Wrapping a Trailer for COVID’s Everyday Heroes
“We don’t only deliver freight. We deliver awareness.” That’s what Jim Barrett, president and CEO of Road Scholar Transport, likes to say about the Dunmore, Pennsylvania-based carrier’s “awareness fleet.” Its latest trailer wrap honors the everyday her…
Association urges Congress suspend use tax to provide equitable relief
OOIDA sent a letter to Congress proposing a suspension of the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for the next year. Longtime trucking radio host “Midnight Cowboy” Bill Mack passed away. The U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge between Cairo, Illinois, and Wickliffe, Kentucky,…
Love’s expands its line of snacks, bottled water
Based on customer feedback
Trucking Radio Icon Bill Mack Dead
Bill Mack, whose Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show overnight program on Texas clear channel WBAP-AM entertained truckers for decades, died July 31 at age 88, according to published reports.
Hotshot trucking: How to start, resources
Going into hotshot as an owner-operator is in a lot of respects no different from moving into business with a Class 8. The biggest differences lie in equipment choices and, for a leased owner-operator, getting used to operating under your own authority.
Pride & Polish Weekly Video Encore, No. 4: Fleenor Bros.’ 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon
Up this week at No. 4 is a 2015 Kenworth W900 Icon owned by Carthage, Missouri-based Fleenor Bros. The truck was shown at Pride & Polish shows in 2015 and 2016 by Kyle Cousins and Sid Calangelo, earning the 2016 Pride & Polish National Champion…
Enter now to win $25,000 in Overdrive’s annual Owner-Operator of the Year contest
The Truckload Carriers Association’s Driver of the Year Contest opens for applications today through Aug. 31. The 2020 Owner-Operator of the Year and the 2020 Company Driver of the Year will each win $25,000. Two finalists in both categories will win $…
OOIDA to Congress: Suspend HVUT for One Year
A one-year suspension of the HVUT would be the best way to provide economic relief to all motor carriers, according to OOIDA
Radio’s Midnight Cowboy, Bill Mack, passes at 88
Family says cause was COVID-19
Radio’s Midnight Cowboy, Bill Mack, passes at 88
Family says cause was COVID-19