Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Fleet News 74 | Overdrive | April 2014 By Tara Bullock Facilities Lexington, S.C.-based SoutheaStern Freight LineS opened a new service cen- ter in Jacksonville, Fla., that employs 158 people and has an appointment warehouse, a maintenance shop with eight truck bays and 16 line-haul bunkrooms for road drivers. Honors Chevron ProduCtS Co. announced eight new induct- ees to the Chevron Delo- sponsored Red Eye Radio Million Mile Club, which honors truck drivers in the United States and Canada with one million miles of accident-free driving: • Bruce Baldwin, Mercer Transportation Co., Louisville, Ky. • Anthony Cornett, Cordell Transportation, Dayton, Ohio. • Thornton Dixon, West Side Transport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. • Elmon Dyar, Swift Transportation, Oakland, Calif. • Robert Montag Jr., Prime Inc., Springfield, Mo. • Scott Swalek, Jackson Transportation, Jackson, Ohio. • Tom Wolf, Transport America, Eagan, Minn. • Bobby Wright, USA Truck Inc., Van Buren, Ark. con-way Freight deploys in-vehicle video system Con-way Freight signed a multiyear agreement to deploy technology provider Lytx's DriveCam program across its less-than-truckload fleet. DriveCam uses in- vehicle video to capture, prioritize and track driver behaviors to help increase safety and efficiency. Crete Carrier CorP. increased pay 2 cents a mile for all national over-the-road drivers and owner- operators at Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation. Starting pay is now 43 cents to 47 cents a mile for Crete drivers, 44 cents to 48 cents a mile for Shaffer drivers and 42 cents to 46 cents a mile for Hunt drivers. D Marshall_OVD1213_PG.indd 1 11/6/13 4:13 PM 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 Fleet_News_0414.indd 74 4/1/14 7:38 AM