Life: Page 189

The eye (brows) have it

George’s uncanny to show up at the opportune moment: “you shouldn’t get too comfortable talking trash about someone in a language you assume they don’t understand, because you never know when there’s a Jedi around.”

January 15, 2015

19 drivers named America’s Road Team Captains

The Volvo-sponsored program is designed to field a team of drivers to represent trucking to the public.

January 14, 2015

Volvo sponsors the 2015-2016 America’s Road Team. This was the special edition Volvo tractor for the 2013-2014 Road Team. The truck maker will unveil the next iteration this week.

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Dispatcher on board: Heidi Oestreich

Heidi rides full-time on the road with her owner-operator husband, Chris, but she also realizes the special challenges being a trucker’s spouse can present back home. She’s proprietor of an online community built for truckers’ wives.

January 13, 2015

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‘Just’ a truck driver? Not hardly, says videographer Tex Crowley in this tribute to truckers

“Are you just a truck driver? No — you’re the lifeblood of this nation.” See Texomatic’s powerful video here striking back against a common refrain.

January 13, 2015

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Women in Trucking seeking female drivers for Image Team

Women in Trucking (WIT) is seeking qualified female drivers to become a part of their Image Team, the group announced last week. The WIT Image Team will represent the goals of WIT while bringing awareness of the need for more women in the trucking industry and the obstacles that women face, WIT says

January 13, 2015

Normal called … not really

“I have a good friend who went out on the truck with her boyfriend as a rider for the first time last weekend. I got a steady stream of ‘WTF?’ texts – she quickly reminded me that there’s really no ‘normal’ on the road.”

January 12, 2015

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Change starts with one step, and all that jazz

“‘Operation Positive Press’ has begun. … I believe positive changes can be achieved. Go make good stories for us, get the word out. 2015 is the Year of the Trucker.”

January 9, 2015

Click through the image, taken of drivers laid over at Lindsey’s Cafe in the Plateau Truck Stop during the West Texas ice storm on New Year’s Eve, to read the Van Horn Advocate story, about the Cafe’s remaining open to serve stranded truckers and ring in the new year.

Trucker of the Year

Overdrive, TCA name finalists in Driver of the Year competitions

Six finalists have been announced for the 2014 Driver of the Year competition, produced by the Truckload Carriers Association, Overdrive and TruckersNews.com. The Owner-Operator of the Year and the Company Driver of the Year will be named at TCA’s convention in March.

January 9, 2015

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Rates: Demand on the rise short-term?

And a check-in with owner-operator Jan McCarter on her new Human Trafficking Awareness Project, looking ahead to MATS in March.

January 8, 2015

WHERE RATES ARE: According to DAT’s Trendlines report, the final Dec 28-Jan 3 holiday week saw freight availability remain more or less stable. The average line haul rate held steady for vans, but the total rate dipped 1 cent per mile likely due to the declining fuel surcharge, with per-gallon prices. Demand for truckers continued generally strong, though, as even with fuel prices on the decline, rates increased for flatbeds and reefers.

’80s trucker’s struggles, truck hijackings and more hit the big screen in new movie

“A Most Violent Year,” an ex-trucker’s struggle to keep his home heating oil delivery company alive amid truck hijackings and an investigation, opened in theaters Dec. 31.

January 8, 2015

Arctic blast hits much of the country

How are you staying warm? Readers answer the question — and more on where temps are expected to go through the week.

January 8, 2015

Truckers’ wives and spouses – the silent voice of the industry

“There’s no official ‘Drivers’ Spouse Appreciation Week,’ and rarely do we hear stories of the support they provide, so I’m going to take a quick minute to thank all the trucker’s wives, husbands and families for the job they do.”

January 7, 2015

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Driver receives a crash course in CPR — and delivers

In this video, Bison Transport driver Sahasi recounts how he stepped up to the task when other motorists declined to help a woman who had gone into cardiac arrest on the side of the road.

January 6, 2015

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PHOTO essay: Nashville truck stop caught in the lens

Documentary and fine-art photographer Stacey Irvin’s portrait of the downtown Nashville TA is the kind of honest portrait the trucking world could use more of.

January 5, 2015

From images like the one above, of the professional drivers’ counter from the point of view of TA wait staff, to driver portraits shot in-cab, Irvin’s work is the kind of honest portrait that the trucking world could use more of.

Armchair experts abound

With establishment of the Entry Level Driver Training Advisory Committee under way, “let’s remember…that having someone with direct personal experience is always better than someone who is ‘book smart’ on the task at hand…”

January 5, 2015

More Overdrive back issues in need of a home

A cache of Overdrive back issues — “starting in the late 1960s,” says reader Brandon Tracy — has been found and is being offered up for the taking. More info here.

January 3, 2015

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Excuse me while I use my vernacular

“It’ll be nice to be back on the road,” Wendy says, where people understand it.

January 2, 2015

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Family Affair: Detroit-powered 1990 cabover Freightliner

Nick Zwald of Tillamook, Ore., owns and drives this 1990 Freightliner Condor for Zwald Transport, operating under his father’s authority.

January 2, 2015

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Ron Kelsey, pictured here with his 'Sunrise Express' 1981 Peterbilt 359, is Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for July, putting him in the running for the 2025 Trucker of the Year award.

Owner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359

Owner-operator Ron Kelsey has been hauling for the same two shipper customers since he got his authority as an independent in 1994. Managing those relationships, and his award-winning 1981 Peterbilt 359, keep his business running strong.

Cameron Bagely's 1999 Peterbilt 379 parked at the Gear Jammer Magazine Truck Show in Epping, New Hampshire.

23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacy

California Highway Patrol said it won't enforce President Donald Trump's English language proficiency mandate as it's 'not part of California law.'

Enforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHP

If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas regulations set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines – which includes off-cycle credits like the much hated start-stop feature on most new cars.

EPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulations

Dezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good

Dezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good

Truck-ownership traditions staying alive: Owner-operators Lucas Zach, Harlan Martin

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