It’s March!

That reminds us of a couple of things:

One - March Madness and we’re not talking about basketball and the NCAA.

Two - The only March joke we know.

First up, March Madness. March Madness in the trucking industry means MATS, Mid-America Tucking Show and here’s the scoop on that.

The Mid-America Trucking Show is the largest annual trade show dedicated to the Heavy-Duty Trucking Industry. As the industry’s annual forum, MATS offers face-to-face interaction between industry representatives and trucking professionals. Attendees come to MATS to efficiently research the latest products and services for their business. Exhibitors value MATS as the premiere venue to introduce new offerings, increase brand awareness, promote products and connect with suppliers, customers, and prospects.

MATS 2012 will be held March 22 - 24, 2012 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The Show attracts more than 1,000 exhibiting companies and 70,000+ attendees.

For more information, please visit the Show Web Site at www.truckingshow.com.

Follow the Mid-America Trucking Show on facebook.

If you can’t wait - scroll to the bottom for the only March joke we know.

Red Eye Radio Network Presents Country Music Icon “Randy Travis”
At 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show

At the 2012 Mid America Trucking Show, Red Eye Radio’s lobby booth will once again be the premier country music star sighting location March 22nd-24th, 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky. Eric Harley, host of Red Eye Radio, will be on hand to introduce drivers and attendees to country music icon Randy Travis and country music recording artist Canaan Smith. These artists will be in the Red Eye Radio (formerly Midnight Trucking Radio) lobby booth shaking hands, signing autographs, taking pictures and performing.

Multi-platinum awarded Randy Travis, who ranks as one of country music’s top-selling artists of all time moves into 2012 celebrating 25 years in the industry with his release of his “Anniversary Celebration” CD. His honors include, 18 #1 singles, 29 Top 10 chartings, one triple platinum album, two double platinum’s, eight platinum albums, and 10 gold albums. Major industry career awards include seven GRAMMY Awards, five Country Music Association Awards (CMA), 10 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM), 10 American Music Awards (AMA), two People’s Choice Awards, and eight Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association. He is a three-time recipient of CMA Award’s “Song of the Year’’.

While you are at the Red Eye booth visiting these country music artists be sure that you register for $1,000 cash, GPS units, CB Radios, and Justin J Max Boots handcrafted in the USA and many other great prizes to be given away throughout the show.

Midnight Trucking Radio Network took over Red Eye Radio on January 3, 2012 taking the network from 70 stations to 180 stations literally overnight. Now, Red Eye Radio is providing the same great Hosts, across the same highways, with a NEW NAME. Eric Harley and Gary McNamara continue to host the trucking show with roots that reach back over 40 years. With an election year underway, this trucking/news content is more important than ever. Red Eye Radio continues with a live five-hour nightly conversation with America airing Monday – Sunday on FREE AM radio stations across the country. This targeted trucking broadcast provides a "full service" program of driver conversation, industry news and talk as well as interactive promotional contesting.

Visit www.redeyeradioshow.com for a station nearest you.

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Susan and Henry Gantner
Trucker Buddy of the Month
November 2011

Chassidy Vessering and her 2nd grade class at Pewitt Elementary are nominating Susan Gantner, an owner/independent driver for Roadrunner, for the award of Trucker Buddy of the month . Mrs. Gantner and her husband Henry, drive as a team, communicate with our class at least weekly.

Ms. Vessering described how they communicate. “Mrs. Gantner sends emails at least once per week describing their life and procedures on the road, answering our questions about truck
driving, telling us more about them, or relating experiences from their leisure time. The class has learned so much about how trucking works, such as: log books, weight checks, fuel cost and
mileage, what a manifest is, and how the truck can weigh differently according to the load.

During their personal vacation to Switzerland, Sue and Henry email photos and related stories
of the country's history. One particular story that was very interesting was about how they still herd the cows into the mountain during the spring and a young man lives up there with them until they come down in the fall. We found it amazing that cows get so attached to their bells, that if they lose them, they quit supplying milk! They also sent back artifacts and souvenirs for our class' prize box.”

During one of their drives to California, which they do twice per week, they plotted their trip using the Trucker Buddy Smart Phone app, uFollowit, so that Ms. Vessering’s class could view their route on the map. They stopped at the Pacific Ocean, and collected ocean water, sea shells, and many other ocean creatures to bring back to the class. While they were there, they snapped many photos and uploaded them onto the Trucker Buddy uFollowit app so that the class could match up the map with the real-life view.

Ms. Vessering continues, “As a Christmas surprise, Ms. Sue and Mr. Henry went the extra mile and drove their big rig to our school. We began the visit with a question and answer session in the classroom where the Gantners doted on and make connections with each child. We ate cookies that Mrs. Gantner baked for us while sipping hot chocolate. After the questions were answered, we headed out for a tour of the 18 wheeler. Each student was allowed to climb inside the cab to tour the living and driving area and to sit in the driver's seat for a photo. The students were amazed! They didn't even know about the biggest surprise. In the trailer, Mr. and Mrs. Gantner had put together a goodie bag for each student (along with donations from Roadrunner, Speedco, and Flying J Truck Stop). Each student was helped up a ladder and into the trailer to search for their bag of treats.”

Sue is an amazing artist. She draws pictures of characters on her iPad, and sends them to the class. Once she sent the class a picture of a lion who she named Roary. She gave the students details about where he lives, what his favorite food is, and his best friend. The students were then able to write stories to share with her and Henry about Roary!

“I am so happy to be a part of this great program, and to be matched to such awesome trucker buddies! Mr. and Mrs. Gantner truly are the best. They are dedicated to doing the best at their job and to enriching our learning. We have been provided so many more opportunities from this experience that I could've ever imagined. I hope to continue this relationship for many years and many classes to come.”

Interesting results from the TruckDriver.com CSA Safety Score Survey.

Have you ever checked your CSA Trucking Safety Score?

Yes - 17%
No - 83%

We would like to hear from you 17 per-centers. Was it easy to find the information you were seeking and what did you learn? Drop us a line and let us know.

March Joke.

Q: What day of the year is a commandment?
A: March 4th (March forth!)

We didn’t say it was funny, we said it was the only March joke we know!

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

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