Polar Service Center moves
Polar Service has moved to a new location in Rosemount, Minn., with eight service bays, 3,800 square-feet of parts inventory and parking for 75 trailers. The location is ASME National Board R-stamp...
View ArticleFit for business: Owner-Operators of the Month
Tom and Karen brought in a net income of approximately $100,000 in 2011. Here, the driving team stands with their truck shortly after starting over-the-road in 2001. Their ’99 International 9400 has...
View ArticlePreparing for a healthier year
Start the year right by making sure you are current on your health checkups. To make it easier to keep those resolutions of staying healthy, we made a list of the most important health screenings and...
View ArticleFormer OD Owner-Operator of the Month Jimmy McSwain dead at 52
This photo of McSwain was taken in early in 2012 near his home in Winter Haven, Fla., was featured in the April 2012 issue of Overdrive. Sunco Carriers driver, TCA Owner-Operator of the Year finalist...
View ArticleTake five, and take a tour
Take advantage of the cold weather and enjoy some indoor entertainment with these tours located at varied destinations throughout the United States. John Deere Factories, multiple locations: Learn...
View ArticleRockin’ & rollin’: Custom concert equipment hauler
Demarest’s truck hauled equipment for the “Broadway on Broadway” production at Times Square in New York City. The ’07 Great Dane has been modified to fit the Lincoln Tunnel. The truck’s customized...
View ArticleDelo names bass boat winner
Chevron Delo recently announced Laurel Keating, of Lumby, Britist Columbia, the winner of its 2012 Delo Big Bass Boat sweepstakes. The contest, which ran from May 1 to October 31, 2012, offered a grand...
View ArticleNothing to sneeze at
Get out in front of allergy season with these simple precautions With the weather warming up and flowers beginning to bloom, spring means only one thing to some drivers: allergy season. Take preventive...
View ArticleVirtual scavenger hunt
Geocaching can provide mental and physical on-the-road challenge Hours of downtime on the road may be becoming few and far between, but if the chance arises, why not try out a mental and physical...
View ArticleTruckin’ hearts: Tips to keep yours healthy and happy
More than 25 percent of all deaths in the United States – about 600,000 people a year – are caused by or from complications of heart disease. The risk of being diagnosed increases as you age, with a...
View ArticleTruck honors the Delta Raiders
Vietnam veteran John Cudd wanted a workhorse that would remind others of the sacrifices soldiers make every day, and the 1986 Peterbilt 359 he drives daily does just that. Cudd bought the truck in 2011...
View ArticleTrucker helps motorist after car flips, crashes
Jon Atzenhofer Jon “AZ” Atzenhofer was recently named a TCA Highway Angel for the second time after he stopped to help a victim of a car accident. Atzenhofer, an Oklahoma City, Okla., native, drives...
View ArticleLess is more: James Churchill’s ’03 Kenworth
Independent James Churchill, of Vancouver, B.C., hauls bulk commodities like grain, fertilizer and aggregates with his 2003 Kenworth W900L. The truck has a 475-hp Cummins and a 13-speed transmission,...
View ArticleEye-catching fuel hauler
Mario Yubeta, from Tuscon, Ariz., drives this 2007 Peterbilt 379. The owner-operator, leased to Diamond Trucking out of Phoenix, hauls petroleum products in the rig, which is powered by a C15...
View ArticleOverdrive presents show trucks and more at Dallas show
Todd Roccapriore and Jerad Witter’s 2001 Peterbilt 379 “Family Biziness” will be competing for the Pride & Polish National Championship in the Limited-Mileage Bobtail category. Overdrive’s Pride...
View ArticleThe Standout: Mike O’Conner’s ’05 Peterbilt 379
Mike O’Connor of Mitchell, S.D., has added 8-inch curve-tip straight pipes, Jones Performance curb-length fenders and light panels to the sides of the sleeper and cab of his 2005 Peterbilt 379, among...
View ArticleHauling Tanzania: Meet Mike and Sherri Washington
For this driving team, world travel is all in a day’s work. Mike and Sherri Washington drive the country promoting a cause that is well-known, but more often than not, misunderstood. Driving for...
View ArticleBig Red: ’05 Kenworth W900L
Danny Eversole, of Crockett, Va., hauls canoes and kayaks with his 2005 Kenworth W900L, equipped with a 625-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission. Eversole ordered the truck from the factory and...
View Article‘Sidewinder’: 2000 Peterbilt 379
Briceson Nightingale, of Sedan, N.M., owns and operatess this 2000 Peterbilt 379 for Circle S Transportation. His usual hauls are liquid fertilizer and hay. The rig is powered by a 650-hp C15 Cat 650...
View ArticleRockin’ & rollin’: Custom concert equipment hauler
Demarest’s truck hauled equipment for the “Broadway on Broadway” production at Times Square in New York City. The ’07 Great Dane has been modified to fit the Lincoln Tunnel. The truck’s customized...
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