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Saturday, June 16, 2012 Show Daily News SATURDAY Show Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. SMART SUMMIT SEMINARS LEADERSHIP SKILLS 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Room 303 This seminar teaches the basics of training and motivating others in a management or leadership position. Learn how to communicate, coach, delegate, use authority, develop teamwork and individuals and support employees. Members* $129; Non-members $139 HOURS OF SERVICE 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Room 304 Covers the regulations and interpretations hat eff ect drivers' hours limits. New regulations have caused much confusion over limits and how to optimize on-duty time, and this session will discuss DOT mandates over how on-duty hours or utilized. Members* $129; Non-members $169 CARB TRUCK EMISSIONS 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Room 302 Learn to take advantage of the optional small-fl eet phase-in schedule, which must be done by July 1, 2012. California's clean air laws apply to privately owned diesel trucks that operate on its roads, regardless of origin. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, requirements are being phased in annually through Jan. 1, 2023. Members:* Free; Non-members: Free *California Trucking Association members. The Great West Fleet Executive Conference was held Wednesday and Thursday and offered attendees 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. Follow along online Pride & Polish winners get their bragging rights M Truck show contenders Brent Greer with his 1996 Peterbilt 379 bobtail, shown left, and Randy Stroup with his 2005 Pete 379 combo, right, are looking to build on recent successes. ike Most, Randy Stroup, Brent Greer, Bill Sandvik and other Pride & Polish veterans look to keep their recent winning streaks alive as newcomers like Ben Vernier and Brent McGrath try to work their way into the competition's elite group of Best of Show winners. The show's Pride & Polish segment concludes today at 11 a.m. at the Chevron Delo Booth (#1622), at which four Best of Show win- ners will be announced, along with a myriad of other awards. Most won the 2010 Great West Pride & Polish Best of Show, Working Bobtail with his 1999 Freightliner Classic, while Sandvik won the Best of Show, Limited-Mileage Bobtail in last year's event with his 1992 Peterbilt 379. Stroup and Greer are building off of more recent successes: Stroup won Best of Show, Limited-Mileage Combo at the 75 Chrome Shop's Pride & Polish in Wildwood, Fla., with his '05 Peterbilt 379 and matching tanker in April. Greer won Best of Show, Working Bobtail at the Charlotte Diesel Super Show in October 2011 in Concord, N.C. Both victories qualifi ed the trucks and their owners for the National Championship judging round in Dallas in August at the Great American Trucking Show. Vernier and McGrath are both showing their trucks for the fi rst time. Vernier's 2013 Peterbilt 389 and McGrath's 1968 Peterbilt 358 are both recently fi nished truck builds and are looking for their fi rst bit of truck show hardware. The four Best of Show winners from the GWTS event will also compete in the National Championship round, where they'll go head to head against the Best of Show trucks from the other four Pride & Polish events. Chance to win Vegas racing experience Glenn Jarrett, brother of NASCAR legend Dale Jarrett, is col- lecting business cards at the Healthy Trucking Association of America. He will put them into a drawing for the chance to drive an actual NASCAR car around the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jarrett says the free driving adventure doesn't require that the driver follow a pace car. Instead, an instructor rides along and lets you drive as fast as you'd like, offering a more real NASCAR driving experience, Jarrett says. 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. Healthy Trucking Association of America healthytruck.org Booth #2211 I'll take "Trucking" for … Think you know all things trucking? Don't miss the opportu- nity to challenge a friend at the Overdrive and Randall-Reilly Trucking Media Group's booth, at which attendees can play a free round of trucking-related Jeopardy and have their photo posted to the Overdrive Facebook page. Also at the booth are discounted Overdrive T-shirts and business manuals and a place to sign up for a free subscription to the magazine. Overdrive/Randall-Reilly Trucking Media Group overdriveonline.com Booth #3524 #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). The $50,000 truck driver's jackpot Open to CDL holders and GWTS attendees is the registration to win $50,000, sponsored by Big Rig Jobs and other recruiting digest books. The contest started in September of 2011, and two winners will be chosen from the pool of registrants to be fl own to Dallas in August for the Great American Trucking Show, at which a winner will be named. A coin will be fl ipped to see which of the two gets to reach into a hat to pull out the name of a winner, who will take home the $50,000 prize. Randall-Reilly Recruiting Media randallreilly.com Booth #3333

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