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Run for your life from pumpkin spice
“That’s right, I said it. I hate pumpkin-flavored anything. You can’t make a stringy gourd sugary enough for me to like it, and I won’t be fooled by the copious amounts of cinnamon and nutmeg, either.”
September 30, 2015
Channel 19
Hijacked log-truck owner-operator Don Davis on the mend after being hit by seven bullets
A fund-raising effort launched by family friend Debbie Cofer is under way to help defray Davis’ medical costs after the Oglethorpe County, Georgia, hijacking, chase and shootout.
September 28, 2015
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Guilty by Association show: Video, photos and more from 4 State’s convoy, truck show and burnout contest
Check out photos of some of the trucks on display in Joplin and video of the show’s burnout competition.
September 28, 2015
Business
The Dishers dish out some unexpected fun and terror
Big rig burnouts orchestrated with Jim and Charnie Disher at Guilty by Association get Wendy in the passenger seat with George at the wheel for a little fun — video and more here.
September 28, 2015
Business
Take me to church
Wendy at GBATS 2015: “This show is like a revival for me. It’s very humbling to see several thousand people who have common interests come together to forge a bond….. This is my church.”
September 25, 2015
Custom Rigs
Guilty by Association, 2015: Photos and tweets from annual truck show taking place in Joplin this week
The 2015 edition of the Guilty by Association Truck Show is taking place in Joplin, Mo., this week at 4 States Trucks headquarters. A look at some of the rigs on display.
September 24, 2015
Business
The whips and nae naes
A modest proposal to improve highway safety: “No one should drive more than 11 hours, no one should be allowed to go faster than 64, and anyone caught ‘whipping’ or ‘nae nae-ing’ in the lane will be shot on sight….”
September 23, 2015
Life
Life beyond trucking
Trucking moves America, but it’s not unusual to meet a trucker who’s moved by things other than trucking. Some even have other jobs they do to break the sometime monotony of the road.
September 22, 2015
Business
TA/Petro accepting nominations for Citizen Driver Award
TA-Petro is accepting nominations for its third annual Citizen Driver Award through Wednesday, Sept. 30.
September 22, 2015
Life
Melting ice causes problems for ‘Ice Road Truckers’ drivers
There’s only one way to describe Sunday night’s episode of History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers, and that’s “mud-ugly,” writes Overdrive sister site’s Truckers News Editor David Hollis in his weekly recap.
September 21, 2015
Life
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping motorist whose car was on fire
Josh Elmore of Lincolnton, N.C., has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association.
September 21, 2015
Business
Notes on leaving the couch
Wendy and George use the weekend to effect at the Dayton Concours d’Elegance car show: “Without a doubt that no matter where we are, we’re never far from trucking.”
September 21, 2015
Channel 19
Erich McMann dedicates ‘Trucker Country’ track to drivers to cap off the week
Singer-songwriter McMann “just wanted to pay tribute to all the truckers,” he says. “I picked ‘Trucker Country’ as the song because of the lyrics.” Listen to it, along with a bevy of other trucking tracks, here.
September 19, 2015
Business
Dear cities and states, ‘Finish the mess you’ve made’ already!
Navigating high construction season on the road: “After sustaining what I’m certain is irreversible kidney damage, a deviated septum, and three chipped teeth, I finally gave up on making across alive…”
September 18, 2015
Business
Hungarian racer comes out on top in contested ChampTruck finish
In the seventh race of the Meritor ChampTruck World Series’ inaugural season, Hungarian racer Krisztian Szabo won his second race of the season at this weekend’s race at Motorsports Park Hastings in Nebraska.
September 16, 2015
Business
Have a swagger and a thank-you
Wendy on driver appreciation where it counts: “The industry does a great job talking about their appreciation…, but there’s still a huge disconnect between those within the industry and the general public.”
September 16, 2015
Business
Weather apps help with day-to-day load planning
Weather apps are by far the most commonly used by owner-operators who have smart phones. Among respondents to Overdrive’s 2015 Connectivity Report, 90 percent say they use weather apps regularly. As weather apps have proliferated, more of them offer functions particularly useful to professional drivers. Most notable are those involving current conditions, alerts or forecasts for […]
September 15, 2015
Life
Todd looks for redemption in latest episode of Ice Road Truckers
The arrival of spring and the melting of ice and snow was not what the drivers on History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers wanted, writes Overdrive sister site’s Truckers News Editor David Hollis in his weekly recap.
September 15, 2015
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