A conveyor belt comprising a plurality of spaced tractive rods ; a plurality of support rows transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting said plurality of spaced tractive rods ; a plurality of belt drive clips ; and a plurality of belt hold-down clips ; wherein said conveyor belt includes opposing first and second outer edges and said plurality of belt drive clips and/or belt hold-down clips are disposed on at least one of the first and second outer edges of the conveyor belt such that said belt drive clips and belt hold-down clips improve the edge drive capability of said conveyor belt ; wherein each of said plurality of belt hold-down clips includes a base member having at least one opening and an upstanding member disposed substantially perpendicular to said base member, each of said plurality of belt hold-down clips further including opposing wing portions extending from opposing sides of said base member, wherein each of said plurality of belt drive clips is generally J-shaped with a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a connecting portion, the first and second leg portions defining two substantially parallel planes and the connecting portion defining a plane intersecting the two substantially parallel planes, each of said plurality of belt drive clips having at least one opening in the first leg portion or the second leg portion and no openings in the connecting portion, the openings of each belt drive clip existing entirely in the planes of the first and second leg portions, wherein the first leg portion has two openings, the second leg portion has one opening, and the connecting portion connects the first and second leg portions, characterized in that a plurality of said rows comprise a U-shaped link on each edge and a mesh overlay extending therebetween. a plurality of spaced tractive rods ; a plurality of support rows transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting said plurality of spaced tractive rods ; a plurality of belt drive clips ; and a plurality of belt hold-down clips ; wherein said conveyor belt includes opposing first and second outer edges and said plurality of belt drive clips and/or belt hold-down clips are disposed on at least one of the first and second outer edges of the conveyor belt such that said belt drive clips and belt hold-down clips improve the edge drive capability of said conveyor belt ; wherein each of said plurality of belt hold-down clips includes a base member having at least one opening and an upstanding member disposed substantially perpendicular to said base member, each of said plurality of belt hold-down clips further including opposing wing portions extending from opposing sides of said base member, wherein each of said plurality of belt drive clips is generally J-shaped with a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a connecting portion, the first and second leg portions defining two substantially parallel planes and the connecting portion defining a plane intersecting the two substantially parallel planes, each of said plurality of belt drive clips having at least one opening in the first leg portion or the second leg portion and no openings in the connecting portion, the openings of each belt drive clip existing entirely in the planes of the first and second leg portions, wherein the first leg portion has two openings, the second leg portion has one opening, and the connecting portion connects the first and second leg portions, <EOS>