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Talking recession, recovery and history in Oklahoma City with Marvin Rush
Amid recent headlines trumpeting growing manufacturing activity, freight volumes and truck and trailer sales, it’s tempting to look at Rush Enterprises’ expansive new facility in Oklahoma City off I-40 at the Council Road exit as yet another sign of the growing consensus that the Great Recession is either over or nearing its close and the trucking […]
June 15, 2010
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Partners in Business
PIB TIP: DELIVER ON MONDAY. Profitable owner-opera
PIB TIP: DELIVER ON MONDAY. Profitable owner-operators deliver the first load of the week on Monday because doing so lets you start your week with miles already run and leaves time to be profitable for the rest of the week. The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive and the consultants at ATBS, the nation’s […]
June 15, 2010
Reader Rigs
Chuck and Stacy Erb of Chino, Calif., own this 200
Chuck and Stacy Erb of Chino, Calif., own this 2000 Freightliner FLD, equipped with a 400-hp Cummins. The Erbs run a horse transportation business, transporting an average of 130 horses a month. The trailer holds 15 horses.
June 15, 2010
Horse Haulin
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Lower diesel prices
For the fifth week in a row, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel fell this week.
June 15, 2010
Business
Agency to analyze impact of heavy truck emissions
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for more fuel-efficient trucks.
June 14, 2010
Business
‘Widow Maker’ wins top award at SuperRigs
Todd Roccapriore won Best in Show and other honors with his custom-built 2004 Peterbilt 379.
June 14, 2010
Business
‘Jazzy’ runs toward her goal
High school junior Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan is completing the final miles of her 9-month, 3,000-plus-mile run across the United States.
June 14, 2010
'Jazzy' Jordan running 3,000 miles to raise awareness of truckers' health carfe issues. (Photo Todd Dills)
Business
Walk begins Great West health focus
A 1.5-mile walk leaves from the first Health, Wellness and Safety Pavilion June 17 at the Great West Truck Show in Las Vegas.
June 14, 2010
Walkers at the Healthy Trucking Association of America trek pictured this spring in Louisville, Ky.
Business
Bluetooth headsets
The LYTE COMM 737 and PRO BOOM 747 mono headsets feature Bluetooth V 2.0 technology, 10X noise-canceling technology, DSP dual mic technology, background noise reduction, a 180-degree flex boom mic and rechargeable batteries. Each model delivers 6-hours of talk time and up to 250-hours of stand-by time. The headsets include a boom mic, adjustable mic […]
June 14, 2010
Business
Roadside Medical + Lab to open 3 clinics
The medical clinics will be at Pilot Travel Centers in Oklahoma City; East St. Louis, Ill.; and Waco, Texas.
June 14, 2010
Channel 19
SpongeBob Squarepants underwear OK in truckstop coffee line
If you know Mike “Mustang” Crawford, Overdrive‘s 2010 Driver of the Year, you probably hear from him from time to time with an epic, often quite hilarious story. Last time we checked in on the Prime-leased Missouri owner-operator here Crawford told of his rig’s accidental involvement in the Miami MLK Day parade. Just yesterday, though, he called with another heck of a tale […]
June 11, 2010
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Business
Schneider National celebrates 75 years
The company was founded in 1935 when Al Schneider sold the family car to buy his first truck.
June 11, 2010
Julius Borley drove the company's first interstate load in 1958. (Photo Todd Dills)
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