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Departments
September 2016
GENERAL MANAGER
SALES MANAGER
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Nascar News .............14
Trucking News ............20
18 Wheel Angels. ..........28
Advertisers ...............48
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Ft. Wayne, IN June 23, 2016 – Summit
Express Inc, a long-haul truckload carrier
based in Ft. Wayne, IN has acquired Fischer
Trucking. Fischer, a Ft. Wayne, IN based
dry van truckload carrier specializing in
blanket wrap service will become a fully
integrated part of Summit Express.
The Fischer name has a strong reputation
in the market place for high quality specialized
service, making it an excellent
fit with Summit Express.
“ Fischer’s service area
supplements Summit’s
core lanes and the additional
resources will
strengthen and enhance
our ability to provide
excellent service and capacity
to our customer base,” said Patrick
Carmody, CEO of Summit Express.
The drivers of both companies will benefit
from this acquisition through synergies
and freight volumes. Additionally, Fischer
provides dropped trailers and dedicated lanes
allowing Summit to position for the impending
electronic HOS regulations. “Summit
Express’ growth plan is to identify companies
that share the same values of focusing
on safety and customer service and Fischer
checks both of those boxes”, said Carmody.
Diamond Delivery Service, a Ft. Wayne
based sister company of Summit Express,
will be merged into Summit Express at the
acquisition date of Fisher Transportation
Group. Diamond Delivery
Service is a Tier-1 automotive
expeditor that provides
regional service to the
Midwest as well as
team service thought
the 48 states.
“Combining companies
will enable us to
provide additional capacity
and expedite service to our
customers and increase our market
density while continuing to provide
outstanding service.” “We are confident
that these moves will make us a stronger
player in our target markets and provide
great opportunities for our current and future
drivers.” •

NASCAR NEWS
LAS VEGAS, MIAMI SET TO
HOST NASCAR AWARDS
Whoever wears the crown of ‘NASCAR
champion’ unquestionably will earn it,
following a 2016 season that has already
featured some of the toughest and most
thrilling competition the sport has ever
seen. The year-end celebration will be
deservedly grand, and it will take place at
familiar sites built upon major moments.
Continuing a fan-favorite culmination
to its national series seasons, NASCAR
announced the return of the 2016 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series Awards to Las Vegas
and the 2016 NASCAR
XFINITY Series and NAS-
CAR Camping World Truck
Series Awards to Miami
Beach.
Carrying on a tradition
that started in 2009,
the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series Awards will return
to Wynn Las Vegas on
Friday, Dec. 2, 2016.
The sport’s premier series will regale its
champion in a week-long celebration that
offers NASCAR fans interactive entertainment,
access to the sport’s biggest stars
and appearances from an assortment of
musical and celebrity guests. A full lineup
of activities for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Champion’s Week will be announced at a
later date.
“We are excited to welcome NASCAR
and the thrill of Champion’s Week back
to Las Vegas,” said Rossi Ralenkotter,
president/CEO of Las Vegas Convention
and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). “Las Vegas
is one of the top tourist destinations in the
world and the NASCAR community can
look forward to nothing short of unprecedented
entertainment and unparalleled
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hospitality.”
The NASCAR XFINITY Series and
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Awards will take place Monday, Nov. 21 at
the Loews Miami Beach Hotel located in
the heart of South Beach. This year’s event
will honor the champions of the NASCAR
XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series champions, both of
whom will be crowned during the Homestead-Miami
Speedway race weekend,
November 18-20.
Currently, two NASCAR
Next graduates -- Daniel
Suárez and William Byron
-- lead the NASCAR XFIN-
ITY Series and NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series
points, having locked
up their respective spots
in the Chase with stirring
victories. Both captured
their first NASCAR national
series victory in 2016.
“Las Vegas and Miami are unrivaled
when it comes to hosting premier events,”
said Steve Phelps, NASCAR executive vice
president and chief marketing officer. “Both
cities were built upon big events and major
celebrations, and we’re thrilled to once
again honor our NASCAR’s national series
champions along the Vegas strip and on
South Beach.”
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards
will air on NBCSN on Dec. 2 beginning at
9 p.m. ET. MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR
Radio, Channel 90, will carry the awards
show live. The NASCAR XFINITY Series
and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Awards will air on NBCSN on Nov. 27 starting
at 8 p.m. ET.

NASCAR NEWS
NASCAR ENHANCES COMPETITION
EXECUTIVE TEAM
NASCAR announced that Elton Sawyer
has been promoted to the role of Vice President,
Officiating and Technical Inspection
and John Probst has joined the organization
as Managing Director, Competition and Innovation.
Additionally, NASCAR made the following
promotions within its competition team:
• Brad Moran will transition to Managing
Director, NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series
• Brandon Thompson will become the
Senior Director, Touring Series
• George Grippo will join the competition
team as Managing Director, Competition
Technology and Timing & Scoring
• Jusan Hamilton will become Manager,
Racing Operations & Event Management
“With today’s announcement, NASCAR
has aligned the Competition department
to meet the ever changing and challenging
needs of a highly competitive sports
landscape,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR
executive vice president and chief racing
development officer. “We’re delighted to see
the growth of a number of our colleagues
throughout the company, as well as welcoming
a new one with a long history in the
industry.”
Sawyer, who will continue reporting to
Senior Vice President of Competition Scott
Miller, transitions to his new role after serving
the last two seasons as Managing Director
of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
He will oversee multiple functions to ensure
NASCAR events are the best in motorsports,
including inspection/officiating; officials
training and development; and the events
and transportation groups. Sawyer joined
NASCAR in 2015 after serving as Director of
Team Operations for Action Express Racing
in the IMSA Series. Prior to that role, he held
competition positions at Red Bull Racing and
Evernham Motorsports. Sawyer also spent a
portion of his racing career competing in the
NASCAR national series as a driver.
Probst joins NASCAR after serving as
Technical Director for Chip Ganassi Racing
with Felix Sabates. He also held the same
role at Red Bull Racing, and spent more
than 11 years as Engineering Supervisor at
Ford Motor Company. Probst holds engineering
degrees from Penn State University
and Bloomsburg (Pa.) University. His work
at NASCAR will include oversight of several
competition and innovation projects developed
out of NASCAR’s expansive Research
& Development Center in Concord, N.C.
Moran will oversee the NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series after serving in a
similar capacity over the NASCAR Touring
Series. The Canada native brings more than
25 years of motorsports experience into the
role, including serving as owner of Barrie
(Ontario) Speedway.
Each executive will undergo a transition
into their new assignments over the balance
of the 2016 season.
SPRINT CUP
SCHEDULE 2016
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
DARLINGTON
6:00 P.M. ET, NBC
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
RICHMOND
7:30 P.M. ET, NBC
SPORTS
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
CHICAGO
2:30 P.M. ET, NBC
SPORTS
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
NEW HAMPSHIRE
2 P.M. ET, NBC SPORTS
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Mack Trucks Offers ‘Virtual
Reality’ In-Cab Experience
Anyone interested in what it’s like to sit in
the cab and ride in a Mack truck while on the
job can now experience it through virtual reality
offered by Mack Trucks.
Mack is the first Class 8 OEM to offer such
a virtual reality test drive of a commercial
vehicle to a wide audience.
Virtual reality is a computer-generated
simulation of a three-dimensional image or
environment that can be interacted with in a
seemingly physical
way by placing
the viewer’s perspective within the image or
video itself.
Mack used virtual reality technology to
better demonstrate features and benefits of
the Mack Pinnacle, Mack Granite and Titan
by Mack models equipped with the Mack
mDRIVE HD 13-speed automated manual
transmission.
Using virtual reality headgear, Google
Cardboard or a smartphone, viewers can look
around 360 degrees to see the cab interior
in its entirety, as well as see what it feels like
to be in the cab of a Mack model while it’s
operating in quarries and on the highway.
“Through virtual reality, customers and the
general public now have the opportunity to
truly understand what it’s like to be in the cab
of a Mack truck as it gets the job done,” said
John Walsh, Mack vice president of global
brand and marketing. “Our trucks, when
paired with the mDRIVE HD 13-speed, are
unmatched in terms of power and performance,
and now we are offering everyone
a unique experience to better demonstrate
this.”
The mDRIVE HD 13-speed helps boost
customer productivity thanks to improved
performance and reduced weight, Walsh
said.
Mack is the first truck manufacturer in
North America to offer low reduction creeper
gear ratios in a proprietary automated manual
transmission.
Since Mack announced the availability
of the mDRIVE HD 13-speed in March,
customer response has been overwhelmingly
positive, encouraging Mack to make
the 13-speed AMT standard on the Granite
model starting with production
of the 2017 MP8 engine,
Walsh said.
Available in direct or
overdrive configurations, the
mDRIVE HD 13-speed offers
a low reduction creeper gear
ratio designed for easier
startability on steep grades or
when the truck is carrying a heavy load.
“This improved startability also allows
customers to select a faster rear axle ratio,”
Walsh said. “The faster ratio decreases
engine rpm at highway speeds, saving fuel as
the truck travels between job sites.
“The Mack virtual reality experience showcases
the power of the mDRIVE HD 13-speed
as it effortlessly frees the Mack Granite model
from mud on a job site, easily drives up and
down a steep grade without having to continuously
apply brakes, reducing brake wearand-tear,
and also smoothly manages a fully
loaded Mack Pinnacle model up and down a
15 percent and a 20 percent grade.”
To experience Mack virtual reality, visit
http://www.macktrucks.com/VR Google
Cardboard and link to the Mack virtual reality
app.
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Celadon Opens Flatbed
Academy, Providing Training
In Safe, Secure Loading
Celadon Trucking has opened the Celadon
Flatbed Academy (CFA).
The academy provides an intensive training
course to teach eligible CDL-A drivers
everything necessary to begin a career as a
flatbed driver.
The academy is free to all experienced
Celadon drivers who need to contact the CFA
trainer at (800) 899-8290 to attend.
The trainer will verify qualification and
schedule the driver into Indianapolis to start
the four-day training curriculum.
“The CFA is open to all drivers, not solely
to Celadon driver,” said Terry Berkshire, lead
trainer at the academy. “If a driver wants our
free training, they will first need to be qualified
and sign a contract to drive for Celadon
for six months. If they don’t wish to sign on
with Celadon, the cost of the academy is
$995.”
Once the CFA training program is completed,
drivers can expect to maintain the highest
level of safety on the road, Berkshire said,
adding that graduates should avoid paying
the fines that under trained drivers may
encounter, reduce the occurrence of damage
claims as well as minimize the chance of being
hurt on the job.
“Our extensive training program will give
drivers the ultimate foundation to safely
and securely haul flatbed loads,” said Marc
Yovanovich, director of flatbed operations at
Celadon. “Our program provides one of the
highest standards of training in the trucking
industry; we teach to a level beyond the DOT
standard.”
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David Schroeder
18 Wheel Angels
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed.
All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers
they seek in regard to their disappearance.
Date of Birth: 08/05/1967 Date Missing: 09/22/2012
Age at time of disappearance: 45
City Missing From: Onalaska State Missing From: WI
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 6 ft 5 in Weight: 300
Hair Color: Black, Graying
Eye Color: Brown
Identifying Characteristics: Dave wears glasses, but may not have
them with him. He has a patch of eczema on his right calf.
Clothing: Dave was last seen wearing blue jeans, a bright blue
“Journey Lutheran Church” shirt, black Sketcher shoes, and may
also be wearing a navy blue coat with a grey insert and hood with
his name and a “Ready Bus Line” patch. He may also be wearing a
tan hat with “World’s Greatest Dad” and his 3 sons names.
Jewelry: Dave was wearing his wedding ring.
Circumstances of Disappearance: Dave’s wife left the home at
2:10 P.M. on Sept 22, 2012. The oldest son came home from work
at approximately 2:25 P.M. and Dave was gone. He left with no
money, wallet, ID, or his cell phone. Despite an extensive air, water,
and foot search, Dave has not been found. There are no clues as to
his whereabouts.
Medical Conditions: Dave has poorly controlled diabetes, high
blood pressure and cholesterol, and sleep apnea.
Investigative Agency: La Crosse Sheriff’s Department
Agency Phone: (608) 785-5584
For Case Updates: http://projectjason.org/forums/topic/3312-
missing-man-dave-schroeder-wi-09222012/
Dave is Project Jason’s 18 Wheel Angel Poster Campaign for September
2016, Campaign 2. Please visit our website, and download
and distribute his poster, located at http://projectjason.org/download/Awareness-Angels-Network/AAN_DaveSchroeder.pdf
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Debby Lynn Oberg
18 Wheel Angels
If you have seen any of our missing persons, please call the law enforcement agency listed.
All missing persons are loved by someone, and their families deserve to find the answers
they seek in regard to their disappearance.
Alias: Debby Munyon
Date of Birth: 6-25-54
Missing Since: 9-10-1984
Missing City: Las Vegas
Missing State: NV
Age at time of disappearance: 30 yrs old
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5 ft 2 in
Weight: 100 lbs
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Complexion: Fair
Characteristics: Glasses with gold wire frames or clear contacts.
Mole on the bottom front of neck, light colored birthmark on upper
front thigh.
Circumstances: Visited parents, father in hospital in small Montana
town. Was on approved leave from Air Force. Possibly traveling
with a man and young child. Rumored had returned to Las Vegas,
removed possessions from apartment using a U-haul type trailer.
Called mother in Montana saying had returned to Nevada. Did not
report to work as scheduled. Family has not seen Debby again since
1984. Debby was married at the time to a man recently discharged
from the Air Force, but they were separating.
Agency Name: Las Vegas Police Department
Agency Phone: 702-828-3111
Updates on the case: http://projectjason.org/forums/topic/945-
missing-woman-debby-oberg-nv-09101984/
Debby is Project Jason’s 18 Wheel Angel Poster Campaign for September
2016, Campaign 1. Please visit our website, and download
and distribute her poster, located at http://www.projectjason.org/
aan/AAN_DebbyLynnOberg.pdf
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September 2016 Ad Index
Alabama Motor Express.....................................22
Beacon Transport...............................................12
Big M Transportation....................................25, 44
BTC...................................................................50
CalArk..........................................................Insert
Celadon ........................................................7, 43
Central Hauling.............................................Insert
Dot Line.............................................................27
E W Wylie.....................................................32-33
Epes Transport Inc.............................................51
Fischer Trucking/Summit.............................10-11
Freight Logistics................................................45
Freymiller..........................................................15
Harris Quality Inc...............................................34
Heartland Express..............................................21
Hirschbach........................................................49
Hurricane Express..............................................39
HVH...................................................................31
ICS Logistics......................................................40
Johnsrud Transport............................................42
K & B Transportation....................................46-47
Koch Trucking....................................................52
Lilly Trucking of Virginia, Inc...............................41
Marten Transport.............................................4-5
Martin Transport................................................35
Melton Truck Lines.......................................36-37
Prime Inc......................................................Insert
Progressive Transportation.................................29
RTI................................................................Insert
Schuster............................................................17
Seward Motor....................................................48
Smith Transport.................................................23
Southern Refrigerated Transport........................13
Total Transportation of MS.....................Cover, 2-3
Trans Am.....................................................18-19
Transport America............................................8-9
Transport Design................................................40
Turquoise Trucking.............................................42
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