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Load by p "We like to have good-looking equipment," says North Dakota-based Jamie Stewart, shown with driver/ business partner Brian Jochim and their Dry Creek Express 2002 flattop Peterbilt 379. "I get in and drive once in a while with local stuff if it slows down." Little chance of that lately, given the Dakota oil boom. "In North Dakota today, if you have a CDL, it's like having a piece of gold," Stewart says. "For the rest of the world with the economy, everything's tough, but up here it's a whole different ballgame." 26 | Overdrive | April 2013 Loads_Online.indd 26 4/1/13 9:09 PM

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• COVER STORY: Load by phone: Owner-operators are harnessing next-generation load-search tools to minimize freight-finding hassles.
• Patience pays: Gordon Truckings Daniel Poorman, 2012 Company Driver of the Year, has a 3 million safe miles to prove the value of patience.
• Pulling profits: How to determine if buying a trailer will give a good return on your investment.
• New trucks and more: Vocational trucks and other products and services were introduced at the Mid-America Trucking Show last month.
• BUSINESS: Companies improve OTR services
• DOLLARS & SENSE: DO you really want to be an owner-operator?
• GEAR GUIDE: Trailer skirt, brake linings, battery checker and more.
• FLEET NEWS: Con-Way driver named Highway Angel.
• Four-wheeler advocacy groups, ATA play safety blame game.
• Pulse: Owner-operator business model alive and well.
• Ice Road Trucker takes a detour through Louisville.
• Hot Button: Readers sound off on women in combat.
• EOBR rule close, FMCSA administrator says.
• Drivers, trainers testify on training rule.
• Truckers rescue of family earns Highway Hero honor.
• Hours rule goes to court, Congress backs delay.
• 1997 Peterbilt 379 does it Gagnon style.
• Reader Rigs: 04 Peterbilt 379 a princess ride; 01 International Eagle 990ix flies high.
• Product Spotlight: Steering wheels arent all the same.
• Pro Tips: A bit on bypass oil filtration.
• Cast your vote for Overdrives Most Beautiful.