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Fans, friends shine around antique trucks
[OverdriveRetro has begun a new collaboration with Old Time Trucks magazine to showcase more stories about trucking history and old trucks. Shirley Sponholtz, Old Time Trucks editor, explains why...
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A girl named Fred
Fred the dog sulks in Mike Crawford's cab after having to share space with Crawford's wife, Phyllis. Courtesy of Mike Crawford[To enter your own story about a favorite in-cab or stay-at-home dog,...
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Miniature trucks for a bygone era
I started making model trucks when I was about 7 and have been building ever since. Like all other model builders I started by assembling them straight out of the box. Soon, I started modifying and, as...
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Travels with a king of the road
Bugg, or his full name – Bandit Spencer Duval – is a Boston terrier pug mix. His breed is referred to as bugg. My husband, Leonard, and I adopted Bandit when he was an eight-weeks-old puppy in July...
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Radio legend Charlie Douglas dies at 78
Charlie Douglas, founder of the Road Gang all-night trucking radio show, died Thanksgiving Day. He was 78. The legendary announcer was named Overdrive’s Disc Jockey of the Year in 1973, in part from...
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Columnist started out over the road
Bill Archer says this snapshot of his 1965 Freightliner stays in his pants pocket most of the time. Courtesy of Bill Archer Bill Archer, 62, has shifted a lot more gears than the ones in the 1965...
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Growing up with a Texas bobtail
[For more stories of antique trucks and their adventures, go to Old Time Trucks magazine. -- ed.] Coventry, R.I.-resident Hamilton Benn owns the 1940 Ford shown here. It is similar to the one Maurice...
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Best Dog Story entry: Lady and the thief
English sheep dog Lady rides along with L.J. Doig in his 2003 Peterbilt. Photo courtesy of Joyce Griffin. Nine-year-old Lady has traveled more than 1 million miles with owner-operator L. J. Doig, a...
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The scenic route by heavy haul
[Excerpted from Weekley’s column, “Music Talk: The other side of Big Al’s life,” in Nebraska’s Bertrand Herald weekly] There are many ingenious ways to bend or beat Department of Transportation laws in...
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Dog story winners tell tales of affection, loyalty
The story of Fred, Mike Crawford's beloved rat terrier, and her unwillingess to share in-cab space with Crawford's wife, Phyllis, placed first in the Best Dog Story contest. Courtesy of Mike Crawford...
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