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Channel 19
Tale of two searches: Manhunt for hit-and-run suspect, journey to kidney transplant
Two men -- an owner-op sidelined by medical issues, and a diesel shop owner struck in a hit-and-run -- fight for their lives with help from devoted daughters and other family.
June 29, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Will Netflix's 'Ice Road' solve carriers' biggest recruiting problems?
Netflix might not know a Kenworth from a Volvo (a big mistake in the film plenty professional haulers pointed out) but they know how to sell a story to Millennials and Gen Z.
June 28, 2021
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March 24, 2025
Channel 19
Resurrecting the Rubber Duck's classic 1970 Mack RS700
This video showcases small fleet owner Anthony Fox of Rome, Ga., proud owner and caretaker of a piece of history that is one of the original 1970 Macks/60s trailer from the classic âConvoyâ trucking film of the 1970s, released today 43 years ago.
November 16, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Passing the reins at Overdrive
Max Heine announces a transition at Overdrive: "Iâll be celebrating this Independence Day as a newly independent bum â or retiree, to use the proper term. Iâll truly miss the owner-operator world."
June 28, 2021
Regulations
States with the worst traffic and highways, ranked
A new report reveals which U.S. states have the worst traffic and road conditions as the debate over highway funding and infrastructure rages in Washington.
June 24, 2021
Life
Canadian driver recognized for helping woman after accident
Montreal-based Bruno Filipe Da Costa Raposo stopped to help a young woman after her vehicle veered off the road in front of him and into a ditch. Also: Cuban citizen pleads guilty in fraudulent CDL scheme; new Love's in Georgia.
June 18, 2021
Channel 19
One-pot chili-mac, from the 'deckplate diner' of owner-operator Thomas Remington
"I've broken bread with many a driver, but like this, out in the parking lot at the Love's at Trinity Lane and I-65 north of Nashville's downtown? Never." Here's the results, whipped up in under 20 minutes on the deck of Remington's Volvo VNL 740.
June 17, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Tony Justice returns to 'Overdrive's Music to Truck By'
The trucker-songwriter will be in studio with Overdrive's Music to Truck By radio host 'Big Al' Weekley to pick up where they left off in April talking Justice's long-awaited "18 Gears to Life" record, out now.
April 15, 2021
Life
Former longtime owner-op recognized as top tanker driver
Former longtime owner-operator and current company driver Ronald Baird was named National Tank Truck Carriersâ Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year. Also: U.S. 95/I-515 ramp closure planned; Bridgestone partners with autonomous trucking company.
June 16, 2021
Overdrive Extra
PSA: Driver issues education needed for non-trucking public
Here's Overdrive Extra contributor Clifford Petersen's answer to an associate's "not negative, but a bit naive ... thoughts on truck drivers," underscoring a central conundrum of trucking work: Tension between safety, pay, home time and regulations.
June 15, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Tales of three runaway trucks: Crises endured and averted, lessons learned
The advice was good then and it's good now -- see a massive pileup, a multi-fatality runaway, ask yourself, "Could it have been you?" Owner-operator Gordon Alkire's '70s runaway tale, among others, shows it could. When you least expect it.
May 3, 2019
Life
Coors celebrating history with 'Bandit'-themed scavenger hunt
The keys to a fully restored '77 Firebird and a year's supply of beer are up for grabs. Also: Twin brothers recognized for helping at accident scene; Love's dropping mask requirement for vaccinated customers; more.
June 10, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Remembering two songwriters named George on Overdriveâs Friday streaming show
'Overdrive's Music to Truck By' remembers the great George Riddle, a country music legend and a driving force behind The Jones Boys, George Jones' touring band, after Riddle passed on Sunday.
June 10, 2021
Overdrive Radio
An eraâs social unrest finds an anthem in the rebellious âConvoyâ
The legacy of history behind the unlikely 1970s hit "Convoy," by C.W. McCall, aka ad executive Bill Fries. The song, heavily laden with CB slang and conversation, tells the story of a spontaneous truck convoy that clashes with authorities.
June 7, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Recipes for the Road: Chicken alfredo pizza
In-cab chef and owner-op Thomas Remington offers his version for cooking in the truck. Itâs a simplified recipe, minimizing prep time and ingredients needed. Feel free to add or subtract anything to make it all your own.
June 7, 2021
Overdrive Radio
Driver shares memories of Merle Haggard bus gig on music show
Among music, news and more featured on this week's Overdrive's Music to Truck By edition, host Big Al Weekley will talk with Merle Haggard's former bus driver and current caskets hauler Al Cotter, among a longer look at other examples of strange cargo...
June 3, 2021
Custom Rigs
The day five famous 70s/80s rigs made history on 'Hollywood Hill'
A firsthand account of the event, bringing together restored trucks from movies âDuel,â âConvoy," and âSmokey & the Banditâ with âMovinâ Onâ and âB.J. & the Bearâ TV rigs â among others at the Southern Classic Truck Show in 2016.
December 21, 2016
Trucker Talent Search
Milton Raphael's original, 'A Little More Time'
Raphael says he didnât pick up a guitar until his mid-40s, but âas soon as I learned how to play three chords, I said, âwell, doggone, Iâm going to try putting that to music,ââ he says. He hauls new furniture up and down the East Coast and out to Texas.
May 28, 2021
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