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July 2014

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Fleet News 74 | Overdrive | July 2014 By Tara Bullock Pay ToTal TransporTaTion of Richland, Miss., announced an immediate across-the- board pay increase for solo drivers, team drivers and recent commercial driver's license school graduates. Monroeville, Ala.-based flatbed hauler Hornady TransporTaTion announced a two-cent per-mile pay increase for line-haul drivers. FaCILITIES Richmond, Va.-based EsTEs ExprEss linEs opened a new terminal in Oswego, Ill., to accommodate increased demand in the Chicagoland area. The terminal contains 24 doors and has 43 employees. aCHIEVEMENTS Con-way FrEigHT driver David Frazier of Kernersville, N.C., became the less-than- truckload company's fourth driver to achieve 3 million consecutive accident-free miles. Frazier, a 28-year driv- ing veteran, started with Con- way in 1987. amEriCan CEnTral TransporT driver John Hammon received the St. Cloud, Minn.-based com- pany's Class ACT Award for volunteering to help with ACT's first Wreaths Across America load. sCHnEidEr established its Haul of Fame to recognize drivers for the Green Bay, Wis.-based company who have accumulated 3 million consecutive safe driving miles or 20 years of safe driving without an accident. Inducted drivers are honored on plaques that line a wall within the company's headquarters, and drivers also receive a copy of the same plaque. There were 179 inaugural inductees. Schneider expects to add 10 to 15 drivers each year. D Marshall_OVD1213_PG.indd 1 11/6/13 4:13 PM Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Schneider Haul of Fame honors drivers David Frazier Tru Balance_OVD1113_PG.indd 1 10/3/13 9:14 AM Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Fleet_News_0714.indd 74 6/27/14 9:59 AM

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