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18 | Overdrive | March 2018 Logbook Many fl eets are switching to 10W-30 engine oils from traditional 15W-40 oils. The reason is fuel economy. Thinner viscosities mean the engine doesnʼt have to work as hard and uses less fuel. Think of it like swimming through honey vs. water. Honey is thicker than water, so more energy is used to move through it. The same goes for an engineʼs moving parts. A 15W-40 oil requires more energy to move through it whereas 10W-30 oil produces less drag on your engine. But can a 10W-30 protect as well as a 15W- 40? You bet. It comes down to quality additives and composition of base oil. In fact, Shell ROTELLA ® T5 10W-30 can protect as well or better than industry-standard 15W-40 oils. Give it a shot in your fl eet. To learn more go to ROTELLA.com/products ROTELLA ROUNDUP The 411on10W-30 By Dan Arcy, Shell Lubricants Comments, questions or ideas? Email us at RotellaRoundup@JWT.com 1151572_A136_Jan_2018_OVERDRIVE_2_25x79_5.indd 1 12/12/17 3:50 PM Untitled-25 1 12/13/17 9:51 AM Twenty fleets were recognized by the Truckload Carriers Associa- tion and CarriersEdge in the 2018 Best Fleets to Drive For program. TCA said the fleets were recognized "for providing exemplary work environments for their profession- al truck drivers and independent contractors." The carriers in the program must have at least 10 trucks and be nominated by an owner-operator or a company driver. Fleets are graded on compensation, benefits, driver feedback, professional development opportunities and more. At TCA's Annual Convention March 25-28 in Kissimmee, Florida, two overall winners will be named "Best Fleets to Drive For," one in each of the small fleet and large fleet categories. This year's 20 Best Fleets to Drive For are: • American Central Transport, Kansas City, Missouri • Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Manitoba • Boyle Transportation, Billerica, Massachusetts • Central Oregon Truck Co., Redmond, Oregon • Challenger Motor Freight, Cambridge, Ontario • Erb Group, New Hamburg, Ontario • Fremont Contract Carriers, Fremont, Nebraska • FTC Transportation, Oklahoma City • Garner Trucking, Findlay, Ohio • Grand Island Express, Grand Island, Nebraska • Halvor Lines, Superior, Wisconsin • Keller Logistics Group, Defiance, Ohio • Maverick Transportation, N. Little Rock, Arkansas • Motor Carrier Service, Northwood, Ohio • Nussbaum Transportation, Hudson, Illinois • Prime Inc., Springfield, Missouri • Smokey Point Distributing, Arlington, Washington • TLD Logistics Services, Knoxville, Tennessee • TransPro Freight Systems, Milton, Ontario • Veriha Trucking, Marinette, Wisconsin Five fleets also were identified as "Fleets to Watch" with honorable mentions for their innovative driver programs: • Bennett Motor Express, McDonough, Georgia • Hoekstra Transportation, Grand Rapids, Michigan • Larway Transportation, Barrie, Ontario • LoadOne, Taylor, Michigan • Werner Enterprises, Omaha, Nebraska – Overdrive staff TCA names 'Best Fleets to Drive For' Hudson, Illinois-based Nussbaum Transportation is one of 20 carriers named to TCA's annual list. LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS opened lo- cations in Mills County, Iowa; Waterloo, Iowa; Alma, Texas; and Prince George, Virginia. The Mills County location has a Subway and 60 parking spaces; the Waterloo truck stop has a Wendy's and 65 spots; the Alma location offers Chester's, Godfather's, Subway and 138 spots; and the Prince George truck stop has an Arby's and 73 spots.