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U.S. Postal Service unveils truck stamp designs
International Harvester, Ford and Chevrolet are among classic pickup truck makers whose models are to be celebrated this year in a special line of postage stamps.
January 5, 2016
Channel 19
New book explores first cross-continent truck trip
Many of you will be familiar with the 1919 military truck convoy that traversed the United States in an effort to test the efficacy of cargo trucks on the roads, or lack thereof, of the day. A Young Dwight Eisenhower was part of the convoy, and his experience of it is oft-cited as having a […]
September 19, 2011
Business
Truck exhibit hall expanding
Iowa 80 Trucking Museum’s exhibit hall is expanding by 21, 600 square feet to display more than 60 trucks, museum curator Dave Meier said. Part of the Iowa 80 Truckstop based in Walcott, Iowa, the exhibit hall will have air conditioning after the expansion is completed, which is expected to be in December 2012.
September 16, 2011
Trucking History
A coffee-table book of Freightliners
Ron Adams’ book, “White-Freightliner Trucks of the 1960s,” features more than 100 photos, many similar to the rigs in 1960s Overdrive issues.
December 29, 2010
Overdrive Extra
Dollars and Sense
Here are two key points in shopping for used trucks.
November 1, 2010
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