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BUILDING 26 www.FlatbedTruckingJobs.com November 2015 USA Truck gives military-themed trucks to veteran drivers AMERICA U SA Truck presented personalized, military-themed tractors to four of its military veteran drivers Friday, Sept. 11, during a celebration at the company's headquarters in Van Buren, Ark. David Bell (U.S. Navy), Robert Decker (U.S. Air Force), Michael Powell (U.S. Marines), and Jodie Yoder (U.S. Army) each received a custom 2016 International ProStar with patriotic highlights, along with a personalized dog tag decal bearing their name and branch of service. The recipients were selected based on their tenure and safety record. Quick facts about USA Truck's military-themed tractor recipients: • Bell spent four years in the Navy. He lives in Attalla, Ala., and has been with USA Truck since August 2005. He has accumulated more than 915,000 safe driving miles. • Decker spent six years in the Air Force. He lives in Rantoul, Ill. He's been with USA Truck since February 2004 and was the company's Driver of the Month in June 2015. He's a USA Truck Mileage Milestone Club member with more than 2,750,000 safe driving miles. • Powell spend 21 years in the Marine Corps. He lives in Athens, Ala., and has USA Truck presented four of its military veteran driving team members with personalized, military- themed tractors during a celebration Sept. 11 at the company's corporate headquarters in Van Buren, Ark. Pictured from left are Michael Powell, U.S. Marines veteran; David Bell, U.S. Navy veteran; Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association; Russell Overla, executive vice president of truckload operations for USA Truck; Tom Glaser, president & CEO of USA Truck; Robert Decker, U.S. Air Force veteran; and Jodie Yoder, U.S. Army veteran.