Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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FLEET NEWS TCA names three Highway Angels In July, the Truckload Carriers Association named Larry Druckamiller of Warsaw, Ind., Bryan Blair of Bardstown, Ky., and Kenny Cass of Portland, Ore., as Highway Angels. Druckamiller, with Ruan Transportation, rescued a motorist trapped under his car after an accident. Pegasus Transportation's Blair helped a fellow trucker whose truck flipped. Cass pulled an injured driver to safety after an accident. Honors Keith Golliday of Martinsburg, W. Va., was named Des Moines, Iowa-based Ruan Transportation Management Systems' 2011 Driver of the Year and received a trophy and a cash prize … Boyd Bros. Transportation of Birmingham, Ala., was named one of the Best Companies to Work For in the state by Business Alabama magazine and the Best Companies Group … Bay & Bay Transportation driver Tim Langer was given a free trip to Honolulu after earning the carrier's Top Dawg award. Pay Schneider National is offering $6,000 in tuition reimburse- ment to qualified driving school graduates if hired by the company within 60 days of graduation. It will be paid back in monthly $150 pay- ments … Marten Transport has implemented a tiered monthly performance bonus program in which drivers can earn $200 extra by run- ning 9,500-10,000 miles per month. Teams can earn an additional $300 per month … Kreilkamp Trucking is increasing driver pay by 1 cent per mile and instituting a weekly 401(k) match of 50 cents per dollar contributed … Interstate Distributor upped its base rate per mile for over-the-road drivers and added the potential for 3 cents more per mile earned quarterly. 84 | Overdrive | September 2012 Text INFO to 50298 or visit ovdinfo.com