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Halvor Linesā 50th-anniversary 1974 Peterbilt 352, rescued and restored
The story behind the 1974 Peterbilt 352 of Halvor Lines of Superior, Wis., a special restoration project cabover that hauled for Halvor in its first decade, finished just in time for Christmas last year and the final month of Halvorās 50th-anniversary year,
April 15, 2019
Channel 19
The next generation of trucking fanatics
Jeff and Lynette Lynd of Ft. Collins, Colo., sent in this picture of their six-year-old great niece, Zoe, relaxing before going to bed with her princess blanket, fishing pillow and her favorite magazine, Overdrive (our 50th anniversary issue). āShe got really excited when we got the current issue,ā Lynette says. āShe had to read it [ā¦]
November 20, 2011
Channel 19
Why is a JakeBrake important to you?
Answer the question by November 15 and you may just win a weekend in Las Vegas March 9-12, 2012, around the time of the NASCAR events. JakeBrake makers Jacobs Vehicle Systems, as I wrote in May this year, share a 50th anniversary with Overdrive this year. To celebrate and thank customers, via their Facebook page [ā¦]
September 26, 2011
Channel 19
Overdriveās Lucinda Coulter on Big Alās show this week
Tune into Big Al Weekleyās Dipatch Me Home Radio streaming broadcast this week for an interview with Overdrive Managing Editor Lucinda Coulter about the magazineās 50th anniversary special coverage and her place in it. A prime place it is. Coulter headed up our Overdrive Retro website for more than a year preceding the anniversary issue, [ā¦]
September 13, 2011
Overdrive Extra
After 50 years, truly independent
The important thing is that the owner-operator has come into his own as a legitimate self-employed business owner able to deal with such opposition.
September 12, 2011
Channel 19
Freewheelinās top 10 trucking songs after 1985
With Overdriveās September 50th anniversary issue hard on the way, and considering folks at the Great American Trucking Show got a sneak peak at the 50 top technical milestones John Baxter and oiur editorial crew put together, I thought Iād offer up a little for you. Youāll recall our all-time top ten trucking songs, of [ā¦]
August 31, 2011
Channel 19
Overdrive top 10 songs streaming online this week
Longtime trucking radio host āBig Alā Weekley have put together a two-hour program that will stream from the Dispatch Me Home Radio website 24-7 throughout the week. Itās all starting, well, now, and featuring a run through trucking history via our Top 10 Trucking Songs of all-time poll. Ā If you missed the polling results last [ā¦]
August 9, 2011
Channel 19
Updating the top 10 trucking songs of all time
Ten years ago, we asked, you told, then voted. Here are those results. Likewise a call to action: What song would you nominate, either on this list or not, for the No. 1 trucking song of all time today? Drop us a comment toward an updated top 10 for 2021!
August 4, 2011
Channel 19
Cast your final vote for the top trucking song of all time
You will recall I asked for top trucking song nominations oh a couple-few weeks back. Well, from said nominations, I took the top ten contenders, those with the most mentions, and have put together a final poll where you can cast your vote. That pollās here. Vote! And I know, I know, many clear contenders [ā¦]
July 7, 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
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
Mack in Hagerstown, Jacobs share 50 years with Overdrive
Mack Celebrates 50 years of Hagerstown powertrain assembly In a ceremony Wednesday at the plant in Hagerstown, Md., where its powertrain components have been assembled since 1961, Mack Trucks paid tribute to the past, celebrated the present and cast a positive eye to the future, just as weāve been doing (well, mostly my colleague Lucinda [ā¦]
May 6, 2011
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