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Palmer Trucks Returns to 700WLW America's Trucking Network
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Palmer Trucks is pleased to promote the Upcoming Truck Show on Steve Summers overnight show. We will be Monday!
From Last Year Post.
Scott and I had a great time on the America's Trucking Network show Early! Friday morning.
Here are a few notes of the show.
- Great Host, Steve Summers was very nice guy and really cares about his listeners!
- First Time on Radio and enjoyed the experience of being on mic.
- Talked to a few drivers! Sugar Bar and Gauger. We have a great appreciation on the difficulty of their job driving Heavy Duty Trucks all night long.
- We talked about used truck market, New Emissions, the Kenworth T700 and Kenworth W900 and what it all means to the industry.
- We talked about the upcoming Truck Show and extended the invitation to listeners of the program. Click here for more details.
- We talked to Mark Johnson at First Observer and our excitement to have this training at the show.
- We had fun and talked about the holidays and Steve's recent cruise
To listen to the broadcast you can download the podcast at this link. We are featured in hours 1 and 2 for November 19, 2010.

Once again a pleasure to talk to you all, Looking forward to meeting you.
Jake Nichols
Truck Dealership Job- Fort Wayne, IN Shop Foreman
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Palmer Leasing Group Paclease of Fort Wayne is currently seeking a Shop Foreman. The qualified candidate will have the ability to manage technicians and will be responsible for the management of a lease and rental fleet of tractors and trailers.
Position responsibility highlights include:
· Training, and development of mechanical staff
· Maintain efficient productivity levels
· Monitoring and assigning service work
· Parts inventory management
· Scheduling and preparation of PM cycles
· General maintenance of tractors and trailers
· Enforce & practice all company safety procedures to ensure a safe environment
· Follow all D.O.T. and OSHA safety standards
· Ensure out of service equipment numbers do not exceed set limits
Ideal candidates should apply if you have:
· 2-3 years of management experience or equivalent
· Strong technical and communication skills
· Computer proficiency
· Ability to multi-task
· Ability to work in and develop a team atmosphere
· Experience and understanding of working within a budget
· Strong knowledge of Class A & B truck & trailer repair
· Possess their own tools
· Class A CDL
Please submit a resume’ to hr@palmertrucks.com And please indicate where you found the posting.
Palmer Trucks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All applicants are considered for employment without a regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected status.
DOE Recognizes Kenworth Plant For Energy Efficiency
DOE Recognizes Kenworth Plant For Energy Efficiency
November 20, 2011 | by: SD Staff
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized Kenworth Truck Company’s manufacturing plant in Renton, Wash., for its energy efficiency accomplishments.As one of the initial participants in the DOE’s Save Energy Now LEADER program launched in 2009, the Kenworth-Renton plant voluntarily committed to a 25 percent reduction in energy intensity over 10 years. The DOE commended Kenworth-Renton for its 7.3 percent annual energy intensity reduction in 2010, and cumulative total of a 35.6 percent improvement since the program’s inception compared to the 2008 baseline year.
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Palmer Trucks hopes to provide you with the latest technology and the news and information needed to make a soild business decision.

Kenworth CNG Town Hall Meeting Indiana Dec 1, 2011
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Truck Dealership Job Shop Foreman
Truck Dealership Job - Shop Foreman for Leasing Company
Palmer Leasing Group Paclease of Fort Wayne is currently seeking a Shop Foreman. The qualified candidate will have the ability to manage technicians and will be responsible for the management of a lease and rental fleet of tractors and trailers.
Position responsibility highlights include:
· Hiring, training, and development of mechanical staff
· Maintain efficient productivity levels
· Monitoring and assigning service work
· Parts inventory management
· Scheduling and preparation of PM cycles
· General maintenance of tractors and trailers
· Enforce & practice all company safety procedures to ensure a safe environment
· Follow all D.O.T. and OSHA safety standards
· Ensure out of service equipment numbers do not exceed set limits
Ideal candidates should apply if you have:
· 2-3 years of management experience or equivalent
· Strong technical and communication skills
· Computer proficiency
· Ability to multi-task
· Ability to work in and develop a team atmosphere
· Experience and understanding of working within a budget
· Strong knowledge of Class A & B truck & trailer repair
· Possess their own tools
· Class A CDL
Email resume' to hr@palmertrucks.com
Please reference where you heard about
Palmer Trucks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All applicants are considered for employment without a regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected status.
Palmer Trucks is a Drug Free Workplace.

Rising Driver Turnover Rate Makes Driver Comfort Critical for Retention and Recruitment

The turnover rate for over-the-road drivers at large truckload fleets rose to 79 percent in the second quarter, its highest level since the second quarter of 2008, according to a recent American Trucking Associations (ATA) report.
An increase in average truck driver age, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, coming hours of service revisions, and new health rules for drivers are among factors contributing to a growing driver shortage, which is estimated by some industry analysts to reach several hundred thousand. It can cost thousands of dollars to recruit a new driver to replace a driver who leaves.

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Truck Dealership Job Truck Lease /Rental Representative Palmer Leasing Group - Louisville/Bowling Green - Louisville, KY
Truck Lease /Rental Representative
Palmer Leasing Group
- Louisville/Bowling Green - Louisville, KY 40213
We are looking for motivated college graduates with business experience to become the future leaders of Palmer Leasing. This role will work to increase market penetration in Louisville and Bowling Green, Kentucky by renewing and selling full service truck leases, contract maintenance leases and rental to qualified customers and prospects. Develop marketing strategies for market penetration with the General Manager. Please send all inquiries to Frank Walter at
317-899-3556


2011 Palmer Trucks Show
Palmer Trucks Annual Truck Show will be on November 30th and December 1st, 2011 at the Indiana State Fair Grounds Blue Ribbon Pavilion. Come see Kenworth’s new, high quality products, learn about our fabrication abilities and our service and repair departments.
A Town Hall meeting on December 1st is focused on Alternate Fuels. Palmer Trucks has emerged as the leader in the Midwest for compressed natural gas.
To learn more about the event or if you have any questions regarding the event, click here.

Palmer Trucks and Fair Oaks Farms Acknowledged by Clean Cities

Palmer Trucks and Fair Oaks Farms have been acknowledged as a "Greater Indiana Success Story" by the Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition. Clean Cities recognizes different companies that have had success in efforts to produce and transport their goods.
Fair Oaks Farms has taken great strides in improving the environmental "friendliness" of their operation and the sustainability of their energy source. Click on the link below to watch a movie explaining how Palmer Trucks and Fair Oaks Farms have done this.
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/cleancities/coalition/greater-indiana/143588#bio
This is a text version of the MotorWeek video segment, Fair Oaks CNG Milk Delivery Trucks, which aired on August 20, 2011.
JOHN DAVIS: Our success story this week takes us to Northern Indiana and the 15,000-acre Fair Oaks farm, where a public-access compressed natural gas station is being built to service a new fleet of 42 CNG milk delivery trucks.
A majority of the fuel will come from a planned biomethane pipeline. Outlined by these yellow-flag stakes, it will stretch 4.5 miles to an underground anaerobic digester. The digester breaks down waste from the farm's 11,000 cows into methane gas.
Currently, Fair Oaks uses the biogas for power generation. This new waste-to-wheels fueling effort will help Fair Oaks reach its goal of reducing their milk long-haul carbon footprint by 25%.
MARK STOERMANN: We decided that we would try to compress the gas—use it for fuel to actually deliver our milk to the processing plants in three different states: Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
JOHN DAVIS: By working with both of the Indiana Clean Cities coalitions and the state and federal government on this project, Fair Oaks estimates CNG will displace 1.8 million gallons of diesel per year, helping the Hoosier State milk a renewable, green fuel for all it's worth.
Prototype 12L CNG engine hits the road

Paper Transport (PTI) is now testing two tractors equipped with prototype 12L compressed natural gas (CNG) engines supplied by Cummins.
One engine is installed in a Kenworth and the other in aFreightliner.
“The 12L CNG trucks are an important step forward for us as we look toward more widespread use of natural gas as a fuel for our trucks,” Jeff Shefchik, president of Paper Transport, said.
The engines offer horsepower and torque equal to commonly used Class 8 diesel engines, PTI said. The company said it expects the vehicles to be used in higher weight applications and environments where hills are common.
“The full use of CNG trucks had been somewhat limited by the fact that the 9L engine was all that was available for a 100% CNG power unit,” Shefchik said. “The 12L’s capability to handle steeper grades will be a nice feature.”
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Kenworth Offers Medium Duty Cabovers For Urban-Delivery Applications
Kenworth Truck Company has expanded its medium-duty product line with the introduction of the new Kenworth K270 Class 6 and Kenworth K370 Class 7 cabovers targeted at urban-delivery companies.
“We’re excited to bring Kenworth quality to the cabover market,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth general manager. “Kenworth’s new K270 and K370 cabovers offer excellent maneuverability, durability, styling and ease of service for customers operating in urban operations.”
Applications for the K270 and K370 include pick-up and delivery, lease/rental, towing/recovery, landscaping, furniture, and food processing and distribution that require a highly maneuverable truck with 18- to 26-foot van body size, stake bed, or roll-on/roll-off bed. The 63.4-inch BBC (front bumper to back of the cab) on the K270 and K370 provides a 55-degree wheel cut for excellent maneuverability.
The 33,000-lb. GVWR Kenworth K370 cabover will be offered in a 4x2 Class 7 truck configuration, and built on a North American-based chassis very similar to that of the rugged Kenworth T370 conventional. The K370 will feature the 6.7-liter PACCAR PX-6 engine with a standard 220 hp rating and 520 lb-ft of maximum torque. Optional ratings are 240 hp and 560 lb-ft of torque and 250 hp with 660 lb-ft. The K370 will be available with Allison 2500 HS and RDS 5-speed transmissions.
The 12-volt supplied chassis will consist of 10-1/4-in., 120,000 PSI (pounds per square inch) steel frame rails; a wheelbase range of 166 inches to 214 inches; mechanical rear suspension; 45-gallon fuel tank; and horizontal aftertreatment system with a 6.6 gallon DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) tank.
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Kenworth NavPlus System Capabilities Showcased on New Website
KIRKLAND, Wash., October 17, 2011 – It’s ingenious, it’s loaded, it’s a communication tool, and it’s an industry advancement with a big driver productivity factor. It’s Kenworth NavPlus® and all of its features and benefits are now showcased on a special Kenworth NavPlus website (www.kenworth.com/navPlus.asp) within Kenworth’s home page.

The new Kenworth NavPlus website offers a six-minute video that explains and demonstrates how the PACCAR proprietary navigation and business technology system works. The website’s interactive feature enables fleet managers and drivers to easily discover the system’s capabilities by clicking through the key menus and icons on the NavPlus system’s dashboard screen.

“The interactive demo makes it easy to explore six different audio functions, truck-specific navigation from Garmin, hands-free phoning, key gauge readings, nearest Kenworth dealer location, and optional Internet connectivity service available from Sprint,” said Judy McTigue, Kenworth
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Truck Dealership Job - Office Clerk NEW Location Kenworth of Fremont.
Palmer Trucks Kenworh of Fremont - Fremont, IN 46737
Created on Oct 17, 2011
Seeking office clerk for new location in Fremont, Indiana. Duties will include accounts payable, accounts receivable, cashier, receptionist, and other clerical tasks as needed. Accounting experience preferred. Wages based on experience.
Palmer Trucks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All applicants are considered for employment without a regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected status.
Palmer Trucks is a Drug Free Workplace.
Let us know how you found the position. Please email resume' to hr@palmertrucks.com
Truck Dealership Job - Posting for Accounts Receivables Clerk Indianapolis
Duties will include balance and post cash drawer, maintain and post petty cash box, general receivable duties, vehicle sales posting, sales commission posting, account/schedule management, and assistance in collection of tax forms and payment of tax liabilities. Accounting experience preferred. Wages based on experience. Let us know on how you found about the job.
Please send resume’ to hr@palmertrucks.com
All applicants are considered for employment without a regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected status.
Palmer Trucks is a Drug Free Workplace.
Indiana Truckers Help Texas Farmers
A note from IMTA Chairman.
What a great gesture of Hoosier generosity the IMTA did this week when they organized the delivery of 7 truckloads of hay to the drought stricken State of Texas. Kudos should be given to Shorty Whittington ,of Grammer Industries ,who suggested the idea to deliver the hay to start off the ATA annual convention. Also, to Dave Eaton ,of Meritor , who took the idea and initiated the contacts to make it happen. And thanks to Cari Baylor, of Baylor Trucking, who pulled it up by the logistical bootstraps and coordinated the carriers and farmers for the pick-ups and delivery. To Elizabeth Barma , with the ATA, who provided the ATA Share the Road tractor-trailer and the press coverage. And finally to the farmers who donated the hay, and to the 6 Indiana carriers:
Bob Baylor............................... Baylor Trucking, inc
Shorty Whittington....................Grammer Industries
Steve Harris............................TransCorr, LLC
Doug Williams........................Venture Logistics , inc
Eli McCormick.........................Bestway Express, inc
Prime Inc
who provided the equipment and drivers to do this wonderful deed. Thanks to all.
Pat McCormick
Bestway Express, inc Indiana truckers aid Texas ranchers by Ron Smith in Farm Press Blog Oct. 12, 2011 3:56pm Farm folk have a history of doing the right thing. • A group of farmers forged a bond with a group of truckers to move hay from Indiana to drought- and wildfire-ravaged Texas ranchers. • We seldom stop to think that most of the stuff we buy gets to retail outlets in a big ole truck. I’m never surprised when I hear about farmers stepping up in time of trouble and helping out their neighbors. I’ve seen it too often to think it’s anything more than just life as usual down on the farm. Farm folk have a history of doing the right thing—not because of any possible recognition or monetary reward, but just because it’s the right thing to do. We’ve all heard about, if not witnessed, barn raisings. I know personally of folks pitching in to help an injured neighbor either plant or harvest a crop, round up cattle or repair a combine. I also know they don’t limit their benevolence to their immediate neighbors or even to other farmers. I know of several members of farm families who took off in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to do what they could to help the unfortunate folks along the Gulf Coast. That’s one of the main reasons I’ve not only enjoyed but treasured the more than 30 years I’ve been privileged to work with farmers. They are good people. They are eager to help. But I was a bit surprised to learn recently that a group of farmers had forged a bond with a group of truckers to move hay from Indiana to drought- and wildfire-ravaged Texas ranchers. A news release that came across my desk earlier this week reported: “Members of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, along with generous donations from local farmers, have organized seven truckloads of hay to be delivered to ranchers in Texas to feed their livestock and horses. Texas ranchers are in dire need of feed due to the Texas drought and summer fires that traveled across the state.” Truckers get a bum rap sometimes—for hogging the road, moving slower than we think is appropriate or whizzing past us fast enough to rattle our doors—but most are hard-working men and women who put in long hours to move things we need from one place to another. Like farmers, they are often under-appreciated for what they do. We seldom stop to think that most of the stuff we buy gets to retail outlets in a big ole truck. We don’t often recognize that while we were sleeping someone was hauling produce, or milk, or fresh lettuce to the supermarket down the street. Or we forget that the monstrous flat screen TV we sit in front of on weekends to watch our favorite sports teams likely moved across the country on a truck. And now we learn that a bunch of truckers from Indiana are donating their time to help out ranchers in Texas who have had a long run of bad luck. I’m convinced that some of the best people in the world are working on America’s farms and ranches. I’ve known them too long and watched too closely to believe otherwise. The term “random acts of kindness” doesn’t apply to farm folk. There’s nothing random about it. It’s just the way it is. But it’s refreshing to know that people in other industries often take the time and make the effort to respond to needs of folks they don’t know and for reasons other than recognition or financial reward. I’ll try to remember, next time I’m tooling down I-35, to watch his blind spot a little closer, refrain from hitting the horn if he slows down a bit on grade and to smile as one of us passes the other.
Details of the project from Farm Blog Post
Where is Fremont, Indiana?

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Fremont, indiana is a pleasant community in northern indiana that sits at the crossroads of the upper midwest. Visit their website at www.townoffremont.org/index.html
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