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LogBook Aug. 15 is deadline for merged contests The nomination deadline is Aug. 15 for the 2011 Overdrive TCA Owner-Operator of the Year. That winner will be presented at the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association, March 4-7, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. The contest is open to all owner-operators who log a majority of their miles in the truck- load segment. Nominees are judged on safety and professional accomplishments. The 12 top nominees will be featured monthly in Overdrive as Overdrive TCA Owner-Operators of the Month. For nomination forms and details about rules and eligibility, visit truckload.org. Overdrive’s sister publication, Truckers News, and TCA are sponsoring a comparable compe- tition for company drivers. The annual winners of both contests will receive prizes. — Max Heine Engine makers debate Navistar ‘economy’ claim Navistar says a third-party test it commissioned shows the 2010 International ProStar+ with MaxxForce 13 Advanced EGR engine leads all Class 8 trucks in “fluid economy” – a measurement of diesel fuel plus liquid urea consumed. Navistar said its International ProStar+ consis- tently outperformed competing trucks by nearly 1 percent to 2.5 percent in fluid consump- tion efficiency. Competing trucks use engines based on selective catalytic reduction technology, which requires the addition of urea, to meet emis- sions requirements. In a prepared statement, Freightliner said the Navistar testing does not comply with the “basic premises for proper engi- neering work and thus doesn’t provide a trustworthy result.” Volvo Group strongly defended the effectiveness of SCR and warned against revamping the regulations with the roll-out of EPA 2010-com- pliant engines already well under way. Navistar commissioned the Transportation Research Center Inc. to conduct its tests. TRC performed independent Technology & Maintenance Council Type 4 testing of three EPA 2010-compliant trucks. — Staff reports 72 OVERDRIVE AUGUST 2010 Towne Freight_OVD0510_PG.indd 1 4/13/10 1:46 PM trucking opportunities Visit www.overdrive.hotims.com and enter 221