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Business

Aug. 26: Johnson to perform at Dallas show

Singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson will headline a free concert at the Great American Trucking Show, sponsored by Mobil Delvac.

August 24, 2011

Business

International Trucks launches Turn-In-Three lease program

Fleet owners who want to lease with a company for peace of mind can do so with International Trucks’ Turn-In-Three program, the Navistar subsidiary says. The arrangement allows customers a fixed monthly payment over six years, full warranty coverage and a new truck after three years into the program. Those who participate will have a […]

August 24, 2011

Trucking History

1970s-era Overdrive staffer enjoyed storied past

Former Overdrive receptionist, Bonnie Robinson, remembers a storied past at the magazine, whose headquarters were once in Hollywood, Calif.

August 24, 2011

Business

Total Quality Logistics updates mobile app

A free app is available for iPhone and Android smartphones, Total Quality Logistics announced. The updated version of the TQL Freight Finder app was restructured based on user feedback. The app allows carriers to search for available loads by mileage radius, equipment type, load date, or destination city/state. The app also provides users with the […]

August 24, 2011

Channel 19

Driver loses vital organ at Kentucky hospital

Trucker Philip Seaton is locked in a battle with a Kentucky doctor whom it appears may be attempting to cover his tracks after amputating Seaton’s penis after finding cancer during a routine circumcision-type procedure to relieve inflammation — doing so without, apparently, telling Seaton he was doing it. That’s all I’ll say, aside from that […]

August 24, 2011

Overdrive Extra

What’s going on with owner-operator pay

Got a hour to spare? That’s all it would take to watch and listen to the webinar we did last week with Gordon Klemp on driver compensation. Klemp, head of the National Transportation Institute, has spent years tracking pay at mid-sized and large carriers. After talking with his fleet clients for the most recent survey, […]

August 23, 2011

Business

Peterbilt displays alternative fuel vehicles

Peterbilt Motors Co. hosted a meeting with America’s Natural Gas Alliance in Denton, Texas, to showcase some of the truck maker’s alternative fuel vehicles. Attendees had the opportunity to test drive some of the vehicles and take a tour of the manufacturing plant. For more details, visit the Peterbilt website.

August 23, 2011

Business

Snap Fitness, Pilot Flying J launch fitness program

Ten gyms will open soon at Pilot Flying J travel centers in a partnership between Snap Fitness and Rolling Strong, the two fitness providers announced. The partnership will launch at the Aug. 25-27 Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, during which Bob Perry will be in booth No. 24154 providing free health and wellness checks […]

August 23, 2011

Channel 19

Owner-operators remembering Chance Rogers at GATS

A fixture at truck shows for years with his owner-operator grandfather Jim Rogers, leased to Fikes, young Chance Rogers passed away July 11 after a long battle with bone cancer. Several owner-operators and drivers have banded together in the Truckers United for Charities group to honor Chance by raising money for a memorial fund in […]

August 23, 2011

Business

Old Dominion increases base rates

Base rates will increase by about 4.9 percent, effective Sept. 6, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. says. For more information, visit Old Dominion online.

August 23, 2011

Business

Aug. 26: Truckers to race at Dallas show

5K run shines spotlight on truckers’ health and demonstrates how even small changes to diet and exercise can result in big payoffs.

August 23, 2011

Business

Overdrive editor to discuss electrification

Truth About Trucking Live show will focus on trend to power up at truck stops Sept. 1.

August 23, 2011