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On the road again

“Another MATS is in the books,” Wendy writes in this post, and though Marshall Tucker this year was pretty special, she also makes a case for Tony Justice on the main stage. What do you think?

March 30, 2015

The Parkers with Jason Johnson and The Rookie, from World’s Toughest Trucker

MATS: One down, two to go

MATS 2015 has kicked off, and it’s going to be huge. It’s always a gigantic show, and it’s the first of the season, so attendance is generally high. This is our third year at MATS, and the first time we’ve actually been able to finagle press passes, and I’d like to thank Toby Young for […]

March 27, 2015

George Parker (right) and Brad James at MATS. James was among the final three contestants at the Trucker Talent Search event at last year’s Great American Trucking Show.

Navistar makes OnCommand diagnostics system free, standard on International trucks

Navistar’s OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system will now be free and standard on all 2007 and newer model International trucks, the company announced this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville.

March 26, 2015

International’s ProStar ES combines a bevy of fuel-saving systems rolled into one spec package.

Gleaming show trucks ready for judging at MATS

Show truck owners were busy polishing away Wednesday as they prepared for judging in the PKY Truck Beauty championship at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. Here are some of the contestants.

March 25, 2015

Peterbilt enhances 579 EPIQ improve efficiency, comfort

Peterbilt Motors introduced enhancements to its Model 579 EPIQ that it says can improve fuel efficiency up to 14 percent. The company also announced new models or expanded versions of existing models, including improvements in its natural gas-powered offerings.

March 25, 2015

The Platinum Graphite Interior Package is available now for Peterbilt Models 579 and 567 in daycab configurations or when equipped with a 72- or 80-inch sleeper.

Gearing up for MATS

[youtube qY1LlwJxiFU nolink] Truck show season kicks off in March, and it’s all I’m hearing about these days. Apparently, MATS is going to be one heck of a show – we’ve heard from all kinds of people about all kinds of neat stuff that’s going to happen there. I’m going to be brutally honest and […]

February 1, 2015

Rates: Demand on the rise short-term?

And a check-in with owner-operator Jan McCarter on her new Human Trafficking Awareness Project, looking ahead to MATS in March.

January 8, 2015

WHERE RATES ARE: According to DAT’s Trendlines report, the final Dec 28-Jan 3 holiday week saw freight availability remain more or less stable. The average line haul rate held steady for vans, but the total rate dipped 1 cent per mile likely due to the declining fuel surcharge, with per-gallon prices. Demand for truckers continued generally strong, though, as even with fuel prices on the decline, rates increased for flatbeds and reefers.

The JBC Hotline: Raising money and keeping good company

The group grew from four people making three-way calls to an organized conference call that runs 24/7. Callers use the room to keep company on long nights, give and get weather and road reports, check routes and just touch base with other human beings who do the same job.

May 9, 2014

Left to right: Don Schmidt, Richard Gatton and Kevin ‘Cornholio’ Young of the JBC Hotline crew at MATS.

Wrap-up from complete and utter over-stimulation

Wendy on the news out of MATS and her own experience there, ultimately: “Anyway, I’m optimistic, because I like to be optimistic. Otherwise I get cranky and I can’t even stand myself.”

March 31, 2014

The Holdeman family

Photo gallery: Pride & Polish champ Vinnie Diorio’s 2013 Pete showing at MATS

Vinnie Diorio’s 2013 Peterbilt 389, which won the 2013 Pride & Polish National Championship in the Limited-Mileage Combo category, was on display at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week. Overdrive reported on the truck a few times last year, as the truck won Best of Show in several Pride & Polish events around the country. Click […]

March 29, 2014

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Photo gallery: Custom ’07 Pete shows its stripes at MATS

The 2007 Peterbilt 379 below, on display at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week in Louisville, Ky., is owned by Dallas MCord.

March 28, 2014

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Trucker Buddy honors 2014 ‘outstanding’ truckers

Trucker Buddy International honored its 2014 Outstanding Trucker Buddies at a ceremony March 28 in Louisville, Ky., at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

March 28, 2014

Linda Caffee, driver for FedEx Freight and well known in other circles as a member of the Trucking Solutions Group and blogger for Freightliner’s Team Run Smart, accepts her award for being named a 2014 Outstanding Trucker Buddy from Randy Schwartzenburg, president of Trucker Buddy.

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