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64 | Overdrive | March 2017 5 APPS FOR THAT OverDrive This app partners with libraries across the United States to lend audiobooks. You can download the free OverDrive app, log in using local library card creden- tials and start down- loading. Because libraries provide the books, it is free to use, though each book has a limited rental period that requires you to check it back in. OverDrive lets you check out up to 15 titles at a time. The available titles cover as many genres and time periods as your local library. This service has no connection with Overdrive magazine or its website. Audible Audible has been a leading name in audiobook apps since it first debuted. The app, created by Amazon, offers over 180,000 titles. It has several standard playback features, like offline listening, adjustable playback speed, bookmarks, chapter navigation and more. Its title selection includes new releases, bestsell- ers and older titles. Audible is available with a one-month free trial and then a $14.95 monthly subscription. The membership gives you one audiobook each month and a 30 percent discount on additional titles. Audio Books From Audiobooks. com, the Audio Books app has over 100,000 audiobooks, including over 6,000 free titles. It works offline and has a combined Pre- view and Play option that lets you listen to the start of the book before you commit to purchasing it. If you still like the narrator at the three-minute mark, you can select "Continue" to pur- chase the audiobook without interrupting your progress. The app offers a free 30-day trial, and your first premium audiobook is free. A $14.95 monthly subscription gives you one audiobook each month, with more available for an ad- ditional cost. Nook Audiobooks Created by national book retailer Barnes & Noble, Nook Audiobooks has over 60,000 audiobooks. Its selection includes everything from recent bestsellers to the classics. Your purchased audio- books are stored in the cloud and can be downloaded in-app when you're ready to listen to them. The Nook Audiobooks app itself is free to download, and there is no subscription. Books are available for individual pur- chase, most ranging from $5 to $30. Scribd Scribd is a broad ser- vice, claiming it has the "world's largest collection of e-books, articles, sheet music and other written works." Its audio- books and e-books number in the "hun- dreds of thousands." The Scribd Selects feature is a list of audiobooks available for free that changes monthly. Scribd is available with a free 30-day trial and a $7.99 monthly subscription. The subscription lets you have three e-books and one audiobook each month, as well as unlimited access to articles, sheet music, documents and select titles. Any audiobook beyond the monthly free one is $12.99. Matching book lovers with recordings BY DEANNE WINSLETT Y ou can listen to your favorite playlists, CDs or radio stations for only so long before they become mo- notonous. An audiobook is a good alternative for fresh material, without repetitiveness, to get you through a long day of driving. With a Bluetooth or wired connection, you can listen to an audiobook over your truck's speakers. All of these apps are available for Apple and Android devices. With the exception of the free library-based Over- Drive, all have fees and allow you to preview an audiobook before selecting it.

• Cover
• Readers: Behind-the-wheel training minimum critical.
• Pulse: FMCSA backpedals on safety proposal.
• The ELD mandate and the “House Freedom Caucus.”
• Dry bulk for the long haul.
• “Build the wall”: Majority favors Trump plan.
• Lawsuit opposes Trump order to reduce regs.
• Industry united against safety rating change.
• Court to review border policy.
• C.R. England plans to appeal fraud ruling.
• Lag growing between CDL training, skills test.
• Big-rig race series returns in new format.
• Rare 96-year-old White 5-ton finds new home.
• Reader Rigs: ’07 W900L an ice cream truck; ’14 389 a “Green Monster”; ’09 W900L a million-miler.
• BUSINESS: Make the most of your tax deductions.
• Gear Guide: Trailer brake drum, wheels, clutches, more.
• FLEET NEWS: Averitt expands in Northeast, hiring drivers.
• 5 APPS FOR THAT: Matching book lovers with recordings.
• RESPECT THE DINOSAURS: Diverse drivers united for a common goal is what it’s all about, Wendy Parker writes. Page 8.
• COVER STORY: Sleight of truck | Imagine arriving at a gate and presenting papers to pick up a load. The man in the guard shack looks confused and says you’ve already been there and that the load is gone. Heists involving false identity and other fraud ar
• Dodging the middleman: While no one service will be “Uber for all” in the fragmented brokerage market, on-demand load-matching services are seeing some success at circumventing traditional brokers and promising gains for owner-operators in rates, freight
• $25,000 awaits top owner-operator: Three owner-operators – Gary Buchs, Philip Keith and Kevin Kocmich – are finalists for the 2016 Owner-Operator of the Year award, produced by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
• Maintaining your wheels: A pre-trip inspection for cracks and rust is usually sufficient for maintenance of aluminum and steel wheels. A few other best practices, though, can almost ensure that wheels last as long as your truck.