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• 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

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

November 20, 2011 | by: SD Staff

 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.

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.

Palmer Trucks Annual Truck Show will be on November 30^th and December 1^st, 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 1^st 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.

http://www.palmertruckshow.com/

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 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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Visit one of our 6 Indiana and Ohio medium and heavy duty truck dealerships today to learn more about the K270 and K370.  

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

 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.

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


Details of the project from Farm Blog Post 

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.