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Overdrive Extra
Passing the reins at Overdrive
Max Heine announces a transition at Overdrive: "I’ll be celebrating this Independence Day as a newly independent bum – or retiree, to use the proper term. I’ll truly miss the owner-operator world."
June 28, 2021
Trucking History
Little-known movie showcased Overdrive founder’s Hollywood, Nashville forays
Go way back in Overdrive’s 60-year history and you’ll find more than a little dabbling in the bright lights of Hollywood and the country music scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s. At the heart of that is this little-known movie produced by founder Mike Parkhurst.
June 21, 2021
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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 Extra
Quarterly estimated taxes due next Tuesday
Set aside the time to deal with the administrative side of your business. Like preventive maintenance on your truck, proper attention now will save you hours and money in the future and lower your stress, setting you up for better decision-making.
June 9, 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. It’s 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 Extra
The psychology of vehicle color
More than half of all Class 8 trucks are a shade of the same color.
June 3, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Drexel L. Pentz and his 1956 Mack B61
Video and more on 86-year-old Pentz's 1950s classic West Coast spec dual-breather/twin-stacks B61, originally built for Coor's brewery, in this installment in Paul Marhoefer's "Faces of the Road" series of profiles/oral histories.
June 1, 2021
Overdrive Extra
You are not alone in the fight for stable mental health
Mental health is a widespread problem that could affect more than a million truckers. Be aware of those quietly suffering such challenges on a daily basis and find here simple practices to enhance the quality of your own wellbeing.
May 25, 2021
Trucking History
'Bandit' lives on as a classic trucking movie
As the movie debuted, the May 1977 Overdrive highlighted the magazine’s involvement in 'Smokey and the Bandit,' notably the inclusion of a truck race banner bearing its name.
May 24, 2021
Overdrive Radio
'Six Days on the Road' and the outlaw trucker image
“Six Days” remains in contemporary times one of trucking’s most popular songs -- a decade ago around Overdrive's 50th anniversary, readers voted the track as the No. 1 trucking song of all time. Hear more about its history in today's podcast.
May 17, 2021
Overdrive Extra
How to use your illusions about time for better management, performance
No, meetings aren't a waste of time, and better time management by itself is not going to get you down the path to success, much less equate to better on-highway performance. Yet: Understanding the illusions is key to becoming an effective time manager.
May 11, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Know the value of your time to assess true profit
Gary Buchs on how to assess cost, profit and driver pay per hour to evaluate any given load. It could help you know that customer who’s got a huge detention problem is no longer worth the time and effort, among other benefits.
May 3, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Faces of Wildwood: The Kid, the Old Pro and the Builder at the 75 Chrome Shop Truck Show
Long Haul Paul's Saturday stop at the truck show in Wildwood, Fla., yielded brief profiles of owner-ops Lincoln Williamson (Mississippi) and Tom Billington (Florida) -- and builder Dustin Dickerson's show-stopping 1956 Pete.
April 27, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Roadcheck prep: Invest in inspections to save money, hassle later
A good way to learn and gain confidence that you won’t get a roadside violation is to invest in equipment inspection, observe the inspection process at your shop/the scales, and ask questions.
May 22, 2018
Trucking History
What's behind 'Woman Behind the Man Behind the Wheel'
This Red Sovine classic celebrated heroic wives and mothers, who shouldered the burdens of maintaining a household while their husbands drove over the road. It also subtly addressed doubts either spouse might have about the other ...
April 19, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Truck stop is part of Alaska's backcountry history
Coldfoot Camp and the Dalton Highway, which runs past it, have ties to development of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and, more recently, the popular "Ice Road Truckers" TV series.
April 12, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Mirah Lesa 'YoYo' Worley runs with the wind, long after retirement
The latest in Paul Marhoefer's "Faces of the Road" oral histories. Worley's story resonates decades after being featured on NBC's "Real People" TV show in 1979 and launching her road-legend status in a 359 with a KTA 600, 3:55 rears, and a 13 over.
April 5, 2021
Overdrive Extra
There's much more to business ownership than having an authority
History is rich with companies that worked tirelessly to save their sinking ship rather than change when the need became inevitable. Yet failure to effectively plan for the change can be its own Achilles Heel of sorts.
March 29, 2021
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