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Trailer: Mack-produced show to stream on Amazon

Check this teaser for Mack’s show RoadLife TV, slated to premier this month.

June 2, 2017

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Notes on civility

“This isn’t one of those New York Times pieces about ‘how sad and awful it is to be a trucker.’ … There are a lot of very positive people in this industry, and on Earth as a whole, you just have to seek them out sometimes. And when you do find them, emulate them.”

June 2, 2017

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Get the Worst Case just in case

If there is one truism about trucking in 2017, it’s this: Expect the unexpected. If you do that, then you’ll be prepared in case of an emergency. The survival kit cleverly named the Worst Case has a lot of what you’ll need to survive if something does go wrong. While it might not save you […]

June 1, 2017

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Bits and pieces

Bit of a thought experiment here, a well-wish for a happy birthday to Troy Huddleston and some info on the Brookville, Ohio, Take Pride Truck Show, all set for next Friday and Saturday — will you be there?

May 31, 2017

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Thunder rolls and anaconda blankets

Wendy’s exegesis on the lored “thunder blanket for humans, … a blanket that weighs enough to ‘give you the sensation of being gently hugged.'” It’s advertisements promise “to simulate a ‘loving squeeze’ for people who feel anxious.”

May 30, 2017

The gentle squeeze lulls you to sleep…

Five Apps for That: Stream your favorite shows in your cab

If you don’t want to dedicate space in your cab to a television, you still can have access to thousands of movies and TV shows by streaming them on your phone, laptop or tablet.

May 29, 2017

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One20: Nearly 60 percent of users still haven’t switched to e-logs

One20’s Vice President of Marketing Amanda Ford says 57 percent of drivers surveyed don’t use electronic logging devices, and that number jumps to 60 percent with drivers over the age of 45.

May 26, 2017

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Overdrive Radio

Owner-op Dean Carnahan: Poor health is often a ‘preventable accident’

Carnahan urges drivers to take control of diet and health generally in hopes more attention to it might spur a movement against the growing “quick food, get-in-get-out-type attitude” of so many truck stops when it comes to diet options.

May 26, 2017

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First time for everything

In which Wendy takes heat for being “reasonable” relative to ELDs … “I know, right? The words ‘reasonable’ and ‘Wendy Parker’ have probably never been used together in a sentence one single time…”

May 26, 2017

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‘Take this e-log and shove it’: Terrance Mathis parodies Johnny Paycheck

Terrance Mathis’ “Take This E-log and Shove It” parody version of Johnny Paycheck’s classic, one of the entries in this year’s Trucker Talent Search, is no doubt timely as a topic of discussion here, but also Mathis’ showmanship and sense of humor just jump off the computer screen.

May 24, 2017

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Overdrive Extra

Overdrive’s Most Beautiful winner a mentor for young women, girls

Trucker Stephanie Klang says the financial stability and independence she’s enjoyed through her CFI career is a common theme when she speaks to Girl Scouts and other student groups. She wants young girls to see an example of a woman succeeding in what some still consider a man’s world.

May 24, 2017

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Majority of drivers are opposed to federal approval for hair-sample testing for drugs

While such testing has long been sought by a variety of mostly large carrier interests, a slight majority of Overdrive readers oppose the move to hair testing, objecting to the privacy intrusion they believe it represents.

May 24, 2017

Five-year overhaul, comin’ right up

“Well folks, the shark bite-Frankenstein hand is shot again. It’s time for my five-year overhaul, and I really wouldn’t mention it [but] I feel like I should probably explain why I appear to be giving the finger to the entire world, 24/7, just in case photos surface.”

May 24, 2017

Kind of hard to believe this gross old hand led to a book.

Three in a row: Ricky ‘Rude’ Proffitt grabs another Bandit Series win

Proffitt drove his No. 14 truck hard into turn three on the last lap Saturday, bumping Chris Kikelhan’s No. 01 lapped truck in front of then-leader Justin Ball to get around both trucks and earn the win.

May 23, 2017

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Bakking into the future

Driver Luke Haen’s “Bakkab” portable back-up camera for the most difficult of maneuvers: “Luke realized that no matter how good someone was at backing a trailer, there would always be times when the angle was just impossible, or the line of vision was blocked … Bakkab was born.”

May 22, 2017

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Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Owner-operator Keith Sampson and his new ‘It’s Made Me Who I Am’ record

An Overdrive Radio podcast with owner-operator and 2014 Trucker Talent winner Keith Sampson about his new record. And, breaker breaker: Anybody got a picture of the old truck mural at Monteagle truck stop? A reader wants to know.

May 19, 2017

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Friends don’t let friends kiss rattlesnakes

“Next time you ramble on down to Florida, don’t be surprised a ‘bit’ if there are signs at all the rest areas discouraging you from trying to be intimate with a rattlesnake.”

May 19, 2017

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Trucking image group unveils mascot, solicits name submissions

Name submissions for the new mascot can be submitted via email to [email protected]. After the submission process, TMAF will hold a voting contest to determine the mascot’s ultimate name.

May 18, 2017

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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy and FMCSA Chief Counsel Jesse Elison address the media about ELP enforcement.

DOT threatens funding for California, Washington, New Mexico over lax ELP enforcement

DOT on Tuesday called out three states saying they not only don't enforce English language proficiency for truck drivers, but they let drivers placed out-of-service in other states roam free.

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California’s ‘smog check’ for out-of-state trucks: EPA proposes to disapprove

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Toughest 10 states for brake violations as inspection blitz kicks off

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State Department pauses truck driving visas: Who is and isn't impacted

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Rise of the 'non-domiciled CDL' for non-citizen truck drivers: Safety, rates, security

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