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Business
Nominations being taken for 2nd annual Citizen Driver Awards
With the process getting under way, two past award recipients have taken it upon themselves to help get the word out about the program and assist nominees through the application process,
May 28, 2014
Business
Finalist Shanae Burshem can ‘haul grain with the best of the boys’
Burshem says though hauling grain isn’t easy work, she loves how proud she feels after overcoming a challenging day.
May 28, 2014
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Take it to another channel
“Here’s the deal: talk all you want. Spout all the hate you want. Talk about your cat or your toenails or your mother’s underwear, but take it to another channel. Channel 19 is not your own personal radio station.”
May 28, 2014
Overdrive Extra
30-second video tip: Get more sound out of your phone speakers
One great scene from the rock’n’roll mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” has dim-witted musician Nigel Tufnel showing off his amplifiers to another character. Tufnel notes one amp with control knobs that peak at 11 instead of the usual 10. Believing the amp is superior to others, he explains, “It’s one louder.” Well, this little trick […]
May 27, 2014
Truck Stops
Love’s stop in Choctaw, Okla., reopens after 2010 tornado
At I-40’s Exit 166, the new site offers an 11,000-square-foot facility, significantly larger than the previous location.
May 27, 2014
Business
Sacrificial action averts tragedy on icy road
A driver’s quick thinking helps mitigate damage on I-90.
May 27, 2014
Custom Rigs
Born in the USA: 2013 Kenworth W900L sports all-American theme
Whelen Engineering’s rigs, including this 2013 Kenworth W900L, now display the company’s new logos that sport an all-American theme.
May 27, 2014
Channel 19
Truck stop operator’s new novel set during the ‘Great War’
Karen Gettert Shoemaker’s “The Meaning of Names” interrogates the reality German-American communities in the U.S. were confronted with following the outbreak of World War I.
May 27, 2014
Business
A memorial to my brother
The story of 1LT James Lyons’ death in military combat in Iraq, told in the voice of Wendy Parker’s brother, SGT Lehi Benton.
May 26, 2014
Life
Finalist Ingrid Brown has a ‘true love for the open road’
Brown says being an Overdrive’s Most Beautiful participant “makes you feel like you are making a difference.”
May 26, 2014
Channel 19
New vid from YTTrucking.com and Texomatic.com’s Tex Crowley
The most recent vid in Tex Crowley’s “Life of a Trucker” short-documentary series chronicle Palerider’s journey to owner-operator status in a life he loves…
May 24, 2014
Business
Privacy is a matter of opinion
“Sometimes, life on the road is hard.” What happens when a little kid squeezes under your bathroom-stall door and just, well, hangs out…
May 23, 2014
Trucker of the Year
Terry Smith’s focus on safety, health, biz produces balance of disciplined professionalism, vibrant lifestyle
Terry Smith of Miramichi, New Brunswick, has five rules for safety that have helped him to drive 4.75 million accident-free miles in his 42-year career. The fruits of his fifth rule, which impacts more than safety, helped him earn the industry’s top honor: 2013 Owner-Operator of the Year.
May 22, 2014
Business
TAT, WIT start program to combat human trafficking
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) and Women in Trucking (WIT) are looking for 25 women drivers to participate in a three-month pilot program handing out lip balm bearing a special message to girls and women who might be human trafficking victims. To harness this potential for female interaction, TAT and WIT are launching a three-month pilot […]
May 22, 2014
Custom Rigs
Midnight Express: ’98 Peterbilt 379
Owner-operator Josh Van Wagoner of Auburn, Ill., says he’s given his 1998 379 Peterbilt rig four makeovers. The Pete used to be black cherry and teal, but for his latest renovation, which took six months, he picked a paint scheme with black and pink.
May 22, 2014
Life
Finalist Patty Adams: ‘I had to fight my way to where I am’
Adams has been trucking for 30 years and says she had to learn to stand up for herself.
May 22, 2014
Business
Overdrive’s Truckers Tools offers easy access to FMCSA registry of med examiners
In line with the effective date of the federal rule requiring drivers to see an FMCSA-approved medical examiner for DOT physicals, Overdrive has released in its Trucker Tools smartphone app a new function to help drivers find medical examiners based on their location and via search.
May 21, 2014
Business
Great GATS Giveaway: Register for chance to win hotel stay, pre-paid credit card for Dallas show
The Great American Trucking Show is giving away to three pre-registered attendees various prizes, including free hotel stays, pre-paid credit cards, VIP passes, meals and more.
May 21, 2014
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