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Parking
‘Smart’ truck parking ahead? Feds test tech offering live info, reservations
U.S. officials are testing SmartPark in Tennessee in hopes of expanding the real-time parking data and reservation system to other freight corridors.
February 9, 2015
Overdrive Radio
‘Hold the line’ — former ‘black hawk down’ Army ranger’s message of endurance, persistence
Podcast: Thomas spoke, telling the story of his Somalia experience, and performed the song this past Thursday to open the Conversion Interactive / TCA recruiting, retention conference.
February 7, 2015
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Business
Ladies and gentleman, get out your coloring books
“Find a hobby you enjoy – it’s good for your mind and that’s good for your business.”
February 6, 2015
Pride & Polish
Quarter-century of chrome: 2015 marks 25th year of Overdrive’s Pride & Polish
Beginning this month and throughout the year, Overdrive will cover highlights of Pride & Polish history, including profiles of some of the better-known winners.
February 6, 2015
Overdrive Extra
Infographic: 6 ways truckers can stay healthier on the road
It covers the obvious and ubiquitous — eat better, sleep more, quit smoking and exercise — but offers them in a nice visual presentation. Make of it what you will.
February 5, 2015
Voices
Not so fast on med cards: Non-CDL commercial drivers still must carry
Non-CDL holders are not required to self-certify or submit a copy of their medical card to their state licensing agency. Given such commercial drivers don’t self-certify, if you are one of them, keep carrying the card.
February 4, 2015
Business
One ring to get you suspended
“I get the concern with threats… I do not, however, get why suspending a fourth grade kid for telling his classmate he was going to ‘render him invisible with the One Ring’ is OK.”
February 4, 2015
Voices
POLL: How often do you nap to recharge on the road?
This poll looks at the extent to which drivers utilize that tried-and-true recharge method on the road: the nap.
February 3, 2015
Overdrive Extra
6 things you should know about napping
For professional drivers, napping can be a critical tool in fatigue management. When you nap and how long you nap can affect the results.
February 2, 2015
Channel 19
One bull hauler’s mid-1980s test
The 1979 Kenworth W900 — pictured above hooked to a 1976 Barrett cattle trailer — is the truck Don Christner was running as a company driver in 1985 when the story below took place. Before that, as a 19-year-old in 1984 he took his maiden turn in the KW for Barger Grain Co. out of Wauneta, […]
February 2, 2015
Business
Eddie Kilroy anchoring new Freymiller radio station
Kilroy, former longtime host on XM Radio’s “Willie’s Place,” hosts a morning show 8-12 CST for driver call-ins and country music on the carrier’s online radio station.
February 2, 2015
Business
20 Best Fleets to Drive For named by TCA, two winners to be named in March
The Truckload Carriers Association in conjunction with CarriersEdge have named 20 trucking companies in North America the Best Fleets to Drive For, based on criteria like pay, benefits and career path.
February 2, 2015
Parking
Gearing up for MATS
[youtube qY1LlwJxiFU nolink] Truck show season kicks off in March, and it’s all I’m hearing about these days. Apparently, MATS is going to be one heck of a show – we’ve heard from all kinds of people about all kinds of neat stuff that’s going to happen there. I’m going to be brutally honest and […]
February 1, 2015
Business
Responding to apnea/med cert situation, OOIDA crowd-sources doc reviews
The D.O.T. Doc review and search site is live — it’s intended to grow into a resource drivers can use to share their experiences with each other relative to medical examiners around the nation.
January 30, 2015
Business
The Petri dish of our lives
“We’re heading back out into the cold and flu season Monday….I’ll wash my hands and the alien will slough away illness with his gamma rays. I have a feeling we’ll be traveling through Roswell….”
January 30, 2015
Custom Rigs
Something out of nothing: Owner-op’s 2000 Peterbilt 379
Dayton, Tenn., resident Calvin Nichols Jr. has put more than 2 million miles on this 2000 Peterbilt 379. Nichols’ dedication and hard work have kept the one-truck business alive through the tough economy, says his girlfriend Marcy Greer.
January 30, 2015
Business
Marshall Tucker Band to headline concert at Louisville truck show
The Marshall Tucker Band will play a Mobil Delvac-sponsored concert at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March, the show announced Jan. 29.
January 29, 2015
Channel 19
Convoy honors Ohio owner-operator Dave Trout
A terminal cancer diagnosis last year stopped owner-operator Dave Trout’s career in its tracks. This weekend, more than 100 truckers showed him the trucking legend he is in their Ohio community.
January 29, 2015
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