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Overdrive Announces Winner Of Female-Trucker Contest Overdrive's Most Beautiful, a contest in its second year of recognizing female drivers, has selected its fi rst-place winner. Through a combination of online audience voting and a judging panel, Emily Weymouth was named Overdrive's Most Beautiful. Weymouth of Charlton, Mass., hauls motor oil, transmission fl uid and other lubricants for Dennison Lubricants. She says when she was younger she "loved the challenge of being better than the boys and showing them up" — and as a driver, she likes to show that trucking can be a woman's world, too. Asked the defi nition of a beautiful female trucker, Weymouth said it's "someone who isn't afraid of being themselves. Someone who has a passion for what they are doing on a daily basis. She should be confi dent and outspoken, yet cares for others. I think a female's rig also comes into play with this question. Truckers take pride in the rig they drive, and that helps show confi dence out on the road." Overdrive's Most Beautiful was sponsored by Con-way Truckload Inc. The runners-up were Ingrid Brown and Cheryl Lannigan. Brown of Boone, N.C., hauls reefer, dry freight and produce for Randall Miller. She has been OTR for 29 years. Owner-operator Lannigan of Savannah, Ga., hauls shipping containers in and out of ports and has been driving for eight years. Weymouth has won a trip to The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas in August, where she was crowned Overdrive's Most Beautiful. She was also photographed with a truck and will be featured in a story in an upcoming issue of Overdrive. Dependable Auto Shippers Receives Move Management International's "Partner of the Year" Award Dependable Auto Shippers (DAS), one of the largest auto transport companies in the U.S. since 1954, has received the "Partner of the Year" award by Move Management International (MMI), the industry's fi rst multiple moving services supplier administrator. The honor, which recognizes DAS for Best in Class Performance in the Auto Transport category, was presented at the annual MMI Summit in May. Recipients of the "Partner of the Year" award are chosen by demonstrating an outstanding track record and exceeding expectations for MMI's Fortune 500 clients and government agencies. DAS was selected as the top performing car carrier, providing domestic and international vehicle transportation, including enclosed shipping services, for MMI customers. "We are proud to be selected as the premier vehicle transport company by RECOGNITION ROAD 52 DrivingForceMag.com September 2014 • • • Emily Weymouth