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Texas-based driver recognized after stopping to help motorists after witnessing crash
Michael Morgan was driving about 45 mph in the right lane when a Lexus SUV came around on his left and got just far enough in front of him for him to see the license plate before the driver lost control on the slick road and spun out.
May 24, 2019
Business
Truckers Against Trafficking receives $162,000 from ‘Everyday Heroes’ Kenworth auction
The Everyday Heroes truck, featuring TAT-themed graphics, was auctioned by Ritchie Bros. in Phoenix on Friday, May 17. Stewart Transport, a Phoenix-based company that specializes in refrigerated and dry van freight, placed the winning bid for the truck.
May 23, 2019
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Custom Rigs
Bandit Series race postponed due to threat of severe weather
The race has been rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 2. The Bandits will now have to wait until Saturday, June 8, to return to the track at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana.
May 23, 2019
Custom Rigs
Round-up: Brood of kittens hauled Hayward to San Diego, a 1940 COE project out west, and — more proof W9’s a work truck
A look at J.D. Howard’s restored 1995 W900L — a show-worthy unit we saw at MATS — doing what it does in the Great Lakes winter; imagine the surprise of the jobsite crew in San Diego when a 60-foot steel column start mewling at them; and: Howard Salmon’s 1940 Chevy COE find.
May 22, 2019
Channel 19
‘Joey’s Ride’ with trucking at Ohio elementary school; a trucker-songwriter releases first record in 40 years
Scenes from trucker-songwriter Tony Justice and Trucker Nation’s surprise visit to an elementary-school fan in Defiance, Ohio, last week Friday. Also: Longtime highway hauler and songwriter Will Beeley’s return to recorded music — after a nearly 40-year record hiatus.
May 20, 2019
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping save fellow trucker from fire
He noticed something out of place from a truck in front of him and realized it was a flame, and he then saw smoke coming out from under the front wheels of the truck. Peter Lester pulled around and got on the horn to try to alert the other driver.
May 20, 2019
Business
‘Truckers Fund’ and country star team up on wellness promotion initiative
The multi-platinum selling artist Joe Nichols lost his truck-driving father at a young age from job-related health issues. Now, Nichols has inked a partnership to do “anything and everything I can to help St. Christopher and their cause.”
May 20, 2019
Custom Rigs
Register now for August’s Great American Trucking Show
Returning to the show in 2019 will be the Overdrive’s Pride & Polish truck show, the Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search sing-off finale, Overdrive’s Partners in Business seminars, hundreds of exhibitors and more.
May 16, 2019
Channel 19
New book chronicles the pop rise and fall of the ‘first electronic social network’
From the “slanguage” used by truckers and others over the radio to the role of truckers in the CB’s popularity growth in the 1970s, Missouri writer and academic Tim Scherrer’s new book is the culmination of 23 years of research in 296 pages, with 44 illustrations and more than 200 sources.
May 16, 2019
Business
Trucker recognized for helping couple after hit-and-run
Sam Dyess was traveling along I-80 in Wyoming during a blizzard when a truck stopped ahead of him and slid backwards into another motorist, causing the vehicle to slide back into Dyess’ truck. The first truck then took off, leaving the accident behind.
May 16, 2019
Business
Home, sweet home: Strong work ethic helps propel Midwesterner Danny Jewell to Overdrive’s Owner-Operator of the Year award
His safety record, business acumen and service to the industry and his community in Nebraska City, Nebraska, were factors that led to his being named 2018 Owner-Operator of the Year in March by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive at TCA’s annual meeting in Las Vegas.
May 15, 2019
Business
Mack contest for 2020 calendar ongoing for customer photos
The contest, open through May 31, accepts nominated pictures in categories corresponding to current models — including the Anthem, Pinnacle, Granite and its MHD version, the LR and TerraPro — and with an additional category for models no longer in production.
May 15, 2019
Business
Kenworth, Ritchie Bros. to auction Truckers Against Trafficking T680 this week
The “Everyday Heroes” Kenworth T680 is fully loaded with a 485-hp Paccar MX-13 and Paccar 12-speed automated transmission, a 76-inch sleeper and more.
May 14, 2019
Channel 19
A bit of togetherness in Defiance, Ohio, this Friday
When trucker-songwriter Tony Justice heard about an Ohio boy who loved trucks and his music, using it to help him focus on his work, he took a teacher’s request for CDs one further. This Friday, a convoy in the young man’s honor is set to kick off, and Trucker Nation is inviting the local community.
May 14, 2019
Business
Roadmaster Group partners with Folds of Honor to provide scholarships to military families
The funding provided by the sponsorship will provide several $5,000 scholarships annually for members of the military community.
May 14, 2019
Overdrive Radio
Runaway recounted down Sandstone Mountain, and: Revisiting a quite accurate spot rate prediction pre-ELDs
Podcast: Lee Epling urges caution pointing the finger at this or that cause, or piling on the driver, before all the facts are known in the Colo. crash case, sharing his own brake-failure story on Sandstone Mountain in W.Va./Va. on I-64; Also: Monte Wiederhold’s quite accurate 2017 rates prediction relative to ELDs.
May 13, 2019
Business
Estimated 650 truckers participate in annual Mother’s Day Convoy
Organizers estimate some 650 truckers turned out in a cold, all-day rain in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for the 26-mile convoy that has become one of the more unusual Mother’s Day traditions. While final numbers are not yet in, it’s believed they will have raised more than $500,000 for Make-A-Wish.
May 13, 2019
Business
Commercial Truck Trader launches mobile app
The app allows users to filter search results to specific requirements, including brand, category, upfit body and type, dealer, location, price, mileage and more.
May 9, 2019
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