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Trucking History: Page 5
A yellow butterfly flitters in her golden years
The 1974 Kenworth “Lady Butterfly,” once featured as Overdrive’s Tractor of the Month, is still pulling her weight and more.
July 15, 2011
You’ve been everywhere, Man
Write in with your trucking memories and vote on your favorte trucking song for Overdrive’s special anniversary issue.
July 8, 2011
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Trucking a lifesaver after reform school abuse
Retired trucker John Brodnax joined other former detainees at a Florida reform school in a class-action lawsuit decrying years of abuse.
June 30, 2011
Trucking History
A summer weekend read for gearheads
The technology for air-to-air coolers and auxilliary power units was invaluable for making cleaner running engines and saving fuel.
June 24, 2011
Trucking History
A knight of the road recalls the royal carpet
Owner-operator Gordon Alkire recalls an era when the knights of the road, he says, were treated like royalty.
June 17, 2011
Trucking History
Creating a trucking community, catching up with friends
OverdriveRetro.com is gradually creating an online truckers’ community of drivers who enjoy recalling careers they loved.
June 10, 2011
Trucking History
Revisiting a 12-month truck calendar
Readers still remember Overdrive’s January 1980 12-month calendar of trucks, which ranged from modern to antique, American to European.
June 2, 2011
Trucking History
Vietnam gives first-hand appreciation of trucking
Overdrive Equipment Editor John Baxter learned to drive a 5-ton truck in Vietnam, a country whose war he recalls vividly.
May 27, 2011
Trucking History
Righting the record
Mack truck book author Harvey Eckart and others weigh in on the correct identification of a MackR-600.
May 20, 2011
Trucking History
A pink tow truck gains immortality in the Hall of Eye Candy
The pink Lincoln Toe Truck, featured in Overdrive’s July 2000 Channel 19, now resides in a museum’s Hall of Icons and Eye Candy.
May 13, 2011
Trucking History
From knee-high in a Kenworth to oversized hauls
Oversize hauler Doug Beutler recalls how his love of trucking took off behind the steering wheel of a 1978 Kenworth.
May 5, 2011
Trucking History
Electronically controlled unit injector anticipates the future
The 1985 electronically controlled unit injector was ahead of its time in anticipating the reduction of diesel emissions.
April 29, 2011
Trucking History
Collector’s dream yields a ‘gold beauty’
The Holy Grail of Dodge Bighorns, Chrysler’s 1973 prototype show truck, eventually made its way to a collector long known as Mr. Bighorn.
April 21, 2011
Trucking History
‘Move over, Raquel!’
Regina Meredith added glamour, curves and polish to the Dodge Bighorn when she modeled for Chrysler Corp. in the mid 1970s.
April 15, 2011
Trucking History
‘In one helluva fix’ without truckers
Overdrive’s 1972 disc jockey contest highlighted trucking radio hosts, some of whom are still on the air waves.
April 8, 2011
Trucking History
Trucking’s ‘good ol’ days’ with a Brownie camera
Robert Ward recalls when he began taking trucking photos with a $3 Brownie camera in the early 1950s.
April 1, 2011
Trucking History
Team dogs: In-cab guardians are appreciated
Truckers dogs share a special trait: As a group, they are deeply appreciated and loved.
March 25, 2011
Trucking History
Beyond 2000 through a 3D viewer
Overdrive celebrated the millennium’s advent with a special 3D issue and viewer in January 2000.
March 18, 2011
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