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pany has dedicated more than 85 years • The only system with a bring-your- better advice and potentially keep more
of engineering to develop the right bat- own-device (BYOD) option and a of what you earn. We'd love to learn
tery for the right commercial trucking bundled option via the J. J. Keller more about your business.
application. Compliance Tablet™. Contact Deanna Lovelady at 501-
• The only BYOD service that sup- 753-9700 or email us at: info@belland-
feDex freIgHT opeNs a New ports E-Logs and E-DVIRs on company.net
coNTaINer freIgHT sTaTIoN IN the iPad®, iPhone®, and 80+
cHIcago Android™ devices. Terry bUrNeTT receIves lee j.
On March 31, FedEx Freight • The only ELD that’s Apple®-certified crITTeNDeN memorIal awarD
opened a new container freight station and works with all vehicle classes.
in its Chicago Summit, Ill., facility to • The only system with options from
consolidate and sort freight bound for stand-alone E-Logs to full compli-
Puerto Rico. ance and performance management.
Shipments to Puerto Rico mov- • The only system promoted by 36
ing from Chicago Summit will travel state trucking associations and
five days a week, with updated transit counting.
standards reflected in transit maps on Thousands of companies have
fedex.com. The service will benefit any already chosen Encompass® to reduce
customers shipping to Puerto Rico from risk, improve performance, and benefit
North America, including in Canada from the simplicity of using the mobile On March 25, the Professional
and Mexico. Customers will continue devices their drivers already own. Truck Driver Institute, Inc. (PTDI)
to receive a single invoice for their less- To learn more about this versatile selected Terry Burnett, president of
than-truckload (LTL) and full-contain- E‐Log solution, visit JJKellerElogs.com Burnett Insurance of Little Rock, Ark.
er-load (FCL) Puerto Rico shipments or contact a J. J. Keller Business Services and chairman of PTDI since 2008,
through the new Chicago location and Representative toll-free at 855-693-5338. as the 2014 recipient of the Lee J.
the existing Jacksonville, Fla., gateway Crittenden Memorial Award.
service center. free fINaNcIal coNsUlTaTIoN The Crittenden Award is given to a
“The container freight station in from bell & compaNy person who exemplifies the overall mis-
Chicago Summit is a key location in Transportation companies face sion of PTDI which raises the quality of
our network to better serve the needs of similar challenges. Financial chal- truck driver training courses by estab-
our customers,” said Grant Crawford, lenges shouldn't be one of them. The lishing and promoting minimum train-
vice president of International, FedEx difference in success and failure can ing standards, and by certifying courses
Freight. “This more centralized location be as simple as the expert advice your that meet those standards.
will help improve transits and rates for company receives. Bell & Company is Burnett was elected to PTDI’s board
many Puerto Rico shipments.” a financial and tax consulting leader of directors in 2007. In 2008, when
The new Chicago container freight in the transportation industry. Our then-chairman Ray Haight stepped
station is part of a network of more experience is unsurpassed and we pride down, he recommended Burnett for
than 360 FedEx Freight service centers ourselves on an intricate knowledge of the job, stating, “He’s a man of action,
across North America. the specific issues that transportation results and integrity.” Burnett has
Freight bound for Puerto Rico company owners face daily. served as PTDI’s chairman ever since,
was previously processed at the FedEx Our transportation clients range in working tirelessly to spread awareness of
Freight facility in Newark, N.J. size from six to 600 trucks/units and PTDI’s standards for training, and cre-
one to $250 million in revenue. These ating a model driver finishing program.
j. j. keller provIDes THe mosT clients know they can count on the team Chris Burruss, president of PTDI
versaTIle e-log & complIaNce at Bell & Company to provide them with and the Truckload Carriers Association,
sysTem the most proactive, relevant advice that refers to Burnett as an “educational
J. J. Keller’s can directly increase the profitability champion” when it comes to today’s
E-Log and fleet of their companies, while helping them professional driver. “Terry possesses an
management system manage their tax liabilities. innate ability to figure out what a driver
— Encompass® — is Contact us today for a confiden- really needs to operate safely. He then
the flexible way to tial, free review of your tax return and customizes those needs to a formidable
transition to E-Logs before being rushed financial information. Our knowledge training option, a truly intangible asset
by a government mandate. Here’s why: of the trucking industry and the volume in today’s entry-level driver market,” he
of returns we prepare means you'll get said.

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