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Final send-off for a Maine log-hauling legend

Dale Crawford was the owner of the Maine Crawford family’s log-hauling outfit until he sold it to his brother, Robin, in 2000 upon becoming ill. He passed away last week.

January 12, 2013

Trucking History

Former OD Owner-Operator of the Month Jimmy McSwain dead at 52

Sunco Carriers driver, TCA Owner-Operator of the Year finalist and Overdrive’s April 2012 Owner-Operator of the Month Jimmy McSwain died Tuesday morning.

January 9, 2013

Channel 19

Smokin’ Joe Lee Smith rides into the sunset

Today, a salute, a send-off, for Smokin’ Joe Lee Smith, a hardworking free spirit of a driver well-known for his 1989 album of rock ‘n’ roll truck-driving music, Smokin’ Joe in Overdrive. I wrote about Smith after his record found a second life back in 2010. (Find a more detailed story about the record and Smith […]

January 7, 2013

Channel 19

Bob ‘Cowpoke’ Martin passes on

It is with sadness I bring news to you today of a longtime operator’s passing. Though it’s been years since I spoke to him — and then only briefly — the memory of the conversations I had with Indiana-based Bob Martin (on the occasion of his win of the 2007 $50,000 truck makeover on the […]

October 11, 2011

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Channel 19 Monday: Fallen log hauler gets send-off; Court to Tiger Truckstop: ‘Set Tony free’

Last ride for Maine log hauler ‘Mackie,’ R.I.P. The Central Maine Morning-Sentinel news site reported late last week on the Skowhegan memorial-service convoy that was reportedly “one last ride” for area log-hauler Maxell C. “Mackie” Moore. Around 20 trucks joined the ride, including Mackie’s own, piloted by Tim Clements, best friend to Moore’s youngest son, […]

May 9, 2011

Channel 19

Remembering a genuine American — Yellow Freight driver Karl Krueger

It is with sadness that I that I relay news reports that confirm the death of a true American — Karl Krueger of Sioux Falls, S.D. (pictured), a union driver for Yellow Freight who made his mark on the trucking world and general public with a campaign for the presidency of the United States. A five-rig […]

February 19, 2010