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Friday, June 15, 2012 Show Daily News FRIDAY Show Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SMART SUMMIT SEMINARS OSHA IN TRUCKING 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 303 For transportation company personnel. Learn the proper procedures for making your facility OSHA compliant, including shop, dock, yard and offi ce areas. Topics include on-site safety and health, OSHA compliance audits, correcting hazards, training employees and recent changes to record keeping. $129 Members*; $169 Nonmembers MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 304 Advice on how to manage CSA scores and corresponding state laws, including alcohol and drug testing, driver's licensing and qualifi cations, accident control, insurance requirements, hours of service and logs, maintenance and basic hazmat. $129 Members*; $149 Nonmembers ACCIDENT PREVENTION 1 p.m.-5 p.m., room 304 Covers best practices in hiring, training and background checks. Also covers media and law enforcement communication and on-scene investigation, including evidence collection, documentation and interviewing witnesses. Members* $129; Non-members $169 SENSITIVITY TRAINING 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Room 303 Covers compliance requirements for prevention of workplace harassment. Members* $129; Nonmembers $16 9 *California Trucking Association members. Get free samples of truck history reports Follow along online Get the latest show news and happenings at OverdriveOnline.com. For the most up-to-date information, follow Overdrive on Twitter, @OverdriveUpdate. To join in the conversation, Like Overdrive on Facebook: facebook.com/ OverdriveTrucking. Used truck history report service RigDig is offering attendees free sample reports if they bring a truck's VIN number. Also at the booth are discount codes for owner-operators and representatives from fl eets. Owner-operators are eligible for codes that will give them access to a $10 report (which are normally $30), and fl eets can get a promotional code that will give them access to 10 free reports. RigDig's also introducing attendees to its new vir- tual salesperson, Rachel Darville, a digital presenter developed by software company Real Time Content. Powered by the most comprehensive, trusted information sources available, RigDig Truck History Reports help fl eet managers, dealers, contractors and owner-operators make more informed used truck purchasing decisions. As the fi rst vehicle background check designed #GWTS12 Custom trucks Winners of the Pride & Polish show will be posted online at CustomRigsMag.com, along with photos of the Best of Show winners and various other items Saturday. For more show truck information, follow @CustomRigsMag on Twitter and Like the Custom Rigs Facebook page (facebook. com/CustomRigsMagazine). specifi cally for the commercial truck market, RigDig combines a variety of data sources that track junk and salvage vehicles, total loss insurance claims, title and odometer brands, accidents, inspections, ownership and cargo hauled records and CSA scores. RigDig rigdig.com Booth #2817 Store selling discounted Overdrive T-shirts Also on sale at the booth (#3524) are printed copies of CCJ's Air Brake Book for $10 (normally $19.95), Overdrive's Partners in Business manual for $10 (nor- mally $19.95) and a USB drive with the fi ve-manual collection for $50. The ETrucker Store has at its booth discount cards for 10 percent off items pur- chased online at etrucker.com/store and two Overdrive 50th anniversary T-shirts for sale for $10, marked down from the usual $15. The T-shirts feature old Overdrive covers from the '60s and '70s on the back and the 50th anniversary emblem on the pocket. If attendees subscribe to Overdrive at the show, they're eligible to buy one of the shirts for just $5. ETrucker Store/Randall-Reilly Truck Media etrucker.com Booth #3524 Looking to repeat On display in the Pride & Polish area, Halls B and C, are two trucks looking for respective back-to-back Best of Show victories. Mike Most's 1999 Freightliner Classic, Legends & Heroes, won Best of Show, Working Bobtail in his last appearance at the Great West Truck Show's Pride & Polish in 2010. Randy Stroup's new First Gear, a 2005 Peterbilt 379 and matching tanker, won Best of Show, Limited Mileage Combo, at the 75 Chrome Shop's Pride & Polish show in Wildwood, Fla., in April. The Great West Fleet Executive Conference was held Wednesday and Thursday and offered at- tendees sessions on complying with regulatory changes, spec'ing equipment to meet operational needs, fi nancing environmentally compliant vehicles and navigating alternative fuel options. It was sponsored by Bridgestone Tires, Chevron Delo and Freightliner Trucks. Business advice from the experts Partners in Business attendees will learn to cut costs, increase profi ts PARTNERS IN BUSINESS A BUSINESS MANUAL FOR OWNER-OPERATORS PRODUCED BY OVERDRIVE AND ATBS Edition 2012 owner-operators sound business practices and solid business advice. Increasing freight, surging fuel prices and an uncertain economy are trademarks of the current owner-operator business environment. Help strengthen your business T he free Partners in Business seminar held today from 2-4 p.m. in Room 401 offers current and prospective 12PIB_FC_COMBO.indd 111 and your management skills by learning the basics in cutting costs and increas- ing revenue. Representatives from ATBS, a business services fi rm that works with thousands of owner-operators, will teach the basics in how to monitor fi xed and variable costs, build an emergency fund, choose the best loads, improve fuel mileage and keep pace with industry trends. 4/13/12 10:20 AM Attendees will receive complimentary refreshments and a free copy of the 2012 Overdrive Partners in Business manual – the most comprehensive guide for owner- operators. 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Room 401 Partners in Business Seminar

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