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The 1982 Kenworth W900A of A.C. ‘Artie’ Daniel

A.C. 'Artie' Daniel talks about the 'most sought-after truck in the world' with his 1982 Kenworth W900A. Check out the video here on Overdrive.

December 16, 2020

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‘Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses,’ new single from bluegrass leading light Tina Adair

Overdrive debuts award-winning bluegrass singer-songwriter Tina Adair's video for the trucking-song classic "18 wheels and a dozen roses." Watch it here.

November 24, 2020

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Custom 1983 KW cabover tribute to a driver’s pride

Video here reveals commercial real estate broker Steve Sprenger's now-finished resto project tribute to his past employer as a truck driver, Viking Freight.

October 20, 2020

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How to manage cash flow with potentially rough roads ahead

Watch portions of the hour-long talk that focused on managing with a mind toward addressing the volatility of the present moment here on Overdrive.

September 22, 2020

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Some good news for owner-operator income during year’s first half

ATBS President Todd Amen dissects the net income numbers for owner-operators during the first half of 2020 and notes the outlook for the rest of the year.

September 16, 2020

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Overdrive Extra

Small-fleet finalists share lessons from school of hard knocks

Watch as Overdrive's 2020 Small Fleet Champ finalists share their mistakes and talk about what they've learned while growing their trucking businesses.

September 14, 2020

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Close look at Wyoming-based owner-op’s working classic 1970 KW

Herman has spent the last decade and more re-conditioning and customizing a narrow-nose 1970 Kenworth W925. Video of this custom rig here on Overdrive.

September 8, 2020

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Newest rigs from virtual ATHS truck show

Trucks range from 1996-2020 year models

August 21, 2020

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Historic trucks from 1902-1929

Antique rigs were part of ATHS’ virtual truck show

June 4, 2020

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Fleenor Bros.’ ‘Black Cherry’ 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon

As Fleenor driver Mike Hicks explains, the rig’s name comes from the color scheme of a black cherry base with wine, coral and white stripes. “When you first look at it, it’s like, ‘I don’t know about that.’ Then the more you look at it, it kind of grows on you,” Hicks says.

January 9, 2020

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Missouri hauler’s special edition Pete 379X

The rig is the only 379X with this exact color, Farley says, because the color came out with the Pride & Class special edition 389s in 2015. He says Peterbilt wasn’t going to let them use the color, but after sending the VIN and title to Peterbilt to prove it was a special edition 379X, they sent CEI the paint codes.

December 12, 2019

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Bryan Hutchens’ 1996 Peterbilt 379, powering his ‘Generations Express’ independent business

Hutchens’ Okla.-based Generations Express independent business builds on his youth in a trucking family, wrenching on motors similar to the Cat 3406E in this 1996 Peterbilt while his parents hauled reefer freight out of California to various parts.

November 26, 2019

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J&L Contracting returns to show truck competition with custom 2019 Pete 389

The company gave the truck its name, “Here We Go Again,” as a nod to J&L’s return to truck show competition. A previous Peterbilt 389, “Contender,” competed for the Pride & Polish National Championship in 2015.

November 21, 2019

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Used-truck market rife with uncertainty

Unknowns around tariffs, emissions regulations and other factors have created uncertainty in the used-truck market, according to analysts. The good news? Retail used-truck sales prices have returned to near pre-COVID levels.

Owner-operator Scott Smith with one of his 2017 Peterbilt 579s at home in Searcy, Arkansas. His current hopper-bottom/flatbed trucking business builds on early oilfield experience and benefits from a close attention to detail when it comes to revenue and costs.

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DOT set to eliminate speed limiter proposal, keep pre-2000 ELD exemption in place

Fleetworthy's new Expedited Inspection service is now available for select ELD users in Nevada.

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