Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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FLEET NEWS Crete launches military-themed Patriot Fleet Crete Carrier has created a five-truck fleet of black International ProStar tractors that are decorated with decals that honor the U.S. armed forces. The Patriot Fleet will be driven by five Crete veterans, but all drivers, office and shop employees with veteran status are part of the fleet, Crete says. Nearly 30 percent of Crete employees have veteran status, the carrier says. Pay Interstate Distributor Co. is cut- ting seven days off its driver pay cycle, allowing drivers to be paid four days after the weekly cutoff of loads scanned for delivery … Thomasville, N.C.-based Old Dominion has increased its base pay 4.9 per- cent. Honors Chevron Lubricants inducted 10 drivers into the Chevron Delo Red Eye Radio Million Mile Club in July. Inductees are Joey Pearce, Mercer Transportation; Tom Berkel, Mercer Transportation; Thomas Hector, Time Definite Services; William Kazupski, DSLC; Joel Stark, Market Transport; Marcelino Garnica, Churchill Transportation; Lynn Redmond, Frito Lay; Carl Prince, Gordon Trucking; Earl Morgan, Buccaneer Enterprise; James Stark, Market Transport … C.R. England awarded driver Stacy Scott of Antelope, Calif., a Harley-Davidson 1200 Custom for his fuel efficiency and idle time improvements in the sec- ond quarter of 2012 … Ellen Voie, president of the Women in Trucking Association, has been named a Champion of Change by the U.S. Department of Transportation … FedEx Freight driver Don Logan of Topeka, Kan., won the 2012 Bendix National Truck Driving Championship. VDO RoadLog™ www.vdoroadlog.com EOBR Introducing the simple electronic solution for daily log book and other compliance reporting. VDO RoadLog makes it as easy as possible to get automated, electronic reporting of daily log book data. In addition, RoadLog records data for Vehicle Maintenance and Inspection reports (DVIR), Fuel Tax reports (IFTA) and International Registration Plan reports (IRP). The simple, all-in-one solution: No monthly fees Plug and play installation Built-in printer for rapid roadside checks FMCSA compliant For additional information, call: (855)-ROADLOG or e-mail: roadlog-sales@vdo.com October 2012 | Overdrive | 83 Text INFO to 50298 or visit ovdinfo.com VDO - A Trademark of the Continental Corporation