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Channel 19
Truck parking casualties of the Minnesota government shutdown
As if drivers and owner-operators didnāt have enough parking problems, the government shutdown in Minnesota will make it at least a wee bit ā if not more than that, of course ā more difficult to find a decent spot if taking off-duty rest in the stateās borders. Monday, a state judge denied the Minnesota Trucking [ā¦]
July 13, 2011
Channel 19
uShipās Charles Myers details commercial freight online-auction opportunities, future
The online-auction model of the uShip.com system for retail freight is entering the commercial arena. Their new General Manager of Freight, Charles Myers (pictured), like you, is a veteran of that arena. While heās most recently served in freight projects in China, his background also includes the Presidency of commercial load board service GetLoaded.com. āIāve [ā¦]
July 11, 2011
Business
Truckers advised to take new Kentucky road extension
Pennyrile Parkway now connects U.S. 41-A with I-24.
July 8, 2011
Channel 19
Mustangās Trucking at the tattoo parlor
Last time we checked in with Overdrive 2010 Trucker of the Year Mike Crawford it was on the occasion of the death of his longtime trucking companion in his dog, Fred. This time round, Crawford stopped on his way through Nashville for a brief talk and photo shoot. Crawford, who recently got his DOT authority [ā¦]
June 30, 2011
Channel 19
A trucking Western thriller ends run on Chicago stage
It wasnāt exactly going for contemporary industry realism, but itās called āMother Bear,ā named for the handle of a leader in a band of not-exactly-savory Utah haulers a young lawyer and āsalt manā for an upstart truckersā union seeks out to enroll in his new organization, knowing minions will follow him. Rough-and-tumble Western in tone [ā¦]
June 29, 2011
Channel 19
One truckerās video of April flooding on I-29 in North Dakota
File this one under āOld newsā if you like (or under āDonāt try this at homeā or āNot the greatest decisionā), but to get the week started here I thought Iād share a vid from the April flooding of I-29 near the North Dakota/Minnesota border, as shared by the folks at the N.D. Grand Forks [ā¦]
June 27, 2011
Overdrive Extra
The all-time greatest trucking songs
What are the top trucking songs of all time? Thatās what we want you to tell us. Senior Editor Todd Dills has been soliciting titles through his Channel 19 blog.
June 24, 2011
Channel 19
New speed governor: Public art on the roadways
No, itās not a joke the Kansas DOT is playing on truckers and motorists ā nor any kind of sophisticated speed trap. Click through the thumbnail of the picture at right here for a story from the Olathe News on the Kansas City Starās website about Gastinger Walker Harden architectĀ Joel Marquardtās Art-n-R-Park public art project/series, [ā¦]
June 24, 2011
Channel 19
What are the top ten trucking songs of all-time?
Planning for Overdriveās 50th anniversary this year, we want to hear from you with recommendations for a top-ten list of the best trucking songs of all time. Lest I unduly influence the process, I will refrain here from mentioning my own top-ten, but letās say potential contenders could range from classics by Red Sovine to [ā¦]
June 20, 2011
Channel 19
Jasonās Law national call-in day June 23; drivers urge action
Last year it came on the heels of calls for passage from often at-odds constituencies in the industry, and this year, drivers and other industry parties are following similar unity after Jasonās Lawās May reintroduction to the 112th U.S. Congress by New York Congressman Paul Tonko to urge drivers to make vocal their support next [ā¦]
June 16, 2011
Channel 19
82-year-old gets a trucking wish; Minnesota horse northbound and down
Queen of the road A story in the Doylestown, Pa., Intelligencer newspaper details the Twilight Wish Foundationās efforts to grant a long-haul wish to 82-year-old Margarette Kirsch. In late May, she set out of a 15-day journey from Philly to California and back to her Merritt Island, Fla., home with trucker Annabella Wood at the [ā¦]
June 14, 2011
Channel 19
Transport for Christ truck rally this Fri-Sat
The Transport for Christ organizationās efforts to connect with and spread the good news to and of the trucking industry extends far beyond their mobile chapels and efforts to unite drivers in the fight against humna trafficking, which I wrote about several weeks ago. Theyāre rewarding the greater community of drivers and owner-operators again this [ā¦]
June 13, 2011
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