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Volume LXXIV | Number 4 | April 2013

DEPARTMENTS: The Voice of the Trucking Industry in Pennsylvania

Chairman's Message ���������������������������������������������������������� 5

Official Monthly Publication of the PMTA

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910 Linda Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011-6409 Telephone: 717.761.7122 | Fax: 717.761.8434 Visit our website at www.pmta.org

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS James Germak, Chairman of the Board Rebecca Summers, First Vice Chairman Stephanie Fleetman, Vice Chairman Timmy Nelson, Vice Chairman Matthew Campbell, Vice Chairman

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Welcome New Members ��������������������������������������������� 22

Last Month's Crossword Answers ������������������������������������� 23 PMTA Chapter Activities ���������������������������������������������������� 23

John Keagel, Treasurer Gladys Knox, Secretary Calvin Ewell, ATA Vice President Calvin Ewell, Immediate Past Chairman Charles Bernier Joseph Butzer Patrick Meehan Scott Pauchnik Robert Renner J. Harold Summers Ron Uriah Paul Yerk PMTA HEADQUARTERS STAFF James W. Runk, President and CEO Heather Clements, Membership Coordinator Doris Fee, Financial Consultant Wendy Palermo, Title and Registration Agent and Member Services Dean Riland, Assistant General Manager Carol Smore, Event Coordinator Kevin Stewart, Safety Director Nancy Wilkes, Communications Director PennTrux editor: Nancy Wilkes (nwilkes@pmta.org) Published by:

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Everything you need to know about the 2013 PMTA Annual Management Conference.

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Speak up. You can make a difference.

PMTA is making a Call on Washington on June 4-6, so get involved and let your voice be heard.

Thoughts On the New Texas 85 mph Toll Road A lawyer’s perspective on the recently opened portion of Interstate 130 in Texas, where the posted speed limit is 85 miles per hour.

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Young Drivers Compete for Scholarships PMTA, in partnership with PennDOT, law enforcement and other safety-related organizations, host the annual Pennsylvania Safe Driving Competition for Youth.

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PMTA Partners with IUP Students The students are working as consultants on a membership recruitment and engagement project for PMTA.

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ATRI’s Rebecca Brewster wins 2013 “Influential Woman in Trucking” award The third annual award, sponsored by Navistar, Inc., was presented March 5 at the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual meeting in Las Vegas.

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A Word From The Chairman PENNSYLVANIA MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION

MISSION STATEMENT The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association was organized to promote the common business interests of persons engaged in the motor transportation industry. It is dedicated to effectively representing the concerns of the trucking industry to members, government and regulatory agencies, and the general public.

PMTA has further pledged to assist member companies in managing the impact of change in the trucking industry, and to enhance the professional and economic growth of its members.

The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association’s primary functions are as follows: n

o work with the Legislature T and regulatory agencies to foster, promote and preserve a strong economic climate for trucking in the Commonwealth.

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o partner with the T enforcement agencies to develop and support safety initiatives that protect the motoring public.

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o provide a forum for T continuing education through seminars, workshops and conferences. o disseminate positive T industry information to the press promoting the industry. o be available to our T members for personal assistance whenever the need arises.

Jim Germak, Jagtrux, Inc. Get Involved — Your Voice On Capitol Hill PMTA stands with American Trucking Associations in its position on the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA).

Recently, ATA sent a letter to all new freshmen members of the House, encouraging them not to sign on as a cosponsor of SHIPA if it’s reintroduced in Congress. The legislation would strip states of their longstanding authority to regulate truck size and weight on approximately 175,000 miles of non-interstate highways that are part of the National Highway System. The letter says, “Based on the version of the bill introduced in the last Congress, it would also roll back any increased limits that have taken effect since June 1, 2008.”

We believe that states, not the federal government, should determine what truck weights and lengths are appropriate to operate on their highways, including the Interstate System. The letter says, “Every state in the nation authorizes a higher size or weight limit — or both — than the federal limits to serve the state’s local economic needs and wellbeing. These limits were not put in place arbitrarily; they are the result of many decades of careful planning by state transportation department professionals and elected officials. SHIPA would further erode each state’s ability to permit the operation of these vehicles that are important to economic activity across the country.”

ATA said this legislation was introduced in the past six Congresses, but it gained little traction.

Support has waned significantly because, ATA believes, Senators and Representatives have come to realize the negative impacts the legislation would have on their state, and the fact that an Act of Congress would be necessary to approve even the most minor of size or weight variances.

We feel that states should have more authority, not less, over truck size and weight regulations on the roads that they, not Congress, have the responsibility for maintaining and keeping safe.

This is just one of the initiatives from ATA’s Legislative Affairs office. ATA’s Senior Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Mary Phillips, will speak at PMTA’s Annual Management Conference this May. She’ll discuss some of the work they do to influence legislation, including the SHIPA letter. The conference will have many other interesting and relevant presentations, so do plan to attend. You’ll find registration material on page 11 of this issue.

ATA also recently delivered a document to every House and Senate office in advance of Railroad Day on the Hill. It compared the truck and rail industries. According to the most recent Commodity Flow Survey conducted by the Department of Transportation, trucks moved $8.3 trillion worth of goods — nearly 20 times the amount of the railroad industry in 2007. Trucking industry revenues account for 4% of U.S. gross domestic product, while the railroad industry revenues account for just 0.4% of GDP. The document included this comparative chart: COMPARISON OF TRUCK AND RAIL INDUSTRIES TRUCK

RAIL

Value of freight moved in 2007

$8.3 trillion (71.3%)

$436 billion (3.7%)

Tons of freight moved in 2011

9 billion (67%)

2 billion carload (14.4%); 0.2 billion intermodal (1.3%)

Projected tonnage in 2023

11.5 billion (70%)

2.2 billion carload (13.1%); 0.3 billion intermodal (1.9%)

Revenue as percent of GDP (2010)

4%

0.4%

Direct and indirect employment

6.8 million

1.2 million

Percent of U.S. communities served

100%

20%

Operating Ratio (2011)

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It’s great that ATA continues to educate legislators about the trucking industry. You have a chance to help. PMTA’s Call on Washington is June 4-6. It’s your opportunity to meet with legislators and let them know how legislation and proposed legislation affects your business. ATA takes care of scheduling your meetings, and ATA specialists give policy and legislative and political briefings.

Please consider getting involved in this crucial program. Details can be found on page 19.

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Thoughts On the New Texas 85 mph Toll Road

By Jennifer Mulligan, Marcello & Kivisto, LLC

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f anyone is like me, it feels like your whole life is spent in the car driving. Everyone has their own ritual while driving long distances, whether that is listening to a book on tape, driving in silence, or listening to the radio.

When I drive long distances, I tend to think about things that I would not normally think about. These past couple of weeks I found myself contemplating the recently opened portion of Interstate 130 in Texas, where the posted speed limit is 85 miles per hour (“mph”). The new toll road stretches 41 miles from Mustang Ridge (south of Austin) to Sequin (east of San Antonio).1 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) claims to have opened the road to help alleviate congestion on Interstate 35.2 The opening of the new highway makes it the fastest highway in the United States and a heavily discussed topic in the transportation industry. The question I found myself contemplating was whether 85 mph is too fast?

Traditionally, the setting of speed limits was the responsibility of each individual state, except for the period from 1973-1994 when the federal government enacted mandatory maximum speed limits on interstate highways.3 In 1995, Congress repealed the national maximum speed limit, leaving states once again with the discretion to determine what is too fast.4 Today, Alaska has the lowest speed limit with 55 mph and Texas and Utah have the highest with 85 mph and 80 mph speed limits respectively.5 According to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), each year in the United States speeding is a 6 PENNTRUX

factor in approximately one third of all traffic fatalities.6 In 2009, the United States had 33,808 traffic fatalities of which10,591 were speed-related.7 In 2009, Texas had 3,071 traffic fatalities of which 1,228 were speed related.8 In that same year Pennsylvania, which traditionally has posted speed limits slower than Texas, had 1,256 traffic fatalities of which 634 were speed related.9 If according to GHSA speed leads to more deaths, then why would Texas approve a speed limit of 85 mph?

Critics of the speed limit feel it was approved due, in part, to financial reasons. Cintra-Zachry, the developer of the highway spent “$1.4 billion on the project for the right to collect tolls through November 11, 2062.

To protect its investment, the group is paying Texas an extra $100 million in return for setting an 85-mph limit, according to the contract.”10 Critics also claim that TxDot has been increasingly making it more difficult for drivers to travel on US Highway 183 — which is a free road that runs parallel to the new road.11 For example, TxDot has recently dropped the posted speed limit on that road and has added traffic controls and lights.12 In addition to the potential increased safety risks, the new road is also becoming financially burdensome on some motorists. In the ongoing plummet of the United States economy, families are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. The new road is potentially hurting families economically. First, many motorist are now choosing to pay to travel the road rather than deal with reduced speeds and increased lights on US 183. For

Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Clipper Stadium in Lancaster. Buffet dinner begins at 6 p.m., and the game starts at 7 p.m. The Lancaster Chapter is subsidizing ticket pricing for the first 750 tickets, so the cost is only $20 for adults and $5 for children aged 5-12. Children under age a Class A The vehicle equipped TxTag 4 are free. fun will include facewith painting, a (equivalent totruck an EZPass) to travel the balloon artist, display, bumper boats and 13 a picture booth.itSponsorships are available. entire stretch will cost $6.17.

It will To register, go D to motorist www.pmta.org or contact cost a Class (Larger Vehicle Kelly Hawthorne, 717-492-0743, with a Trailer) equipped with TxTag Kelly.hawthorne@fsitrucks.com.

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$24.58 to travel the same distance.

Class A motorists equipped a Lehigh Valley Chapter - In June,with the PMTA Boardare of Directors reactivation the TxTag paying approved 15 cents per mileofand Lehigh Valley Chapter.

Patrick Meehan from commercial vehicles are paying 60 cents Mack Trucks is organizing the reactivation per mile.15 The cost will be even greater and is looking for information from PMTA formembers motorists not have aboutthat whatdo interests them.TxTag. A kick off

meeting is planned shortly afterthe Labor Day. For Second, speed decreases number information, contact Meehan at 610-351-8771, of miles a vehicle can travel on a gallon Patrick.meehan@macktrucks.com. of gas, also known as miles per gallon Chapter – The annual picnic orNorth mpg.Central Therefore, a motorist who is is set for Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Haywood’s on to traveling 85 miles per hour can expect the Water, 610 Antlers Lane, Williamsport. pay more for gas due to decreased mpg.

Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. on. Several For instance, if a passenger vehicle vendors will display tractors and other products. with an estimated 35 mpg paid $3.39 Tickets are $25 per person, and all reservations per gasbeand miles aregallon firm andofmust paid.traveled You must 41 make your 1 For at reservation a rate of by 55Aug. mph thereservations/tickets, trip would cost 16 contact Ralph Rodgers at 717-322-6719 Jay $3.97 and take 45 minutes.

If thatorsame McCormick at 717-220-6148. vehicle traveled 80 mph the trip would cost $5.52 and take 31isminutes.

The2, Central Chapter meeting Thursday Aug, at the Original Pizza, 105 S.noticeable Logan Blvd., increased costItalian is even more beginningmotor at 6:30 vehicle. p.m. DeanIfRiland, forBurnham, a commercial a PMTA’s Safety Director will updates on 6 commercial vehicle with give an estimated topics including new hours-of-service rules for mpg paid $4.02 per gallon of diesel fuel 2013 and medical card certification through and traveled 41 miles at 55 PennDOT. Other discussions willmph focus the on trip would takewould 45 minutes. topicscost and/or$27.47 speakersand members like to see atsame upcoming Chapter meetings.80 Please try If that vehicle traveled mph to think of what would benefit the chapter, the trip would cost $38.33 and takeand 31 have some ideas ready. Several members of the minutes.17 Central Chapter attended a Call on Harrisburg

recently andtowill discuss that tripWeather and PMTA According The National TruckPAC and its is importance.

The New Service a storm considered a category Chairman of PMTA, Jim Germak of Jagtrux, one hurricane when its winds sustain has made one of his immediate goals to boost 18 74-95 mph.

Therefore, onour the PMTA membership.

We willvehicles discuss how new toll road are traveling at hurricane chapter may help with that effort to achieve the speeds.

While are advantages Chairman’s goal.there For information, contact Matt Campbell, mhc@camel-express.com. to the higher speed such as reaching a destination quicker, there are also disadvantages such as paying tolls PENNTRUX 27 and more money in fuel. Each commercial driver will have to evaluate the advantages such as reaching a destination potentially 14 minutes fast to the disadvantages such paying an extra $10.44 in fuel cost and $24.58 in tolls.

1 Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Texas debuts fastest highway speed limit in nation: 85 mph, Los Angeles Times (January 6, 2013), http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-texas-speedlimit-20121024,0,7335437.story.

2 Ryan Owens and Gina Sunseri, Speeding Through Texas: Going 85 MPH on the Nations’ Fastest Highway, ABC News (January 6, 2013), http://abcnews.go.com/US/speeding-texas-85mphhighwayopens/story?id=17549839#.UOmU9G_ LRX0.

3 Speed limit Laws, Governors Highway Safety Association (January 6, 2013), http://www.ghsa. org/html/stateinfo/laws/speedlimit_laws.html.

4 Id. 5 Id. 6 New Study: Little Progress in Reducing Speeding-Related Traffic Deaths, Governors Highway Safety Association (January 6, 2013), http://www.ghsa.org/html/media/ pressreleases/2012/20120308_speed.html.

7 Speeding-Related Traffic Fatalities y Road Type, Speed Limit, and State: 2009, U.S. Census Bureau (January 6, 2013), http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1108.pdf.

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9 Id. 10 Gordon Dickson, Can Texas drivers handle an 85-mph speed limit?, Star-Telegram (January 6, 2013), http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/21/4350727/can-texas-drivers-handle-an-85.html.

11 Kathi Bliss, Drivers outraged over speed limit ‘bait-and-switch,’ Lockhart Post-Register (January 6, 2013), http://post-register.com/local-news/drivers-outraged-over-speed-limit-bait-and-switch/.

12 Id. 13 Vianna Davila, New segment of Texas 130 opens Oct. 24, My San Antonio (January 6, 2013), http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/New-segment-of-Texas-130-opensOct-24-3939197.php.

14 Id. 15 Id. 16 Speed Kills MPG (January 6, 2013) http://www.mpgforspeed.com/.

17 Id. 18 Safir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, National Weather Service (January 6, 2013), http://www. nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php.

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2013 PMTA Annual Management Conference May 16-18, 2013 Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort & Spa Cambridge, Maryland

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Are you too busy to stop for gas? Register now for PMTA’s Annual Management Conference, and fuel your own and your company’s progress.

The conference is May 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort in Cambridge, Md., A big part of what can make a conference effective is its ability to give you new perspectives and ideas. These days it’s harder to justify attending conferences, but there are several factors that help make the case to go.

• You are an asset to your company. You might even be the owner or president. All assets require maintenance and enhancements. If you didn’t maintain your trucks, you would soon be out of business. You should invest the same energy toward maintaining and upgrading your skills.

• You can share what you learn with others. Bringing back knowledge and ideas can help others in their professional development.

• Connect the value of the conference to business goals. PMTA strives to offer educational sessions on topics to help with business development. When you attend, you pull in more expertise and knowledge toward helping your business.

• Conversations are as valuable, sometimes more valuable, than the sessions. The most interesting, informative and educational moments may not be in the sessions. It may be in all of the interactions with peers. You can also have one-on-one conversations with the presenters, who are often guests of the conference as well. These “birds of a feather” sessions that occur over cocktails or at poolside are often the most valuable parts of the conference.

• When you are relaxed and enjoying your time away from the office, you’re more open to new ideas and approaches for what you do when you get back. Yes, you’re critical, but your coworkers can live without you for a few days. And do yourself a favor at the conference – don’t check your email every half hour.

Really, you don’t need to do that.

Educational sessions are as follows:

Friday All’s Not Quiet on the National Front American Trucking Associations’ Chairman Michael Card will give us an update on ATA’s activities and focus and discuss the industry’s challenges.

Oye Oye – Order in the Court This Isn’t Your Father’s Court Case. Through an abbreviated mock trial, McNees Wallace and Nurick attorneys will present on relevant and timely issues to the transportation industry, including hours of service, load securement, drivers’ records, CSA scores, distracted driving, independent contractor issues and general accident and evidentiary issues. After deliberations, the jury will present its verdict.

News from the West Wing Mary Phillips, Senior Vice President, Legislative Affairs, for American Trucking Associations, will discuss the regulation pipeline and how your opinion matters when shaping legislation.

A Geo-What??

Here’s how your vehicles can bypass weigh stations and mobile inspection sites. Marc Nichols, director of sales, motor carriers, for Drivewyze, Inc., will describe Drivewyze’s electronic pre-clearance system that uses GPS technology to give commercial vehicles bypass capabilities at weigh stations and mobile inspection sites.

Saturday Statistics Can Be Fun!

American Transportation Research Institute’s Rebecca Brewster will discuss the latest on ATRI’s research.

Rebecca will make it relevant, interesting, and informative, we promise.

Talkin’ ‘bout My Generation Laura Stacks of ACS Advertising and TripPak Services, a Xerox Company, will discuss targeting generations of truck drivers in recruiting. Laura will teach you ways to communicate with potential drivers and to deal with the generational realities.

Dawning of the Age of Natural Gas Eve Grenon-Lafontai, Westport Innovations, Inc. will discuss natural gas options. She will help debunk some myths, present the facts and give options for carriers of all sizes.

Fun sessions are important, too. Thursday night is the welcome dinner, featuring Maryland crabcakes, live music and the beautiful Choptank River providing scenery. On Friday night, enjoy music and political satire

by The Capitol Steps, the Washington-based troupe of Congressional staffers turned songwriters. Marcello and Kivisto, LLC, are sponsoring The Capitol Steps performance. Saturday evening is the gala banquet celebrating PMTA’s accomplishments of the year and a look ahead.

The annual Fleet Safety Luncheon will be on Saturday.

Golfers can opt to play the River Marsh course on Friday. On Friday morning, we offer a unique presentation by event stylist Andrew Zill. On Friday afternoon, head to historic St. Michael’s for lunch and a tour. We’re reserving a bus to take you. Or just stay at the resort, with its three outdoor pools and an indoor pool pavilion, a 150-slip marina with a 1,100 foot pier, charter fishing and sailing, boat rentals and cruises available. It also has a fitness center, four indoor tennis courts, miles of scenic walking/jogging trails, and a world-class spa and salon.

Stop for gas, and let yourself go to the 2013 Annual Management Conference.

Attendee Registration Form LET YOURSELF GO | 2013 PMTA ANNUAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MAY 16–18 • HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY GOLF RESORT & SPA • CAMBRIDGE, MD ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES

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Exhibit & Sponsor Form LET YOURSELF GO | 2013 PMTA ANNUAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE MAY 16–18 • HYATT REGENCY CHESAPEAKE BAY GOLF RESORT & SPA • CAMBRIDGE, MD The premier event of the year, PMTA’s Annual Management Conference provides a great opportunity for one-on-one networking and promoting your business in an educational, fun and relaxing setting. Sponsoring is a great way to strengthen your business relationships.

PMTA is offering tabletop exhibits this year, offering businesses a wonderful opportunity to showcase your services or products to engaged attendees. Benefits of sponsorship include logo display at the conference, signs at sponsored events, company name, address, phone number and contact listed in the conference program book, recognition on PMTA’s website, listing in PennTrux, and designation noted on name badges. Thank you for your generous support of PMTA and its services and programs.

PLATINUM: $6,000 • Includes TWO single registration fees or ONE couple registration • Prime recognition in conference promotional, on site and recap materials • Exclusive signage at sponsored event • Company representatives introduced at sponsored event • Special recognition on PMTA’s website with link to your website • Platinum sponsor ribbon on name badge • Listing in PennTrux • Add a tabletop display for $500 GOLD: $3,000 • Conference registration for ONE company representative • Prime recognition in conference promotional, on site and recap materials • Signage at sponsored event • Listing in PennTrux • Special recognition on PMTA’s website • Gold sponsor ribbon on name badge • Add a tabletop display for $500

SILVER: $1,500 • $50 off conference registration for ONE company representative • Recognition in conference promotional, on site and recap materials • Signage at sponsored event • Listing in PennTrux • Listing on PMTA’s website • Silver sponsor ribbon on name badge • Add a tabletop display for $500 BRONZE: $800 • Recognition in conference promotional, on site and recap materials • Listing in PennTrux • Listing on PMTA’s website • Bronze sponsor ribbon on name badge • Add a tabletop display for $500 CONTRIBUTING: $400 • Recognition in conference on site and recap materials • Listing in PennTrux TABLETOP DISPLAYS: $1,000 • Recognition in conference on site and recap materials • Introduction at conference

TABLETOP DISPLAYS — $1,000 • You must register for the conference to have a tabletop display • Display hours are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday • Location immediately outside meeting room where we will have breakfast buffet and coffee breaks Company Name

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Please fax to 717-761-8434 or mail to: PMTA • 910 Linda Lane • Camp Hill, PA 17011

Contact o Tabletop display — $1,000

PLEDGE AMOUNT o Enclosed (checks payable to PMTA)

o Tabletop display with sponsorship — $500

Young Drivers Compete for Scholarships Regional events are as follows: April 8 – Butler April 9 – Allegheny April 10 – Cumberland/Franklin and Indiana April 11 – Clarion/Jefferson April 12 – Washington April 15 – Erie April 16 – Crawford April 17 – Venango April 18 – Dauphin/Perry April 19 – Elk Lake (Susquehanna) April 23 – York/Adams April 25 – Lancaster/Lebanon May 1 – Central Chapter Parallel parking with judges watching is harder than it looks, but the youth driving competitors usually nail it.

For more information about the youth driving competition, contact Dean Riland, PMTA’s assistant general manager, at driland@pmta.org.

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een drivers, because of a lack of experience, are at greater risk of being involved in a crash. Parents and driver education teachers have a great responsibility to teach teens the skills and information they need to drive safely. To recognize the end result of these efforts, students who are considered to be among the best drivers at their schools are put through a series of written, perceptual and driving tests at competitions held on a regional level, with the opportunity to move on to the statewide contest. Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, in partnership with PennDOT, law enforcement and other safety-related organizations, host the annual Pennsylvania Safe Driving Competition for Youth. Competitions begin this month at 13 regional events; two students from each region compete at the state level. The prizes are considerable. The top three winners receive scholarships — $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place, and $2,000 for third place. The state finals are Thursday, May 9, at the Radisson Penn Harris in Camp Hill.

The student drivers must complete a written test/ perception slide exam, then complete the driving skills course. The course may contain such challenges as serpentine curves, parallel parking, backing, and more.

Students must also complete a vehicle inspection test.

Be Seen.

Be Heard.

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On the Cover Dispatchers — the Link Between Drivers and the Company Dispatchers are a little bit of everything...from yogis to puzzle masters, traffic controllers to point guards.

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hey are the puzzle masters of trucking, the yogis of drivers. They are the ones calmly and quietly doing their job while 10 phone lines are lit, emails are coming in at one per second, five drivers are waiting for instructions, and three customers want help now. From the minute they walk in the door to begin their work days, they are “on.” There is rarely any down time, yet the stress of the job doesn’t seem to bother them.

The person who coordinates scheduling, arranges pickup and delivery, keeps an eye on weather and traffic conditions, not to mention road restrictions and detours, evaluates special needs for each load, makes sure drivers are keeping their daily logs up to date, keeps customers happy, AND remains calm, cool and focused at all times is the dispatcher. As essential to a trucking company as the drivers, dispatchers are responsible for coordinating the movements of trucks that are entering terminals. They assign drivers to trucks and make sure they leave and arrive on schedule, help them avoid traffic jams and keep them aware of bad weather.

They also handle any requests and complaints from customers.

In talking to busy dispatchers, their affability comes through, and that’s an essential quality for the job.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, truck dispatchers must have strong communications skills and the ability to work under pressure. They can receive a flood of calls and problems at the same time and need to stay organized and prioritize the order of calls. A big part of the job is evaluating information to determine compliance with regulations, laws and standards.

“It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle where everyone dumps the puzzle pieces on my desk. You have to be willing to ask questions and think outside the box.”

Christian Loll-dispatcher for Klapec Trucking Co.

Working closely with the company’s safety professional, dispatchers must monitor drivers and equipment locations and use to coordinate service and schedules.

They must also record and maintain files of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, etc. Dispatchers are often the ones to come up with information for safety audits, so their record keeping must be accurate and complete.

Christian Loll, van division dispatcher for Klapec Trucking Co. in Oil City, said, “It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle where everyone dumps the puzzle pieces on my desk. I put it together, and there is more than one way to put it together.” He said he has to match with the log books, keep the delivery schedule, arrange the returns, make sure the drivers have time to get back and stay within their hours of service.

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Womeldorf also said the job can be stressful, “but the key is whether or not you let it. A sense of humor helps tremendously.” You have to be able to adjust to events like breakdowns, storms, traffic jams, and other unavoidable delays.

Years ago, drivers had to find a pay phone to call the dispatcher. Now, the dispatcher hangs up the cell phone, and two seconds later he gets an email that changes everything. That said, today’s communications tools are an enormous help. Loll said he keeps track of driver hours in his head, but he always asks how they are doing on hours. “I keep track of 24 drivers. If I’m not here in the office, I have my mobile phone on me. So I respond immediately. It varies, but the end of the month can get pretty crazy. We have our routine, but most of the time I can deal with it,” Loll said.

Christian Loll, dispatcher for Klapec Trucking Co., is calm, cool and collected when performing his job duties.

“You have to be willing to ask questions and think outside the box. I talk out loud to myself. Sometimes it helps to talk out loud. I say things like, ‘You can’t do that, dummy!’” Loll said. He’s been with Klapec for 10 years, starting as the parts manager for the garage.

When the dispatcher job opened about three years ago, he expressed an interest and was promoted to the position.

Keith Womeldorf is one of two dispatchers at Samuel J. Lansberry, Inc. in Woodland. He’s been a dispatcher for four years, but he’s been in the trucking business for 34 years as a driver and company owner. About a year ago, he and the other dispatcher, Bruce Graham, split the job duties. One week, Womeldorf does all the planning and scheduling and Graham does the computer work. The following week, they switch.

“This gives us a break. It seems to work really well for us,” Womeldorf said. The planning person takes all the calls from customers and spreads out the work between drivers. The computer person enters loads and trucks for each driver in the McLeod Software system they use.

Dispatchers are on duty 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and they split the day 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., so there is an overlap. Lansberry has 50 drivers.

Loll really loves his job, but the challenge is when things are out of his control, like weather or an accident. “It throws the whole thing off, and that impacts hours of service and deliveries. You just have to deal with it. It can be frustrating, but that doesn’t help the end result.

I have to be calming. Even if I get upset, it doesn’t help the situation to show it,” Loll said.

Womeldorf said Lansberry doesn’t use electronic logs, and they depend on the drivers to tell them how they are doing on hours of service. Sometimes the driver will ask one of the dispatchers to log their hours for them.

Complying with hours-of-service regulations isn’t a major challenge for them anyway because the majority of Lansberry’s work is for shorter hauls.

Dispatchers need to know geography. They need general knowledge of the highway systems in the regions in which their drivers work. Drivers depend on dispatchers to tell them what roads are restricted, which bridges are off limits, where road construction could cause delays, when a big public event like a football game could create traffic congestion, and much more.

“Anytime I know ahead of time, I call to get directions and keep the information for the other drivers in the future. The directions are not only the address but where to go once they get there and what to do. Do they go to the loading dock first or the office? Where do they wait if they have to? Some drivers know what to do, but some you have to coax and coach,” Loll said.

Womeldorf said he enjoys the challenges of the job because each day is different. Loll said, “I get to see things through. There are very few days that I’ve gone home and didn’t feel satisfied with what I was able to do that day. I get to keep going and see it through. How many jobs are like that?”

Loll said he is very happy he spoke up three years ago to say he was interested in the job. “I was a little overwhelmed at first. There was so much more to the job than I realized. But the more you do, the more you learn, and the more problems you encounter, the better you get at solving them.”

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PMTA Partners with IUP Students The groups are working together on a membership recruitment and engagement project

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his spring, PMTA is part of a program with Indiana University of Pennsylvania Eberly College of Business and Technology’s Small Business Institute.

Four students, under the leadership of professors Steve Osborne, director, and Joette Wisnieski, assistant director, of the Small Business Institute, are working as consultants on a membership recruitment and engagement project for PMTA. The students, all seniors, are researching the trucking industry and other state trucking associations to develop and conduct a survey to be administered to current members, PMTA staff and board of directors, chapter presidents, former members and other state trucking association staff.

The emphasis is on both expanding membership and increasing member engagement. Students will provide survey results and give recommendations to PMTA sometime in May. When you receive a survey from the IUP students, please take the time to respond. Your input is essential for the success of this project.

Last summer, the marketing committee, a subcommittee of the Board of Directors, began exploring ways to build PMTA membership. The first step is to find out if PMTA is providing the services our members need and want.

The idea to work with business and marketing students to develop a marketing plan led PMTA to IUP. Gladys Knox, committee chairwoman, knew of Professor Osborne’s work with the Small Business Institute, and she arranged the initial meeting with Osborne and PMTA’s communications director, Nancy Wilkes. The PMTA project was acceptable for the research, but the program grant provisions require the main business to be a for-profit firm. Wright offered to allow Wright-Knox Motor Lines to be the business of record so that IUP can accept grant funds for the project. Based on the discussions, Osborne created a project description.

Four students elected to tackle the PMTA project.

Students must apply to participate in the Small Business Institute. Osborne and Wisnieski look for students who are seeking the resume-building experience of consulting. Clients like PMTA provide the challenge, and the professors match students with clients based on student preferences, experience, capabilities and schedules. Other potential clients

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Students in Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Small Business Institute are acting as consultants on a membership marketing project for PMTA. Pictured are, from left, Gladys Knox, Wright-Knox Motor Lines; Nancy Wilkes, PMTA; Stacey Grycko, IUP; Mike Williamson, IUP; Jonathan Blubaugh, IUP; Wesley Campbell, IUP.

The emphasis is on both expanding membership and increasing member engagement...When you receive a survey from the IUP students, please take the time to respond. include a personal training facility in need of a company growth plan and marketing plan, a manufacturer looking for a feasibility study on expanding its product line, a printer looking for an industry and market analysis marketing plan, and a broadcasting company looking to assess listening preferences. Osborne said the SBI program has won numerous state and national awards,

including third place nationally for project of the year, first place nationally for case of the year, and numerous district first place awards.

The students working on the project are majoring in finance, management and accounting, and small business and entrepreneurship.

For the project, students are learning about the trucking industry’s challenges and concerns in preparation for developing two surveys. One survey will be administered to other state trucking associations and will focus on advocacy focus and membership growth projects. The survey of PMTA members will seek to discover perceptions and expectations. IUP does not charge clients for their If you have any questions about this project, please contact Nancy Wilkes at PMTA, nwilkes@pmta.org, or 717.761.7122, ext. 109. Watch for the survey from IUP, and please do take the time to respond. We’ll share results when we receive them. Thank you.

Safety Management Council Presents:

2013 Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships June 8 & 9 Harrisburg Area Community College This event challenges the best of the best drivers who compete for the title of State Grand Champion. Champions in each category move on to represent Pennsylvania at the National Truck Driving Championships in August.

Deadline to enter drivers is Wednesday, May 1. Drivers must have appropriate CDL and endorsements for the class entered. You may also become a sponsor or advertise in the program book.

For more information, call 717.761.7122 or visit our website, www.pmta.org.

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ATRI’s Rebecca Brewster wins 2013 “Influential Woman in Trucking” award A

t the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association, the Women In Trucking (WIT) organization presented Rebecca Brewster, president and COO of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) with its prestigious 2013 “Influential Woman in Trucking” award. The third annual award, sponsored

by Navistar, Inc., was presented March 5 at the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual meeting in Las Vegas.

This year, WIT reviewed more than 100 nominations before selecting Brewster. The award is presented to women in the trucking industry who are responsible for critical decision making, have a proven track record in management, and who provide a role model for other women. Ellen Voie, WIT president and CEO, noted, “We are excited to honor a woman who has had so much influence on commercial trucking.”

For the last 10 years, Brewster has served as president and COO of ATRI, an independent research arm of the trucking industry. ATRI conducts transportation research with an emphasis on the trucking industry’s essential role in a safe, efficient and viable transportation system.

Brewster also serves in many other capacities, including ex officio member of the Transportation Research Board executive committee and several University Transportation Center boards. She serves on the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center’s advisory board and was recognized in 2010 by the 50 state trucking associations for her service to the industry with the J.R. “Bob” Halladay Award. Prior to joining ATRI, she was public and governmental affairs director for the Cary, N.C., Chamber of Commerce and a fleet analyst with Moen, Inc. Steve Williams, chairman of Maverick Transportation and chair of the ATRI board of directors, described the WIT award by saying, “The transportation industry and our nation at large is dependent on individuals whose vision for the safe and efficient movement of commerce is based upon factual research. Fortunately, Rebecca’s passion and dedication will continue to benefit the American public. She is very deserving of this recognition.”

WIT and Navistar also honored the three runnersup: Sandra Ambrose-Clark, president of ESJ Carrier Corp.; Lana Batts, co-president of Driver iQ; and Judy McReynolds, CEO of Arkansas Best Corp. Judges for the award included Voie and Transport Topics editorial director Howard Abramson.

Brewster is speaking at PMTA’s annual management conference this May. She will discuss ATRI’s latest research and how they use research to help guide legislation and regulations. Plan to attend, and meet the most influential woman in trucking.

New Address?

I f you have a new address, phone number or email address, please let PMTA know. We want to make sure you continue to receive news and information that help you as a trucking industry professional. Use this form to notify us of any changes.

Old Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name ___________________________________________________ Company ______________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________________ Email __________________________________________ New Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name ___________________________________________________ Company ______________________________________ Phone ___________________________________________________ Email __________________________________________ Return this form to PMTA, 910 Linda Lane, Camp Hill, PA 17011, or fax to 717.761.8434 18 PENNTRUX

Speak up. You can make a difference.

Last year’s PMTA Call on Washington participants met with Rep. Bill Shuster, among others. Pictured are, from left, Gerry Coyle, The Evans Network of Companies; Paul Berg, Con-way Freight; Joe Butzer, Oehme; Kim Wise, Mustang Expediting; Shuster; Gladys Knox, Wright-Knox Motor Lines; Jim Runk, PMTA; John Summers, Lester R. Summers, and Jackie Kelly, ATA.

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ike a tree falling in the woods when no one is there, talking to your friends about what’s going on in Washington means you aren’t really making any sound.

You have to talk where you will be heard, in Washington, D.C., to legislators and tell them how legislation and proposed legislation affect your business and the trucking industry. PMTA is making a Call on Washington on June 4-6, so get involved and let your voice be heard.

The goal of the Call on Washington is to meet with as many legislators as possible and talk to them about the trucking business. Face-to-face meetings with your elected officials and/or their staff are extremely important and one of the most influential forms of advocacy. This is the time to not only educate Capitol Hill about why trucks are essential, safe and sustainable, but also about specific issues that can either help or hurt your businesses.

In the meetings, you will have the opportunity to educate legislators about the industry’s priorities, let them know how their decisions impact the industry, and give them a better understanding of how the trucking industry operates. You will also renew or create relationships with members of Congress, congressional staff and committee staff.

The American Trucking Associations coordinates the annual Call on Washington. Most state trucking

associations send members to Washington. This year, PMTA will join with Indiana Motor Truck Association for the two-day visit. ATA makes the appointments with legislators and briefs everyone. ATA will give each attendee packets to leave for each member of Congress. You will also get biographies of each person you’re going to meet with, and that information can be helpful in building a relationship. All you have to do is talk about your business and how legislation and proposed legislation affects it, whether it is your employees or your bottom line. ATA staff specialists will provide policy and legislative/political briefings as well, so you’ll be well prepared.

A draft schedule is as follows: June 4 – arrive in Washington, D.C., in the afternoon.

Meet with ATA staff specialists to hear the lastest on regulatory and legislative issues.

June 5 and 6 (if needed) – meet with your congressional delegation.

ATA has contracted L’Enfant Hotel near the Capitol for our Call on Washington. Room rates are $229 a night, which is reasonable considering the location and time of year. PMTA will provide registration details in the near future.

Sign up now and be part of the solution. Email Nancy Wilkes at nwilkes@pmta.org or call PMTA at 717.761.7122 for more information or to register.

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SafetyCheck Two Major Issues Confronting Motor Carriers

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PennDOT, as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, is currently gathering medical examiner’s certification data on all CDL drivers. This requires all CDL drivers to self-certify their driving status (on the PennDOT form # DL-11) in one of the categories below and submit a copy of a valid medical examiner’s certification if applicable to PennDOT; NA - I drive a commercial vehicle only within the boundaries of Pennsylvania, and I currently carry a medical examiner’s certificate.

NI - I drive a commercial vehicle both in and outside the boundaries of Pennsylvania and I currently carry a medical examiner’s certificate.

EA - I drive a commercial vehicle only within the boundaries of Pennsylvania and I DO NOT carry a medical examiner’s certificate.

EI - I drive a commercial vehicle both in and outside the boundaries of Pennsylvania, and I DO NOT carry a medical examiner’s certificate.

If a driver fails to self-certify as required on the initial notification from PennDOT or if the driver (who is required to carry a medical examiner’s certification) fails to submit a new medical examiner’s certification prior to the expiration of their old certification, they will lose their CDL designation. It is imperative that driver’s respond to all PennDOT correspondence in a timely manner. If the loss of their CDL designation comes final, the only means of recovery is to again go through the entire CDL licensing process.

If any of your drivers have a problem with the self-certification process, please contact PMTA Headquarters for assistance at 717.761.7122.

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On July 1, 2013 the following changes to the hours of service regulations become effective;

Provision

Current Rule

Final Rule (Compliance Date 7/1/2013)

Limitations on minimum “34-hour restarts”

None.

(1) Must include two periods between 1 a.m. to 5 a. m. (based on home terminal time zone).

(2) May only be used once per week (per 168 hours).

Rest breaks

None except as limited by other rule provisions.

May drive only if 8 hours or less have passed since end of driver’s last off-duty period of at least 30 minutes. [HM 397.5 mandatory “in attendance” time may be included in break if no other duties performed]

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PMTA 2013 Seminar Schedule Recognition of Substance Abuse Training for Supervisors – Presented by PMTA Seminar includes discussion and videos to help in determining reasonable suspicion of alcohol misuse and/or use of controlled substances by employees. The training meets the federal requirements of Part 382.603 – 3 HOURS

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm $100 – member $185 – non-member Hours-of-Service Compliance Seminar – Presented by PMTA Seminar includes review of 49 CFR, Part 395, related interpretations and exemptions, along with work projects on familiarization and auditing a driver’s Record of Duty Status (logbook) – 5 HOURS

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm $150 – member $225 – non-member DOT Compliance Seminars – Presented by PMTA Attending this class will better prepare you for compliance to CSA. The seminar will include discussion and overview of state and federal laws and regulations governing the motor carrier industry and commercial motor vehicles e.g. driver qualifications files, commercial driver licenses, hours of service, drug and alcohol tests, etc. Each attendee will also receive the management edition of the current FMCSR Handbook.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tuesday, September 17, 2013 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2013 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm $150 – member $225 – non-member Motor Fleet Accident Investigation – Presented by PMTA Control costs through a complete and thorough vehicle accident investigation. Develop skills in loss prevention, data collection and analysis, as well as techniques and awareness of CSA Crash Basic Indicators and focuses on accident countermeasures and understanding of FMCSA.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 – 9:00 am – 4:30 pm $225 – member $325 – non-member HAZMAT Seminar – Presented by PMTA This hazardous materials training seminar centers on regulatory training. The unique, function specific format provides greater understanding and better retention. The seminar helps fulfill the 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H for both the initial and recurrent training requirements. This program will also include CSA information.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – 9:00 am – 4:30 pm $225 – member $325 – non-member Motor Fleet Safety Basics/Managing Motor Fleet Safety Programs – Presented by NATMI This is a comprehensive course on all aspects of fleet safety.

April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013 – 8:30 am – 5:00 pm October 1 – October 5, 2013 – 8:30 am – 5:00 pm $1475 OSHA General Industry Outreach Training Program – Presented by PMTA and Great West Casualty Company The program is intended to provide instruction on a variety of general industry safety and health standards. This is a 10 hour certificate course. Course completion cards do not expire.

Required 2-day attendance Thursday, September 26, 2013 and Friday, September 27, 2013 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm $225 – member $325 – non-member

All seminars are presented at PMTA Headquarters, 910 Linda Lane, Camp Hill, PA 17011 unless otherwise noted For any questions or REGISTRATION FORMS, call PMTA at 717.761.7122 or e-mail Carol at csmore@pmta.org Register online at www.pmta.org/seminar PENNTRUX 21

President’s Prize Each year, PMTA’s president awards a special prize to the person who has excelled in sponsoring new members during the membership year (May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013).

Recruiting new members for PMTA isn’t difficult. When you are talking to colleagues or clients, mention how you benefit from PMTA membership. PMTA member companies have a greater driver retention rate than non-member companies, a fact that is sure to resonate with any trucking company. On behalf of its members, PMTA communicates daily with the Pennsylvania State Police, DEP, Department of Revenue, PUC, FMCSA and many other agencies that affect your businesses. PMTA can help you stay current on the hot issues and can be your backup system for information on regulations, rules, taxes, drug tests, environmental regulations and much more. If you need more information on how PMTA can benefit a business, contact us at 717.761.7122.

is a navy blue blazer with the PMTA keystone logo and two free registrations to PMTA’s Annual Management Conference, excluding meals, hotel and activity costs. Any employee from a PMTA member company may compete for the prize. Only paid-in-full memberships that have the sponsoring member’s name written in the space provided will be recognized.

Sponsor’s names cannot be changed once they are submitted to state headquarters.

The statistics are current as of March 11, 2013

Sponsor Company Chapter Total Carl Rost

Insurance Office of America Phila/Del Valley

3

Richard Smith

Richard W. Smith, Inc.

3

Launce Soult

Soult Wholesale Co.

3

Karen Young

H.R. Resolutions, LLC

South Central

3

Current PMTA members are the best advocates for the association. Everyone in the trucking industry needs to be concerned about your business, the industry, the state and the nation. Join PMTA in the forefront in battling those who propose rules and fees and mandates that would cripple companies and the industry.

Kenneth Gray

Dean Transportation, Inc.

Phila/Del Valley

2

Ken Kametz

Hunter Keystone Peterbilt

Lancaster

2

Ralph Rodgers

Nittany Oil Company

North Central

2

Matt Campbell

H.F. Cambell & Son

Central

2

Rebecca Summers K&B Summers, Inc.

Lancaster

2

The President’s Prize is based on a point system — three points for a new carrier member, two points for a new trade member and one point for a new associate member. The prize

David Schafer

York Container Co.

York/Adams

2

Lisa Natt

City Delivery Svc. Inc.

Northeast

1

Rick Daley

Tri-State Trailer Sales, Inc.

Southwest

1

Phila/Del Valley

Welcome New Members PMTA takes pleasure in welcoming the following new members who have enrolled in March and salute those who secured them. Any new member not listed with an individual sponsor was secured by State Headquarters or a PMTA chapter. All new members are from Pennsylvania unless otherwise noted. (Chapters are in parenthesis) Shannon Costill SECCO, Inc., Camp Hill (South Central), secured by Karen Young

Kelly Osterlitz FirstLab, Chalfont (Philadelphia/Delaware Valley)

John Pollock Pollock Transport Service, Inc., Philadelphia (Philadelphia/Delaware Valley), secured by Carl Rost

Scott Altland George W. Strevig Plumbing, Inc., Littlestown (York/ Adams)

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Ruth Mast Rota-Mill, Inc., Oley (Lehigh)

Rusty Hartzfield Clearfield Wholesale Paper Co., Inc., Clearfield (Central), secured by Launce Soult

Lance Kramer Rota-Mill, Inc., Oley (Lehigh)

Member of the Month Congratulations to Karen Young chosen as PMTA’s March Member of the Month. Karen is a member of the South Central Chapter, and we all applaud her efforts.

You, too, can be eligible to become Member of the Month.

Each month, any member who has recruited a new member will be entered into a drawing, and from that drawing a Member of the Month will be chosen and will receive special recognition in Penntrux and an award from PMTA.

Chapter/PMTA Activities The Lancaster Chapter membership meeting is Wednesday, April 3, at Shady Maple Banquet Hall, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl. The chapter offers two opportunities — lunch at 11:30 am to 2 pm or dinner at 5:30 to 8 pm. Central Penn Oil is hosting the event. The topic is how Delo can add value to your business. The event includes a tour of the Delo truck and presentations from representatives from Chevron, Balcrank Equipment, Polaris Labs and DEF Supplier-Brenntag. Make a reservation for lunch or dinner by contacting Jay Shaub at 717.625.7448 or jays@saudereggs.com.

The York/Adams Chapter April membership meeting is

Thursday, April 11, at the Four Points Sheraton, 1650 Toronita Street,York from noon to 4 pm. Cost is $25/ person and includes lunch. The meeting’s focus is “CNG and LNG: Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel – Its Benefits for Your Fleet and Environment.” Presentations will be by Bret Hoffmaster from Shipley Energy, Will Freeman from Chesapeake Energy, Tony Bandiero from Philadelphia Clean Cities and Ron McHale form Pocono Peterbilt. RSVP to Carrie Schweitzer by emailing YorkAdamsPMTA@comcast.net or calling 717.757.7611, ext. 149, no later than April 4.

The Lehigh Valley Truck Driving Championships Tune-up Drive is Sunday, April 28, at Mack Truck Historical Museum and Customer Center, 2402 Lehigh Parkway South, Allentown. The competition is open to all truck drivers who want to tune up their skills in preparation for the state competition. For more information, go to www.LVTDCTD.com.

The 2013 PMTA TruckPAC Sporting Clays Shoot is Sunday,

April 14, at the Carlisle Fish and Game Association in Carlisle. Lunch is at 11:45 am, and the shoot begins at 1 pm. Cost is $75 per slot, and it includes lunch. A reshoot is $45. Skeet and wobble will be available at 11 am for $15. There will be six shooters per squad; if you don’t have a full squad, PMTA will place you on a team.

Go to www.pmta.org to register, or call 717.761.7122.

You may also sponsor the event. Station sponsorship is $100; lunch sponsor is $250; awards sponsor is $250.

All payments by personal check go directly to the PA TruckPAC fund. Corporate checks help defray the costs.

The 2013 TruckPAC golf outing is Wednesday, September 25, at Armitage Golf Club in Mechanicsburg.

PMTA’s Safety Management Council meets monthly on the third Thursday. April’s meeting is April 18 at Harrisburg Area Community College. Topic of discussion will be the Truck Driving Championships. The meeting begins at 10 am. For more information, contact Dean Riland at PMTA, driland@pmta.org.

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Look for a new crossword puzzle in next month’s issue!

The 2013 Pennsylvania Truck Driving Championships are

June 7-8 at Harrisburg Area Community College. Watch for details soon, or call PMTA at 717.761.7122.

The 2013 Pennsylvania Youth Safe Driving Competition is

Thursday, May 9, at the Radisson Penn Harris in Camp Hill.

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TruckPAC Recognition The trucking industry faces challenges on many levels. In such critical times, we need to maintain a firm and unified voice. Legislators face thousands of bills every year, and PMTA’s Political Action Committee and lobbyists make sure they understand how new laws affect our industry.

You can help maintain and increase our political visibility and strengthen our positive force in forming policy. By donating to TruckPAC, you enable us to maintain our high profile and defeat, support and/or alter laws that have an impact on your businesses. To contribute to TruckPAC, contact PMTA at 717.761.7122.

Platinum ($1000 +) Calvin E. Ewell J. Harold Summers Rebecca Summers

Gold ($500-$999) Gladys Wright Knox

Silver ($250-$499) Harvey Daniel Alderfer Harold L. Brake James Germak Ken and Cindy Kametz W. Robert Renner

Bronze ($25-$249) Christian Manna Barry and Karen Young This list includes contributions from January 1 through March 6, 2013.

Your contributions to TruckPAC allow our association to have a stronger legislative voice. TruckPAC contributions should be sent to: PMTA, 910 Linda Lane, Camp Hill, PA 17011.

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Protecting Your Truck Mile After Mile We understand that trucking isn’t just a business. It’s a way of life.

Protecting your truck and keeping it on the road is your number one priority. It’s our number one priority, too. That’s why we offer more coverages – so you can choose what works best for you.

Sentry Insurance Pennsylvania Sales 1-877-832-1835 transportation_agentsupport@sentry.com

Property and casualty coverages are underwritten by a member of the Sentry Insurance Group, Stevens Point, WI. For a complete listing of companies, visit ForTruckersOnly.com. Policies, coverages, benefits and discounts are not available in all states. See policy for complete coverage details.

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