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TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES Fleet Insider PRIME RECOGNIZES MILLION MILE ACHIEVEMENTS Prime recognized 17 of its driv- ers for reaching 1 million or more accident-free miles for the company during March, April and May. Those receiving awards for 2 mil- lion miles were: Paula Lyke and Juan Guerra. Drivers who reached a mil- lion miles and have been at Prime for seven years received the Gold Million level. They were: Donald TRUCKERSNEWSDRIVERJOBS.COM Fields, Michael Gandee, Darrin Lee Jackson, Phillip Matchett, Char- ity Thomas, John Penders, Victor Blackburn, Juan Guerra Jr., Mark Kidwell, Mark Oldham, Dillip Ram- nanan, Peter Sampson, David Wil- liams, Matthew Allen, Bonny Fisher, Howard Smith and Jerald Thomas. The Silver Million level was awarded to drivers with three con- secutive accident-free years at Prime and four accident-free years with a previous carrier. They were: Angelo R. Maio, Thomas L. Carroll, Jerry Haecker, Charles A. Lane and Janice M. Olsen. CON-WAY EARNS FLEET SAFETY AWARD Con-way Freight was honored with two first-place safety awards in the local/short-haul and line haul categories as well at the Califor- nia Trucking Association Board of Directors trophy for the best overall safety program and performance for companies with more than $10 mil- lion in gross revenue. MARTEN DETENTION PAY Marten Transport recently announced drivers who arrive on time and are delayed by a shipper or receiver for more than two hours beyond the scheduled appointment time will automatically receive deten- tion pay. The rate will be $12 per hour for company drivers and $20 per hour for independent contractors for every hour detained beyond the two hour limit, up to 11 hours. PRIME INCREASES MINIMUM GUARANTEE Prime Inc. raised its minimum guarantee for independent contrac- tors in its refrigerated and flatbed divisions to $1.02 per mile. The company raised its minimum guar- antee for independent contractors in its tanker division to $1.15 per mile. Existing operators must con- tact the leasing company to sign an addendum before the increase takes effect, the company says. J. HALEY RECEIVES FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD J. Haley Trucking was honored as Family Business of the Year by the East Williamsburg Valley Industrial Development Corporation. 70 TRUCKERS NEWS AUGUST 2011