Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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76 | Overdrive | April 2015 LOGBOOK (Continued from Page 27) Colorado-based David Ragland was named Highway Angel of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Associa- tion for his role in helping save two children after a crash. The announcement came at TCA's annual convention in Orlan- do, Fla., and was co-presented by EpicVue. The award was named the EpicAngel. Ragland, a driver for Utah-based Kelle's Transport Services, came upon a wrecked, burning car in 2013. He ][MLPQ[ÅZMM`\QVO]Q[PMZ\W ÅOP\\PMÆIUM[\PMVPMIVL another man rescued two children. A daughter and her parents died in the incident. – James Jaillet Driver recognized after assisting in deadly crash Driver David Rag- land helped save two children. GOODYEAR DEBUTED its Smart Tech app designed to add efficiency to its roadside service programs and to provide the driver, fleet and dealer personnel immediate access to all phases of a service call's progress from start to finish. The Smart Tech app is free to customers of the company's Fleet HQ program, which serves large fleets, and Smart Fleet, which serves small fleets and owner-operators. MACK TRUCKS' GuardDog Connect proactive telematics system now monitors critical fault codes for the company's mDrive and mDrive HD auto- mated manual transmissions for model-year 2016 vehicles equipped with 2015 onboard diagnostics and emissions controls. The mDrive is standard in the Pinnacle model, while the mDrive HD is standard in the Granite and Titan models. KARI RIHM, president and CEO of Rihm Kenworth of St. Paul, Minn., was the recipient of the fifth annual Influential Woman In Trucking award from Women In Trucking.