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Business
You can’t get there from here
“South Street: ‘The street my cousin lives across from. You know, the girl who married a big red-headed guy.’ Giving directions to people is really difficult, but here’s the thing: I know this about myself and so don’t attempt to give directions.”
August 3, 2014
Equipment
David Adkins’ 2013 glider gets a home
After seeing Overdrive’s original article on Landstar-leased David Adkins’ terminal cancer diagnosis and subsequent attempts to sell his 2013 Coronado glider, fellow Landstar BCO John Rentz is making moves to pick the truck up…
August 1, 2014
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Business
Notes to self
What to do when your 17-year-old son puts ‘muh butt’ on your grocery list.
August 1, 2014
Trucker Talent Search
Three truckers to compete for best singer title at GATS
Three professional drivers will face off in Dallas Aug. 22 to see who walks away as winner of Overdrive-Red Eye Radio’s Trucker Talent Search.
July 31, 2014
Business
Country star Lee Ann Womack, Deadliest Catch’s Edgar Hansen to meet attendees at Red Eye Radio booth
Red Eye Radio Network’s lobby booth will host concerts by Lee Ann Womack, John King, Zane Williams and Tony Justice at the Great American Trucking Show. Also, Edgar Hansen, star on Discovery’s The Deadliest Catch, will also be visiting the RER booth.
July 31, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Most Beautiful winner shares life on and off the road
Emily Weymouth talks about women in trucking and the interesting things she does in her off-time, including modeling.
July 30, 2014
Business
CNBC series probes truck crashes
A new “Collision course” mainstream investigative series on truck crashes debuts. Links to where to watch and comment here.
July 30, 2014
Parking
Leave before you really have to go
“We were lucky to get the spot we did — it was relatively safe and at least had the benefit of lighting from inside the gates we were parked outside of. It did not, however, include toilet facilities.”
July 30, 2014
Channel 19
Motorcycle stunt action at Pride & Polish
Jesse Toler and a fellow rider wowed crowds at the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tenn., on June 18, 2014.
July 29, 2014
Voices
Overdrive founder ‘spent his entire life trying to better’ trucking
Mike Parkhurst’s friends say they will remember Overdrive’s founder and longtime editor for championing deregulation and the cause of the owner-operator. Also, a roundup of reader reactions to Parkhurst’s passing.
July 29, 2014
Business
Trucking’s Top Rookie finalists announced, $25k in prizes available
Randall-Reilly, publisher of Overdrive, has announced the finalists in its 2014 Mike O’Connell Memorial Trucking’s Top Rookie contest. More than $25,000 in cash and prizes will be given to the winners.
July 29, 2014
Business
‘Trucks are for girls!’
In an effort to engage young women in the trucking industry, the Women in Trucking Association has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of the Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana region.
July 28, 2014
Business
Got a problem? Here’s the quick fix for it
I tend to be a little more direct in my problem-solving. I look for the soft spot in a problem and poke a stick in it.
July 27, 2014
Custom Rigs
Overdrive presents show trucks, trucking talent, business ed at Dallas show
The Great American Trucking Show will host the Pride & Polish National Championship, educational opportunities, the finale of the Truckers Talent Search and the crowning of Overdrive’s Most Beautiful winner.
July 25, 2014
Business
Fiction posing as fact at the Counter of Knowledge
Enter any truck stop that has a “Counter of Knowledge,” sit down close enough to hear what they’re saying and listen. You will be amazed and, quite possibly, revolted.
July 25, 2014
Business
Overdrive founder, trucking activist Mike Parkhurst dies
Mike Parkhurst, who founded Overdrive and served as its editor for more than two decades, died of a heart attack Monday. He was 81.
July 24, 2014
Voices
Birds of a feather truck together
More new, notable or odd followers of @OverdriveUpdate on Twitter.
July 24, 2014
Business
Video witnesses: Honoring the privacy bargain with drivers
Privacy worries over dual road- and driver-facing video systems in trucks are being mitigated, makers say, by a bargain with drivers to be “minimally invasive.” More on systems’ utility for small fleets in Part 2 of this feature here.
July 23, 2014
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