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Overdrive Radio: Page 30

Overdrive Radio
Mailbag: ‘All about the money’? — Reader views on increasing truck weight
A sizable majority of Overdrive readers (64 percent) see negative primary consequences of any significant rise in interstate truck weight limits. Find a bevy of views in this mailbag podcast.
September 17, 2015
The 2007 collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W bridge effectively muted further discussion of the truck weights back then.
Overdrive Radio
Kevin Rutherford reveals owner-operators’ most oft-overlooked and untapped resource
Audio of Rutherford’s talk at the GATS Saturday: “There is nothing more powerful than education. … If you are not listening to something and learning something actively every day, you are missing out on the biggest advantage you have.”
August 31, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
Audio: Tony Justice live at GATS on the big stage
A big night Friday, Aug. 28, at GATS for singer-songwriter and Everhart Transportation driver Tony Justice. Hear his live performance in the podcast here.
August 29, 2015
Tony Justice live at GATS
Overdrive Radio
New musical beginnings: Trucker Talent Search finalist Nate Moran
From this podcast interview with Moran, conducted by Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley, it’s clear personal history plays a large part in the Smokey Point Distributing driver’s budding musical career and more.
August 12, 2015
Nate Moran
Overdrive Radio
Music over 3 million+ miles: Trucker Talent Search finalist Don Whatley
In this podcast interview with Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley, driver-songwriter Don Whatley details the near 4 million miles he’s spent behind the wheel, never a guitar far his fingers over a half-century of music.
August 10, 2015
Don Whatley
Overdrive Radio
Looking forward to a musical good time: Trucker Talent Search finalist Paul Marhoefer
In this podcast interview with Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley, driver and songwriter Paul Marhoefer, 55, of Indiana, stresses the “good time” any performing musician ought to provide for his audience.
August 6, 2015
Paul Marhoefer
Overdrive Radio
New Tony Justice album to feature vocal work with Aaron Tippin
Everhart Transportation driver and singer-songwriter Tony Justice reports that work on a new record is getting under way. For the title track, “Brothers of the highway,” he’ll be joined on vocals by trucking-music veteran Aaron Tippin.
July 14, 2015
Tony Justice and Aaron Tippin
Overdrive Radio
The resurrection of Evel Knievel’s 1970s Mack haul rig
In this podcast with Robb Mariani, the onetime host and producer of the American Trucker show marks the beginning of the end of the story of the Evel Knievel Mack haul rig he located several years ago. The restoration is almost done.
July 7, 2015
McKay, Mariani at work on some detail paint on the Mack.
Overdrive Radio
Owner-operator John Raffone — for President?
Does he have a chance? Probably not. This question, however, is more in line with his professed goals: Could he at least help bring trucking into the national picture in some way other than just as a punching bag?
June 11, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
Hours of service wish list: ‘We are people, not machines’
Results: Readers sound off in podcast, survey toward a more perfect hours rule.
May 23, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
‘Huge mistake’: Readers sound off on speed limiters
In this Overdrive Radio podcast, voices are raised against any speed limiter mandate, while some emphasize alternatives to imposing a single speed on on-highway trucks, such as adequate training and rewards for voluntary governing,
May 20, 2015
highway in traffic
Overdrive Radio
An industry with a voice: Trucking’s opportunity to make it heard over CSA
The Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking represents the first, best opportunity to speak out on CSA, according to Dave Heller, speaking to a group of safety managers convened for TCA meeting.
May 4, 2015
“I’m not supposed to talk about my personal preferences” as new TCA chairman, noted Keith Tuttle (pictured) in his opening remarks Sunday. At once, he said, he was “taking the chairman’s prerogative to move off script” when he expressed his belief that “when ELDs become standard equipment on all trucks, we will be a safer industry.”
Overdrive Radio
Aaron Tippin ’25’: Overdrive’s talk with the songwriter/former trucker
Catch a few samples from new Tippin tracks and hear the artist reflect on what trucking and truckers have meant to his 25-year music career, attendant to release of his new ’25’ double CD.
April 30, 2015
The new “25” record from Aaron Tippin is available via this link.
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Mike Morgan on a victory lap after ChampTruck event
A talk with ’88 Mike’ Morgan, who came out on top of the points following the inaugural ChampTruck World Series Class 8 racing event this weekend in Millville, N.J.
April 27, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
‘Apps 4 Truckers’ podcast from longtime driver
Trucker Tim Spence’s Apps4Truckers podcast combines interviews with drivers and reviews of smartphone apps with a focus on being “the transition place,” Spence says, between technical software instruction and information about such software that is actually useful.
April 24, 2015
Apps4Truckers logo
Overdrive Radio
Camaraderie on the road: Where did it go?
Voices on driver-to-driver camaraderie — “pay it forward, you never go wrong.” And: A mailbag podcast rounding up reader reactions to the dismissal of one owner-operator’s obstruction of justice case.
April 21, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
Kenny Capell’s obstruction of justice case at the scale house, in his own words
Capell hopes it becomes common practice in law enforcement to better respect the job trucking professionals do by refraining from waking sleeping codrivers absent reasonable suspicion.
March 23, 2015
Kenny Capells Freightliner Columbia edit
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: A look back at Watermelon Slim’s trucking blues live in Nashville, Tuscaloosa
Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans in 2010, upon release of his “Escape from the Chicken Coop” record of trucking blues, playing his solo slide at Carol Ann’s in Nashville and at Overdrive HQ in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
March 21, 2015
Watermelon Slim, live in Nashville
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Red Arrow Christmas convoy rolls strong over first three years
This week's Overdrive Radio podcast tells the story of Noah Melton, long working with small fleet Big P Express, and how a fellow trucker's Christmas-season truck convoy idea grew by leaps and bounds over its first few years into a community-supported tradition in Melton's corner of Southwest Michigan.
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Trump orders change to marijuana regs: What truckers need to know
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