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Road Scholar Transport Announces Gone to the Dogs Contest Winners with One More Chance at Fame

Monday, December 5th, 2011

You fetched us the cutest pictures of your pooches for their chance at stardom.  Now it’s time to get those tails wagging as we announce the top ten tops who will headline Road Scholar’s new nationwide awareness truck.

(The following are the top ten dogs as of the contest deadline on Nov. 18th.  Given in no particular order…)

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BUT THERE’S MORE!

Road Scholar will soon be announcing the winner of our catchy slogan contest for a chance to have your phrase headlining Road Scholar’s new truck, along with a $25 Olive Garden and PetSmart gift card as a special thank you.

And that’s not all!  Road Scholar is also giving you ONE MORE CHANCE to get your dogs on our trailer!  Stay tuned right here for an announcement later this week with details on how to make your dog a star!

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Calling all Dog Lovers…Last Chance to Have Your Pooch’s Photo Featured on Road Scholar’s Nationwide Tractor Trailer!

Monday, November 14th, 2011

make your dog famousThis is the last week to enter Road Scholar’s Gone to the Dogs contest for a chance to make your pooch famous!

The contest is broken up into two parts…

Photo Contest

It’s time to dig through those photos and fetch us the cutest picture of your pooch.

Your dog’s image will be uploaded to Road Scholar’s awareness site (http://www.roadscholarawareness.org/awareness-campaign/dog-contest/) for dog lovers such as yourself to vote on!

Get those tails wagging because the top ten dogs with the most votes will have their pictures featured on Road Scholar’s nationwide tractor trailer.

Have a litter of pups?  Then submit a photo of each.  We know it’s hard to pick a single picture of your pooch but we can’t choose either so please limit entries to one photo per dog.

Rules and regulations for entering the photo portion of the contest are as follows:

-Pictures must be sent to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com as a file attachment.  TIF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG are accepted formats.

-Please submit the highest-resolution photo possible…we want the best quality picture of your dog for truck!

-The picture will be processed and posted to the voting site.  The submitter of the photo will be notified when the picture is available for voting.

-Dog pictures only please.

-Picture must contain a single dog and no other animals or people.

-By submitting the picture you are giving consent for Road Scholar Transport to post the picture on the voting site.

-Road Scholar Transport reserves the right when necessary to resize or crop a picture to fit on the voting site.

-Road Scholar Transport will review all pictures and will not post inappropriate photos.

-Picture submissions will be accepted until 5pm EST November 18th.  Voting on a picture can start as soon as it is available on the voting site.

-The voting period will end 5pm EST November 18th.

-The top 10 vote getters will be selected to have the picture of their dog on the new trailer.

Slogan Contest

You may already be familiar with Road Scholar Transport’s 10 Million Miles to a Cure awareness program featuring trucks dedicated to raising awareness for causes such as Cystic Fibrosis, Stop Bullying, and The American Breast Cancer Foundation (view all causes at www.roadscholarawareness.org).  If so, then you know that each truck carries a relevant slogan to the featured organization, such as “On the Road to Granting Wishes” for Make-A-Wish Foundation or “On the Road to Solving the Puzzle” for Autism Speaks.

We now need a clever, fitting slogan for our new dog trailer and we want your ideas!  In fact, we will reward the person with the best phrase by not only putting their slogan on our truck but fetching them a $25 gift card to Olive Garden and a $25 dollar gift card for PetSmart.  That’s $50 worth the gift cards for just a few words!

So what are you waiting for?  Stick out those tongues, say cheese, and submit your photos and slogans to Kristina.brown@roadscholar.com by November 18th!

Winners will be posted on Road Scholar’s social media sites (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) and will also be notified via e-mail.

Thanks for entering and good luck!

What do you think of Road Scholar’s dog awareness truck?  List your comments below.

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Time to Wag Your Tails, Road Scholar’s Gone to the Dogs Contest Has Been Extended!

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Due to overwhelming response, Road Scholar Transport is giving you another opportunity to submit your dog’s photo and slogans to our Gone to the Dogs Contest by extending our submission/voting deadline to November 18th!

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Now you can show the world just how precious your pooch is by having their picture posted on Road Scholar’s nationwide tractor trailer.

That’s right.  Road Scholar Transport is taking ten of America’s top dogs and placing their pictures on our new dog awareness truck.  But how do we choose from hundreds, thousands, millions of adorable puppies and dogs?  We can’t!  That’s why we need your help.

Individuals can submit their dog (or dogs) photo to Kristina.brown@roadscholar.com for their chance at stardom.  Your dog’s photo will then be uploaded onto Road Scholar’s awareness site for voting.  But hurry, the voting period ends Friday, November 18th.

Rules and regulations for entering the photo contest are as follows:

-Pictures must be sent to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com as a file attachment.  TIF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG are accepted formats.

-The picture will be processed and posted to the voting site.  The submitter of the photo will be notified when the picture is available for voting.

-Dog pictures only please.

-Picture must contain a single dog and no other animals or people.

-By submitting the picture you are giving consent for Road Scholar Transport to post the picture on the voting site.

-Road Scholar Transport reserves the right when necessary to resize or crop a picture to fit on the voting site.

-Road Scholar Transport will review all pictures and will not post inappropriate photos.

-Picture submissions will be accepted until 5pm EST October 21st.  Voting on a picture can start as soon as it is available on the voting site.

-The voting period will end 5pm EST November 10th.

-The top 10 vote getters will be selected to have the picture of their dog on the new trailer.

So make sure you tell all of your friends to go to http://www.roadscholarawareness.org/awareness-campaign/dog-contest/ and vote for their favorite pooches by simply clicking on the “thumbs up” for the dog they want to vote for.  It’s that easy.

But you don’t need to own a dog to enter this contest!  You can fetch yourself a $25 gift card to Olive Garden and a $25 dollar gift card for PetSmart by submitting a catchworthy phrase to put on our new truck.

We have already received tons of slogans such as “On the Road to Protecting All of our Furry Friends,” “Let’s All Lend Them a Paw,” and “On the Road with My Best Friend.”

Submit your creative slogans to Kristina.brown@roadscholar.com.

What do you think of Road Scholar’s new dog truck?  Submit your comments below.

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Gone to the Dogs Contest Kicks Off…Submit Your Photos and Slogans Today!

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

The time has come for you to submit a photo of your precious pooch into Road Scholar’s Gone to the Dogs Contest for the chance of having YOUR dog featured on Road Scholar Transport’s nationwide tractor trailer!

Road Scholar has decided that its next awareness truck is going to the dogs…YOUR dog!

There’s only one problem, how do we choose between hundreds…thousands…millions of dogs to feature on our new truck?  We can’t…that’s why we are having you choose!

Beginning today, Oct. 4th, individuals may submit a photo of their furry friend to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com.  All pictures will be reviewed before posting onto Road Scholar’s awareness site for voting.

Submission ends 5 pm EST October 21st and the voting period kicks off shortly thereafter.  dog contestIndividuals will be given the chance to vote on their favorite pooches by going to http://www.roadscholarawareness.org/awareness-campaign/dog-contest/ and simply clicking on the “thumbs up” for the dog you want to vote for.  It’s that easy.  And don’t forget to tell your friends…the more votes the better!

Road Scholar will choose not one, not two, not even five but the TEN top dogs with the most votes will have their furry faces on Road Scholar’s doggie awareness truck as it travels throughout the country!

Rules and regulations for entering the photo contest are as follows:

-Pictures must be sent to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com as a file attachment.  TIF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG are accepted formats.

-The picture will be processed and posted to the voting site.  The submitter of the photo will be notified when the picture is available for voting.

-Dog pictures only please.

-Picture must contain a single dog and no other animals or people.

-By submitting the picture you are giving consent for Road Scholar Transport to post the picture on the voting site.

-Road Scholar Transport reserves the right when necessary to resize or crop a picture to fit on the voting site.

-Road Scholar Transport will review all pictures and will not post inappropriate photos.

-Picture submissions will be accepted until 5pm EST October 21st.  Voting on a picture can start as soon as it is available on the voting site.

-The voting period will end 5pm EST November 10th.

-The top 10 vote getters will be selected to have the picture of their dog on the new trailer.

But that’s not all.  Road Scholar Transport also needs a catchy slogan for our new truck.  In the past, our trucks have incorporated phrases such as “On the Road to Solving the Puzzle” for Autism Speaks or “On the Road to Granting Wishes” for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  What should we name a truck dedicated to our furry companions?  Perhaps…“On the Road to Fetching Awareness for Man’s Best Friend?”

Our photo contest won’t be the only one offering prizes that will have you wagging your tail.  The person with the most creative, catchworthy phrase will have their slogan featured on our truck and well as fetch themselves a $25 gift card to Olive Garden and a $25 dollar gift card for PetSmart!

So what are you waiting for?  Start sending in your submissions today!

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Gone to the Dogs Contest Gives Your Pooch a Chance to be Featured on Road Scholar’s Nationwide Truck

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

You’ve seen Road Scholar Transport’s brightly colored tractor trailers spreading awareness throughout the country for some of the most well-known charities and organizations such as The American Breast Cancer Foundation and The American Red Cross as it delivers freight.  Individuals have shown their support and gratitude acknowledging that their mothers, daughters, brothers, and friends are currently battling, have survived, or passed away from a condition that our trucks are spreading awareness for.  But as we are raising awareness, we’ve realized that we left out one very important member of the family until now…our dog.

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Who could forget those long nights your dog stayed by your side when you were sick or rested their furry head on you when you needed some comfort?  Always there when you need them, they are indeed man’s (or woman’s) best friend.

Now it’s time to show them what they mean to you.  That’s why Road Scholar Transport decided that its next awareness truck is going to the dogs…YOUR dog!

Road Scholar Transport is conducting a two part contest within the upcoming weeks that will have you wagging your tails at the unbelievable prizes.

The first part of the contest asks for your help in naming our new truck.  In the past, our trucks have incorporated phrases such as “On the Road to Solving the Puzzle” for Autism Speaks or “On the Road to Granting Wishes” for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  What should we name a truck dedicated to our furry companions?  Perhaps…“On the Road to Fetching Awareness for Man’s Best Friend?”

Come on and throw us a bone and we will reward the winner and their dog by fetching them a $25 gift card to Olive Garden and a $25 dollar gift card for PetSmart!  Give us a howl with your catchy ideas by e-mail (kristina.brown@roadscholar.com), Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.  Start sending your phrases in today!

Not good at creative wording?  No need to bark.  We’ve saved the best for last…the chance to have YOUR dog’s picture featured on our new tractor trailer!

Within the upcoming weeks, you will be given the opportunity to upload your pooch’s picture on our voting site for others to vote on.  The top dogs with the most votes will have their furry faces on Road Scholar’s doggie awareness truck as it travels throughout the country!

Stay tuned to www.roadscholarawareness.org for upcoming information on how and when you can upload your pictures and vote!

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Driver Goes Berserk After Making Delivery

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

A PetSmart Store in Greeley, Colorado had no idea that the truck driver delivering their freight would be armed and prison barsdangerous just minutes afterwards.

Scott Walker was employed as a driver for Michael Most Trucking in Phoenix, Arizona.  But as of Tuesday, Walker went from “behind the wheel” to “behind prison bars.”

According to www.denverpost.com, Walker left the PetSmart store around 10:11 Tuesday morning and drove his truck to another street eight minutes away, abandoning the vehicle.  Luckily, the truck was equipped with a tracking device, similar to the satellite tracking that all of Road Scholar Transport’s tractor trailers contain, allowing for the trucking company to quickly identify where their truck was and alert the police.

One witness remarks noticing the semi truck’s door being open (which Road Scholar also has the ability to identify every time a door is opened or closed), only to realize that Walker had exited the truck, waving a gun at cars and pedestrians around him.

Walker proceeded to force people to turn their vehicles over to him, and when that didn’t work, he entered a house where he temporarily held a man, Max Morgan, hostage, telling him that he needed “to be flown away from the home in a helicopter.”

According to the article, Morgan called the police and Walker escaped in a Comcast truck he had confiscated, firing at and missing a police officer in the process, only to crash into a steel fence nearby.

Walker surrendered and is being held on $2 million dollars bail, being charged with “11 felony counts, including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer; two counts of burglary, six counts of felony menacing, armed robbery and attempted armed robbery” (http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16967284).

Another good reason why Road Scholar Transport background checks all of its drivers!

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