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First-place winners: Diesel Weasel, Snowflake and Mr. Muggsy
And finally we announce the top vote-getters of Overdrive’s Most Loved Pet contest: a Rottweiler cross, a white and gray cat and a grand harlequin macaw.
January 1, 2014
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Second-place winners: Neena, Diesel and Sammy
Recognized are a Pomeranian who visits hospitals to bring joy and love to patients, a cat who makes life on the road more fun and a macaw who loves to ride in the truck and watch the traffic.
December 31, 2013
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Hours of service, trucker strike, Lisa Kelly and more: Top 15 most read stories of 2013
Join us a countdown to the most-popular stories of the year, measured by total number of pageviews throughout the year.
December 31, 2013
Business
Roller-coaster into 2014: 2013, don’t let the door hit your tail on the way out!
We’re sitting at the top, waiting for someone to drop a pygmy goat from the sky so we can disengage the brake and fly down the hill into 2014, and frankly, I can’t wait to get there.
December 31, 2013
Channel 19
Running in reverse: Channel 19 year in review, part 3
The ruckus that was the “Ride for the Constitution” and ongoing confusion over CARB’s emissions rules, irritation with CSA and a slight hope for hours flexibility rounded out 2013. Happy early New Year, drivers. Hang on tight…
December 31, 2013
Business
The George and Wendy Show 2013 in pictures
A video look-back on 2013 put together by owner-operator George Parker for the George and Wendy Show YouTube channel.
December 31, 2013
Business
Third-place winners: Nala, Tiger and Alfie
A Shetland Sheepdog, a cat who enjoys the ride and an Angora rabbit won third-place honors in Overdrive’s Most Loved Pet contest.
December 30, 2013
Business
Fourth-place winners: Angel, Gypsy and three birds
Voted fourth place in Overdrive’s Most Loved Pet contest are a miniature pinscher, a cat who makes the ride pleasant for her owner and three birds who love to ride in the truck.
December 29, 2013
Business
We’re gonna drop it like it’s … New Year’s Eve?
What’s the origin of the tradition of “dropping things” to celebrate New Year’s Eve? Wendy’s got the answer, and it involves a guy named Fig.
December 29, 2013
Business
Fifth-place winners: Monkey, Shasta and Diesel the parrot
The fifth-place winners of Overdrive’s Most Loved Pet are a Pekingese, a tabby and a parrot. Their owners wrote in to tell us what makes their pets so special.
December 28, 2013
Channel 19
Running in reverse: Channel 19 year in review, part 2
In the second third of the year, the hours of service took front and center, along with a bevy of spectacular rigs seen on the show circuit and elsewhere. Take a tour back through the year via this review.
December 28, 2013
Life
Sixth-place winners: a poodle, a cat and two conures
Today’s winners include a poodle rescued from a breeder, a cat rescued from the mouth of a large dog and a couple of protective squawking birds. Dog “We rescued Maxie from a breeder. She had had three litters of pups before she was 2 years old. You couldn’t even tell what kind of dog she […]
December 27, 2013
Business
Evil elves and lemon chessboard pie
Look out! “For the New Year I have Santa and the elephant to keep the evil monkey lamp on my desk company.”
December 27, 2013
Parking
Added bonus at the W.Va. Tamarack
In 1996, Tamarack was opened by the West Virginia Parkways Authority at the Beckley Service Plaza on I-64 as an economic development project.
December 27, 2013
Business
Seventh-place winners: Booger, Bob and Duke
Today’s Overdrive’s Most Loved Pet contest winners are colorful, cute and a comfort to their owners.
December 26, 2013
Channel 19
Running in reverse: Channel 19 year in review, part 1
Big themes for the year reared their heads in the first quarter on the blog, from upcoming CARB deadlines to increasing angst over CSA. Take a tour back through the year via this review.
December 26, 2013
Business
Eighth-place winners: Floyd, Ellie and Layla
The Overdrive staff was happy to see a variety of nominees for this pet contest. Today we honor the eighth-place winners — a cat, a soft-coated Wheaten and a capuchin.
December 25, 2013
Business
Didn’t we just do this?
The Christmas story: “I sincerely hope everyone gets home for Christmas, although I know that’s not possible. Merry Christmas, God bless, and be safe out there.”
December 25, 2013
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