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Richard Petty Gets Candid About
2016 Plans For No. 9 Car
Team co-owner Richard Petty says his
Richard Petty Motorsports organization is
“still working on what we’re going to do
with the 9 car,” and that he doesn’t believe
current driver Sam Hornish Jr. will return to
the two-car NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team
16-team field.
Hornish, a three-time IndyCar champion
and winner of the 2006 Indianapolis 500, has
been unable to find success in NASCAR’s
premier series, managing only three top-five
finishes in 165 career starts. He is currently
for 2016.
“Things are looking up (on the
sponsorship front),” Petty said in the garage
at Phoenix International Raceway “We’ve
got some stuff coming down the pike, but
we don’t have it corralled yet.”
RPM currently fields two Sprint Cup
Series entries, the No. 43 Ford driven by Aric
Almirola as well as the No. 9 Ford of Hornish.
A Chase for the Sprint Cup participant last
season, Almirola failed to make this year’s
25th in points. He does have three career
victories in NASCAR’s XFINITY Series.
Asked if Hornish would be back, Petty
said, “No, I don’t think so.”
Petty, a seven-time series champion as a
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driver and winner of a series record 200 races,
said funding would be a determining factor in
driver selection for the No. 9 entry for ‘16, but
that cutting back to only one team was not a
consideration for the organization.
“No. We’re a two-car team,” he said.
“We have to look at sponsorship as much as
anything. It’s a combination deal. We can’t
just go with a driver and not have the money
and we can’t go with just the money and not
have a driver. It’s going to be interesting.”
Almirola’s
team carries
primary
sponsorship
from Smithfield
Foods with
additional
funding for
select events
from Fresh
from Florida,
the U.S. Air
Force and STP.
Medallion
Bank and
Twisted Tea are the primary partners of the
No. 9 of Hornish, while several other groups
have sponsorship roles for a smaller number
of races.
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Richard Childress Racing Pit Crew Coach Steps Down
Eric Wilson stepped down
as head coach of Richard
Childress Racing’s pit crews,
effective immediately,
PitTalks.com has learned.
Wilson took over the
coaching job three years ago,
replacing Matt Clark.
Wilson’s plans are
unclear at this time, but what
is clear is Ray Wright will
be the new coach. Wright
has been the strength-andconditioning
coach for the
past seven years.
Wright was also the
rear tire carrier for the No.
27 Chevrolet SS of Paul
Menard. Taking his place
over the wall will be Adam
Mestemacher.
As far as the strengthconditioning
role, Tyler
Rader will likely take over
the void for the foreseeable
future. Rader also fuels the
No. 3 Chevrolet SS of Austin
Dillon for NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series races.
RCR officials declined
comment.
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Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Announce Generation
Ganassi Driver Identification Program
There have been few bigger proponents of
young racing talent anywhere in the sport than
Championship race Team Owner Chip Ganassi.
For over 25 years he has identified, hired and
developed some of the best young racing talent
from all around the world. Subsequently,
Chip Ganassi and his Chip Ganassi Racing
Teams (CGRT) announced the creation of
the Generation Ganassi (Gen G) racing talent
identification program, a mentorship that will
look to identify and assist North America’s
young and talented race car drivers.
The program identifies 13-18 year old
drivers as "Ones to Watch" in the world of auto
racing and offers professional guidance to aid
in fostering their growth within the sport of
auto racing.
The first recipient of the 2016 Generation
Ganassi moniker is a 15-year-old driver
from Canada named Devlin Defrancesco.
Defrancesco has been racing karts since 2006
where he has had much success including
winning the Canadian National Junior
Championship in 2013, also named Vice-
Champion of the CSAI Italian Championship
and was third overall in the CIK FIA European
Karting Championship. In 2015, he joined
British racing team Carlin Motorsports
to prepare for races in the FIA Formula 4
Championship. ITJ
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Herald
Schneider Ranks on Top Military
Friendly Employer List for 10th
Straight Year
For the 10th consecutive year, Schneider,
one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers,
has been named to the G.I. Jobs Top 100
Military Friendly Employers list. This year,
Schneider placed number 12 among all U.S.
companies and was ranked the highest among
truckload, intermodal and logistics providers.
G.I. Jobs 2016 Top
Military Friendly Employers
list honors
the top 100 U.S.
companies that are
doing the most to
embrace America’s
service members and
veterans. The
survey assesses
the strength of
a company’s
military recruiting
program, including
the percentage of new hires with prior
military service and the policies in place to
recognize military service.
“We are the strong, successful company
we are today largely because of the men
and women in our ranks,” said Rob Reich,
Schneider senior vice president and U.S.
Army veteran. “To be recognized once again
for our commitment to providing careers for
service members and veterans is an absolute
honor. We are proud to note that 28 percent
of the associates we’ve hired in the last year
have military experience.”
Schneider continues its commitment of providing
rewarding careers to those with a military
background through specific programs
to ease transition and ensure long-term career
success. To learn more about Schneider’s
career opportunities for current and former
military personnel, please visit http://schneiderjobs.com/company-drivers/military.
ATS Honored by Vestas Wind Systems
Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Aarhus, Denmark
honored ATS Projects with its 2015 top
Supplier Award for contribution at the Vestas
Headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark on October
8, 2015. The Global Gold Contribution
Award recognizes vendors across all service
and commodity vendor categories, not just
transportation.
The award was presented to Alan Redding,
ATS Projects Director of Sales/Business
Development, by Vestas Group Senior VP,
Global Sourcing, Albie van Buel and Torben
Andersen, VP Construction and Service
Sourcing.
This award is given to the company that
best provides commercial and operational
contributions in a collaborative approach. The
criteria to determine the recipient was based
on an overall assessment of the following
parameters: implementation
innovative solutions,
showing extraordinary
effort, and excellent
delivery performance.
“Through
our mutual collaboration
we were
able to create a flexible
and optimized delivery fulfillment strategy,”
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said Redding. “This award speaks very highly
about our collaborative relationship with
Vestas and all ATS and Vestas stakeholders
share in this award.” ATS Projects Director,
Gene Lemke expressed his appreciation for
the award, “On behalf of ATS, I am pleased to
accept this Award. Receiving this prestigious
award is a tremendous honor and is reflection
of the partnership Vestas and ATS have built.”
Every single day, Vestas wind turbines
deliver clean energy that supports the global
fight against climate change. Wind power
from Vestas’ more than 55,000 wind turbines
currently reduces carbon emissions by over
60 million tons of carbon dioxide every year,
while at the same time building energy security
and independence. Vestas has delivered
wind energy in 74 countries, providing jobs
for around 18,800 passionate people at our
service and project sites, research facilities,
factories and offices all over the world. With
52 percent more megawatts installed than anyone
else in the industry and more than 70 GW
of cumulative installed capacity worldwide,
Vestas is the world leader in wind energy.
Brush Corporation.
Scholarship applications will be accepted
again during the month of January 2016 and
will be awarded in March.
These seven scholarship recipients are
working toward careers in the trucking
industry, which supports the mission of the
Women In Trucking Foundation. Scholarships
are awarded in four areas: technical, safety,
leadership and commercial driving.
The Women In Trucking Foundation is
affiliated with the non-profit organization
Women In Trucking Association, Inc., and is
responsible for raising funds for scholarships
and encouraging the employment of women
in the trucking industry. Women In Trucking
Association, Inc. is a nonprofit association
established to encourage the employment of
Women In Trucking Foundation
Awards Seven Scholarships
The Women In Trucking (WIT) Foundation
supports the association’s goal to encourage
the employment of women in trucking industry
careers.
Last month, seven female students were
awarded scholarships in various areas of training
all related to the trucking industry. This
marks 14 scholarships awarded by the WIT
Foundation in 2015.
“This year marks a milestone for the
Women In Trucking Foundation in that we
were able to increase the number of recipients
and the frequency of the scholarship awards
by adding a second scholarship application
period in July,” said WIT Foundation Chair
Debora Babin Katz, Vice President of Truc-
women in the trucking industry, promote their
accomplishments and minimize obstacles
faced by women working in the trucking industry.
Membership is not limited to women,
as 16 percent of its members are men who
support the mission. Women In Trucking is
supported by its members and the generosity
of Gold Level Partners: Bendix Commercial
Vehicle Systems, Daimler Trucks North America,
GE Capital Transportation Finance, Great
Dane Trailers, J.B. Hunt Transport, Ryder
System, Inc., U.S. Xpress, and Walmart.
For more information or to donate, visit
www.womenintruckingfoundation.org or call
888.464.9482. Women In Trucking Foundation
is also registered with Amazon.com
Smile. ITJ
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HUNTER’S
WORLD
Keep Your Gun Safe,
Keep It Dry
By Venugopal Ramadasu
If gun safes are necessary to
keep your gun safe, then it is
equally important to keep it dry
and clean. A closed and humid
environment attracts microbes
and fungi and it is essential to
keep them in check. There is no
safe that is free from this problem.
Hence it is we who should
be cautious of this problem.
If we use a safe to keep documents, then we
can protect them using a plastic bag or cover.
But you cannot do the same for a gun. Hence
there are other ways to keep this problem in
check. The most obvious solution is to have a
dehumidifier.
WHY IS IT NECESSARY?
Think of a situation where you needed your
gun to fire but it got stuck. Will you accept
that? So, it is essential to have certain equipment
to safe guard your gun safe. Having the
adequate equipment will save your gun and
your gun safe.
TYPES OF DEHUMIDIFIERS
There are two types of dehumidifiers. The
first one is a Desiccant and the other one is an
electric dehumidifier. All kinds of dehumidifiers
will get into one of the two groups. Let us
first look at the desiccant type.
absorbs the moisture content to a certain level.
If you wish not to drill your gun safe, then this
should be your choice.
ELECTRIC DEHUMIDIFIER
This is the most popular type. There are lots
of dehumidifiers of this kind and it is advisable
to be clear with your needs before buying them.
This type of dehumidifiers makes use of a heating
element. The heating element will increase
the temperature inside the gun safe and it is
very effective in doing its work. The heating
element is exposed and when air comes in contact
with the element, the air gets heated and
thus moisture is removed.
The heating element is heated to 140 degrees
and above. As a result of this condensation is
prevented. This type of dehumidifier requires
a power source and a 24-hour power supply.
Hence some extra effort might be needed for its
installation.
DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFIER
This type of Dehumidifiers is easy to install
and it can be reused. It will be like a sponge
and it will keep the moisture level in check. It
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Despite the extra effort this will be a worthy
product to purchase. Rechargeable electric
dehumidifiers are now available and it won’t be
a bad idea to purchase them.
FINAL SAY
The decision is left to the user. The important
thing is to safeguard your gun and the gun
safe and both the above-mentioned products
satisfy that condition. If you feel bad about
damaging your gun safe to accommodate
a power slot, then
the first one will be the apt
choice. Trying a combo of
the two will also fetch a good
result.
Hence it is the user
who needs to decide
on the product. But
never try to decide on
the necessity of this
equipment as the decision
may turn against
you.
You can get more
infomation about gun
safe reviews at here:
www.mybestgunsafe.
com.
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Tactical Vests Are
Functional And Stylish
By Julia K. Symbian
Tactical Vests are very advantageous for
army men. With the introduction of new gadgets
like GPS devices and rangefinders, they
need more pockets and straps, etc to store and
arrange them safely. These highly functional
vests are just what they need.
A tactical vest is also perfect for adventure
lovers, fishers, firefighters and other people
who need a large number of pockets for storing
different items. Usually worn by military
personnel, these vests are made of lightweight
fabrics for ease of wearing. You can also get
waterproof tactical vests for the rainy season.
Hunting and fishing enthusiasts, find this tactical
gear very handy since it has several large
pockets that are easily accessible. They offer
enough space for ammunition, tools, knives,
water bottle, first aid kits, etc.
You can wear them over a shirt or a t-shirt.
While camping outside or while in the middle
of a combat it is not always possible to reach
out for the tools in the bag. This is where a vest
gains importance. Users can keep the essentials
in the pockets on the vest and they would not
have to open the bags every now and then to
collect the things that they want. There are a
large number of people who think that being in
proper dress is essential while camping outside.
For them these vests are the ideal choice.
There are different kinds of vests available
in the market ranging from assault vest to camouflage
vests and so it is essential to be careful
enough while making a choice. Moreover, there
are a large number of companies supplying
them so you can easily get what you want.
However, while buying a Tactical vest you must
consider the size and fit.
Nowadays, tactical gear is easily available
online. As a result, buyers can easily find what
they want over the internet. The main advantage
of going through online stores is that
clients can sit right at their home and place an
order for the product that they want. Most suppliers
have their own websites where clients
can also get detailed information of the products
on sale.
The price of these vests varies depending
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on the features. You
can get both affordable
vests and those
that are priced little
higher, so you can
make a choice as per
your need. You can get them in black and camouflage
patterns. The range of storage options,
makes them a great tactical gear. Paintball
enthusiasts can easily store paint balls and other
equipment in them. You can also find vests with
foam inserts that provide protection in case of
direct paintball
hit. If it is
hot the foam
insert can be
removed easily.
For the armed forces these vests are made
from various materials that are both lightweight
and bullet proof armor beneath it. You can also
find vests that have bullet proof armor sewn
with the vest fabric. This tactical clothing safeguards
the wearer in a nice way and are a must
have for military personnel. ITJ
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BCT ................................................................18
Panther Expedited Services Inc .....................9
Bennett Motor Express ...............................2-3
Cargill Logistics ....................Cover, 6-7, 34-35
Century Finance ............................................21
CRST - Malone ..............................................15
Landstar ....................................................8, 31
McCollisters ..................................................16
Mercer ...........................................................25
Mid-America Truck Show .............................33
Miller Truck Lines .........................................28
Petro/TA ..................................................10, 38
Prime Inc. ......................................................29
Summit Express ............................................13
Tran Stewart Trucking ..................................17
Trans Am .......................................................11
Universal .......................................................27
UPS Freight .....................................................5
Warren Transport ..........................................23
XPO Logistics ..........................................19, 37
Page Trucking ...............................................14
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