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Overdrive Extra

Have you seen this custom truck lately?

A look back here a few years to the Custom Rigs magazine vid of Doug Fisher’s The Gambler 2007 Peterbilt 379 Legacy edition, which among other features sports of an actual shotgun as the shifter and a signature by none other than the original Gambler himself, Kenny Rogers. A commenter on the vid at our […]

June 22, 2012

Business

ProStar to be given away at Dallas show

The truck will be awarded at the Great American Trucking Show. Contest participants also can win weekly prizes of $250 Visa Award Cards.

June 22, 2012

Channel 19

Anne Ferro conferences on issues with owner-operators

Run-down of the Wednesday, June 20, 2012 call hosted by the Trucking Solutions Group with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro on critical industry issues. Find a summation of some of the major points with a link to the entire recorded call.

June 22, 2012

Channel 19

Modest proposal: Ban all motorized transport already!

Buddy Wenners’ December 2011 modest proposal for the Department of Transportation to dispense with all the rigmarole and “ban truck driving” — penned in response to news of the handheld cell ban and otherwise the blizzard of new regs coming down the pike — yesterday got some kudos from commenter Zach Bell. It’d be exciting, […]

June 21, 2012

Channel 19

Like pork rinds? Contest for year’s supply begins 7/1

Starting July 1, you’ll have a chance to win a years’ supply of pork rinds (and $1,500) from Rudolph Foods by sharing a video filling in the following blank: “Three things I always have in my truck: a bag of pork rinds, a roll of Duck Tape and ____________.” The Rudolph company will be collecting […]

June 21, 2012

Channel 19

Open call with Anne Ferro

The folks at the Trucking Solutions Group — including members we’ve written about on the blog, from owner-operators Rick Ash and Bob and Linda Caffee to Henry Albert — are hosting an open conference call with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro today at 3 p.m. EDT today. Call-in details you can find here, and I’ll include […]

June 20, 2012

Overdrive Extra

LETTER: Kudos, more maintenance please!

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how much I appreciate everyone and everything they do at Overdrive. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy getting your magazine in the mail each month. My wife has learned over the years that every time I come home to a new issue […]

June 20, 2012

Channel 19

National Seating sweepstakes: Do you need a new seat?

If so, here’s your chance to get one free of charge. Get on over to this website, which is offering owner-operators the chance to win a brand-new premium National Commodore seat (pictured) by sharing a shot of your current seat and any anecdotes detailing what you like about it and what could make you like it […]

June 19, 2012

Channel 19

Onboard recorder integrates with Google Earth

The PeopleNet company announced two weeks back that it had integrated some of the onboard data-recording capabilities of its EOBR units with Google Earth in order to provide back-office staff a bird’s eye, 3-D-type view of critical events. Check out the picture here, which appears to show acceleration/braking on a right-hand curve. “In direct response […]

June 19, 2012

Business

TONIGHT: How to manage your fuel costs

Overdrive columnist and trucking radio host Kevin Rutherford will cover key fuel management topics for owner-operators in a free evening webinar.

June 19, 2012

Channel 19

Farm to market in style — Bill Blankenship’s 1978 W900A

Bill Blankenship, who with his son, Jerry, runs the McMinnville-based Blankenship Farms & Nursery business, found this member of the 1978 class of Kenworth’s long-running W900 model eight years ago, buying it to haul the products of his business. Today, after a long restore-and-rebuild process, he hauls trees to customers week-in, week-out — “32 trips […]

June 17, 2012

Business

Rule reduces paperwork on intermodal equipment

Truckers operating intermodal equipment no longer are required to submit inspection reports if the equipment has no defects.

June 16, 2012