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A TARGET MEDIA PARTNERS PUBLICATION
5400 Laurel Springs Pkwy Suite 703, Suwanee, GA 30024
July/August 2019
CEO: Jim Sington
CFO: Bobby Ralston
Vice President: Ed Leader
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES:
Meg Larcinese
MegL@targetmediapartners.com
(678) 325-1025
Greg McClendon
GregMc@targetmediapartners.com
(678) 325-1023
Dennis Ball
dennisb@targetmediapartners.com
(678) 925-0197
John Hicks
JohnH@targetmediapartners.com
(770) 418-9789
GENERAL MANAGER:
Megan Hicks
MeganH@targetmediapartners.com
SALES MANAGER:
Jerry Critser
JerryC@targetmediapartners.com
ART DIRECTOR:
Kelly Young
kelly.young@targetmediapartners.com
FEATURES
Class 8 Update..................................................................................... 6
Owning The Wheel ............................................................................ 8
Sudoku Puzzle ................................................................................... 14
ADVERTISERS
Coal City Cob Company .........................4
Container Port ........................................15
Merit ...........................................................5
New Waverly ...........................................13
Payne ..........................................................9
P.I. & I Motor Express ..............................7
Star Freight ..........................................3, 12
Summit .....................................................11
Tran Stewart ............................................10
UPS Freight .............................................16

MERIT TRANSPORT is looking for Owner Operators!
At MERIT TRANSPORT YOU ARE NOT JUST A NUMBER…..
Partner with Merit, where every driver counts. The majority of our loads,
about 80%, are drop and hook, maximizing your drive time.
• Huge Earning Potential –
$250,000 or more
• Sign-On Bonus
• Fuel Discounts
• Breakdown assistance
• OTR loads (90% customer loads
not brokers)
• Majority drop & hook
• Year round work
• Family-Owned company located
in Ontario, California
• No trailer fees
• Flexible schedule
• Hablamos Español

CLASS 8 UPDATE
A couple of
CLASS 8-RELATED
news items to note:
NEW CLASS 8 TRUCK SALES AT HIGHEST RATE IN 13 YEARS, BUT NEW
TRUCK ORDERS FALLING FAST
New Class 8 trucks are selling at the highest rate
in 13 years while orders for more are falling fast.
Meanwhile, the used Class 8 truck market is changing
to adapt to the new economic reality, according to the
latest information from ACT
Research.
April sales of 24,480 trucks
bested March numbers by
4.9% and walloped April 2018
sales by 26.4%. 23,340 trucks
were sold in March, which was
the best March since 2006.
April 2018 saw new Class 8
sales of 19, 365.
For the first four months of
2019, 86,908 trucks have sold,
the second highest total of the
young century and also best
since 2006. That puts 2019
sales 25.1% above sales at the
same point last year, a pace
that is expected to continue for
at least a few more months.
That’s because 239,000
new Class 8 trucks have been
ordered that haven’t been
built yet, enough to keep the
assembly lines humming for
another 8-9 months without
additional orders.
The backlog is shrinking,
however, as orders for new
trucks have fallen off. ACT’s
preliminary data reported
14,800 truck orders in April,
down 6.2% from March and a huge 57% drop from
orders in April 2018. The drop-in orders makes sense,
says ACT President and Senior Analyst Kenny Vieth.
“We continue to contend that current order weakness
has more to do with very large Class 8 backlogs and
orders already booked than with the evolving supplydemand
balance,” he said. “Of course, contracting
freight volumes, falling freight rates and strong Class
8 capacity additions suggest that the supply-demand
balance will become an issue later this year.”
Although trouble is coming, there is still profit to be
made, Vieth said. “Profitability is starting to come off
but carrier profits are still relatively good,” he explained,
pointing out that carriers see additional contributions
to profitability from the improved fuel economy and
safety features offered by new trucks.
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OWNING THE WHEEL
BY KLINT LOWRY
OLD DOMINION DONATES 12,000 BASEBALLS TO
GROUP THAT HELPS KIDS TAKE THE FIELD
Old Dominion Freight Line stepped up to
the plate recently and donated 12,000
baseballs to an organization that works to
make sure kids who want to take to the diamond
can do so, even if they can’t afford equipment.
Founded in 2005, Pitch In for Baseball &
Softball (PIFBS) helps give boys and girls access
to recreation and contributes to positive
youth development by providing baseball and
softball equipment to children around the world.
Over the past 14 years, PIFBS has helped to
eliminate equipment as a barrier for more than
900,000 boys and girls in the U.S. and more
than 100 countries internationally.
For Old Dominion to contribute to an organization
like Pitch In for Baseball & Softball
seems to be a natural. Back at the beginning of
2017, the less-than-truckload carrier became
“The Official Freight Carrier of Major League
Baseball. As part of the partnership, Old Dominion
put MLB branding on its tractor-trailer
fleet, and showcases its brand on various media
associated with Major League Baseball, as well
as through partnerships with 10 teams: the Atlanta
Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs,
Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas
City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, New York
Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.
Possible the most eye-catching promotion
has been Old Dominion’s “clear” trailer that
travelled around the country in 2017 and 2018
on a marketing and promotional tour. During
the 2017 season, the truck was the subject of
a “Seats to the World Series” contest, in which
fans were invited to guess how many baseballs
were in the trailer. In October of that year, after
51,000 entries, Nicholas Haas of Roanoke, Texas,
had the winning guess of 178,596 baseballs,
just in time to win tickets to see his beloved
Houston Astros in the World Series, along with
tickets to the next two World Series, as well.
With the promotional tour ended, Old Dominion
found itself with a bunch of baseballs.
PIFBS was happy to take some off their hands.
Meredith Kim, COO of PIFBS, said: “This
donation changed the conversation with potential
grantees. These baseballs help us uphold
our commitment to provide baseball equipment
to various programs and, in turn, reaffirms the
programs’ trust in us to provide for their teams.
We are extremely appreciative of Old Dominion
Freight Line and their generous donation.”
PIFBS has already given baseballs to numerous
clubs and organizations across the country.
Several Major League teams have “RBI”
programs, which stands for “Reviving Baseball
in Inner Cities.” PIFBS provided balls for
several of those, benefitting 195 teams across
the country. Baseballs have also gone to The
BASE, a Boston-based program committed to
18 I Job Opportunities

SUDOKU PUZZLE
Sudoku
How to play: You must complete the Sudoku
puzzle so that within each and every row,
column and region, the numbers one through
nine are only written once.
There are 9 rows in a traditional Sudoku
puzzle. Every row must contain the numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There may not
be any duplicate numbers in any row. In other
words, there can not be any rows that are
identical
There are 9 columns in a traditional Sudoku
puzzle. Like the Sudoku rule for rows, every
column must also contain the numbers 1,
Difficulty: Easy
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Again, there may
not be any duplicate numbers in any column.
Each column will be unique as a result.
A region is a 3x3 box like the one shown to
the left. There are 9 regions in a traditional
Sudoku puzzle.
Like the Sudoku requirements for rows and
columns, every region must also contain
the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Duplicate numbers are not permitted in any
region. Each region will differ from the other
regions.
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A TARGET MEDIA PARTNERS PUBLICATION
5400 Laurel Springs Pkwy Suite 703, Suwanee, GA 30024
July/August 2019
CEO: Jim Sington
CFO: Bobby Ralston
Vice President: Ed Leader
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES:
Meg Larcinese
MegL@targetmediapartners.com
(678) 325-1025
Greg McClendon
GregMc@targetmediapartners.com
(678) 325-1023
Dennis Ball
dennisb@targetmediapartners.com
(678) 925-0197
John Hicks
JohnH@targetmediapartners.com
(770) 418-9789
GENERAL MANAGER:
Megan Hicks
MeganH@targetmediapartners.com
SALES MANAGER:
Jerry Critser
JerryC@targetmediapartners.com
ART DIRECTOR:
Kelly Young
kelly.young@targetmediapartners.com
FEATURES
Class 8 Update..................................................................................... 6
Owning The Wheel ............................................................................ 8
Sudoku Puzzle ................................................................................... 14
ADVERTISERS
Coal City Cob Company .........................4
ContainerPort .........................................15
Merit ...........................................................5
New Waverly ...........................................13
Payne ..........................................................9
P.I. & I Motor Express ..............................7
Star Freight ..........................................3, 12
Tran Stewart ............................................10
UPS Freight .............................................16

MERIT TRANSPORT is looking for Owner Operators!
At MERIT TRANSPORT YOU ARE NOT JUST A NUMBER…..
Partner with Merit, where every driver counts. The majority of our loads,
about 80%, are drop and hook, maximizing your drive time.
• Huge Earning Potential –
$250,000 or more
• Sign-On Bonus
• Fuel Discounts
• Breakdown assistance
• OTR loads (90% customer loads
not brokers)
• Majority drop & hook
• Year round work
• Family-Owned company located
in Ontario, California
• No trailer fees
• Flexible schedule
• Hablamos Español

CLASS 8 UPDATE
A couple of
CLASS 8-RELATED
news items to note:
NEW CLASS 8 TRUCK SALES AT HIGHEST RATE IN 13 YEARS, BUT NEW
TRUCK ORDERS FALLING FAST
New Class 8 trucks are selling at the highest rate
in 13 years while orders for more are falling fast.
Meanwhile, the used Class 8 truck market is changing
to adapt to the new economic reality, according to the
latest information from ACT
Research.
April sales of 24,480 trucks
bested March numbers by
4.9% and walloped April 2018
sales by 26.4%. 23,340 trucks
were sold in March, which was
the best March since 2006.
April 2018 saw new Class 8
sales of 19, 365.
For the first four months of
2019, 86,908 trucks have sold,
the second highest total of the
young century and also best
since 2006. That puts 2019
sales 25.1% above sales at the
same point last year, a pace
that is expected to continue for
at least a few more months.
That’s because 239,000
new Class 8 trucks have been
ordered that haven’t been
built yet, enough to keep the
assembly lines humming for
another 8-9 months without
additional orders.
The backlog is shrinking,
however, as orders for new
trucks have fallen off. ACT’s
preliminary data reported
14,800 truck orders in April,
down 6.2% from March and a huge 57% drop from
orders in April 2018. The drop-in orders makes sense,
says ACT President and Senior Analyst Kenny Vieth.
“We continue to contend that current order weakness
has more to do with very large Class 8 backlogs and
orders already booked than with the evolving supplydemand
balance,” he said. “Of course, contracting
freight volumes, falling freight rates and strong Class
8 capacity additions suggest that the supply-demand
balance will become an issue later this year.”
Although trouble is coming, there is still profit to be
made, Vieth said. “Profitability is starting to come off
but carrier profits are still relatively good,” he explained,
pointing out that carriers see additional contributions
to profitability from the improved fuel economy and
safety features offered by new trucks.
6 I Job Opportunities

OWNING THE WHEEL
BY KLINT LOWRY
OLD DOMINION DONATES 12,000 BASEBALLS TO
GROUP THAT HELPS KIDS TAKE THE FIELD
Old Dominion Freight Line stepped up to the
plate recently and donated 12,000 baseballs
to an organization that works to make sure
kids who want to take to the diamond can do so,
even if they can’t afford equipment.
Founded in 2005, Pitch In for Baseball & Softball
(PIFBS) helps give boys and girls access to recreation
and contributes to positive youth development
by providing baseball and softball equipment
to children around the world. Over the past 14 years,
PIFBS has helped to eliminate equipment as a barrier
for more than 900,000 boys and girls in the U.S.
and more than 100 countries internationally.
For Old Dominion to contribute to an organization
like Pitch In for Baseball & Softball seems to
be a natural. Back at the beginning of 2017, the lessthan-truckload
carrier became “The Official Freight
Carrier of Major League Baseball. As part of the
partnership, Old Dominion put MLB branding on
its tractor-trailer fleet, and showcases its brand on
various media associated with Major League Baseball,
as well as through partnerships with 10 teams:
the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs,
Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City
Royals, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, St.
Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.
Possible the most eye-catching promotion has
been Old Dominion’s “clear” trailer that travelled
around the country in 2017 and 2018 on a marketing
and promotional tour. During the 2017 season,
the truck was the subject of a “Seats to the World
Series” contest, in which fans were invited to guess
how many baseballs were in the trailer. In October
of that year, after 51,000 entries, Nicholas Haas of
Roanoke, Texas, had the winning guess of 178,596
baseballs, just in time to win tickets to see his beloved
Houston Astros in the World Series, along
with tickets to the next two World Series, as well.
With the promotional tour ended, Old Dominion
found itself with a bunch of baseballs. PIFBS was
happy to take some off their hands.
Meredith Kim, COO of PIFBS, said: “This donation
changed the conversation with potential grantees.
These baseballs help us uphold our commitment
to provide baseball equipment to various programs
and, in turn, reaffirms the programs’ trust in us to
provide for their teams. We are extremely appreciative
of Old Dominion Freight Line and their generous
donation.”
PIFBS has already given baseballs to numerous
clubs and organizations across the country. Several
Major League teams have “RBI” programs, which
stands for “Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities.”
PIFBS provided balls for several of those, benefitting
195 teams across the country. Baseballs have
also gone to The BASE, a Boston-based program
committed to reimagining pathways to success for
kids; The Philadelphia School Program, which was
presented with two dozen baseballs each for 47 high
school baseball teams across 38 schools, impacting
750 student-athletes.
Another beneficiary was Play Ball Pittsburgh, a
partnership between PIFBS, the Pittsburgh Pirates,
and the Tull Family Foundation. Through a partnership
with the Milwaukee Brewers, the Felix Mantilla
Little League and Beckum Stapleton Little League
received baseballs, as well.
“Old Dominion’s baseballs served their purpose
for two great years in the clear trailer, kicking off our
World Series sweepstakes and offering a fun photo
opportunity for baseball fans as well as serving as a
symbol of our partnership with Major League Baseball,”
said Dick Podiak, vice president of marketing
and communication at Old Dominion Freight Line.
“We are happy that the baseballs will be put to good
use and go to the young people who need them. This
donation to Pitch In for Baseball & Softball can give
the baseballs a second life.”
For more information about Old Dominion, visit
www.odfl.com.
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THETRUCKER.COM

SUDOKU PUZZLE
Sudoku
How to play: You must complete the Sudoku
puzzle so that within each and every row,
column and region, the numbers one through
nine are only written once.
There are 9 rows in a traditional Sudoku
puzzle. Every row must contain the numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There may not
be any duplicate numbers in any row. In other
words, there can not be any rows that are
identical
There are 9 columns in a traditional Sudoku
puzzle. Like the Sudoku rule for rows, every
column must also contain the numbers 1,
Difficulty: Easy
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Again, there may
not be any duplicate numbers in any column.
Each column will be unique as a result.
A region is a 3x3 box like the one shown to
the left. There are 9 regions in a traditional
Sudoku puzzle.
Like the Sudoku requirements for rows and
columns, every region must also contain
the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Duplicate numbers are not permitted in any
region. Each region will differ from the other
regions.
Exciting Announcement
Do you want a FREE subscription of
Job Opportunities sent to your home?
E-mail: JOO@TargetMediaPartners.com.
Never miss another issue!
*Must be a home or business address.
Sorry, no prisons or similar facilities.
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