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Tag: Independent Truckers Association

Overdrive Extra
Rearview: Organized independence
In 1962, a year after Overdrive began publication, editor Mike Parkhurst formed the Independent Truckers Association as a means to rally the magazine’s readership around common causes. ITA state chapters worked to assert truckers’ views into policy discussions across all levels of government.
October 19, 2016
This photo, from the July 1979 issue of Overdrive shows truckers affixing a banner to an ITA member’s trailer.
Channel 19
Rest in peace: Owner-operator Don Mulder of Nebraska
Owner-operator Donald Ray Mulder of Lincoln, Neb., passed away Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. In the 1980s he was head of the Nebraska chapter of the Independent Truckers Association.
September 10, 2013
Funeral services for Donald Ray Mulder will take place beginning at 10:30 am Wednesday, September 11, at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Business
Breaking Free: The history of the owner-operator in trucking
From fighting for freedom to haul in its early days to stressing smart business practices later, Overdrive has championed the owner-operator’s concerns. Here, a history of owner-op business, from 1960-2011, with a special request for you.
September 1, 2011
David Margeson
Business
Birth of an Icon
For hard-working owner-operators trying to survive in a highly regulated industry, Overdrive became the Voice of the American Trucker.
October 1, 2010
Overdrive’s first issue in September 1961 swept truck stops with a special introductory price of 10 cents per issue, a review of nine good truck stops and postings of roads to avoid, among other offerings.
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