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“Now that I’ve put myself in the mind of jalapeno Tornados and bubbling guts, I’m wondering if I miss the road as much as I think I do. Let me think about that for a minute… Yep, I do. See y’all out there.”
May 31, 2015
Panaroma from the Ohio State horseshoe, Rolling Stones concert | photo by George Parker
Truck Stops
Joplin 44 Petro hosting 19th Truckers Jamboree
Joplin 44 Petro in Joplin, Mo., will host its 19th annual Truckers Jamboree June 5-6.
May 29, 2015
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It’s better than drawing on yourself
“Overdrive’s ‘Show us your ink’ photo gallery gave me the fever for some new body artwork, so when our daughter asked me what I wanted for Mother’s Day, I told her a new tattoo.” …
May 29, 2015
Custom work done for Marcie
Life
ChampTruck heads to Pikes Peak this weekend for third race of inaugural season
The third stop in the inaugural Meritor ChampTruck World Series season will be held this weekend at Pike’s Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo.
May 28, 2015
Two racers collide in ChampTruck’s inaugural race in New Jersey last month. Click here to read all of Overdrive’s coverage of the ChampTruck series.
Business
‘Prettiest haul yet’ — I-15 Southbound from St. George, Utah
Those words were from Overdrive “George & Wendy Show” blogger Wendy Parker about this run in 2013 toward the Nevada border on I-15, shot and edited via GoPro camera by owner-operator George Parker.
May 27, 2015
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Business
There’s an app for that
Another electronic device to tell you when you’re tired! Wendy looks at the “reasons professionally licensed human beings in the transportation industry no longer have the ability to tell themselves they’re tired.” …
May 27, 2015
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Custom Rigs
Euro team wins California-held ChampTruck races this weekend, ’88 Mike’ the runner-up (with photos)
In the second race weekend of the ChampTruck World Series’ inaugural season, Hungarian racer Kristzian Szabo won the points-earning race, with Nashville-based Mack technician Mike Morgan placing second and four-wheeler racer Corry Weller earning third.
May 25, 2015
The ChampTruck races were held in conjunction with the second stop of the 2015 Pride & Polish circuit.
Business
Volvo, Mack unveil Ride for Freedom military-tribute trucks
Volvo and Mack each unveiled trucks honoring U.S. military members for Memorial Day weekend events.
May 25, 2015
2015 Ride for Freedom truck
Business
Comments from the peanut gallery appreciated
Wendy wants to hear from you on the subject of in-cab flooring — “Tell me about your flooring. Thanks for your help. It takes a village to keep a truck.”
May 24, 2015
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Pride & Polish
Photos: Pride & Polish trucks, race trucks on display at Dynaflex show at ChampTruck race weekend
A few of the show trucks and race trucks at the joint Pride & Polish contest and ChampTruck racing held in conjunction this weekend.
May 23, 2015
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Business
Get involved: New training course, video from Truckers Against Trafficking
Along with a new version of its training video you can see here, the organization is offering a new interactive online training course for members of the trucking community interested in learning more about how just they can be a part of the anti-trafficking effort.
May 22, 2015
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Business
What will you be when you grow up?
Good luck, graduates, welcome to the world! “The best advice I can give you is to avoid being a jerk as much as possible, have fun, and be with people you love as much as you can. The rest of it comes with time, and time is a tough teacher.”
May 22, 2015
You may not want to take grown-up advice from someone with a rubber gorilla on their desk.
Business
Overdrive announces top three Most Beautiful contest finalists
One of the women will be named Overdrive’s Most Beautiful and will attend The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas in August, where she will be crowned.
May 22, 2015
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Business
Nomination period open for Trucking’s Top Rookie award
Nominations for Randall-Reilly’s Trucking’s Top Rookie contest are being accepted through June 26.
May 21, 2015
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Pride & Polish
2015’s second Pride & Polish stop kicks off Friday at Thunderhill Raceway at ChampTruck races
Overdrive’s Pride & Polish and the new Meritor ChampTruck World Series collide this weekend in Northern California, where the second stop in both 2015 circuits will be held together at the Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, Calif.
May 21, 2015
Click here to see coverage of ChampTruck’s inaugural race weekend, held last month.
Business
Amid HIV outbreak, truckers warned about prostitutes, needles in Indiana
Truck drivers are being warned to not engage in sexual activity with commercial sex workers or share needles for intravenous drug use along the I-65 corridor in southeastern Indiana following a major HIV epidemic that’s come on in recent months.
May 21, 2015
One of Indiana’s awareness campaign posters.
Business
Who you talkin’ to?
Wendy gets a laugh out of cartoon showing what can happen when you mistake a bluetooth conversation to be directed at you, until she realized — “I’ve been the dummy thinking someone was having a conversation with me, and it wasn’t so funny anymore.”
May 20, 2015
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Operator turns to music
Joe Martin, recently retired after 23 years with FedEx Freight, penned a road-rage romp in which you might be able to find more than a little to identify with, as it’s about “Those Arrogant Bastards” — the less courteous among your four-wheeled highway counterparts.
May 19, 2015
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