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Tubes.............................................. 866-210-5545 .................................................57 Cat Scale ............................................... catscale.com ................................................... 18 Coast to Coast ...................................... 888-266-0499 ............................................... 60 Coston Professional Associates ........... 765-778-2409 .................................................57 Cruise King ............................................ 952-944-9644 ............................................... 60 CUTC Inc. ............................................... 866-927-8294 ................................................ 58 D Marshall Management Inc. ................. 281-915-5914 ...................................................57 Diesel Spec Inc. ..................................... dieselspec.ca ................................................. 25 Donvel.................................................... 800-411-1725 ...................................................57 Eagle Capital ......................................... 800-483-7079 ............................................... 58 Etcom..................................................... etcominc.com ................................................ 60 Fitzgerald Glider Kits ............................ fitzgeraldusa.com ........................................... 41 FleetPride .............................................. fleetpride.com ................................................ 51 Fumoto .................................................. fumotousa.com/drive .....................................59 GoNMF ................................................... gonmf.com ..................................................... 60 Great American Chrome ....................... 229-559-4577 .................................................45 Great American Trucking Show ............. gatsonline.com ........................................ 32, 33 Harbor Freight ....................................... harborfreight.com ..........................................63 Hogebuilt ............................................... hogebuilt.com .................................................47 Howes Lubricator .................................. howeslube.com ...............................................27 Howes Lubricator .................................. howeslube.com .............................................. 23 Iowa 80 .................................................. iowa80.com.....................................................39 Walcott Truckers Jamboree .................. truckersjamboree.com .................................. 54 Landstar ................................................ lease2landstar.com ........................................ 21 Lincoln Chrome ..................................... lincolnchrome.com .........................................43 Load Training ......................................... 800-776-7067 ................................................ 60 Lock N Lube ........................................... 603-795-2298 .................................................57 Meritor .................................................. meritorpartsxpress.com ..................................9 Minimizer ............................................... minimizer.com................................................ 30 Neal Freeman Investments ................... 866-770-7200 ................................................ 58 Overdrive's Partners in Business ......... overdriveonline.com/pib ............................... 48 Overdrive's Pride & Polish .................... prideandpolish.com ........................................55 P.G. Adams Inc. ...................................... pgadams.com ..................................................47 PDQ Inc. ................................................. 888-320-5644 ............................................... 46 Peterbilt ................................................ peterbilt.com ................................................. BC Prepass .................................................. prepass.com/overdrive-tolling................... 12-13 Prepass .................................................. prepass.com/overdrive-treat .........................53 Progressive .......................................... progressive.com .............................................. 11 ProMiles................................................. 800-324-8588 ................................................56 Schneider .............................................. schneiderowneroperators.com .................... IBC Seven Oaks Capital................................ 800-511-4588 .................................................. 61 Shell ....................................................... rotella.com...................................................... 16 Shell ....................................................... rotella.com/superrigs......................................17 Stark Power ........................................... starkpower.com ..............................................59 TA-Petro ................................................ ta-petro.com ................................................... 15 TBS Factoring Services ......................... tbsfactoring.com ............................................ 19 TBS Factoring Services ......................... freeauthority.com ..........................................37 TCA Driver of the Year .......................... truckload.org/driver-of-the-year .............. 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• WHAT IS YOUR TIME WORTH? Landstar-leased Gary Buchs says you need to know the answer to that question to thrive in this business.
• Business: Tips for better rates Small-fleet-owner-turned-owner-operator-coach Kevin Rutherford presented three seminars at the Mid-America Trucking Show on running a more profitable small trucking business.
• COVER STORY: ‘World traveler’ Globetrotting and working diverse trucking jobs have shaped the 2017 Owner-Operator of the Year into a man of many experiences. But once a month, there’s no place like home for Phil Keith.
• Diversions: More music to truck by Past Overdrive Trucker Talent Search-winning singer-songwriter Jason Lee Wilson brings down the house at MATS; Mary Gauthier’s “Rifles & Rosary Beads” features songs written with military vets.
• How to extend drain intervals With engine oil and filter changes running upward of $300 at some shops, extending drain intervals can save hundreds of dollars a year and thousands over the life of your truck.
• Trailer aero savings can be substantial The responsibility of improving trailer drag has fallen largely on accessories such as skirts, tails and fairings. Such add-ons promise potential fuel savings.
• Truckers reprise ELD protest in D.C.
• Pulse: Self-driving’s “mushy middle.”
• Blowing the whistle on shippers and receivers.
• Load boards “a gamble” for old-school broker.
• Readers more open to gun restrictions.
• ELD violations added to CSA.
• Bill would allow drivers to pause 14-hour clock.
• FMCSA certain driver info secure after outage.
• SuperFan wins Peterbilt’s one millionth truck.
• After error, Cat Acert payments to be reissued.
• Owner-operator couple gets second chance with 379.
• George Parker’s retooled Coronado has a rat on back.
• $25K in prizes up for grabs at SuperRigs.
• Small fleet owner picks up first Bandit Series win.
• Reader Rigs: ’04 379 in the “Limelight”; ’15 389 flatbedder; ’Bama blue ’11 KW; ’15 389 a “voodoo queen.”
• EQUIPMENT SPOTLIGHT Mid-America Trucking Show products.
• GEAR GUIDE Floor mats, tires, LEDs, more.
• FLEET NEWS Carriers still raising driver pay.
• BETTER HEALTH On-the-road lifestyle can put truckers at risk for arthritis.