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A rare unit: Mike Jellison’s 6&4 two-stick, 350-inch wheelbase 2001 379

Overdrive Online

What's more, as of October, as you'll hear in this video talk with Jellison, all but around 15 of the near 33,000 original miles on the 3406-powered 2001 Pete's odometer had been run with Jellison working the 6- and 4-speed gearboxes.

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How Steve Kron took his 2001 International above 10 mpg

Overdrive Online

Steve Kron is a miles-per-gallon pioneer. He’s not running a newer truck, and has added little in the way of electronics-enabled technology. He’s just an owner-operator with a distinct ability to look outside the box for effective tactics to boost mpg.

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#TeamBRB's custom 2001 Peterbilt 379 flagship, DIY spirit and growing three-truck business

Overdrive Online

Big Rig Blake and Barbie have been making hay of their social media stardom since Barbie's first share with this custom flagship went viral. Yet the DIY spirit behind their growing small fleet is no social-media mirage, as our talk with Barbie shows.

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Introducing the 1948 Peterbilt of Jason Nickels

Overdrive Online

It was a show truck throughout the '90s before being parked in 2001. Nickels' father, Ron, bought the truck in 1984 and rebuilt it over a five-year span. Two years ago, Jason pulled the beauty back out and fixed it up to return to the show circuit.

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Building Strong Carrier Relationships with Dan Lindsey

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan has been in the logistics industry since 2001 when he began working the preload shift for UPS. Dan is the Co-founder of Linkage Logistics and the Broker-Carrier Summit , which will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, April 22 – 24, 2024.

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U.S. Aviation System Meltdown Tied to Corrupted Digital File

Supply Chain Brain

A halt to all flights across the country is extremely rare and has only been done a handful of times, such as after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. .

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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2001, he completed a two-year Six Sigma certification program with General Electric and is a GE certified Black Belt. Vice President of Operations, as well as experience with Emerge, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and Penske Logistics. In 2017, Mark was awarded the Supply Chain and Demand Chain Executive “Pro To Know”. Mark earned a B.S.