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GBATS Special Olympics convoy arrives, departs and raises $190K-plus
The 2018 GBATS truck convoy set new records with a grand total of 522 trucks and more than $190K raised for Special Olympics. Get the details here on Overdrive.
October 3, 2018
Business
Spot market demand indicators drop but remain favorable for truckers
Load post counts were on the rise last week, but truck posts rose even higher after the holidays. It was the first week the van load-to-truck ratio declined since the ELD mandate went into effect. Yet the ratio was still 10.7 van loads per truck, way above whatâs been historically typical, for any time of year.
January 17, 2018
Custom Rigs
Can I get a radio check?
CB fouls turned into great illustrations of its proper use in two convoys over the weekend in Joplin, including a hundred-mile, 14-driver/truck video shoot âin the regular flow of traffic that came off like it was butter.â
September 26, 2016
Custom Rigs
Big comeback for this cabover, one of 550-plus trucking stories at Guilty by Association
A tale of triumph from near-ruin September 10, 1987 in Pratt, Kansas, for this 1976 Kelty Farms International Transtar. And: More from Joplin, Mo.
September 24, 2016
Business
EB I-44/I-49 lane closed at Prigmore Ave. in Joplin May 13-14
Concrete pours for new off- and on-ramps for the âCrossroads interchangeâ going in at Prigmore Avenue and I-44/49 in Joplin will see closure of an eastbound lane of the interstate May 13-14
May 7, 2015
Business
Chicken lights visible from outer space
The Guilty by Association Truck Show was âhands down the best $100 weâve spent in a long time,â Wendy says. âNext year, Iâd like to see 300 trucks and some mainstream news agenciesâŚâ
October 1, 2014
Business
Chrome overload at Guilty by Association
âThe Preciousâ is in the competition: âIâm OK with the disparaging comments â the meanest ones usually come from people who donât have a truck at all, so thereâs that. I do know this, weâve got family in Joplin now, and thatâs the biggest win of all.â
September 26, 2014
Custom Rigs
Bryan Martin previews Guilty by Association Truck Show
The Guilty by Association Truck Show in Joplin, Mo., gets under way this Friday, Sept. 26. Owner-operator George Parker and Overdrive contributing writer Wendy Parker shot this brief preview video with 4 Statesâ Bryan Martin.
September 24, 2014
Channel 19
SuperRigs 2013 calendar: Familiar face in an unfamiliar place
Sneak peak at familiar faces in the Shell SuperRigs 2013 calendar, now available with an oil change at participating locations. And: Vid from the 2012 30th anniversary show in Joplin, Mo., highlighting the cityâs rebuilding efforts.
November 8, 2012
Voices
A miracle in Joplin
Debbie Zehrer tells the exceptional story of her encounter with young truck illustrator Chase Harnage at the 2012 Guilty by Association Truck Show at 4 State Trucks in Joplin, Mo.
October 19, 2012
Channel 19
Colin Stuartâs âWorking Class,â shown in Knoxville this weekend
Just as I was wrapping up my time at the Southeastern Regional Truck Show this past Saturday, April 14, what would pull into the lot at Knoxville, Tenn.âs Chilhowee Park on East Magnolia but this stupendous custom 1984 Peterbilt 359, the usually heavy-hauling (he had on a load of pallets Saturday) Working Class of Harvard, [âŚ]
April 16, 2012
Business
New health-insurance offering for Con-way Truckload operators
Owner-operators leased to Joplin, Mo.-based Con-way Truckload began receiving information over their Qualcomm units and in packets in the mail last week about a first-time offering from the company, the TrueChoices program. Under the program, administered by TrueNorth, a collaborative insurance and financial strategies firm, owner-operators will have the opportunity to choose from four tiered [âŚ]
August 25, 2011
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