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4 OVERDRIVE SEPTEMBER 2009 (ISSN 0030-7394) is published monthly and is a registered trademark of its publisher, Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC., 3200 Rice Mine Road N.E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406. Periodicals postage-paid at Tuscaloosa, AL, and at additional mail-ing offices. POSTMASTERS: Send address corrections to , P.O. Box 2189, Skokie, IL 60076-9951. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Copyright (c) 2009 Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. LLC. CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO: Mike Reilly COO/VP: David Wright CFO/TREASURER: Shane Elmore EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Brent Reilly SENIOR VP/ACQUISITIONS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Robert Lake VP/EDITORIAL: Linda Longton ART/PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Tony Brock Sales and Editorial: (800) 633-5953 Editorial Fax: (205) 750-8070 Sales Fax: (205) 349-6359 Radio Fax: (205) 345-5695 Sales: elarson@rrpub.com Subscription inquiries: For subscripton info call (800)517-4979 in the U.S., or (847)763-9610 outside the U.S. Rates for non-qualified subscriptions: US & possessions $34.97; Canada/Mexico & foreign $65.00, payable in U.S. dollars. Single copies are available for $6 US, $9 Canada/Mexico, and $12 foreign. OVERDRIVE BUSINESS STAFF SENIOR VP/TRUCKING: Jeff Mason GROUP PUBLISHER: Brad Holthaus EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SALES: John Randle BRAND MANAGER: Emily Larson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Rusty Barton, Tommy Belk, Richard Hinton, Brent Hutto, Steve Miller, Wes Turner, David Wilkinson ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER: Leah Robertson, Mary Springer OVERDRIVE BROADCASTING: Diana Davis ETRUCKER.COM: Rob Hoffman MEDIA CONTROLLER: Terry Browning CIRCULATION: Julie Puckett, Kelli Kitchens MARKETING: Cameron Sevier EVENTS: Linda Meaux OVERDRIVE EDITORIAL STAFF EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Max Heine SENIOR EDITORS, OWNER-DRIVER GROUP: Todd Dills, Max Kvidera EQUIPMENT EDITOR: John Baxter MANAGING EDITOR: Lucinda Coulter CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Jill Dunn, Paul Hartley, Carolyn Magner, Bruce Smith ART DIRECTOR: Kenneth Stubbs GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Lyndsey Kone EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Lanier Norville RESEARCH: Ginger Love EDITORIAL HONORS Only trucking magazine to win five Editorial Excellence Awards Three-time Magazine of the Year finalist plus 56 other awards. Five Jesse H. Neal Certificates of Merit Custom Rigs gets its own makeover Online Multi-media content Just like the custom rigs it covers in print, Custom Rigs' website, www. CustomRigsMag.com , has received a major facelift. The site now offers tech-nical forums hosted by industry experts such as Chrome Shop Mafia and Outlaw Customs. There is also an expanded selection of videos, feature and techni-cal articles, and truck show coverage. That can be a tough call. To get some guidance, mark your calendar for 8 p.m. (CDT) Sept. 10. John Dolce, a fleet maintenance specialist who's now a management consultant, will present Repair vs. Rebuild vs. Replace to help owner-operators evaluate the best way to deal with an aging truck or engine. To regis-ter for the free online seminar, visit www.truckerwebinars.com . This webinar is part of the Partners in Business program, which is produced by , owner-operator business services firm ATBS, and sponsored by the load-matching service TruckersEdge, powered by TransCore DAT. The new Custom Rigs website has features on the industry's hottest trucks, such as this one, owned by Sherry Martinez. John Dolce is a former mechanic. Grab some popcorn Worn out that TV remote button? Go to OverdriveMag on www. youtube.com and browse through and videos such as these: LANGEVIN BIG-RIG BUILDOFF TRUCK. It's one of the standouts from the 2008 customizing shop competition in Louisville. If you've wondered what it's like to haul glass, 's August 2009 Trucker of the Month will tell you. PISS'D OFF PETE. The latest hot rod creation from Randy Grubb, based on a 1960 Peterbilt 351, roars with the best of them. Nothing but show trucks and edgy sounds in this music video. Should you replace that engine? VIDEO