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60 | Overdrive | April 2018 Custom Rigs T wenty-truck tanker eet owner Anthony ox of ome eorgia is the proud owner and caretaker of a piece of ollywood history one of the original acks used in the classic "Conoy trucking lm of the s. ox's "ubber uck ack S also still has the original trailer used in the lm a gallon railmobile tank trailer with the battle scars to proe it. he duck hood or- nament ox explains originally was supposed to be chrome but because of the glare it was causing for the cameras lming the moie it was sanded down painted and gien a ohawk. he rig and trailer were used in seeral scenes. he trailer ox says was one of of its kind built and ac- tually is ust the skeleton of a tanker that doesn't hae a barrel in it to hold any product. 'Rubber Duck' Mack still quacking BY TODD DILLS The 1970 Mack RS700 and 1960 Trailmobile tank trailer are both originals from the "Convoy" movie. Fleet owner Anthony Fox of Rome, Georgia, has been the owner and caretaker of the "Rubber Duck" Mack since January 2015. Fox says the Mohawk and black paint on the duck's bill on this hood ornament were added to give the figure more "attitude." At youtube.com/ OverdriveMag, visit the Custom Rigs playlist to see more on the classic "Convoy" Mack.

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• FLIPPING THROUGH HISTORY | A small fleet owner’s collection of Overdrives provides a fitting finale for Wendy Parker’s last blog post.
• Business: Arbitration case to go before high court The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit brought by an owner-operator that challenges his fleet’s requirement that disputes be handled via third-party arbitration.
• COVER STORY: Power plays Electric truck makers promise cleaner, more cost-effective tractors. Two years before the first vehicles hit the road, inadequate infrastructure and fueling capacity threaten to dampen the transition.
• Buyers welcome Economic conditions, tax changes, productivity pressures and equipment improvements have spurred a big increase in truck buying by owner-operators and fleets.
• ELD headaches Much has been made about the operational challenges of running under more rigid hours accounting with an electronic log. Meanwhile, truckers are experiencing a wide range of technical malfunctions.
• Severe service Heavy-haul and severe-service news from Volvo, International, Mack, Freightliner and Peterbilt, plus new products from Marmon-Herrington, Kyocera, Firestone and Toyo.
• Inspectors “putting people out of work.”
• Pulse: Make sure the grass really is greener.
• Conversations still evolving over 14-hour reg.
• Shut down by CARB, teacher keeps learning alive.
• Discovering a double- brokered load.
• ELD violations now merit out-of-service.
• Bill would allow younger truckers.
• ELD waiver extended for livestockers.
• Alleged fraud may impact 2,000 truckers.
• OOIDA wants rehearing of apnea case.
• Son earns back dad’s ’95 Pete 379.
• “Rubber Duck” Mack still quacking.
• Reader Rigs: ’16 389 on the “Edge”; a ’13 Coronado named “Betty”; ’15 389 yanks tanks; ’17 Coronado a heavy hauler; father-son duo’s ’04 W900.
• Gear Guide Hino to debut Class 7, 8 models in 2019.
• FLEET NEWS Fleets continue to hike driver pay.
• BETTER HEALTH Preventing and dealing with nausea.