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Channel 19
One truckerās video of April flooding on I-29 in North Dakota
File this one under āOld newsā if you like (or under āDonāt try this at homeā or āNot the greatest decisionā), but to get the week started here I thought Iād share a vid from the April flooding of I-29 near the North Dakota/Minnesota border, as shared by the folks at the N.D. Grand Forks [ā¦]
June 27, 2011
Overdrive Extra
The all-time greatest trucking songs
What are the top trucking songs of all time? Thatās what we want you to tell us. Senior Editor Todd Dills has been soliciting titles through his Channel 19 blog.
June 24, 2011
Channel 19
āMedically certifiedā ā join us for radio show Wednesday to probe driver health regs
At 7 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow evening (Wed., June 22) Iāll join Truth About Trucking Live hosts Allen & Donna Smith as well as my colleague Max Kvidera for a special show probing the issues raised by the current, June Truckers News cover story Kvidera and I penned about state and federal regs for driver [ā¦]
June 21, 2011
Channel 19
What are the top ten trucking songs of all-time?
Planning for Overdriveās 50th anniversary this year, we want to hear from you with recommendations for a top-ten list of the best trucking songs of all time. Lest I unduly influence the process, I will refrain here from mentioning my own top-ten, but letās say potential contenders could range from classics by Red Sovine to [ā¦]
June 20, 2011
Channel 19
82-year-old gets a trucking wish; Minnesota horse northbound and down
Queen of the road A story in the Doylestown, Pa., Intelligencer newspaper details the Twilight Wish Foundationās efforts to grant a long-haul wish to 82-year-old Margarette Kirsch. In late May, she set out of a 15-day journey from Philly to California and back to her Merritt Island, Fla., home with trucker Annabella Wood at the [ā¦]
June 14, 2011
Channel 19
Transport for Christ truck rally this Fri-Sat
The Transport for Christ organizationās efforts to connect with and spread the good news to and of the trucking industry extends far beyond their mobile chapels and efforts to unite drivers in the fight against humna trafficking, which I wrote about several weeks ago. Theyāre rewarding the greater community of drivers and owner-operators again this [ā¦]
June 13, 2011
Channel 19
Swift at the New York Stock Exchange
Get an eyeful of this pic, a Swift International Lonestar parked outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 25, when Swift management rang the opening bell on the exchange after a December initial public offering (NYSE-Listed SWFT) of Swift stock, which gained 27 cents a share that week. Swift, ābased in Phoenix, Ariz., operatesĀ 16,100 [ā¦]
June 13, 2011
Business
Vegas Pride & Polish awards Saturday
One of the biggest attractions of the June 9-11 Great West Truck Show is the Custom Rigsā Pride & Polish truck beauty show.
June 10, 2011
Channel 19
Hardage custom combo unit gets final fix
You might remember Jeff Hardage, owner of the J&C Investments small fleet, based in Garland, Texas, if youāve been paying any attention whatsoever to the news coming out of the Pride & Polish competitions at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas the past several years. Most recently, I wrote about Hardageās son Ericās 1963 [ā¦]
June 9, 2011
Channel 19
Custom rig as educational shuttle ā a Mack contribution to the space program
Itās not as big as its sister ships. Nor has it ever gone into orbit. But for more than two decades, the Shuttle Blake has served a very important mission ā educating students about space exploration.Ā Mack Trucks has been part of the story all along. In the early 1980s Bob Boehmer, a teacher at [ā¦]
June 8, 2011
Business
Three-day Roadcheck blitz planned
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold Roadcheck, its annual vehicle inspection program, June 7-9.
June 6, 2011
Channel 19
Amsoil now on the marquee at Wisconsin dirt track
Synthetic oil manufacturer Amsoil, with a significant presence in the trucking industry, continues its support of dirt track racing in the Midwest as the new title sponsor of the Superior Speedway in its home city of Superior, Wis., at the Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds on the south end of the city. The sponsorship agreement [ā¦]
June 3, 2011
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