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Overdrive Radio
Listen: Channel One-Nine Special from Over the Road â Mechanics
In this Channel One-Nine Special from Over the Road, Ingrid Brown and others answer listener questions surrounding semi-truck basics. Listen here on Overdrive.
April 13, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Letâs take an âattitude of gratitudeâ to our support structures at truck stops
âIn this season of thanksgiving, I encourage truckers to take a moment to walk in the shoes of the folks who serve us and approach them with an attitude of gratitude.â âOwner-operator Gary Buchs on a key part of any on-highway business â truck-stop staff, from servers to mechanics and cleaning crews.
November 21, 2018
Business
Summit diesel-tech rodeo results
Nathan Holden of Little Rock, AR, walked away as the winner at the 6th-annual Summit Truck Group Technician Rodeo on August 11, 2018. Learn more today.
September 3, 2018
Channel 19
The Roadcheck effect: Vacations, business as usual and a growing violation category
With Roadcheck inspections in full swing for June 2018, data from Overdrive and RigDig show violation totals have risen slightly over the past two years.
June 7, 2018
Voices
Business base: Mechanical experience before buying the truck
While knowledge of the working systems of the truck is required of an CDL driver, thereâs no replacement for maintenance experience when it comes to hands-on know-how to save on repairs by doing them yourself, or knowing when not to.
October 19, 2017
Voices
POLL: What was your level of mechanical experience when you started as an owner-op?
Owner-operators, when you launched your business, what level of mechanical knowledge and/or experience did you have â whether the required basic knowledge or more in-depth professional experience or education?
August 21, 2017
Overdrive Radio
The mechanical prowess â and ELD trials and tribulations â of Randy Carlson
Owner-operator Carlsonâs approach to the business follows an early career as a mechanic, learning from his father, who also trucked, then in trade school and on the job at an International dealer â a solid basis on which to build an owner-operator business. Is it less common than it used to be?
August 10, 2017
Business
Roads not taken: Diesel technician demand on the rise
Youâve heard of the âdriver shortage,â right? The world of diesel technicians is experiencing a similar dynamic as equipment evolves, many techs retire and fewer people enter the vocation.
January 12, 2015
Business
The six-headed maintenance monster
Wendy works at purging the truck-maintenance demons: âOne of the mechanics stuck his head in the bunk, probably to see what kind of injured animal George had in there: âUh, Miss Wendy, can I do anything for you?'â
August 25, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Do the hard work to improve the business
There are millions putting in long hours and sacrificing a life for a job, yet few of them truly succeed. Theyâre working hard â but not doing the truly hard work.
April 8, 2013
Channel 19
Motorhead Garage TVâs âBig Rig Editionâ series continues
Hosts Sam Memmolo and Dave Bowman, formerly of such television shows as Two Guys Garage, Shade Tree Mechanic, and Crank and Chrome, have launched a series of âBig Rig Editionsâ of Motorhead Garage, Sundays at 11:30 a.m. on the Fox Sports Network, taking do-it-yourself maintenance and truck/trailer know-how from the shop to the small screen. This [âŚ]
July 18, 2011
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