Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Logbook 14 | Overdrive | September 2014 Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com A 46-year-old driver for H.O. Wolding Inc. in Amherst, Wis., Julie Matulle, was named the winner of the fourth annual Mike O'Connell Memorial Trucking's Top Rookie Award. Matulle, who hauls paper products between Wisconsin and the South, received the award, including $10,000 and other prizes, at the Great Amer- ican Trucking Show in Dallas. Brad Bentley, editorial director of recruiting media for Overdrive publisher Ran- dall-Reilly, made the announcement. Chosen from 10 finalists, Matulle worked around trucking for many years but never in it. She ran the fuel desk at the Planeview Travel Plaza before spending 19 years in the ship- ping department of a major orienting company. She attended Fox Valley Technical College's driving program. In her application for the contest, Matulle wrote: "As a single parent, I chose to make sure my kids were raised and their feet firmly planted on the ground before I took a big chance, quit my job and signed up for driver training school. I have always been raised knowing anything you want in life you can have – just some things you need to work harder to achieve." The other finalists, who each re- ceived $1,000, included: • Dion Blair, TMC Transportation • Elisee Carnelli, Hogan Transport Inc. • Frank Childers, Cargo Transporters • Kyle Friauf, Transport America • Steven Jameson, Art Transit Co. • Jason Kiser, Stevens Transport • Michael Kline, Roehl Transport • Carlos Nordquist, Werner Enterprises • John Spofford, Premier Crude Oil Transport All 10 rookies received a custom plaque from Award Company of America, a division of Randall-Reilly; a RoadPro Getting Started Living On-The-Go Package; $1,000 cash and 100,000 MyRewards points from Pilot Flying J; a GPS unit and Motor Carri- er Road Atlas from Rand McNally; a dash camera from Cobra Electronics; and an American Trucking Asso- ciations "Trucking Moves America Forward" gift pack. Matulle also received a one-year membership in Women In Trucking. – David Hollis Reduce Your Fleet Costs with LUBER-FINER ® TRT TM © 2014 Luber-finer. An ISO14001 and ISO/TS16949 registered company. 200 S. 4th Street, Albion, IL 62806-1313. TRT TM © 2014 Luber-finer. An ISO14001 and ISO/TS16949 registered company. 200 S. 4th Street, Albion, IL 62806-1313. Proven ROI... See how much your fleet can save! Use our TRT Fleet Calculator or online at: www.luberfiner.com/value-calculator Metering tube Protective liquid additive TRT ™ additive basket Specifically engineered, Luber-finer TRT TM (Time Release Technology) filters help reduce escalating fleet-maintenance costs and help heavy-duty fleets extend oil-change intervals by increasing the protection against oil degradation in modern diesel engines. Meets or exceeds OEM specifications for capacity, efficiency and restriction. Hotline (800) 882-0890 • www.luberfiner.com OverDrive HalfPg Ad TRT May 2014.indd 1 4/16/14 1:27 PMEDT Untitled-58 1 4/17/14 8:53 AM Top Rookie driver wins $10,000 Julie Matulle