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December 15, 2012 |
The
Holiday Season is here!
Christmas
is coming!
And
so’s the New Year!
We
wish you all the Season’s best!
We
hope you and your family
Are
truly blessed!
Merry Christmas!
&
Happy New Year!
From all
of us at TruckDriver.com
TruckDriver.com
Carrier of the Month
Powersource Transportation
Powersource Transportation is a 100% owner/operator based company in NW Indiana; they are in their 18th year of operation. Powersource is the nations premier power-only trucking company and 100% drop and hook.
They are proud of their success, and even more proud of the success of their contractors. As a company founded by an ex-owner/operator, they understand the mindset of contractors and treat them with respect. Their contractors know that as Powersource continues onto a prosperous future, they will too.
Powersource pays 72% of the line-haul plus 100% fuel surcharge on everything loaded. Empty trailers are paid by the mile. They use Comdata cards for fuel, settle weekly and do not hold first pay. Settlements can be paid out on Comdata or direct deposit. Powersource drivers never load or unload, they do not tarp or count, and very seldom, if ever, will they bump a dock.
Powersource has recently partnered with Pinnacle Leasing, Inc. to establish a Lease/Purchase program that will have you owning a truck in as little as 24 months with little or no money down and no balloon payment at the end of the term.
Find out what it’s like to lease to a company with people who understand what it is to be in your shoes.
Be your own boss!
Contact the Powersource Recruiting Department at 800-368-8789 Monday thru Friday 7:30 to 5:30 PM CST or visit http://www.powersourcetrans.com
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Trucker Buddy of the Month
October 2012
Larry Hugenard
Larry Hugenard has been named the Trucker Buddy of the Month for October 2012 after his nomination by Cory Hyslop, a fifth grade teachers at Oakdale Elementary in Rock Hill, S.C., and his class. They have been working together for the last two years.
Last year Huguenard mailed more than17 postcards while driving across the country and this school-year he has sent as many as seven postcards over the first three months of school. The classroom writes letters to Hugenard each week. Once a month he takes time to respond to all the student’s questions and each student gets their questions answered. Huguenard was able to stop by the school twice last year, purchased t-shirts for all the students through donations he received which Hyslop says were a big hit.
“My students have excelled by learning to write correct sentences and using proper punctuation” says Hyslop. “I had a lot of problems with fragments last year and this year. A lot of students would write run-on sentences or an entire paragraph without punctuation. From last year's group, 88 percent passed the state standardized test for writing. It was projected that only 42 percent would pass. I was very excited about my student's writing for last year's group and I think writing letters to Mr. Huguenard helped a great deal.”
Hyslop continues, “My students this year have learned to write a three-paragraph friendly letter with appropriate headings. Students this year have also learned how write using correct punctuation. I am very proud to have my students write each week to Trucker Larry. Larry really cares about his students and I am very proud to have Larry as a Trucker Buddy!”
Students support Huguenard’s Nomination too.
"Trucker Larry is fun to write to and I enjoy his responses to my questions. I really like how he talks about traveling across the USA and sending us postcards."
"Trucker Larry is fun to write to. I would like to travel all over the U.S. and this is something I would like to do one day. I am a dog lover and he shares his adventures of Minnie Pearl (his pit bull) who travels with him.'
"Trucker Larry is hilarious and it is really cool to hear about his travels in other states. You can really tell he cares about us when he answers his questions in details. His letters each week are normally 3, 4, or 5 pages. You can tell he cares about us."
The news media just can’t stop talking about the Fiscal Cliff. Here’s what you had to say about it in the TruckDriver.com Fiscal Cliff Survey.
Will Congress act to prevent us from going over the Fiscal Cliff?
Yes - 28%
No - 64%
What’s the Fiscal Cliff? - 8%
Speaking of falling off cliffs, some of you may have heard about the end of the world coming on December 21, 2012 at 11:11 (UTC).
Take the TruckDriver.com Mayan Calendar Survey and let us know if we even need to worry about the Fiscal Cliff.
If we are still around, we’ll post the results next issue!
Until then, keep on truckin’ and please drive safely.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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