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Trucking History
A story of âSinging Wheelsâ that served America
The 1941 âSinging Wheelsâ film advertisement for the trucking industry showcases the oldtime trucks at their best, posted on OverdriveRetro.
January 7, 2011
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Looking forward, looking back
As the new year rolls in, itâs also a good time to reflect. And if youâve following the five-decade retrospective on Overdriveâs 50th anniversary website, you know thereâs plenty to see.
December 30, 2010
Trucking History
A coffee-table book of Freightliners
Ron Adamsâ book, âWhite-Freightliner Trucks of the 1960s,â features more than 100 photos, many similar to the rigs in 1960s Overdrive issues.
December 29, 2010
Trucking History
Canât take the trucking out of the girl
New Jersey native Cindy Cadiente appreciates her trucking heritage as the daughter of a former Independent Truckers Association president.
December 9, 2010
Trucking History
TV drama of a gypsy trucker still magic for fans
In 1975, Overdrive covered the filming of the TV series, âMovinâ On,â starring Claude Akins as trucker Sonny Pruitt.
December 3, 2010
Trucking History
Trucking advocate enjoyed Overdrive award
Bruce Wieser won a prize for the Native American-inspired message on his rig and now advocates for trucker heroes.
November 23, 2010
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Veterans Day tributes on OverdriveRetro
OverdriveRetro, the magazineâs website devoted Overdriveâs 50 yearsâ coverage of truckers and trucking, features drivers such as Vietnam veteran Douglas Fetterly and others who served in the nationâs armed forces to commemorate Veterans Day, Nov. 11. In the photo above, Fetterly was reading Overdrive while stationed near the Cambodian border in 1967. Read about Fetterly here [âŚ]
November 9, 2010
Trucking History
Veterans Day rewind: Mail-call memories from Vietnam
Retired owner-operator Doug Fetterlyâs first job out of high school, in 1966, was with the Fourth Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
November 8, 2010
Trucking History
Still trekking to shoot stills of the big rigs
Amateur truck photographer Russ MacNeil has taken photos of big rigs since he was a teen growing up near Westfield, Mass. As a child, he was mesmerized as trucks roared by on walks with his aunt near Route 20. By the time he was 27, a black Mack Model B he shot near Ft. Pierce, [âŚ]
November 3, 2010
Trucking History
An old star shines coast-to-coast
Owner-operator Mike Long, a native of Marion, Ind., restored a 1979 IH Transtar 4070B six years ago. The Landstar Ranger contractor still drives it.
October 26, 2010
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Website commemorates Overdriveâs 50th
The new website, OverdriveRetro, offers retrospects on news, features and photos from 50 years of trucking history covered by Overdrive magazine for its 50th anniversary of its September 1961 launch. With special attention to the magazineâs back issues and reader interaction, the website has five photo galleries, a section for readers to submit memories and anecdotes about trucking, a [âŚ]
October 26, 2010
Overdrive Extra
When the Midnight Cowboy changed his name
Renowned trucking DJ Bill Mack hadnât planned on being a liaison between spouses when he went on the air decades ago, but he learned that when you open the phone line for truckers and their families, you never know what to expect.
October 25, 2010
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