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Trucking History: Page 6
Trucking History
Beyond 2000 through a 3D viewer
Overdrive celebrated the millenniumâs advent with a special 3D issue and viewer in January 2000.
March 18, 2011
Trucking History
âTell âem Don Knotts sent youâ
Don Knotts, who made the role of Deputy Barney Fife a legend, appeared in a 1970 Dodge Trucks ad in Overdrive.
March 11, 2011
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Trucking History
A GMC Astroâs part in a âgiant leap for mankindâ
A GMC Astro hauled a national exhibit of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight, commemorating the moment when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
March 4, 2011
Trucking History
A lion tests a modelâs mettle
Former Overdrive model Carrie Shubert offers perspective on men, women and life in her mantra as an accomplished psychic.
February 25, 2011
Trucking History
âI loved those trucksâ
Wreckers, replicas, dumps and small fleets that once garnered monthly Overdrive awards inspired truckersâ career choices.
February 18, 2011
Trucking History
Ties that bind: three generations of produce haulers
Owner-operator Ed Kimball created a family legacy when he hauled bananas from Florida in the 1950s.
February 10, 2011
Trucking History
Action-packed memoir about more than broken bones
Hal Needham, stuntman and director of the âSmokey and the Banditâ trilogy, relates career high points in a just-released memoir.
February 4, 2011
Trucking History
Art directorâs pen had a knack for poking fun
Paul Goeppner, Overdriveâs art director, enlivened the magazine with original, irreverent line drawings form 1966-1984.
January 28, 2011
Trucking History
A few truck stop owners made the route easier
Owner-operator John Stewart recalls some of the surprises he came up against at truck stops in California during the 1960s.
January 19, 2011
Trucking History
A story of âSinging Wheelsâ that served America
The 1941 âSinging Wheelsâ film advertisement for the trucking industry showcases the oldtime trucks at their best, posted on OverdriveRetro.
January 7, 2011
Trucking History
A coffee-table book of Freightliners
Ron Adamsâ book, âWhite-Freightliner Trucks of the 1960s,â features more than 100 photos, many similar to the rigs in 1960s Overdrive issues.
December 29, 2010
Trucking History
Canât take the trucking out of the girl
New Jersey native Cindy Cadiente appreciates her trucking heritage as the daughter of a former Independent Truckers Association president.
December 9, 2010
Trucking History
TV drama of a gypsy trucker still magic for fans
In 1975, Overdrive covered the filming of the TV series, âMovinâ On,â starring Claude Akins as trucker Sonny Pruitt.
December 3, 2010
Trucking History
Trucking advocate enjoyed Overdrive award
Bruce Wieser won a prize for the Native American-inspired message on his rig and now advocates for trucker heroes.
November 23, 2010
Trucking History
Not finished takinâ care of business
Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, original band members of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, have reunited as a tour group.
November 15, 2010
Trucking History
Still trekking to shoot stills of the big rigs
Amateur truck photographer Russ MacNeil has taken photos of big rigs since he was a teen growing up near Westfield, Mass. As a child, he was mesmerized as trucks roared by on walks with his aunt near Route 20. By the time he was 27, a black Mack Model B he shot near Ft. Pierce, [âŚ]
November 3, 2010
Trucking History
An old star shines coast-to-coast
Owner-operator Mike Long, a native of Marion, Ind., restored a 1979 IH Transtar 4070B six years ago. The Landstar Ranger contractor still drives it.
October 26, 2010
Trucking History
Kandel Transportâs seasoned legacy
Owner-operator Richard Daniels started trucking in 1946 and retired as Kandel Transport Co. president in 1992. His son, Jack Daniels, grew the Akron, Ohio-based reefer carrier with his fatherâs guidelines: âFlash has no place in a business ownerâs life.â
October 20, 2010
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