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Life: Page 240

Business
iLuvMyTrucker contest winner is Michael Mick
Lori Tennant’s story about her boyfriend has been selected as the first-place winner of Overdrive’s truck driver appreciation contest.
September 19, 2013
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Life
5 things members of the general public don’t know about truckers
From typical speed to on-the-road conditions and pay packages, misunderstood elements of the trucking business remain in the dark for many in the general public.
September 19, 2013
Wendy Parker writes the George & Wendy Show blog, appearing several times a week on OverdriveOnline.com, dispatched from her ridealong position in the truck with her owner-operator husband, George.
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Business
ā€˜Unofficial warning shot’ fired
Intel on the ā€œ2 Million Bikers to D.C.ā€ ride Thursday, September 12, from Tidewater Express heavy hauler Lyndon Armory.
September 18, 2013
Lyndon Armory on his bike
Custom Rigs
Sylvania 300 continues Cup chase this weekend with attendant spotlight on haulers
The ā€œHauler Headlights for Safer Nightsā€ initiative from the Sylvania company showcases its premium halogen bulbs at the New Hampshire NASCAR race Sunday, Sept. 22.
September 18, 2013
Sylvania lights on NASCAR hauler
Business
Annual driver survey shows rise in smartphone use, reveals roadside favorites
The results of Atlas Van Lines annual King of the Road survey presented in infographic form show drivers are concerned about eating right and the growing use of social media and smartphones.
September 17, 2013
atlas
Business
Top 10 iLuvMyTrucker nominees selected
Ten drivers have been chosen as finalists in Overdrive’s iLuvMyTrucker appreciation contest.
September 16, 2013
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Custom Rigs
ā€˜Sidewinder’: 2000 Peterbilt 379
Briceson Nightingale, of Sedan, N.M., owns and operates this 2000 379 to haul liquid fertilizer and hay. In the few years he’s owned it, he’s stretched the frame, changed the stacks and redone the interior.
September 15, 2013
sidewinder
Business
ā€˜Trucker appreciation life’
ā€œThere are a lot of people out here doing it right…. For the ones who are striving to do it like you should, thank you.ā€
September 15, 2013
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Channel 19
The 1,000,000-lb. challenge begins!
Driver Toby Bogard’s 1,000,000 Pound Challenge weight-loss competition seeks to encourage and support drivers in their goals of better health. You can register to take part now.
September 14, 2013
Toby Bogard in 2010 — we’ll update with further shots as Bogard’s 1,000,000 Pound Challenge weight-loss competition continues through November. You can register to take part in the challenge yourself via this link.
Business
Poison sumac: Solution to Middle East crisis
ā€œEither the Benadryl is working its magic, or a profound sense of clarity has come over me. I think I know how to end the crisis in the Middle East.ā€
September 13, 2013
unicorns and rainbows
Business
Driver ā€˜appreciation,’ respect needed at the loading dock
If carriers want to show drivers appreciation, they need to work with their own customers to mitigate the disrespect drivers are shown by shippers and receivers, writes Kevin Jones.
September 12, 2013
dock
Channel 19
A fine read in owner-operator’s ā€˜Hotshot Chronicles’ book on expediting
Gary Shade’s book of the expediting life and business could be an important resource for those starting out in the segment.
September 12, 2013
Gary and Barb Shade with pup Oliver and the couple’s Freightliner M2 expediter
Business
Returning with fall: Friday night lights … and clothes
ā€œFall is almost here again and I’m excited because (A) football starts, and (B) people start wearing clothes again.ā€
September 11, 2013
Moody High School bearcats
Life
Voie challenges fleets to spec trucks properly for female drivers
At the annual fall meeting of the Technology and Maintenance Council, Women in Trucking president Ellen Voie said the female driver pool is growing and fleets should consider that when spec’ing vehicles.
September 11, 2013
Women in Trucking’s Ellen Voie speaking in 2010 at a Truckload Carriers Association conference.
Life
Eating for health and happiness
ā€œThe more you understand about the necessary nutrients and minerals your body’s amazing chemical reaction needs to stay balanced, the easier it is to feed your brain.ā€
September 10, 2013
Tomatoes have a substance known as lycopene, an antioxidant that also fights inflammation in the brain and generally protects it.
Life
Rodney McCloud: ā€˜Fittest of the fleet’
With McCloud coming out on top of its fitness competition, Prime challenges other carriers to host their own Fittest events using the same format in order to bring together the champions of each fleet into a national competition.
September 9, 2013
push ups
Business
Too many meetings: Why things cost so much
Mr. Canoodle ā€œhas a meeting about the meeting he’s in now at one-thirty, then he’s traveling to the Fairy Coast to have a meeting about another meeting he had last week….ā€
September 8, 2013
boardroom
Life
Here’s to you, drivers!
Overdrive is giving a special nod to its readers this year in connection with National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 15-21. We’ve produced a short video, ā€œHeaded home,ā€ that recognizes the tough job drivers do.
September 6, 2013
driver portrait
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How truck and engine OEs might approach EPA's new DEF-derate guidance
EPA's new guidance relaxing sudden 5-mph derates after aftertreament-system faults makes clear that existing derate procedures remain A-OK through at least the 2026 model year -- if manufacturers and their customers want them to be. Here's what a few truck and engine makers, and maintenance pros, are saying.
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