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Channel 19
New vids from owner-operator/songwriter Howard Salmon
I caught up with Howard Salmon at the TA in downtown Nashville a couple weeks back now ā itād been more than a year since the last time weād been able to meet up, and he had much to tell. His independent trucking business, hauling in a 1999 Kenworth W900 with a reefer and loading [ā¦]
December 26, 2011
Channel 19
Merry Christmas, Overdrive nation!
Hereās hoping someone is thinking today that you are theā¦ ā¦whether youāre at home or on the road today. If the latter, fire up the phone or laptop and tell the family and friends how you feel about them, too, eh? This little ornament I believe my mother found at the Southern Christmas Show in [ā¦]
December 25, 2011
Channel 19
Truck Centers Inc.ās Christmas food drive a success
Freightliner/Western Star dealer network Truck Centers Inc. recently hosted a first-ever food drive for the St. Louis areaās largest food suppliers for shelters and food banks, Operation Food Search (OFS). The companyās Troy, Ill., headquarters kicked off a one-month can drive for OFS, also a TCI customer since the recent economic downturn has resulted in [ā¦]
December 23, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Be ready for second year of CSA
CSAās first year might have seemed benign to you, but itās still warming up. Be prepared for a closer acquaintance in 2012.
December 22, 2011
Channel 19
A&Eās new āShipping Warsā series trailer vid ā and the operators featured
Thereās a new reality-TV series coming January 10, with back-to-back episodes at 9 and 9:30 p.m., EST and PST, to the A&E network. You may have heard a little about it already here in Overdrive. The trailer vid for the Shipping Wars show is embedded below, and I thought Iād take a moment to introduce [ā¦]
December 21, 2011
Channel 19
Driversā safety conversation continues
If the handheld cell ban for drivers (which goes into effect Jan. 3) has done anything for the nationās interstate haulers, itās upped the ante on the conversation on this blog about the direction of safety in the industry. Driver and radio host Big Al Weekley is back today with a lament for the safety [ā¦]
December 20, 2011
Business
Truckers for Troops program raises $73,500
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association campaign raised funds for care packages for military personnel stationed in combat areas overseas.
December 20, 2011
Channel 19
Former owner-operator going after MCSAC committee representation
As Iāve written about here in weeks prior, former owner-operator Fred Schaffner, a man with a passion for fighting for fairness in the treatment of drivers in the face of regulatory flux and with a keen eye on the regulatory process, came out of the Truck Driver Social Media Convention last October on a mission: [ā¦]
December 19, 2011
Channel 19
A turn in the road for owner-operator R.C. Barnes
Since I shared his āOld Gloryā video here on the blog, Iāve had the opportunity to learn more about the man behind the vid: R.C. Barnes ultimately might have more experience behind the wheel of a trucking business than any other hauler on the highway today. āIāve heard thereās two guys out here who are [ā¦]
December 18, 2011
Channel 19
Trucking salute to appear during the Idaho Potato Bowl on ESPN today
If it so happens youāre watching the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl college football matchup this afternoon between MAC and WAC conference standouts the Ohio University Bobcats and the Utah State Aggies, respectively, youāll get a treat in a 30-second commercial promoting women in the trucking industry, says the Women in Trucking Association. The association, with [ā¦]
December 17, 2011
Channel 19
Kicking the habit: Why a blanket cell-phone ban wonāt work
As if hearing the plethora of truck driversā objections to the prohibitions on handheld cell use in-cab while driving, minus any similar prohibition for the motoring public and given the wide problem of motorist distraction on the highways, the National Transportation Safety Board formally recommended that all personal electronic devices be banned from use while [ā¦]
December 15, 2011
Channel 19
Salute: Writer trumpets independent truckers
Colleen Kelly Mellor (pictured) is a 30-year veteran of the classroom with near a decade in real estate. Today sheās a writer who keeps a blog dedicated to items of āencouragement in a difficult worldā at Biddybytes.com. Her husband was a long-haul household-moves owner-operator with Atlas Van Lines with more than a million accident-free miles [ā¦]
December 14, 2011
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