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roadside attractions POWER PICKUP Sorry, you can’t visit your local Volvo dealer- ship to pick up one of these muscular pickups. But visit the compa- ny’s New River Valley manufac- turing plant in Dublin, Va., and you might get to ride in this severe ser- vice model VHD that’s been customized to pickup form. The vehicle has five seats, a full-size crew cab and a pickup bed. Volvo plans for the truck to give cus- tomers and visitors a first-hand sense of the brand’s comfort and performance as they tour the facility or are transported to and from local hotels and the air- port, says Volvo Senior VP Ron Huibers. And if you happen to know of a monster truck rally in the vicinity and can convince Ron … This customized VHD is powered by a 2010 500-hp Volvo D13 and features an I-Shift transmission. Hats for heroes HEALTH TIPS Con-way Truckload driver Bill Compton, 72, greets a wounded warrior at Fort Sam Houston’s Warrior and Family Support Center. Compton drove the last leg of a shipment of donated hats for wounded ser- vice members at the center in San Antonio, Texas. With the help of a Trucker Buddy liaison to a group of Special Olympians in Grand Island, Neb., and the local American Legion, a record 1,500-plus caps were collected. The program, in its fourth year, is the brainchild of Marten Transport hauler Candy Bass. “I want to let them know we didn’t forget them,” she says. Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson, ARNORTH PAO 6 OVERDRIVE FEBRUARY 2011 CHIP LOVERS, GET BAKED. Leaving junk food behind can be hard. Start with an easy step: Replace your normal potato chips with baked potato chips. Cut the calories, not the crunch. FIND YOUR PACE AND GROOVE WITH IT. Create on an iPod or other device a 30-minute exercise playlist of songs whose rhythms match your speed of walking or other workout. Studies show that exercise comes easier when done to music. SHIFT THE BRAIN TO IDLE. Set the parking brake, relax, close your eyes. Picture yourself in a serene setting. Just five minutes of daily meditation can make a dramatic difference in your energy level.