Overdrive

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• COVER STORY: The OTR digital toolkit: Overdrive's editors have scoured the Internet to find the 103 best websites, online software, smartphone apps, podcasts, email newsletters, social media and blogs to help run your business and relax.
• Big prizes for top truckers: Three finalists are competing for the Owner-Operator of the Year award in the annual contest sponsored by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive. The winner gets a Ram 2500.
• Other Most Loved Pets: When Overdrive asked readers to tell us about their pets, a fair number of entries were not dogs or cats, but companions that fly, swim, sing talk and even swing from trees.
• Severe service roundup: News on the latest off-road, heavy-haul and refuse offerings from Freightliner, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt and more.
• DIVERSIONS: A special diner, hand-crafted truck models; a fund-raiser
• GEAR GUIDE: Electrical and air assembly, battery tester, rearview camera, pressure washer
• FLEET NEWS: Schneider, Barr-Nunn raise pay; England driver wins Harley; Con-way driver passes 4 million miles
• Readers debate New Entrant testing
• Pulse: Obama's fuel efficiency sideshow
• Sometimes you gotta lose to win
• Readers skeptical of hours study
• Drug and alcohol database rule proposed
• GAO report faults CSA scoring
• Cross-border program update
• Deadlines for Obamacare signups
• SRS National's fleet a testament to owner's chrome 'disease'
• Reader Rigs: 2009 International ProStar named 'Old Red'; 2000 379 Peterbilt loves country music; 2004 Peterbilt is driver's 'Mistress'
• Pro Tips: Change the oil or engine parts-- it's up to you
• Polishing your rig properly brings back the beauty
• Ad Index