Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Fleet News 92 | Overdrive | March 2014 By Tara Bullock C.R. England awarded a 2014 Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 to com- pany driver Gerry Blake for improving his average mpg and idle percentage for the fourth quarter of 2013. Blake, of Mesa, Ariz., drives for England's Western Regional Division. RoadonE IntERmodalogIstICs, a Boston-based intermodal, distribution and logistics ser- vices company, announced an initiative with GreenFleet Ventures to allow its owner- operators to lease 2010 and newer vehicles. Con-way recognized driver Jon Smith for surpass- ing 4 million miles. Smith, of Joplin, Mo., began as a company driver in 1984 and became an owner-operator in 1996. Schneider, Barr-Nunn raising pay sChnEIdER natIonal raised own- er-operator pay in its bulk division March 3. Most owner-operators will earn an additional 10.5 cents per mile, both loaded and unload- ed. BaRR-nunn tRanspoRtatIon company team driver "Pure Pay" now is 53 cents per practical mile, while the CSA/safety bonus now is $1,000 every 30,000 safe paid miles for owner-operator hazmat drivers and $325 every 90 days plus paid time off for company drivers. The truckload company also doubled its owner-operator team bonus to 10 cents per mile for teams that exceed 49,500 paid miles per quarter. Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Looking for a "NEW" Truck Alternative? Check out www.HooversTruck.com for more information Poor Fuel Mileage? Constant Break Downs? $1,847/ Month = $22,164/ Year in Fuel Savings Glider kits are a sensible option! Jerry Hoover • Hoover's Truck & Equipment LLC 6651 Baertown Rd NW • Dover, OH 44622 Phone: (330) 878-6630 • Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm • Peterbilt, Kenworth, Western Star & Freightliner off er kits that can be put together with Pre-Emission Cat Engines achieving 6.5-7MPG and 680HP! • We have built several hundred kits and can set you up with an assembled glider for not much more than a new truck. (Based on fuel $4/Gal. 10k Miles/month, increasing from 5 mpg to 6.5 mpg.) NO DPF OR UREA HooverTruck & Equipment_OVD0813_PG.indd 1 7/1/13 3:37 PM Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com C.R. England Company dRivER gERRy BlakE EaRnEd this 2014 haRlEy-davidson foR impRoving his avERagE mpg and idlE pERCEntagE. Fleet_News_0314.indd 92 2/26/14 11:48 AM