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LeT drivers LegaL HeLp yoU Contact Drivers Legal Plan today tion near the Kenworth assembly plant.
improve yoUr csa score to see how this can directly benefit you: Customers who have utilized this ser-
Chip Land, EVP-National Marketing vice find managing one team to finalize
Director; 800.417.3552 or chip@drivers- post-production work before in-servic-
legalplan.com. ing their fleets is much simpler.
Stay up to date on hours of
mHc kenworTH expands operations, available services and new
Great news for drivers and their inTo oHio locations by downloading the MHC
companies! The new FMCSA policy for Locations & Services Directory mobile
handling adjudicated violations, which app at mhctruck.com/mobile app.
will become effective August 2014, will
allow for the removal or reduction of fedex freigHT seLecTs
CSA SMS points via the DataQs system. Murphy-Hoffman Company TecHnicians To compeTe aT
Starting with violations occur- (MHC) announced its acquisition of sUperTecH
ring after August 23, requests may be a dealership and pre-delivery inspec-
made through DataQs for SMS points tion center in Chillicothe, Ohio, from
accruing from violations which are Hissong Group, Inc., a parent company
later found dismissed or reduced to a to five Kenworth dealerships in Ohio.
lesser charge be accordingly removed Aligning with the Hissong Group’s
or reduced. To benefit from this new dedication to its customers, MHC will
policy, documentation must be submit- continue to provide Whatever It Takes®
ted verifying the outcome of the adjudi- service to customers. MHC’s expanded
cated citation. network now includes 93 dealerships
The attorneys of Drivers Legal Plan, and leasing locations across 12 states.
one of the nation’s most prolific filers of The dealership enables MHC to expand
DataQs challenges, welcome this over- to meet the ever-changing needs of cur- Twelve fleet maintenance techni-
due change with much zeal. They file an rent customers, and offer new custom- cians earned spots to represent FedEx
automatic and FREE DataQ challenge ers a multi-state network of support. Freight at the industry-wide SuperTech
on behalf of every defended member The full-service dealership will competition in September. SuperTech is
driver. And now the incredibly favorable continue its current hours of service. considered the premier skills competi-
affect rate the law firm has historically Conveniently located just off Interstate tion for professional commercial vehicle
realized should translate directly to the 23, MHC Kenworth – Chillicothe sells technicians.
SMS bottom line. new and used trucks, parts and service The FedEx Freight technicians
“This is probably the biggest regula- for all makes and models. advancing to SuperTech were selected
tory benefit to drivers and their carriers Also in Chillicothe, MHC is pro- through a company-wide skills contest
since the advent of the CDL,” said Jim viding pre-delivery inspections and known as Top Wrench. During Top
Klepper, president of Drivers Legal Plan, DOT certifications, CNG/LNG fuel Wrench, the technicians faced multiple
“the benefit our law firm can deliver system installation, APUs, PTO systems, rounds of competition, including skill
to our clients has now been multiplied hydraulic systems, pump systems and challenges that tested their knowledge
dramatically.” decals among other offerings at a loca- of engines, brakes, shop safety and

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