Tag: trucking videos

Overdrive Extra

Chill with Overdrive’s Video 6-pack this weekend

It can be tough to keep up with all the trucking-related videos floating around online. Our editors see a lot of what goes out and have hand-picked six to circulate this Saturday.

January 27, 2017

Business

Seasoned expediters: Tom and Tina Evans

Straight expediting truck have been Tom and Tina Evans’ bread and butter since starting their business in the year 2000 — today, they enjoy plenty of freedom to live life like they want to.

August 15, 2013

Custom Rigs

Look into one wicked custom-detailed Caterpillar engine

Brian Davis’ “Blowing money” Caterpillar engine detail is shown here in video shot at the Fitzgerald Truck Show and Overdrive’s Pride & Polish event in Crossville, Tenn., June 2013.

July 4, 2013

Channel 19

More GoPro trucking-vid magic from Caleb Christner

The young driver’s son turned his camera eye on Colorado’s Loveland Pass this time around. Watch the vid here.

June 17, 2013

Business

MATS 2013 walk-through

Owner-operator George Parker shot the walk-through vid during his miles of exploration of the show floor in the mammoth Kentuck Expo Center with a GoPro camera mounted on his baseball cap.

March 27, 2013

Custom Rigs

Owner-operator Dan Braun bags 1st place in K.C. truck show

Video, pictures and more about Braun’s plans to turn his trailer into a cancer survivors’ memorial, as well as detail on runners-up in the first Pride in Your Ride truck show at the Truck Driver Social Media Convention.

October 29, 2012

Business

Time is now to improve drivers’ situation

An excerpt from Trans Products regulatory manager Richard Wilson’s address at the 2012 Truck Driver Social Media Convention.

October 27, 2012

Channel 19

VID: Cracking Evel’s safe with Robb Mariani, Brad Wike

And, most importantly, small fleet owner Wike’s lead mechanic Frank Phipps (pictured), who did the vast majority of the heavy lifting with a blow torch and drill, Wike himself with the plasma cutter, at Wike’s place of business in Lincolnton, N.C., on Saturday. As with many such endeavors, the process of it all was much […]

February 20, 2012

Channel 19

Tony Justice among performers Saturday at driver convention

I’m excited about seeing East Tennessee-based B&B Transport driver and songwriter Tony Justice make his driver-event debut Saturday at the Truck Driver Social Media Convention in Tunica, Miss., on Saturday. I’ve heard him play before, as the vids below are evidence of, but at the show he’ll be with a full band of seasoned Nashville […]

October 13, 2011

Channel 19

Diesel price is up: One operator’s response

Driving habits can do a lot for fuel efficiency, as we know, but there are other ways of dealing with the continued high cost of fuel, up another 5 cents nationally last week. Seeing the gross inflation of crude markets that has been part and parcel of the world commodities markets in the past four-five […]

September 7, 2011

Channel 19

The Keys Truckers’ ‘Letter to Capitol Hill’

File this one under “modest proposal.” Seems Keys Truckers Jan and James (pictured) McCarter are always involved when a nice slab of satire graces the blog here, not to mention good music. In any case, last week was a banner in both quarters. Amid the week’s run of comments surrounding our top-10 trucking songs poll […]

August 15, 2011