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Barr-Nunn Raises Florida Regional Driver Pay

Barr-Nunn has announced that it is raising their Florida Regional Driver's pay by 2 cents per mile. This new pay raise, included with the recent change to Practical Mile Pay, Appreciation Bonuses increased to $600 for every 60,000 miles a driver completes, and the $.02 cent per mile automatic 401K contribution continues to keep Barr-Nunn out front when it comes to driver pay.

"Our recent expansion in South Eastern freight will allow new Florida drivers to get great home time along with the increased income," said Jeff Blank, Recruiting Director. "These drivers will also get additional pay for loads less than 550 miles which in turn, will keep them closer to home and that is what drivers are looking for," he added.

If you are an experienced over the road driver and live in the Northern half of Florida, Barr-Nunn has Florida Regional positions available for you. Please call today and see why the difference is real at Barr-Nunn at 888-999-7576 or apply online at www.barr-nunnjobs.com.

Heartland Express Raises Pay For Their Jacksonville Florida Regional Drivers!

CORALVILLE, IA. -- Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, widely considered the leader when it comes to driver pay, announced that they are raising pay for their Jacksonville region drivers! Heartland is raising the top pay for company drivers to $.43 per mile.

Michael Gerdin, President of Heartland Express states, “We were given a direction by our Chairman and CEO to move driver pay higher. This certainly does that in the Florida market. We believe this raise increases our leadership position for driver pay in the state and we are committed to getting all drivers the pay that they truly deserve.”

Heartland recently increased driver pay for those drivers who hold the hazardous endorsement on their license by a penny per mile for all dispatch miles hazardous or not. This was believed to be an industry first. They are also increasing their OTR driver pay by 4 cents in 2006 making the top driver pay $.50 per mile. Also, Heartland Express was the first to develop a pay program called GREEN MILE$ which pays even more for those miles run in the northeast area of the country. Drivers running there can earn as much as $.54 per mile.

John Cosaert, Executive Vice President and CFO commented, “We believe that our drivers are the best in Florida. This pay raise coupled with the weekly home time, or more that these drivers receive truly exemplifies just how important it is to us to offer more to our Jacksonville drivers. Because of our growth in the Florida market we are looking for more drivers; the best drivers. To get the best you must offer the best!”

Heartland Express operates nine regional terminals including the one in Jacksonville, FL. Jacksonville regional drivers typically haul driver friendly freight in the state of Florida and surrounding states for some of the best shippers in the industry.

Heartland Express is an irregular route truckload carrier based in Coralville, Iowa serving customers with primary shipping lane east of the Rocky Mountains and the southwest United States. They offer long-haul and regional opportunities for solos and teams. Any professional driver interested in getting more information about Heartland Express can call them at 1-800-441-4953 or access the company website at www.heartlandexpress.com.

Strong Start, Solid Finish For Barr-Nunn and O’Quinn Jr. in Nashville

LEBANON, TN. - Danny O'Quinn Jr. had an impressive start to the weekend's event in Music City. A strong qualifying effort would put him third on the starting grid, best of the Roush cars and best of the rookies. O'Quinn Jr. and the team predicted they might have a good weekend, since the 20-year-old Virginia native had a previous start and sixth place finish in the ARCA Re/Max series there in 2005.

The green flag flew over the No. 50 Stonebridge Life and Barr-Nunn Ford Fusion with O'Quinn Jr. starting inside the top-five for the first time this season. Throughout the first 25 laps of the race, he maintained his top-five position, battling with cars in the lead pack. When the second caution came out on lap 25, O'Quinn Jr. made his first pit stop of the day. He had reported the car was feeling very tight, and when he brought the Fusion in for adjustments, the No. 50 crew went to work to make the car more free. Unfortunately, a problem on the pit stop would cost O'Quinn Jr. some time on pit road, resulting in a loss of positions on the racetrack. O'Quinn Jr. would restart in the 15th position.

That would be the last of his run inside the top-five, as for the rest of the day he would continue to fight an ill-handling race car. On both lap 46 and 70 following the lap 26 pit stop, O'Quinn Jr. would report an extremely tight race car. Between those laps, he would continue to run solidly in the top-15, hoping to catch a caution and make some adjustments to free the car. Despite the tight condition, he worked his way all the way to the 11th position before the caution flag flew again. This time a flawless pit stop would maintain his 11th place position for the restart on lap 95, and adjustments would be made once again to try and free the car.

Two pit stops later, after making adjustments for what had become a super loose race car and maintaining his top-15 position, O'Quinn Jr. reported a vibration. Luckily, he caught a caution just in time to save him from what would have been a costly green flag pit stop. On lap 173, the Stonebridge crew pitted the No. 50 Ford again, and found that the front wheel had been loose. O'Quinn Jr. restarted 18th, and picked off positions until the final lap. He crossed the finish line in the 14th position, ending the weekend with a solid run.

"Definitely a little bit disappointed with our run today because we had such a good car. We just kind of got behind the eight ball there, made some changes to the car that didn't work, but by the end of the race we were really good," said O'Quinn Jr. after the race. "We had some issues on one of our last pit stops, we had a wheel loose and had to pit again and put old tires on, so we lost some time there, but we still had a fast car. But not the fresh rubber we needed to pass cars. But overall, we still came out of here with a top-15, which is definitely a big improvement form where we were last week."

Next week, World Financial Group and Barr-Nunn colors return to the No. 50 for the season's first night race at the Phoenix International Raceway.

To find out more about the racing program at Barr-Nunn Transportation or to become part of the Barr-Nunn team call: 1-888-999-7576.