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Logbook Trucker named Highway Hero for rescue of family For videos of Goodyear Highway Hero Jason Harte describing his role in the rescue, visit youtube.com/overdrivemag. A truck driver who rescued a family of six from a smashed minivan has been named the 30th Goodyear Highway Hero. Chosen from four finalists, Jason Harte of Rogers, Ark., accepted the 30th Another great solution from the most trusted name in the industry. Introducing Ritchie Bros. EquipmentOne—the only website that delivers: › Access to the most equipment listings online—from EquipmentOne sellers, Ritchie Bros. unreserved auctions and hundreds of other sites › Open, transparent negotiations › Comprehensive buyer protection program › Ritchie Bros. Orange Book™ pricing guidance › Self-serve convenience—easy to search, list, make offers, negotiate and complete transactions › A massive audience of qualified buyers Ritchie Bros. now offers two great solutions for all your needs: unreserved auctions that deliver certainty of sale and global market value, and a secure online equipment marketplace that gives buyers and sellers control over price and process. Search 2.5+ million listings at EquipmentOne.com Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Discover a truly secure online equipment marketplace—proudly brought to you by Ritchie Bros. Buy online and get what you paid for. Sell, knowing you'll be paid. Experience private sale made fair, easy and safe. Goodyear North America Highway Hero Award during last month's Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. For the award, he won $5,000 and other prizes The award marks the 30th anniversary of Goodyear's program. Harte, who works for Missoula, Mont.-based Sammons Trucking, was driving on an interstate last July when he saw a speeding pickup truck push a minivan off the road and into another car, pushing it to the highway median. Bystanders helped the car's driver while Harte approached the van. He saw a man and woman holding a 6-month-old baby and frantically trying to get out of the vehicle. Harte also noticed that three other children were trapped in the van. He dialed 911 and helped the man, woman and baby out of the van, and then rescued the most accessible of the three other children. Harte, a former paramedic, worked with other bystanders to open the van's back hatch and performed first aid on the second child, then pulled her out through the door. He pulled apart seats and cut seatbelts to rescue the remaining child. Other Highway Hero finalists were Chad Dickey of Wadena, Minn., who drives for Tony's Transfer; David Williams of Angier, N.C., who drives for Schneider National; and Christopher Burgess, an independent truck driver from Ravenna, Ohio, who died in the accident for which he was honored. — Staff reports 18 | Overdrive | April 2013 RBE1 Ad Launch Overdrive 4.5x7.375 01848.indd 1 Untitled-1 1 Logbook_0413.indd 18 13-03-21 1:20 PM 3/22/13 9:02 AM 4/1/13 9:07 PM