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Channel 19
New photo book from short-time trucker offers fresh perspectives from the road
The images in Andrew Bennett Cohenâs âFuel Islandsâ run the gamut from landscapes at the fuel island to telling images like that of three empty chairs around a computer kiosk, presumably from a truck stop â a legend on the wall above the computer exhorts viewers to âFind Your PerfectFitCareer.â
December 18, 2018
Overdrive Extra
ââŚ. the day they put an e-log in my truckâ: A multimillion-miler father still trucking, the son who got out
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the ELD mandate, a conversation with a father who stayed in the industry, and a son who left it behind. Introducing Ohio-based Bill and Lee Wilker.
December 17, 2018
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Werner driver named Transition Trucking award winner, receives fully-loaded Kenworth
Werner Enterprises driver Quinton Ward's owner-operator career received a jumpstart last week when he was named the winner of the Transition Trucking: Driving For Excellence Award, which comes with a fully-loaded 2018 Kenworth T680 Advantage.
December 17, 2018
Life
Singer-songwriter Boo Rayâs double-edged paean to the road, in advance of new record
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Boo Ray has a new record coming in February 2019 â this track, offered for download here to Overdrive readers, effectively evokes two sides of life on the road not always in opposition: itâs a setting, no two days the same, which can, Ray well knows, be both refuge to the afflicted and a fount of absolute chaos.
December 14, 2018
Life
UrgentCareTravel, St. Christopher Fund offering truckers free flu vaccines
Drivers can download or print a voucher, then take it to any of UrgentCareTravelâs 13 locations. The clinics are located at certain Pilot Flying J truck stops.
December 13, 2018
Channel 19
Custom mapping app Trucker Notes designed by an independent to save parking information
Debbie Desiderato is the owner-op behind the free app, launched within the last few months. She came to it with hopes of creating a way for herself and other truckers to save their notes about locations visited along their routes, chiefly nontraditional parking places but also plenty more, as sheâs found utilizing the app.
December 12, 2018
Business
Trucking to help deliver 1.8 million wreaths for Wreaths Across America Day
Approximately 200 trucking companies will volunteer their time and trucks to help deliver around 1.8 million wreaths as part of this yearâs Wreaths Across America (WAA) national event, which honors U.S. veterans by placing wreaths on their graves both at home and abroad.
December 12, 2018
Life
Better Health: Take a bite out of bad dental habits
Snacking and drinking sugary, caffeinated drinks are common among truck drivers. The habits can help cure highway boredom, but the behavior also can be detrimental to dental health.
December 7, 2018
Business
Fla.-based Oakley Transport giving away pickup
The companyâs new awards program, called âSafetyâs Super Sweepstakes,â is intended to award âoutstanding safety and performanceâ with an ultimate prize for the grand champion of a brand-new 2020 GMC Sierra pickup truck.
December 6, 2018
Voices
More âMusic to truck byâ: Truckers Ken Freeman, Taylor Barker live
In addition to this yearâs Trucker Talent Search contestants and other singer-songwriters, truckers Taylor Barker and Ken Freeman were conspicuous at GATS this past year with performances, including video excerpts of two here, on the stage at the truck parking area and at the Red Eye Radio stage and various exhibitor booths.
December 5, 2018
Business
Trucking aero company raising money to support military veterans
SmartTruck kicked off the âDrive for our Vetsâ campaign by using one of its trucks to deliver supplies to a DAV facility on the Gulf Coast to help military families affected by Hurricane Michael. The company is looking to raise $25,000 by the end of December.
December 5, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Bluesman and former trucker Watermelon Slim fails better
Long Haul Paulâs latest in the âFaces of the Roadâ series details the life and career of former hauler (and so much else besides)/international blues sensation Bill âWatermelon Slimâ Homans, out with a new record, âChurch of the Blues.â As Slim puts it: âIâve had a little success in a life marked mostly by failure.â
December 4, 2018
Voices
Truck thief! Caught on dual-view dashcam
After installing dual-view cameras in their trucks, reps of the Madison, Ala., location of the Danella construction company were greeted early one morning with what was clearly a break-in at the yard â the thief, soon caught, was recorded in these videos driving away, among other footage, a gold mine for police.
November 30, 2018
Life
Owner-opâs run on âSurvivorâ ends
In Wednesdayâs second episode, Boudreaux won a reward in the opening challenge, his first of the season. But while he was off enjoying that, others conspired against him. At the second tribal council, the vote was four for Angelina Keeley and five against Boudreaux, and his torch was extinguished.
November 30, 2018
Life
Driver named Outstanding Trucker Buddy for work with fifth-grade class
Trucker John Haley was recently named an Outstanding Trucker Buddy for the work he does with the Trucker Buddy organization corresponding with a fifth-grade class each year, sending letters and postcards to the students and more.
November 30, 2018
Business
Health insurance options increasing for owner-ops, as open enrollment period enters final few weeks for exchange plans
Affordable Care Act open-enrollment period extends through Dec. 15 (longer in some states). With time left, know that there are other options out there as a result of federal and private moves toward positive insurance-market change.
November 28, 2018
Voices
POLL: Have you carried health insurance this year?
With the sixth-annual Affordable Care Act open enrollment period coming to a close Dec. 15 for the federal health-insurance exchange â extended for some state exchanges â what best describes your own health-insurance situation over the last year?
November 28, 2018
Business
Photos: KW W990 makes delivery of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The Kenworth W990 tractor that hauled the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree cross-country from Oregon made its final stop this weekend in Washington, D.C., to deliver the tree to the U.S. Capitol building. Here are a few photos of the delivery.
November 27, 2018
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