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Life: Page 184

Business
The trucking jubilee
ā€œIt ain’t no party for the fish involved, and it ain’t no disco for the drivers, but the fat cats eat well, and fill their coffers with easily caught fish, who are addled and unsure of their surroundings.ā€
April 22, 2015
Jubilee
Life
Truckers grant children’s wishes with Mother’s Day Convoy
The 26th annual Mother’s Day Convoy, a fundraiser for the Philadelphia, Northern Delaware and Susquehanna Valley Make-A-Wish chapter, will be held Sunday, May 10, in Lancaster, Pa.
April 22, 2015
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Big rig race series ChampTruck starts this week with inaugural race in New Jersey
Roughly a dozen Class 8 trucks will hit the New Jersey Motorsports Park speedway this week for an action-packed weekend of races and more as the Meritor ChampTruck World Series kicks off its inaugural season.
April 21, 2015
The Meritor ChampTruck World Series is based on the popular European TRO circuit. Click here to read all of Overdrive’s coverage of the upcoming ChampTruck races.
Business
Overdrive names top 10 in Most Beautiful contest
The semifinalists were voted to the top from a field of 86 women.
April 21, 2015
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Business
Don Christner presents ā€˜Mike and I chained up on Loveland Pass’
ā€œAt nearly 12,000 feet there is a generous safety bonus — you see, if you do your job right, you get to live.ā€
April 21, 2015
Don Christner
Business
Scale bypass options growing for owner-ops: A look at the maps
Scale bypass option networks have grown tremendously since their beginnings just more than 20 years ago. Here’s a look at the maps of two of the biggest.
April 21, 2015
PrePass currently has operational sites in 31 states with a number of committed sites, shown in yellow.
Business
Fishing with the Rookie
A special day in Foley, Ala., fishing with the L.A. Rookie. And a message to a friend from the past: ā€œRobin, if you’re out there, know you were cherished by someone and still are. And drop ol’ Bill a line if you can, he’s got some fantastic stories to tell you.ā€
April 19, 2015
George and the “Rookie” Bill .. in front of “The Precious”
Business
Crete driver offers aid at scene of fatal crash
The Truckload Carriers Association recently named Brian Puff, a driver for Crete Carrier Corporation, as a TCA Highway Angel for stopping at the scene of a fatal accident.
April 17, 2015
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Custom Rigs
Checking in with ChampTruck competitor Allen Boles on his small fleet’s prep for upcoming truck races
Jupiter Enterprises’ owner, manager and driver Allen Boles has been hard at work prepping his 15-truck fleet’s two Peterbilt entrants for the upcoming Meritor ChampTruck World Series truck races, which kick off later this month at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. I had the chance this week to talk to Susan Boles, Allen’s sister, about […]
April 17, 2015
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Notes on Miami
ā€œLast week I learned that I don’t care much for Miami.ā€ Diamond in the rough: the Mobil station on state road 997 in Krome has one of the best cheese-steaks around. …
April 17, 2015
Best cheese steak sandwich in Florida, and possibly the world — Krome, Florida.
Business
Josh Abbott Band to play at Iowa 80’s Walcott Jamboree in July
The Josh Abbott Band will perform at the 36th Annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree this summer.
April 15, 2015
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Business
Do the right thing
The ā€œyou drive your truck, I’ll drive mineā€ attitude isn’t helping anyone.
April 15, 2015
Firebird Camaro meme
Business
Overdrive’s Most Beautiful contest voting ends Wednesday
More than 85 nominees makes this year’s group the most numerous yet.
April 14, 2015
Emily Weymouth and Maggie Stone
Pride & Polish
Take a 360-degree video tour through the 75 Chrome Shop
Shot with Landstar-leased owner-operator George Parker’s GoPro, the video’s a neat view on the location of the first-of-the-season Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event, upcoming April 24-26.
April 14, 2015
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Business
Lawler set to begin third Highway Angel Truck Stop Tour
Recording artist and Highway Angel spokesperson Lindsay Lawler will kick off her third Highway Angel Truck Stop Tour on April 22.
April 14, 2015
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Custom Rigs
PHOTOS: OMG so much chrome!
En route to Miami, George and Wendy stop off for a preview of the 75 Chrome Shop, the location of the first Pride & Polish event of the season in a week or two.
April 12, 2015
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Business
Science doesn’t lie
ā€œI propose that all the people who think it’s a good idea to further castrate the big diesel engine should have to drive a governed truck in full-on bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic around Atlanta on 285, where the median speed is ā€˜balls to the wall.'ā€
April 10, 2015
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Channel 19
Introducing: Overdrive’s Dashcam Central for driver video shares
ā€œWe hope this new section of Overdrive’s website will grow into a repository of reader-submitted rolling-video work (such as with a mounted GoPro camera) and dashcam clips that show compelling events.ā€
April 9, 2015
Independent Brad Willis uses a Blue Tiger video camera on the windshield of his Freightliner Columbia. “You can set it for the amount of force needed to make it record,” he explains. Otherwise, “it will record in a loop on a mini-SD card,” saving over its
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FMCSA's new National Consumer Complaint Database page has nine categories of complaints to file, including one for freight brokers.
Regulations
FMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database update
FMCSA gives its National Consumer Complaint Database whistleblower portal an "overdue tech upgrade" it's calling "a win" for truck drivers and carriers as it gets easier to report bad brokers.
Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.
Small Fleet Champ
Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion
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Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?
It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.
Small Fleet Champ
Derrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes region
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