Latest Gear Guide focuses on mobile tech, offers tips for new drivers

Updated Apr 22, 2025
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Screenshot 2025 04 14 At 10 30 17 AmThe new Overdrive and Truckers News Truckers' Gear Guide from the RoadPro Family of Brands delivers solid, useable information on a variety of topics. 

Included in the new issue you'll find:

  • Details about Garmin's line of dÄ“zl Bluetooth headsets, which will keep you safely connected with plenty of talk time and hands-free options
  • What's new in mobile tech? This issue's Buyer's Guide includes devices to keep you comfortable and safe and the gear and gadgets you depend on properly charged
  • An introduction to Jim and Kellie Doyle, drivers for Brook Ledge Horse Transport and the newest members of RoadPro's Driver Council
  • Insights from Kellie on managing your finances as a new truck driver including smart budgeting, taxes, your biggest expenses and saving for retirement
  • Fred Weatherspoon's "Beginner's Guide to Pre-Trip Inspections"
  • A recipe for spaghetti carbonara from Stevens Transport driver Lee Horgan
  • Good advice if you're new to being an independent driver. Lacey Lampel tells you, "What no one tells you," about going on your own
  • Tips on what size power inverter you need for your truck

As you can see, the latest edition of the Overdrive Truckers News Truckers' Gear Guide is loaded with the sort of information to keep you safe, comfortable and successful on the road.