Phil MadsenBusinessStudying up on tradingI spent all day today in my office, studying.May 5, 2012BusinessDriver lounge horror storiesI spent part of today at the Orlando Volvo truck dealership and was able to avoid a long sit in the driver’s lounge. Yes!May 4, 2012BusinessTrucking, trading and writingTrucking, trading and writing; that’s my routineMay 3, 2012BusinessThe Orlando mechanic deliversVisiting the Orlando Volvo trucks dealer for the first time, we are pleasantly surprised.May 2, 2012BusinessOne-stop load and skipping vacation for truck maintenanceFinally free of a multi-stop load, we are preparing to visit a Florida Volvo truck dealer for the first time.May 1, 2012BusinessMore about the detained truckerMore about Jabin Bogan, the U.S. truck driver who is being detained in Mexico.April 29, 2012BusinessA remodeled truck stop and a strange haulWe saw today the Petro truck stop in Kenley, N.C. for the first time since it was remodeled. Nice!April 28, 2012BusinessA not-crazy part of New Jersey, who woulda thunk?We drove in a part of New Jersey we had not seen before and were pleasantly surprised.April 27, 2012BusinessAnother drive/sleep mode dayWe’re on a long run, operating in drive/sleep mode.April 26, 2012BusinessWe’re in drive/sleep mode todayNot much to say or do today except drive and sleep.April 25, 2012Previous PagePage 2 of 11Next PageTop StoriesPride & PolishLet your truck shine -- enter Overdrive's annual Pride & PolishThe entry period for the annual competition is now open through August 18. The five categories for the contest are: Working Bobtail, Working Combo, Limited Mileage/Show, Antique and Interior.Overdrive Radio4 million miles of increasing efficiency for owner-op's 1995 Kenworth T600Equipment'Long-haul with natural gas' possible: Tour new Cummins X15NCustom Rigs'His last ride': Illinois-based owner's '79 Freightliner COE goes to work after restoEquipmentEPA's Diesel Emissions Regulations: Truck pricing, reliability impacts over two decades