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Business

‘Brothers of the highway’ auction nets near $10K

The collaborative “Brothers of the Highway Christmas Auction” to benefit TruckersFinalMile.org wrapped up Wednesday last week. Launched by four trucker-songwriters, with around 90 percent of all pledged donations in, the auction has raised about $9,500 for the nonprofit.

December 14, 2016

Channel 19

TruckersFinalMile.org and driver-songwriters raising funds to help deliver driver back home

Brotherhood of the highway: Part of the goal of an ongoing collaborative auction among four driver-songwriters intended to benefit the worthy TruckersFinalMile.org organization, after a fellow hauler passed in Gallup, N.M.

December 5, 2016

Business

Thank a military veteran, drivers

And if you’re a veteran yourself, here’s a hearty thank-you for your service to the nation from us. Several truckers who’ve quietly dedicated part of their efforts this year to honoring veterans are detailed here.

November 11, 2016

Business

Trucking, professional wrestling, and music

David Nelson has a love for all three. The past pro wrestler as Dave “Thunder” Nelson and small fleet owner-operator has now launched festival that combines wrestling and music in the West Virginia Weekend in the Countryshow set for summer 2017.

October 24, 2016

Custom Rigs

Behind the ‘Stars, Stripes and White Lines’ music video shoot

Run through some of the scenes last week Sunday, September 25, out at the Joplin, Mo., Petro, where one special convoy was staged for what is a special song from trucker/singer-songwriter Tony Justice. And meet many of the 14 drivers, many military veterans, who participated.

October 5, 2016

Business

Stunning New Mexico military tribute tanker from owner-operator Grant Maxey

During the shooting of film footage for the upcoming Tony Justice “Stars, Stripes and White Lines” video, we had the pleasure and honor of running with Grant Maxey and the 1988 Heil tanker he’s had painted with a stunning tribute to the veterans of America.

October 2, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Special Olympics convoy: Joplin shatters truck-number record, raises $100,000-plus

Convoy footage, participants’ choice Best of Show winners, 4 States’ annual Larry H. Martin award presentation to a driver who is trucking “to the core,” and more from this weekend’s Guilty by Association Truck Show in Joplin.

September 26, 2016

Custom Rigs

Can I get a radio check?

CB fouls turned into great illustrations of its proper use in two convoys over the weekend in Joplin, including a hundred-mile, 14-driver/truck video shoot “in the regular flow of traffic that came off like it was butter.”

September 26, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Live from GATS: ‘Stars, Stripes and White Lines’ — hear Tony Justice and his band

Live from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, trucker and singer-songwriter Tony Justice delivered this amazing performance to drivers attending GATS. Hear the full audio here.

August 27, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Audio: Starting GATS off right — a little front-porch singalong with Tony Justice, Bill Weaver

The Great American Trucking is under way today, and I can’t remember a better beginning to it for me than this treat, a Wednesday-night front-porch singalong with Tony Justice, Bill Weaver.

August 25, 2016

Business

Dallas, here we come

Wendy looks forward to the Great American Trucking Show this week: “To say we’re excited about the show this year is an understatement. It’s been a rough year …”

August 22, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Tony Justice’s ‘Brothers of the highway’ — the trucking brotherhood reinforced

For a country singer, is it career suicide to re-record a George Strait cut? For Tony Justice and Aaron Tippin’s “Brothers of the Highway” rendition, not hardly. Run through several other tracks on Justice new record and their stories in this podcast interview with the ETI Transportation driver and artist.

August 11, 2016