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Trucking History
‘Move over, Raquel!’
Regina Meredith added glamour, curves and polish to the Dodge Bighorn when she modeled for Chrysler Corp. in the mid 1970s.
April 15, 2011
Trucking History
‘In one helluva fix’ without truckers
Overdrive’s 1972 disc jockey contest highlighted trucking radio hosts, some of whom are still on the air waves.
April 8, 2011
Business
Schneider National driver exceeds 4 million safe miles
Schneider National Inc., company driver Mark DeSotel was honored for driving 4 million accident-free miles in his nearly 35 years with the fleet, based in Green Bay, Wis. Late last year, he became the third driver in the carrier’s history to achieve the distinction.
April 6, 2011
Trucking History
Team dogs: In-cab guardians are appreciated
Truckers dogs share a special trait: As a group, they are deeply appreciated and loved.
March 25, 2011
Trucking History
Beyond 2000 through a 3D viewer
Overdrive celebrated the millennium’s advent with a special 3D issue and viewer in January 2000.
March 18, 2011
Trucking History
‘Tell ’em Don Knotts sent you’
Don Knotts, who made the role of Deputy Barney Fife a legend, appeared in a 1970 Dodge Trucks ad in Overdrive.
March 11, 2011
Home
A produce hauler’s legacy: ‘Best job I ever hated’
Floridian Ed Kimball created a family legacy when he hauled bananas from the Sunshine state in the 1950s.
March 1, 2011
Trucking History
‘I loved those trucks’
Wreckers, replicas, dumps and small fleets that once garnered monthly Overdrive awards inspired truckers’ career choices.
February 18, 2011
Trucking History
Ties that bind: three generations of produce haulers
Owner-operator Ed Kimball created a family legacy when he hauled bananas from Florida in the 1950s.
February 10, 2011
Trucking History
Action-packed memoir about more than broken bones
Hal Needham, stuntman and director of the “Smokey and the Bandit” trilogy, relates career high points in a just-released memoir.
February 4, 2011
Trucking History
Art director’s pen had a knack for poking fun
Paul Goeppner, Overdrive’s art director, enlivened the magazine with original, irreverent line drawings form 1966-1984.
January 28, 2011
Trucking History
A few truck stop owners made the route easier
Owner-operator John Stewart recalls some of the surprises he came up against at truck stops in California during the 1960s.
January 19, 2011
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