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Business
Returning to the Hobbit hole
Wendy reaches the end of another cross-country trucking journey: āMy life is better because of trucking, and not just for the obvious reasons of having everything I need on the shelves when I go to buy it.ā
July 6, 2015
Channel 19
āLong overdueā ā More driver voices raised on FMCSAās diabetes rule-change proposal
If you havenāt yet weighed in on the issue, today is your last day on the federal docket ā you have until midnight Eastern time to do so.
July 6, 2015
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Business
Donāt ban me, bro
āIād like to give a complete list of the banned items, thoughts, beliefs and actions, but the ban police might ban me from the interwebs if I do.ā
July 3, 2015
Custom Rigs
Photos and video: Patriotic-themed rigs
In celebration of Independence Day, Overdrive is taking a look back at some patriotic- and military-themed rigs introduced in recent years by both owner-operators and carriers.
July 3, 2015
Trucker Talent Search
Three singing truckers head to Dallas
The drivers have been invited to participate in Overdrive-Red Eye Radioās Trucker Talent Search competition.
July 3, 2015
Business
Free Partners in Business seminars offered at GATS
Owner-operators looking to improve their business have an opportunity to attend free seminars at this yearās Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, in August. The seminars, offered by Overdrive and ATBS, will help owner-operators improve their bottom lines through reducing costs and making better business decisions, enabling them to run smarter instead of harder. [ā¦]
July 2, 2015
Life
Iowa 80ās annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree kicks off July 9
Iowa 80 Truckstopās 36th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree will kick off next week on July 9 for three full days of everything trucking.
July 2, 2015
Business
FMCSAās diabetes rule comment period closes soon, hereās whatās been said so far
The comment period for FMCSAās proposed rule to change how diabetes is handled relative to driversā medical certification ends Monday, July 6.
July 2, 2015
Business
New single from āTrucker Countryā singer-songwriter Erich McMann
Independent singer-songwriter Erich McMann, based near Chicago, announced the release to radio the āGuilty as Pleadedā track, the second single from his āTrucker Countryā record.
July 2, 2015
Custom Rigs
ChampTruck spending holiday weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Meritor ChampTruck World Series returns to action this weekend in Charlotte for the fourth race of the big rig racing seriesā inaugural season.
July 1, 2015
Business
Help me find the love today
Wendy and the fried-inverter blues: āTrucking is an adventure, albeit an expensive one, and even though Iām certain she wants to kill us, every time I hear that deep, bubbly Detroit Diesel percolating and popping Iām in love with this truck all over againā¦ā
July 1, 2015
Truck Stops
Loveās opens first location along I-85 in Alabama
Loveās Travel Stops announced the opening of a new location in Shorter, Ala., along Interstate 85.
June 30, 2015
Business
PC-Miler with hours manager
ALK Technologies introduction of the hours manager into PC-Miler software allows for better small fleet back-office planning around required breaks, among top problems with the hours of service recently identified by Overdrive readers.
June 30, 2015
Business
Iāll admit when Iām wrong
Wendy eats crow ā though commentary on the driver shortage still stands, there are no tapiers in the state of Oregon (unless someone knows of a recent zoo-breakā¦). Maybe a Sasquatch or twoā¦
June 29, 2015
Channel 19
Changing tires the old-fashioned way: āA Truckerās Tale,ā part 3
Part 3 excerpting Ed Millerās āA Truckerās Taleā memoir: āIt is a wonder my brothers and I didnāt get killed changing tires while we were young.ā
June 27, 2015
Business
Fit for the Road 5K run/walk to be held at GATS
A Fit for the Road 5K run/walk will be held at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7 a.m.
June 26, 2015
Business
Preserving my dadās values for future generations
All the weirdness, hate and vitriol in the press only reinforces my belief that we are at least free enough to act stupid in public.
June 26, 2015
Channel 19
Learning to become a truck driver ā and to cuss like one: āA Truckerās Tale,ā part 2
Part 2 excerpting Ed Millerās āA Truckerās Taleā memoir: āTt seemed that every grown man used several cuss words in every sentence. I practiced to myself enough that I could cuss with the best of them before I was out of elementary school. ā¦ā
June 25, 2015
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