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Channel 19

Let the festivities begin! (Fire up those race trucks …)

For those of you who won’t make it home for local festivities Tuesday, enjoy the celebration wherever you are, and here’s a heartfelt shout-out from me and, I know, the rest of the crew here. Thanks for what you do. (And: See you at the races! …)

July 1, 2017

Business

Driving Miss Hazardous Materials

“Things that aren’t welcome in the Kroger parking lot for a thousand, Alex.” … Preparations for the Fourth well under way.

June 30, 2017

Business

Spot market opportunity: End of month, end of quarter, pre-holiday picks

Given it’s the end of June and the end of the second quarter of the year (when freight typically rises in volume as shippers move inventory) and we’re headed into a four-day-ish Fourth of July, conditions are strong for van, reefer freight.

June 28, 2017

Business

Van, reefer demand and rate picture mixed the first week of the year

DAT’s Ken Harper says owner-operators might be right to be expressing optimism about their business prospects for 2017: “With the economy picking up, and economic forecasts showing growth, it should (could?) be a very good year for spot freight.”

January 12, 2017

Voices

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’re thankful for you, drivers. With this message from the staff at Overdrive also comes readers’ thanks for God and country, family, work, fellowship and more.

November 24, 2016

Voices

POLL: How will you be spending Thanksgiving this year?

Whether on the road working or shut down or at home for some needed rest and relaxation, what are your plans for the Thanksgiving holiday this year?

November 21, 2016

Business

Van freight ‘unseasonably strong,’ reefer holding — rates haven’t followed up with volumes

The past couple of years have seen the Fall freight season dwindle in intensity, but it’s lasted through December and January due to e-commerce. In this weekly spot market update, intel on just what markets are benefiting dry vans and reefers.

November 4, 2016

Business

Here’s the story of a couple named Parker

Wendy hopes for a Happy New Year from within the 20th year of marriage to George Parker. So far, “it’s been a blast, even with a truck.” Meanwhile, George’s annual video wrap-up is here.

January 1, 2016

Business

Merry Christmas from the Parker Family (for real this time)

A heartfelt Merry Christmas from Wendy and the Parkers: “Truckers are the silent Santa every day of the year, and the general public may not realize it, but we do, and we thank you.”

December 25, 2015

Channel 19

Drivers’ Night Before Christmas — a tribute from a dispatcher

Chipman Relocations’ Tina Pastore sends this poem out to all company employees and contracting owner-operators in advance of the Christmas holiday, a fitting driver tribute this time of year.

December 24, 2015

Business

No penalty for Christmas music after Thanksgiving

“I’m the idiot who thinks I’m going to hand-make every gift given between December 1 and Christmas.” — Sometimes, the holidays are hard.

November 29, 2015

Life

Happy Thanksgiving, drivers!

A message of thanks from the editors at Overdrive for you. What are you thankful for this year, drivers? Here’s hoping for a great day, whether you’re on the road or off with family and friends.

November 26, 2015