CARRIER News

‘A good thing’ at Millis Transfer

Steve Donaldson joined Millis Transfer nearly three years ago when the company’s new tractor-trailers caught his eye. He investigated further and found that Millis was offering everything he was looking for in terms of miles, money and benefits. “It just keeps getting better at Millis,” he says. What makes Millis stand out? Donaldson mentions the company’s top-of-the-line equipment and “great” home time, plus he gets all the miles he needs. In other news, Millis unveiled a new trainee pay package that begins at $500 for the first two weeks and goes up to $700 for six weeks.

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CFI to pay drivers based on practical miles

CFI will begin compensating drivers based on Rand McNally Practical Route Miles rather than the industry-standard Short Route Miles. Effective Dec. 1, CFI will pay both company drivers and owner-operators based on practical miles, an effort to more closely match paid miles with those miles that are actually driven. The change will be equivalent to a 3.5 percent pay increase for CFI’s drivers and is the third driver compensation increase CFI has announced this year.

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Covenant salutes safe driver

Covenant Transport honored Arif Islam as a 2.2-million mile safe driver. Throughout his 11-year career with Covenant, Islam has proven himself by continually going above and beyond expectations. He attributes his success to God and the prayers of his family and co-workers and says that drivers should be patient with their company and give them time to prove themselves.

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DOT.Authority to donate to Red Cross

Effective immediately and for a limited time, DOTAuthority.com will contribute 15 percent of its fee to the Red Cross each time someone orders a Practitioner Representation filing online.

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Paschall Truck Lines congratulates

June award winners

Paschall Truck Lines (PTL) named Samuel Echols as its Company Driver of the Month for June and Gary Feltner as its Owner-Operator of the Month. Echols has been driving professionally for 10 years and has been with PTL for five years. Feltner, a veteran driver of 30 years, has been with PTL for seven years.

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ACT driver wins referral prize

Ralph Spegal, a company driver with American Central Transport, won a $3,000 vacation package in conjunction with the company’s referral program. After 36 referred drivers completed orientation, a drawing determined that Spegal was the winner of the third in a series of prizes.

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Tango Transport offers hurricane relief

Tango Transport is lending its support to victims of Hurricane Katrina. In partnership with area businesses and civic organizations, donations are being collected from communities and Tango Transport will deliver them as instructed by the Salvation Army.

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