Toll evasion = life sentence for Chinese ag hauler
After public outcry over the severity of the life prison sentence handed down to a hauler of agricultural commodities for evading road tolls in China, the Chinese government is reportedly revisiting...
View ArticleNews bytes: Diesel prices, Driving sans pants, Willie’s Place to be Petro
Commodities speculation back in the spotlight The commodities futures positions limits problem is back in the TV news via a series on liberal populist host Ed Schultz’ “Ed Show” this week. The first...
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Fred: Memorializing one long-hauling dog
Condolences to Overdrive 2010 Trucker of the Year, owner-operator Mike “Mustang” Crawford, whose dog Fred passed away early this morning. She was 12 and some years old. “It’s a rough day for me, ”...
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Dodging bullets from on high
Look up, drivers. Just when you think you’re safe — rig in the lane, four-wheelers keeping a good distance off your back bumper, new regs falling from on high fully accounted for — occasionally,...
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Mustang’s 3-million-mile, one-truck haul nears end
I caught up with Overdrive 2010 Trucker of the Year Mike “Mustang” Crawford (pictured) last week. He called with the news that, should he make the next 37,000 miles or so without a preventable...
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Light up the night!; Come on, Ghostwriter
It’s picture-sharing time on the Channel 19 blog, today’s edition a special delivery of an Overdrive reader with a passion of shiny bull haulers — not just of the chrome and aluminum-wheels variety...
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Year of interrupted sleep: 2012 in review, Part 3
Find Part 1 of this year in review here and Part 2 here. Happy new year! September Former Overdrive Trucker of the Year Mike “Mustang” Crawford was approaching his 3 millionth safe mile, all logged...
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Lookback on — and a severe weather report from — a Mustang at the tattoo parlor
When the Overdrive Show Us Your Ink tattoo gallery got going a couple weeks back, I immediately thought of Mike “Mustang” Crawford of Long Lane, Mo., owner-operator of Mustang’s Truckin’ and one of our...
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$2/gal. diesel: Been a while, hasn’t it?
I got a friendly check-in call from owner-operator Mike “Mustang” Crawford (pictured) last week — aside from the Merry Christmases and inquiries about the family, the Long Lane, Mo.-based flatbed...
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