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Oklahoma City Overnite Driver Takes Top Trucking Title
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Overnite Transportation's Bob Akers, an
Oklahoma City road driver, won his fifth state title and another trip to
compete in the national arena when he captured the winner's trophy in the twins
division at the Oklahoma State Truck Driving Championships held here this
weekend.
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Also delivering a strong performance for Overnite, Oklahoma City driver Joe
Conner won the competition's pre-trip award for identifying hidden safety
defects on a truck. Conner also came in third place in the three-axle
competition.
Akers, one of the nation's most celebrated professional truck drivers who has
more than 4 million miles of safe driving to his credit, will join a dozen
other Overnite state champions in representing the company at the National
Truck Driving Championships to be held in Tampa, Fla., in August.
In 2003, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) presented Akers with its
Professional Excellence Award, the industry's highest honor. A 39-year Overnite
veteran, Akers also is a former ATA America's Road Team Captain and is a member
of the Overnite All-Star Road Team. In addition, he was named Oklahoma's Driver
of the Year in 2000.
On May 16, UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Overnite
Corporation for $1.25 billion.
Overnite Transportation Company, which provides a complete menu of regional,
interregional and long-haul services, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Overnite
Corporation (NASDAQ:OVNT), which also owns Motor Cargo Industries. Together,
they form one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States
with more than 200 service centers and a fleet of over 6,000 tractors and more
than 22,000 trailers, covering all 50 states and providing customers with
direct access to more than 45,000 cities in the United States, Canada, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. More information is available
on the company's Web site, http://www.overnite.com/.
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DATASOURCE: Overnite Transportation Company
CONTACT: Laurie Beasley, Editor, Corporate Communications of Overnite
Transportation Company, +1-804-291-5889
Web site: http://www.overnite.com/