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Business
George Parker, Gremlin Slayer
The gremlins in our midst are primarily concerned with making our lives that much more annoying by taking the cruise control away…
May 7, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Gender, personality traits and even more odd notions about numbers
Your days are numbered, so to speak. Drivers are bombarded by numerical characters, more so today than ever.
May 6, 2014
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How owner-operators connect: Mobile highlights devices, access points
Owner-operator smartphone users overwhelmingly access the Web daily, with more than 75 percent saying they access every day and more than 20 percent saying they’re constantly connected to the Web, according to Overdrive’s 2014 Connectivity Study.
May 6, 2014
Voices
Overdrive Company Driver of the Year presented with pickup
Jack Fielding last week was presented with the 2013 Ram 2500 he won as 2013 Driver of the Year in the contest produced by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
May 5, 2014
Business
A dollar or a black eye in Von Ormy, Texas
On winning — and getting even…
May 4, 2014
Business
Driver helps unconscious motorist, uses truck to prevent crash
Marysville, Wash., driver Robert Tyler has been named the latest TCA Highway Angel for his efforts in assisting a motorist who had become incapacitated while stuck in traffic and blocking the car to prevent it from causing crashes.
May 2, 2014
Business
Re-use, re-purpose, ridicule, repeat
George is skeptical of Wendy’s recent recyling effort: repurposing a no-good cat collar as a bracelet: “Sometimes, being kind to the planet is hard.”
May 2, 2014
Business
Connectivity for business: Load boards, weather, job searches highlight work resources
Online load boards, weather apps and trucking news apps and sites top open responses from Overdrive readers on their favorite work-related websites.
May 1, 2014
Business
Sleepy McSleep and the howling Wonders
“Somehow, I don’t think we’ll need the dog for infamy — your solo act is fine for that.”
April 30, 2014
Business
Owner-operator digital usage: Mobile uptick key trend in OD survey
Like the rest of society, owner-operators have become connected via smartphones, the Web and social media, and the increasingly ubiquitous use of mobile devices to perform business and personal tasks highlight Overdrive’s 2014 Connectivity Study.
April 30, 2014
Business
Driver helps trooper subdue wanted criminal at rest area
Oklahoma-based driver Harry Welker has been named the latest TCA Highway Angel for his efforts in helping subdue a belligerent man who was in a fight with a Kansas state trooper.
April 29, 2014
Business
Common sense is a learned behavior
So it’s prom season. Be safe out there and watch out for kids who are acting even worse than usual on the highways. Who else firmly believes there should be an 18-and-older law for highway use in a four-wheeler?
April 27, 2014
Voices
Overdrive’s Owner-Operator of the Year presented with pickup
Terry Smith, 2013 Owner-Operator of the Year in the contest produced by Overdrive and TCA, picked up his prize Thursday: A new 2013 Ram 2500 pickup.
April 25, 2014
Business
Connectivity for leisure: Facebook rules non-work Web use
2014 Internet Use Study stories Both in the listed responses for favorite non-work website and the most-accessed app and site from mobile devices, Facebook is king, as the social networking site is listed with great regularity in the favorite website list. Nearly 50 percent of respondents in Overdrive‘s survey reported using Facebook (47 percent), with […]
April 25, 2014
Business
Fatigue: The jokes get bad, the puns get worse
“Hey, you know what you get when you put three frogs in a blender?”
April 25, 2014
Parking
Parking shortage: DOT looking for driver feedback
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration wants to hear from drivers about the challenges they face in finding parking and when and where shortages occur.
April 24, 2014
Business
The re-appearing bra and other assorted strangeness
“There are forces inside the cabs of our trucks we don’t understand. The black holes exist – you’re definitely not crazy.”
April 23, 2014
Life
Hunting Bigfoot in 2014
Wendy Parker interviews Bigfoot field researcher Aaron Bergeron, who says he’s received more than one Bigfoot sighting report from a driver over the years.
April 21, 2014
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