Life: Page 212

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
Ingrid crop
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
From “Palerider” — find more video documentary by Tex Crowley via this link.
Sponsor Content
Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer
Fusable
Know your costs, owner-operators? Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts, and compare brokers' offers on multiple loads. Enter your trucking business's fixed and variable costs, and load information, to get started.
March 24, 2025
Compute the potential profit in any truckload, access per-day and per-mile breakouts with Overdrive's Load Profit Analyzer
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
boy picking nose
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
As one of three Owner-Operator of the Year finalists, Terry Smith and his wife Roxanne enjoyed an expense-paid trip to the plush Gaylord Texan, where he won a Ram 2500.
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
Josh Van Wagoner
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
Adams crop 3
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
trucker tools med 4
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
GAT0134-1024x681
Business
Trucking 101
Learning long and hard: “I haven’t developed the nerves it takes to play these monkey games. I’m still panicky when the truck isn’t rolling.”
May 21, 2014
just_say_no_to_cheap_freight
Custom Rigs
Long Haul Survivor benefit totals announced
May 17, the raffle winner, Brittany Dunigan, picked up the rig in Iowa, and it was revealed the rig raised a grand total of $142K on its yearlong fund-raising tour.
May 20, 2014
Brittany Dunigan and Long Haul Survivor
Business
Sylectus holding ‘Driver Story’ Contest During National Transportation Week
Sylectus, a business unit of Omnitracs, announced the launch of its Driver Story contest. Open exclusively to current and retired drivers of carriers subscribing to Sylectus’ services, the contest invites drivers to submit their most compelling delivery stories for an opportunity to win a variety of prizes. Contest details are as follows: Start Date: Tuesday, […]
May 19, 2014
Business
I love the smell of 70W in the morning…
Three creative solutions to long-haul storage problems in the new truck.
May 18, 2014
Cab Refrigerator detail
Life
If the home is a castle, what about the truck?
So-called “castle law” explored.
May 17, 2014
Jason Rivenburg, for whom the Jason’s Law truck-parking legislation, included in the MAP-21 highway bill, is named.
Business
Put the brakes on inspection
“We had our first Landstar 90-120-day inspection this week. It just so happened to fall right before the big Safety Push 2014, and although it ended up being expensive, I’m really glad it happened when and where it did.”
May 16, 2014
George and Wendy Parker's 2004 Freightliner
Business
A spare tire walks into a bar…
George and Wendy take a trip to the beach for the first in a long time — look in the mirror says, time to gear up for a weight-loss initiative; you can help their success, and your own!
May 14, 2014
George behind the camera, doing pics and filming the first video installment for the Maxx Fitness Team; Left to right: Jesse, Aly and Jason.
Overdrive Extra
Forgetting a parking place and other highway goofups
If you’ve forgotten where your truck is parked, you’ve got something in common with most four-wheelers.
May 13, 2014
Three in 10 people admit to driving off with a drink or other object on top of their vehicle.
Business
Singer Lindsay Lawler starts four-month truck stop tour next week
Country singer and Highway Angel spokesperson Lindsay Lawler will begin her second Highway Angel Truck Stop Tour on May 21. The tour covers more than 10 states and lasts until late September.
May 13, 2014
lawler
Previous Page
Page 212 of 305
Next Page
Top Stories
FMCSA's new National Consumer Complaint Database page has nine categories of complaints to file, including one for freight brokers.
Regulations
FMCSA makes it easier to call out bad brokers with National Consumer Complaint Database update
FMCSA gives its National Consumer Complaint Database whistleblower portal an "overdue tech upgrade" it's calling "a win" for truck drivers and carriers as it gets easier to report bad brokers.
Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.
Small Fleet Champ
Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion
Ovd Radio Thumbnail (you Tube) 9 22
Overdrive Radio
Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?
It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.
Small Fleet Champ
Derrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes region
Garmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
Featured Sponsor
Garmin Dash Cams - Powerful & Discreet - Capture every detail with Garmin Clarity HDR optics, premium HD, and wide 140 degree view.
Overdrive Radio
Latest Episode
Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?
More episodes »
Apple PodcastsYoutubeSpotifySoundcloud
Showcase your workhorse
Add a photo of your rig to our Reader Rigs collection to share it with your peers and the world. Tell us the story behind the truck and your business to help build its story.
Submit Your Rig
Reader Rig Submission