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Expediters gathering for niche-specific annual event this coming week

Among the owner-operator niche trucking events out there, the Expedite Expo, first held in 2001, stands out for a variety of reasons, not least among them the close community of haulers that makes up the expediting niche.

July 8, 2016

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Reinvented: Overdrive’s Most Beautiful winner goes from the big screen to the big rig, excels as independent owner-operator

Former actress Brita Nowak of Jupiter, Florida, is ready for her newest starring role. The owner of BratCat Express is the winner of the 2016 Overdrive’s Most Beautiful contest.

July 8, 2016

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It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 …18, 19, 20?

Decisions, decisions, decisions — more from Wendy on the wonders and woes of filing for your own authority.

July 8, 2016

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Anthony Johnson presents ‘The cutoff’

“This could have turned out bad,” noted Anthony Johnson with this addition to the Dashcam Central repository for reader-submitted videos.

July 6, 2016

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New GATS pavilion offers chance to drive ’17 Ford Super Duty, test new diesel treatment

Drive the new 2017 Ford Super Duty at the Great American Trucking Show in August.

July 6, 2016

Ford’s “Drive the Future of Tough” Tour will be at GATS to give attendees the chance to drive a 2017 Super Duty.

Driver Todd McCann puts the ‘Trucker Dump’ podcast/blog between book covers

And more. 19-year veteran driver McCann has spent time organizing the book as an effective introduction to the world of long-distance trucking, capturing his whimsical and sometimes sarcastically humorous voice.

July 6, 2016

The book is available for $8.99 in ebook form via Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, or anywhere else you find ebooks, McCann notes. Included with each text version is a link to download the 9.25-hour audiobook version free of charge, too.

When the bees stopped helping the potatoes

“Don’t send a potato to represent the interests of the grapes. Also, if you’re going to wine, put it in the right cask. One more thing: don’t poop in your own vineyard and expect to have a lot of visitors, especially from worker bees.”

July 6, 2016

Viva la grappe!

Sleep apnea rulemaking comments due Friday

Drivers have through Friday, July 8, to make comments on the effects a potential sleep apnea rulemaking could have on them and on the industry.

July 4, 2016

And our flag was still there…

Wendy offers a history in brief of the the U.S. national anthem, and a note of the bedrock love of country that guides so many of us.

July 3, 2016

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New music vid: ‘I became an American,’ by Jennie Simpson

Australia-born Jennie Simpson’s new “I Became an American” single is about what it means to her to be a citizen of the United States after making her working life here as an owner-operator.

July 2, 2016

Trucker Talent Search

Overdrive announces Trucker Talent Search finalists

The singing contest finals, emceed by recording artist Tony Justice, will be held on Aug. 26 at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.

July 1, 2016

The French press riders

Beware the French press: “I made a little pot of delicious smelling, inky-black coffee … I was immediately inspired to clean the bathroom, walls, floors, dogs, picture frames and window caulk in every room of our home.”

July 1, 2016

“Put in coffee, pour in water, mash the thingie — you’re a dummie for thinking this was hard.”

Bob Wyatt named CVSA 2016 driver award winner

Wyatt is Schneider’s most decorated driver — and the only driver in the company’s 80-year history to receive both the 40-Year Consecutive Safe Year Driving Award and the 4 Million Safe Miles Award.

June 30, 2016

Driver saved by inspection crew after heart attack

A truck driver was resuscitated by inspectors after an apparent heart attack in the parking lot of a Maryland inspection site.

June 30, 2016

Oversize hauler donates to breast-cancer effort

Quebec-based Express Mondor’s third annual benefit for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation brought in $28,000 — over the last three years, the specialized hauler has donated more than $80,000 to the Foundation.

June 29, 2016

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Mike Boggs presents ‘Car loses it, driving too fast on black ice’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atBgAolr5r8 Running across central Illinois early one morning, Mike Boggs took note of “black ice in the road,” he says, well invisible in the video above. “I was just moving into the left lane to pass some slower vehicles,” he goes on, when a young woman who’d just come “around me driving too fast for […]

June 29, 2016

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The secret is out – and so is the book!

“In her new book, ‘Gut Instinct,’ Carolyn O’Byrne has captured the ability to impart detailed health information in easily digestible language. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.) She’s got a very compelling personal journey to back her science with.”

June 29, 2016

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Bigger in Texas: GATS to pit country’s top show trucks in championship competition

Six trucks will emerge from the Great American Trucking Show in late August holding a prized possession among show truck builders and owners: An Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship trophy.

June 29, 2016

Joe Regalado won Best of Show, Working Combo at the 2015 Great American Trucking Show with his 2000 Peterbilt 379 and CTS dump trailer. The truck is qualified to compete in the National Championship judging round next month at GATS.

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Toughest 10 states for brake violations as inspection blitz kicks off

Analysis of nationwide violation data shows the states where truckers might expect next week's brakes inspection event, CVSA's Brake Safety Week, to feature the most intense scrutiny on the truck and trailer's stopping power.

The heavy-haul/oversize trucking niche can be lucrative for owner-operators who know the ins and outs of the business. That doesn't come immediately, nor without significant challenges. Shown here is owner-operator Jason Chamberlain's 1985 Kenworth W900B, powered by a Big Cam Cummins with a 13-speed. He owns two trailers -- a 55-ton, three-axle XL Specialized RGN and a 2017 Benson three-axle, low-pro step deck.

High-dollar freight means high cost consideration: Heavy and oversize hauling

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Harlan Martin and 'Barney,' the purple 2023 Pete 389 with custom air ride, more mods

Florida Crash

DOT calls out 'despicable' state failures on ELP, CDL rules after deadly crash

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

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