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Business
Safe driver wins Harley Davidson
Company driver Carroll Connor has won a 2010 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide in the Evans Delivery safest driver drawing, the Schuylkill Haven, Pa.-based carrier said. Connor has been a commercial driver for 16 years and has had no safety violations, a company spokesman said. Drivers eligible for the annual drawing must have had no [ā¦]
July 27, 2010
Channel 19
āNice mouse, driverā
The folks at Avant Garde Gifts, LLC, offer theĀ MotorMouse, a computer mouse of wireless design and in varying colors ā and that looks like a sports car, as you can see (that the Porsche 911 you recognize). As company reps have it, it might well be a āgreat giftā for car lovers at Christmastime or [ā¦]
July 26, 2010
Business
Webinar: Trucking freight stays strong
Transportation-dependent manufacturing growth has been leading the recovery, which is slowing down.
July 23, 2010
Business
Fikes helps with Haiti relief
Fikes Truck Line, based in Hope, Ark., is transporting lumber intended for Haitiās relief effort free of charge, the carrier said. Owner-operators Harold Horn and Jimmy King kicked off the effort hauling two loads of lumber for Weyerhaeuser from Bruce, Miss., to Jacksonville, Fla. Other carriers are donating similar services, a Fikes spokesperson said. For [ā¦]
July 23, 2010
Channel 19
From homeschooled in the cab to Harvard Law
Kerry Anderson may someday be the President of the United States. Sheās got the educationalĀ pedigree, at least, having graduated from Harvard and now contemplating law school ā whatās interesting about all this is that according to the feature interview NPR All Things Considered cohost Michele Norris conducted with Kerry Anderson Wednesday, Anderson is the daughter [ā¦]
July 23, 2010
Business
SelecTrucks offer incentives, extended warranties
SelecTrucks is offering a $50 gift card for test driving eligible trucks equipped with Fuller UltraShift or AutoShift 10-speed automated transmissions and is giving an extended warranty on elibible trucks.
July 22, 2010
Channel 19
Suvey says DOTās happy, how ābout you?
We couldnāt help but chuckle here at Overdrive HQ when we saw a particular press release blast from the U.S. Department of Transportationās halls a couple weeks back now. Its title, āLatest Survey Shows DOT Employee Satisfaction on the Rise,ā read toĀ our trucking ears like a piece of news full of all manner of comic, [ā¦]
July 22, 2010
Business
FedEx Ground settles suit
FedEx Ground will pay $3 million to Massachusetts to settle claims the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors.
July 21, 2010
Business
Regional steer tires approved in SmartWay program
All Continental regional steer tires have been certified as a SmartWay partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Fort Mill, S.C.-based tire maker announced. The HSR2, HSR1 and HSR tires were recently approved in the government program as having low rolling resistance The HSR2 features a 23/32-in. deep improved cut and chip resistant tread [ā¦]
July 20, 2010
Reader Rigs
Arnel Brown Jr., of Shiro, Texas, hauls cryogenic
Arnel Brown Jr., of Shiro, Texas, hauls cryogenic liquids cross-country with his 2008 Peterbilt 289. The truck, Lucky Charm, is powered by a 550-hp Caterpillar geared by an 18-speed transmission.
July 20, 2010
Business
Spot freight up year over year
TransCoreās North American Freight Index for June showed a 112 percent increase in spot market freight availability.
July 20, 2010
Partners in Business
PIB TIP: SATURDAY IS AN EXTRA DAY. The week is ove
PIB TIP: SATURDAY IS AN EXTRA DAY. The week is over and your work and planning should have resulted in a profitable operation. But like Sunday, Saturday is an extra day if you can pick up or deliver a load. Weekly plans donāt always work out, but over timeĀ they will help you succeed. The Partners [ā¦]
July 20, 2010
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