Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Sept. 25, 2020:
Four finalists named for military vet rookie trucker award
Four military veteran truck driving rookies have been named finalists for Fastport’s Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award, which will award the winner a fully-loaded Kenworth T680.
The four finalists are:
The Kenworth T680 that goes to the winner features the complete Paccar Powertrain with a Paccar MX-13 engine, Paccar 12-speed automated transmission and Paccar 40K tandem axles, and includes a 76-inch sleeper equipped with the Kenworth Driver’s Studio package of premium elements.
“It is important for the trucking industry to continue to offer veterans support and career opportunities,” said Laura Bloch, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. “As Kenworth’s way of thanking our military veterans for their service, we are again offering a Kenworth T680 as the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award. Congratulations to our four finalists – Ivan Hernandez, Gail Losee, Shaun Mason and Ray Miller – and to the other successful drivers who achieved Top 10 status in this special recognition program.”
ATBS presenting owner-op benchmarks, trends next week
Business services provider ATBS will host a webinar Tuesday, Sept. 29, to provide analysis of the financial trends for owner-operators.
The webinar will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern. Drivers can register to attend here.
