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Drivers Of The Year Named At Marten Transport

The 2005 Driver and Contractor of the Year have been named by Marten Transport. Brian Stephens was recognized at Driver of the Year and Greg Gregorio Marten’s Contractor of the Year.

Brian Stephens has driven for 13 years, the last eight with Marten. “I have a wonderful dispatcher,” says Stephens. “He understands when I need time at home and knows that when I’m working, I’m working hard.”

Stephens was the company’s Driver of the Month in December 2005, a requirement for being Driver of the Year along with remaining accident-free, having no service failures and driving 10,500 miles each month.

“Home time is important to me,” says Stephens. “I have five children, a grandchild and another grandchild on the way.”

For earning the Driver of theYear, Stephens was awarded a hat, jacket, and a pair of Spotter Sunglasses plus the company truck of his choice with his name and accomplishment decaled on it.

Greg Gregorio was honored as Marten’s Contractor of the Year. A driver for more than 30 years, Gregorio has driven in his native homeland of the Philippines to Saudi Arabia and now the United States. “I really like driving here. It’s a beautiful country,” says Gregorio.

Gregorio also was awarded a Marten jacket, hat, and a pair of Spotter Sunglasses in addition to decaling his truck with his achievement.

Headquartered in Mondovi, Wis., Marten Transport, with its signature blue trucks and blue bird logo, is a premium supplier of time and temperature-sensitive transportation services and offers outstanding, growing opportunities.

Founded in 1946, the company has grown from a small, regional carrier into one of today’s leading national protective service transportation companies. With terminals in Wisconsin, Georgia, California, Oregon, and Indiana, Marten now serves a number of Fortune 500 companies, and employs more than 2,000 people.

During 2005, Marten Transport was named to the Forbes Magazine list of the top 200 best small business in America, among other prestigious awards.

For more information on the excellent driving opportunities at Marten call 800-395-3331 or visit www.marten.com.

Maverick Transportation Presents Billy Williams with 15 Year Safe Driving Award

Maverick Transportation recently presented driver Billy Williams of Alton, IL, with a 15 year Safe Driving Award. Williams has been with Maverick for over 15 years and has received numerous safety awards from the Arkansas based flatbed carrier, including a Million Mile Safe Driving Award.

The award was presented to Williams to reward and recognize 15 consecutive years of accident free driving. As a recipient of this award, Williams was presented with a customized plaque and a leather jacket for his outstanding safety efforts.

“This is the type of award that only the most professional, safest drivers receive. It is truly an honor to have a driver like Billy Williams to acknowledge,” said Vice President of Safety Dean Newell.

Based in Little Rock, Arkansas and operating over 1,000 units, Maverick has over 25 years experience providing flatbed services to the steel and building material industries coast-to-coast. The company has a variety of driving opportunities available for over-the-road drivers. To learn more about opportunities available with Maverick call the Recruiting Department at 800-289-1100 or visit the website at www.maverickusa.com.

Buy Your Own Freightliner - $0 Down and No Credit Check

Due to the recent purchase of more than 500 new trucks, we’re releasing 100 of our current late-model Freightliners to our lease-purchase program. This is your chance to buy a truck that is one to three years old— without 2007 emission standards, so you’ll get more miles to the gallon!

* Base rate of 87 cpm + 3 cpm fuel relief, paid on all miles, loaded & empty
* A fuel surcharge that’s adjusted weekly to keep up with current fuel costs; this week's fuel surcharge is 17 cpm, bringing your cpm total to $1.07 per mile
* Fuel discounts; pay our price— not the pump price— and pocket the savings
* Save on truck maintenance within our network of service vendors
* Paid plates, permits, tolls, scales, and additional fees
* A full voluntary benefits package is available at discounted group rates
* Weekly settlements with no hold-back and fuel deduction— get paid quickly
* Plenty of miles from one of the largest customer bases in the industry
* No forced dispatch

You’ve always dreamed of getting behind the wheel of your own truck— Experience the pride of ownership with zero-down and no credit check! Call Chris Moore at J.B. Hunt and get pre-approved with a simple phone call. Paid orientation classes start each week, including travel, lodging and three meals a day.

Call 1-877-753-2520 or e-mail anna_moore@jbhunt.com

The $0-down lease is available through May 31, 2006.

Barr-Nunn Transportation Announces Barr-Nunn 900

Barr-Nunn has announced the new Barr-Nunn 900 appreciation bonus. This new bonus will recognize all of the most senior company drivers, paying out $900 per 60,000 miles to those whose seniority date is 9 years and greater. The Barr-Nunn 900 will be effective July 7, 2006 to show the support of their senior drivers.

In addition to the Barr-Nunn 900, there is a Barr-Nunn 600 driver appreciation bonus. All company drivers under the 9 year mark in their career with Barr-Nunn are eligible for this bonus. Similar to the other bonus, all company drivers receive a $600 pay out for every 60,000 miles.

To find out more about how Barr-Nunn anticipates and responds to the needs of their people, offers outstanding pay packages including their new Practical Mileage Program and gives drivers all the advantages they deserve, call 888-999-7576 or go to www.barr-nunn.com.

CRST Launches New and Improved Websites

www.driveforcrst.com

Cedar Rapids, IA - In keeping up with the technology of present time, CRST has recently launched newly updated websites for each division of the CRST family. CRST Van Expedited, Malone, and Premier websites will now offer pod-casts and video so that potential and current drivers can experience what a career with CRST is like to the greatest extent possible. Not only will the re-designed websites be a more direct way to reach out to drivers, but it will also make the application process for interested candidates easier than ever.

The new websites allow drivers to search for a job in the CRST division of their interest, while at the same time educate potential drivers about what a career in CRST entails. The new websites are easy to navigate, and there are endless amounts of information to learn about CRST as a company, as well as the important things about being a professional driver, in general.

All of the divisions of CRST are excited about the re-designing of the website. “CRST is the best kept secret in the trucking Industry,” says Ronnie Betz, Director of Capacity Development for CRST Premier Transport. “It’s one of the only total career path organizations available in trucking, and with the newly designed websites now more people can see everything we have to offer.”

From the friendly, smiling faces that welcome you when you first enter the website to the in depth details and abundance of helpful information for potential drivers, CRST’s newly designed websites realistically will portray what a career at CRST is all about. In the future, chat boards and games will be added to the websites, as well. We can only anticipate what will be next!

Diesel average up 3.7 cents

For the second straight week, the national average price for diesel fuel went up, rising 3.7 cents per gallon to $2.654

Prices went up in all five of the main eia districts, with the most dramatic rise occurring in the West Coast districts. Prices there went up 5.9 cents per gallon to $2.812.

Check out other district prices by clicking here!

CRST Malone's Lease Purchase Program

CRST Malone's Lease Purchase Program is among the best in the country. We offer the support and freight that Owner Operators and future Owner Operators are truly looking for, backed by support from a team that has helped many company drivers become business owners.

* $0 down

* Low monthly payments

* Bumper-to-bumper maintenance programs (some restrictions apply)

Flatbed Owner Operators and flatbed drivers for small fleet owners needed. Call for Details!

Sioux Falls, SD – OKC & Tulsa, OK - Memphis, TN - Missoula, MT - Baltimore, MD - Omaha, NE - Harford, IL - Portage, IN - Columbia City, IN - Atlanta, GA - Birmingham, AL - Newton, KS - Dearborn, MI - Phoenix, AZ - Pittsburgh, PA - Rochester, NY - Dallas, TX - St. Louis MO - Gary, IN - Chicago, IL - Russellville, KY - Ashland, KY

800-366-6361

www.malonecontractors.com

Five Million Miles of Safe Driving

Hirschbach Motor Lines recently recognized Leon Lamphere of Greeley, CO for 5,000,000 miles of safe driving during the Company’s annual safety banquet held in Sioux City, IA.   Pictured with Mr. Lamphere are Hirschbach Motor Lines President & C.O.O. Brad Pinchuk (L) and Owner Tom Grojean, Jr.  In addition to recognizing Mr. Lamphere, the Company also recognized 106 other drivers that have achieved at least 1,000,000 miles or more of safe driving during the event.

Hirschbach Motor Lines, headquartered in South Sioux City, NE is an irregular-route carrier with 48-state authority.  Company Drivers, Independent Contractors, or drivers interested in the industry’s leading lease-purchase program are encouraged to call a Hirschbach Recruiter at 800-276-6780.

Tri-State Announces XM Radio Event Winners

Perrysburg, OH – Tri-State Expedited Services has awarded seven grand prize contestants with free XM radios from the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY. The contest, open to all CDL holders attending the show, provided the opportunity for truckers to enter and win a free satellite radio while learning more about Tri-State Expedited’s Owner Operator opportunities at the show.

Contest grand prize winners were Kevin Davis of Gardner, MA, Ralph Simons Sr. of Jasper, IN, Mark Zeilmann of Ransselaer, IN, Kevin Laquay of Graytown, OH, Jerry Karalla of Ortonville, MI, Mark Hoffman of Hamilton, MI, and Steve Sally of Williamstown, KY.

Tri-State congratulates the winners and thanks the hundreds of contestants who stopped by their booth to learn more about the company and enter in the contest throughout the show.

Tri-State Expedited Services is ranked among the top 100 motor carriers and offers ground expediting service to 48 contiguous United States and Canadian Provinces, and air charter service worldwide. The company provides a forward-thinking, supportive, and lucrative environment to Owner Operators with a knack for success. To learn more about Tri-State Expedited driving opportunities, call 888-320-5378.