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Thursday, August 23, 2012

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4 Great American Trucking Show 2012 Red Eye Radio to host stars, offer giveaways Country-music singers Ronnie Milsap, Lee Brice, The Lost Trail- ers and Heidi Newfi eld will all be signing autographs at the Red Eye Radio booth throughout the show. Eric Harley and Gary McNamara will host the on-site events and introduce attendees to the singers, who will split time between the lobby booth and RER's inside booth (#10050) to take photos and talk with drivers. The Lost Trailers will be available from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. today in the lobby booth and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at RER's inside booth. Ronnie Milsap will be in the lobby booth from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and inside from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lee Brice will be in the lobby booth Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and inside from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Heidi NewField will be in the Lobby from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and inside from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Also at the RER booth is the opportunity to register for a $1,000 cash price, Spyder Can-Am ATV, CB radios, GPS units and more. The sponsors of the Red Eye Radio GATS activities are Chev- ron Delo, Motel 6, Progressive Insurance, Mercer Transporta- tion, Pilot Flying J, Uniden and Freightliner. Free samples of truck history report Used truck history report service RigDig is off ering attendees free sample reports if they bring a truck's VIN number. Also at the booth are discount codes for owner-operators and representatives from fl eets, who are eligible for codes that will give them access to a $10 report (which are normally $30). RigDig's also introducing attendees to its new virtual salesperson, Rachel Darville, a digital presenter developed by software company Real Time Content. As the fi rst vehicle background check designed specifi cally for the commercial truck market, RigDig combines a variety of data sources that track junk and salvage vehicles, total loss insurance claims, title and odometer brands, acci- dents, inspections, ownership and cargo hauled records and CSA scores. RigDig rigdig.com Booth #15167 Legal advice about pickup towing Avoid situations that could cost your company millions in liability exposure by attending the Towing & the Law SmartSession, today at 3 p.m. in Room D166. The seminar, presented by ProPickup magazine, will feature a panel of pickup, hitch and legal experts who will discuss the task of towing equipment trailers and lay out the consequenc- es of not having pickups properly equipped. Two additional pickup-specific SmartSessions will take place Friday: "Maximizing Fuel Economy" runs from 9 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.; "Power Upgrades" (chips and programmers) runs from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. All three SmartSessions are in Room D166 and are free to registered GATS attendees. "American Trucker" on the CB Robb Mariani, host and creator of Speed's "American Trucker" show, will greet attendees Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Cobra Electronics booth, #16074. He'll be available today from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Cobra's booth and again from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, he'll be in the booth from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, he will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cobra Electronics cobra.com Booth #16074 Seminar offers key tips for owner-operators Heidi Newfi eld Lee Brice Ronnie Milsap The Lost Trailers The free Partners in Business seminar, which will be held Friday 2-4 p.m. in Room D222 gives current and prospective owner-operators advice on cutting costs and increasing revenue. Overdrive Dollars & Sense columnist PARTNERS IN BUSINESS A BUSINESS MANUAL FOR OWNER-OPERATORS PRODUCED BY OVERDRIVE AND ATBS Edition 2012 12PIB_FC_COMBO.indd 111 and radio host Kevin Rutherford will give a presentation at the seminar, along with an ATBS representative. ATBS is the nation's largest owner- operator fi nancial services provider. Attendees will learn to make sound business decisions and how to deal with surging fuel prices, an uncertain economy and increasing freight. Complimentary refreshments will be available and each attendee will get a free copy of the 2012 Overdrive Partners in Business manual – the most comprehensive business guide for owner-operators. Chevron hosts Edgar Hansen, bass boat giveaway Edgar Hansen, deck boss for the North- western boat on the Discovery Channel's "The Deadliest Catch" will be at the Chevron Delo booth (#19125) to sign autographs and take photos with attendees from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. The Northwestern uses exclusively Delo in its engines. Honey Hole All Outdoors fi shing show hosts Bill Wilcox and Randall Boyd will be at the Chevron booth Saturday to greet attendees and sign autographs. Also at the booth, attendees can en- ter to win a fully outfi tted 2012 ZX190 Skeeter bass boat – the prize in the Delo Bass Boat Sweepstakes – and tour the Delo Truck. Chevron Delo deloperformance.com Booth #19125 4/13/12 10:20 AM

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