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Business
On the road again
āGeorge swears no one in Austin has a job. He says people call each other and make plans to follow one another around in their cars all day, because thatās the only way Austin can have rush-hour traffic indefinitely. ā
April 4, 2014
Business
FMCSA invalidating med cards issued by Georgia doc, drivers must be reexamined
CDL holders who received medical certification from Dr. Paul Besdansky in Garden City, Ga., must be reexamined and certified by another medical examiner, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced.
April 3, 2014
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Channel 19
Former truckerās new novel chronicles young driverās failure
By writer Dave Newman ā who spent a couple years OTR some time ago ā āTwo Small Birdsā tells the story of Dan Charles, a would-be poet and Walt Whitman devotee on a crash course with OTR trucking.
April 3, 2014
Business
N.D. driver rescues elderly man after icy wreck
James Mozey of Niagra, N.D., has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association after he rescued an elderly man who was pinned in his pickup truck after a crash.
April 2, 2014
Business
Campfire stories
āOne of the very best hings about MATS this year was being able to park in the Papa Johnās lot and hang out with people who have been in the trucking industry since Jesus had a new pair of sandals.ā
April 2, 2014
Business
Female trucker contest holds online voting
Overdriveās Most Beautiful contest, which recognizes exceptional female drivers, is holding a round of online audience voting to pare the field down to 10 finalists.
April 1, 2014
Custom Rigs
Corvette of trucking: āMonterey Redā 2012 Peterbilt 389
Skip Avara saw a maroon Corvette and couldnāt forget about it, so he decided to paint his 2012 Peterbilt 389 the custom color known as Monterey Red.
April 1, 2014
Business
Wrap-up from complete and utter over-stimulation
Wendy on the news out of MATS and her own experience there, ultimately: āAnyway, Iām optimistic, because I like to be optimistic. Otherwise I get cranky and I canāt even stand myself.ā
March 31, 2014
Custom Rigs
Mid-America roundup: Concept truck, driver hero, OEM updates top 2014 show
Though lighter than usual on major announcements, the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., last week still produced some highlights. Here is a roundup of some of the noteworthy and popular items from the show
March 31, 2014
Business
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March 29, 2014
Channel 19
Tony Justice performs āSimple Man,ā āTrick My Truckā
Always great to run into Tony Justice ā the singer-songwriter and East-Tennessee-based Everhart Transportation driver performed Friday, March 28, for attendees of the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 28, 2014
Business
Trucker Buddy honors 2014 āoutstandingā truckers
Trucker Buddy International honored its 2014 Outstanding Trucker Buddies at a ceremony March 28 in Louisville, Ky., at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 28, 2014
Business
Observations from the dark side
āIf you do go to MATS, take the time to go over to the Papa Johnās parking lot and rub elbows with the regular guys ā weāve met some of the most decent human beings on this earth in that parking lot, and you donāt need a press pass to do that.ā
March 28, 2014
Business
Seminar: Medical registry rule upping urgency of sleep apnea testing
The looming deadline for truckers to be medically certified by examiners approved by FMCSA has ratcheted up the pressure for those who may be at risk for sleep apnea to be tested and treated, said a speaker this week in Louisville, Ky.
March 28, 2014
Overdrive Extra
OOIDAās Spencer: Driver treatment a key element in ādriver imageā
Driver image is a two-sided issue, OOIDAās Todd Spencer said: Part of image, he says, in addition to what the public and trucking outsiders think, is also what truck drivers think of themselves.
March 27, 2014
Custom Rigs
ChampTruck No. 1, race series making progress
At MATS, Mike Ryan is showing a 2006 Freightliner Columbia he and team put together over six weeks preceding to show potential new āChamps,ā drivers in the series, how they can affordably get into a race truck.
March 27, 2014
Custom Rigs
Photo gallery: Western Star Optimus Prime at Mid-America
On display this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show is the Western Star 4900X that stars as Optimus Prime in the next iteration of the Transformers movie series. Above is a gallery of the truck on the show floor. (Photos by Jason Cannon)
March 26, 2014
Business
Trucking Moves America Forward campaign aimed at bettering industry, driver image
ACT 1 officially unveiled a new image campaign for the industry aimed at attracting drivers, educating the public about the industryās ubiquitous role in American life and the U.S. economy and changing policy makersā perceptions of trucking. The Trucking Moves America Forward campaign was announced March 26 at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. [ā¦]
March 26, 2014
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