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Channel 19
On Memorial Day: A trucker to remember
Minnie Spotted Wolf never encountered combat in World War II, yet she blazed trails as, most likely, the first Native American woman to serve in the Marines – as a truck driver, nonetheless. A stretch of U.S. 89 now bears her name
May 30, 2011
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Channel 19
Trucking continues coming to Joplin aid
The stories about relief efforts in Joplin keep coming in. Before I get to a couple more, I thought I’d take a moment to note that I will be out of the office through June 7, though Channel 19 will continue to bring all manner of side routes and byways into the industry in my […]
May 27, 2011
Business
NY port expands drayage truck incentives
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey expanded eligibility of drayage trucks that can be replaced to include trucks with engines 2003 or older.
May 27, 2011
Trucking History
Vietnam gives first-hand appreciation of trucking
Overdrive Equipment Editor John Baxter learned to drive a 5-ton truck in Vietnam, a country whose war he recalls vividly.
May 27, 2011
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Business
Love’s donates to Boys & Girls Club
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has donated $2,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Robertson County, Texas. The gift is part of the company’s commitment to the people and communities and which it operates, the travel center says.
May 27, 2011
Business
Love’s helps with storm relief
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores donated $150,000 to local chapters of the United Way to help tornado victims in Joplin, Mo., and Oklahoma in relief efforts. The donation will be directed toward two United Way agencies. The Heart of Missouri United Way will receive $100,000 and the United Way of Central Oklahoma will receive […]
May 27, 2011
Channel 19
Driver accountability under CSA: a video talk with owner-operator Robert Shumate
I met Robert Shumate researching my two-part feature on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, in the April and May editions of Overdrive. In the vid, selected from the in-person portion of our interview, conducted at the Rush Truck Centers location in Nashville where Shumate had stopped in on his way […]
May 26, 2011
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Overdrive Extra
A possible windfall for independents
If you’re independent, there could be some real opportunities if your bigger competitors don’t have the capacity – the trucks and drivers – to handle what could be a big influx of freight.
May 25, 2011
Channel 19
Prime driver hauls in national swimming championship
Leased owner-operator Siphiwe Baleka, with Springfield, Mo.-based Prime Inc., won two national championships at the 2011 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring Nationals in Mesa, Ariz., on Friday, April 29. Baleka, who joined Prime three years ago, won first place in both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle with the second fastest times of the year. He also […]
May 25, 2011
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Keys Truckers on Joplin relief mission; Open weather webinar tomorrow
Last time I saw Keys Truckers Jan (pictured, with Rocky) and James McCarter they were right here in Nashville for the grand reopening of the downtown TravelCenters of America location, which had been closed since the flooding last May. Today, the Keys sent word out I thought Midwest haulers may well be able to act […]
May 24, 2011
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Business
Prime expands on-site medical facility for drivers
The carrier now has a full-service medical facility at its terminal in Springfield.
May 24, 2011
Channel 19
Driver rides out Joplin tornado at Flying J
You’ve probably seen the pictures from the horrific tornado that rammed through Joplin, Mo., hitting the Pilot Flying J off I-44 at U.S. 71 yesterday. Ozark Mountain Leasing driver Todd Arnold, who lives far northeast in Maine, just weeks after missing the Glade Spring, Va., tornado that devastated the Petro Stopping Centers location there by […]
May 23, 2011
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