Trucking in 1980: The Golden Age Ends

Oct 13, 2014

Updated Jul 1, 2015

By 1980, trucker caps and cowboy hats were all the rage and Overdrive was slowing morphing into a more business-oriented magazine. But the gorgeous girls and glitzy trucks remained staples for devoted readers across the country.

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