zach's project 2017 Peterbilt 389, 2025 Timpte hopper

Mods through the years Zach's owned the 2017 389 result in what's a well-balanced look for this custom Pete, with sharp paint lines, a Cat under the hood, and a hopper-hauling setup built to handle the rough-and-dirty side of farm-haul work and still turn heads.

Are inspectors missing an easy way to catch HOS cheats and non-compliant ELDs?

Clifford C. Hay Inc. owns six trucks, with four operating on a day-to-day basis. Some of the small fleet's trucks are shown here parked up in front of the fleet's current shop in Cobleskill, New York.

Up from ashes: Small fleet Clifford C. Hay Inc. thrives 15 years after devastating fire

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Don't judge the next-generation book by its cover: CDL training for the future

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Small-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason Shelly

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