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VID: Police chase ruins a container hauler’s day
Yesterday I suspect had to be the worst day in memory for the container hauler you see in the video below. A police chase of a suspected child molester in Los Angeles began when the suspect told police he was suicidal and sped away from their attempt to arrest him. Performing a maneuver to stop […]
July 11, 2012
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UPDATE: Bill Mack not back yet
The day after we published the following look-back through some of the videos we’ve done with trucking radio legend Bill Mack, SiriusXM ran this July 2 update on the status of Mack’s reported return as overnight D.J. on the Willie’s Roadhouse channel — as some of you commented on our Facebook page, quite rightly, he […]
July 10, 2012
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Official issues warning on E15 fuel
A certain ethanol blend fuel reportedly can damage small engines in things such as generators, chain saws, lawnmowers, boats and motorcycles.
July 3, 2012
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The ‘Time Bandit’ electric cargo-strap roller
Sometime flatbedder and former small fleet owner Johnny White finds inspiration in day-to-day problems — that might not be the best way, however, to describe the occasion that spurred him on to his latest solution, the new TimeBandit electric cargo-strap winder (pictured). As he tells it, “I was up in St. Cloud, Minn., when it […]
July 3, 2012
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Financial freedom by age 65
Make sure you continuously update your balance sheet – at least twice per year – to ensure you are meeting your financial goals.
July 2, 2012
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Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack back in the saddle
If you haven’t heard, the trucking radio giant is back on overnight radio via Willie’s Roadhouse on SiriusXM Channel 56, broadcasting Sunday through Friday in the midnight-3 a.m. Eastern time slot. A couple of years back, Overdrive Editorial Director Max Heine interviewed Mack leading into Overdrive‘s 50th anniversary coverage. Check out the two vids below, a […]
July 1, 2012
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Highway bill highlight reel
The American Trucking Associations’ summary of new highway bill items that are of interest to motor carriers, sent out to various media, follows — I’ve rearranged a few items of driver/owner-operator interest to bring them closer to the top. Electronic Logging Devices The bill requires DOT to establish regulations mandating electronic logging devices (EOBRs) for […]
June 28, 2012
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Bug-removal tip: Scotch Brite ‘Dobie’ pads
This one comes by way of owner-operator Henry Albert’s blog, where he shares an anecdote about the Scotch Brite “Dobie” cleaning pads (pictured) he uses to clean bugs from his windshield — and how he somewhat inadvertently passed the trick off to Daimler engineers at the Uvalde, Texas, proving grounds. Give it a read here. […]
June 28, 2012
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Check in with ‘Roadcookin’ authors on online radio
Authors of the Roadcookin’ guide to healthy eating on the road interviewed on online radio.
June 27, 2012
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Irish truckers report on South Korean truckers’ strike
An estimated 80 percent of the 380,000 total South Korean truckers were reported to have gone on strike “demanding the introduction of standard freight charges, a 30 percent rise in transportation fees and revised laws on labour rights,” reported the (you’re hearing right) Irish Trucker Magazine. News travels faster than on-highway rigs, eh? Platts reports […]
June 26, 2012
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MADSEN: With more value-added services on trucks, driver value declines
If you missed this post to Phil Madsen’s Learning Something New Every Day blog, from earlier in the month, give it a gander soon as you can. It’s a must-read for the quality of analysis it gives to the expediting owner-operator’s first experience with software that can, with an operator’s permission, track his cell phone […]
June 23, 2012
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Have you seen this custom truck lately?
A look back here a few years to the Custom Rigs magazine vid of Doug Fisher’s The Gambler 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy edition, which among other features sports of an actual shotgun as the shifter and a signature by none other than the original Gambler himself, Kenny Rogers. A commenter on the vid at our […]
June 22, 2012
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An EOBR that’s ‘by truckers, for truckers’
That’s the tagline of the newly created Sable Truck Systems, founded by Bill Taylor, a former owner-operator and small-fleet owner.
June 21, 2012
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Mack Bulldog hood ornament installation
A Mack worker installs the company’s signature bulldog hood ornament.
June 20, 2012
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LETTER: Kudos, more maintenance please!
I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how much I appreciate everyone and everything they do at Overdrive. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy getting your magazine in the mail each month. My wife has learned over the years that every time I come home to a new issue […]
June 20, 2012
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Stroup, First Class Services going for a sweep?
Randy Stroup has had no mercy on his fellow Pride & Polish competitors the last two seasons.
June 19, 2012
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This engine’s on fire
Ray Rodriguez’ repainted engine may be what pushes his ’88 Pete to a Best of Show victory.
June 18, 2012
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Mother Nature lets loose on the prairie
Brian Romig took this and other fine shots of distant rain clouds while driving this month in South Dakota.
June 13, 2012
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