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Overdrive Extra
‘The more essential I’m gettin’, the stinkier I get’ — another week gone by …
Rule to live by: Tip those who clean the showers well, says Long Haul Paul Marhoefer in his latest dispatch. Read more here on Overdrive.
April 13, 2020
Voices
POLL: Should truck stops impose time limits on shower use?
Following the lead of a question one operator asked recently in the Overdrive’s Trucking Pro Facebook group, this question explores current practices around shower use time limits and whether imposing them is a necessary supplement to basic etiquette. ….
July 19, 2019
Overdrive Extra
‘They’re not used to seeing a woman haul steel’ — Meet Md.-based Nikki Stewart
“There’s a lot of ego in steel hauling. You have to psych yourself up for it, like an athletic event. You have to have a good work ethic. They’re not used to seeing women hauling steel. When they see you’re a woman, they have to give you some kind of label.” Hear more from Stewart in this ‘Faces of the Road’ installment from Long Haul Paul.
May 1, 2019
Overdrive Extra
‘…. the day they put an e-log in my truck’: A multimillion-miler father still trucking, the son who got out
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the ELD mandate, a conversation with a father who stayed in the industry, and a son who left it behind. Introducing Ohio-based Bill and Lee Wilker.
December 17, 2018
Business
It’s the little things
The small stuff matters: Wendy offers kudos to the Pilot in Lincoln, Ala., for a small gesture that made the oasis just that, a true place to wash off the weariness of the long road.
February 29, 2016
Business
The signs sometimes don’t tell the whole story
“Sally forth, warriors of the road, shower on and keep America moving in a clean and orderly fashion. Or just wear shower shoes. Especially if you’re showering in Delaware.”
August 16, 2015
Business
Earning your cool
Clorox wipes or baby wipes: There’s a difference. “While I have personally met people who could probably benefit from a Clorox armpit bath, it’s generally considered a bad idea to put bleach on your skin, and I try to refrain from it as much as possible.”
March 11, 2015
Business
Normal called … not really
“I have a good friend who went out on the truck with her boyfriend as a rider for the first time last weekend. I got a steady stream of ‘WTF?’ texts – she quickly reminded me that there’s really no ‘normal’ on the road.”
January 12, 2015
Business
Shower report 2014
Wendy comes back from a cross-country trip ready to crown one truck-stop with the superlative of “best showers”…
July 2, 2014
Business
Shower me with a little love
…and a skyhook for good measure.
April 6, 2014
Parking
Added bonus at the W.Va. Tamarack
In 1996, Tamarack was opened by the West Virginia Parkways Authority at the Beckley Service Plaza on I-64 as an economic development project.
December 27, 2013
Channel 19
TA Petro: ‘For drivers by design’
Last week when I wrote about my brief meet-up with expediters Phil and Diane Madsen, I mentioned the pair’s assessment of updated showers at TravelCenters of American locations systemwide, with particularly high marks for the La Vergne, Tenn., location where we met. As I noted in that post, the improvements were begun last year, as […]
April 18, 2011
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