#TrackReads# January 15, 2006 eReport
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Dear #FirstName#,

We're two weeks into the New Year, have you stopped writing '05 on your checks yet?

It won't be long before you won't be able to ask that question - there won't be anyone writing checks. Ain't the future grand?

We think the present is pretty grand too, 2006 is a big year for all of us here at TruckDriver.com - we'll celebrate ten years on the net this year. Seems like another century since we started.

TruckDriver.com Carrier of the Month
Chizek Transport, Inc.

Located in Cleveland, WI, Chizek Transport, Inc was founded in 1962 by current owner and CEO, Carmen Chizek who hauled agricultural products out of the Wisconsin fields. As the company grew through acquisitions and internal growth, other commodities were added.

Today, Chizek Transport is a 48-state carrier primarily servicing the Midwest, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and the Northeast. The expanding fleet of Chizek Transport is constantly upgraded and has grown continuously through the years with a planned mix of company equipment and permanent leased owner-operators to ensure our customers the highest level of service

Their responsiveness and speed of execution have earned them a spot as a market leader in their region. Chizek has nearly 160 drivers backed by a dedicated customer service team.

Here are some of the details:

  • Pay ranges from 32-38 cents per mile based on OTR experience.
  • A 4-cent safety/performance bonus is also available.
  • All equipment is conventional Freightliners with large Detroit Diesel engines.
  • Paid Holidays and Health Insurance after 90 days and 401 K option
  • Paid vacations after one year.
  • No money down, no credit check, lease-to-purchase program for those drivers that are ready to take the future into their own hands.
  • Requirements: Minimum of 1 year OTR experience. No major violations over the past three years on driving record. Stable job history.

Looking for a place to call home? Check out Chizek Transport at ChizekTransport.com or call Tom at 800-477-7565 ext 114 for more details.

Chizek Transport - Large enough to serve, small enough to care.

Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet?

The tradition of making a New Year's resolution dates back to the early Babylonians. The most popular resolution in ancient Babylon was to return borrowed farm equipment. The most popular modern resolutions usually include resolving to lose weight or quit smoking – you know how to make the resolution, but do you know how to keep it?

Take the 2005 Resolution Survey and let us know.

MultiMedia's
Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month
Harold "Bruce" Moss III

The students in Donna Lavold’s 3rd grade class in Waupaca, Wisconsin are not only big fans of the Green Bay Packers, they think their Trucker Buddy, Harold “Bruce” Moss III is a hero too. Student, Kya, nominated Moss because, “He is the greatest Trucker Buddy [and] he’s a Packer fan just like me!”

Classmate Brady agrees, “Good thing he is a Packer fan an not a Kansas City Chiefs fan,’ he said.

These students may be loyal to their NFL football team, but they also adore Trucker Buddy Moss and the impact he has made on their learning experience. While the children are impressed with the gifts and candy he sends them, their teacher, Donna Lavold appreciates the effort he makes in writing and visiting the class. “Generosity of time and his giving nature are characteristic of our Trucker Buddy,” she said. “A few weeks ago all my students received a US puzzle that will help them learn their states,” she added.

Trucker Buddy Moss lives in Mayetta, KS and has been leased to Dart Transit, Eagen, MN for nearly thirty years! He has been corresponding with Donna Lavold's classes for the past three years, and according to the teacher, “Students from previous years sometimes inquire if we are still writing to Mr. Moss and [they] mention how much they enjoyed that experience.”

Harold “Bruce” Moss III has made an impact on these children by adopting their class through the Trucker Buddy program in May of 2003. He is one of nearly 4,000 professional drivers who share their time with elementary classes throughout the world. The only criteria to be a Trucker Buddy is to be a truck driver and willing to send a post card each week to a class in grades two through eight. Drivers and teachers can find out more about the program by visiting www.truckerbuddy.org or calling 1-800-MY BUDDY.

Each Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month will receive a personalized jacket, along with a check for $300 to spend on the class and $200 in Trucker Buddy merchandise, compliments of ACS-MultiMedia (www.tmi-multimedia.com), the advertising agency of choice for the trucking industry. They will also receive an IdleAire adaptor (www.IdleAire.com), a Koolatron cooler and a complete set of Airtabs for their tractor-trailer, (www.airtab.com) as well as Donde Publishing’s “For the Long Haul,” reference guide for drivers and an Accident Photo pack. The class will receive a CrossCountry USA game from Ingenuity Works (www.ingenuityworks.com), which will help them learn more about how trucks move freight across the continent.

Trucker Buddy is dependent on corporate sponsors such as MultiMedia Advertising and TruckDriver.com to fund the program.

We'll be at the Midwest Truckers Association's 43 rd Annual Mid-West Truck Show in Peoria, IL on February 3 rd and 4 th at the Peoria Civic Center. Stop by and see us if you get the chance.

Until next time, keep on truckin' and please drive safely.

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