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PHOTOS: Cover shoot outtakes with crude hauler

Find a photo gallery of Overdrive’s July 2012 cover shoot with crude-hauling owner-operator Jimmy Lessley in Texas — and more about how the owner-operator got into the oil business.

July 26, 2012

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Beautiful people, beautiful trucks: Behind the scenes

Yesterday David and Melissa Holbrook of Holbrook Farms in Tennessee offered up a small portion of the Holbrook family 350-acre dairy farm (main shop pictured) as prime location for some ongoing beautiful trucks/beautiful people pairing. (For some outtakes from the last photo shoot in Alabama, check out this post.) The Holbrooks were extra-generous in this […]

May 15, 2012

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ATTN Charleston port haulers: boosted cash incentive

The folks at Cascade Sierra Solutions, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting operators with opportunities to boost environmental friendliness and operational profitability, sent a notice today any Charleston, S.C., port haulers will want to take notice of, particularly if you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to get rid of that pre-1994 model truck you can’t […]

April 17, 2012

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Tire whack-a-mole

Goodyear shows off its DuraSeal puncture-battling technology.

April 16, 2012

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Standard live weight tool making bulk life easier

On-board scale manufacturer Air-Weigh’s QuickLoad Trailer Scale now comes standard on all Sidump’r trailers, says Sidump’r General Manager Jennifer Koepke. “It’s a major customer benefit, providing protection from overweight citations, improving productivity and, at the end of the day, extending trailer life by protecting from overloading.” The QuickLoad onboard scale features an icon-based touch-screen display […]

April 11, 2012