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Road Scholar’s 12 Days of Christmas Begins Thursday!

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Road Scholar is giving you one more reason to be jolly this Christmas season with the return of our annual 12 Days of Christmas Contest!

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Beginning Thursday, December 6th, Road Scholar is giving you a new gift each weekday via e-mail and our social media sites.  Keep track of what we our giving away each day because the first one to contact Road Scholar on Friday, December 21st reciting all 12 days will win a Wine Country Gift Basket loaded with sweets!

There are Five Easy Ways to Play:

-E-mail:  Join Road Scholar’s e-mail list at http://www.roadscholar.com/mailinglist.php to receive the Days of Christmas right to your e-mail address.

-Facebook: Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Road-Scholar-Transport/141609205912305 for a new posting each day!

-Twitter: Come follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/RoadScholar for the daily Christmas tweet.

-LinkedIn: Get connected with Road Scholar President Jim Barrett on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbarrettrst.

-Website:  Check out the Road Scholar homepage at www.roadscholar.com for a new posting each day.

So grab a pen and paper and stay tuned to Road Scholar Transport this holiday season as we spread Christmas cheer.

Contest runs weekdays from Thursday, December 6th to Friday, December 21.  E-mail answers to Kristina.brown@roadscholar.com or via our Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Road-Scholar-Transport/141609205912305.

Road Scholar Transport Launches New Facebook Page!

Friday, October 5th, 2012

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We want fans, not followers.  That’s why Road Scholar has created a new Facebook page that combines fun with the ease of shipping.  Check out all of the new things you can do at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Road-Scholar-Transport/141609205912305!

Get a freight quote

You can now request a truckload or LTL rate directly through our Facebook page.

Scholar dollars

Introducing Road Scholar’s new customer rewards program that awards YOU the customer, simply for submitting rates online…no purchase necessary!  Learn more and sign up.  Now that’s rewarding.

Photos

You can view all of your favorite awareness trucks by visiting our photo album.  New photos are always being added so check in daily to see what new truck has recently hit the road!

Work for us

Road Scholar is always looking for experienced drivers to join our qualified fleet, offering a $1500 sign on bonus, excellent pay and equipment, and much more.  To apply for a driver position, check out the “work for us” section today.

Connect with us

Join us not only on Facebook, but across all of our social media platforms…Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Blogging, and Youtube.

Security measures

Learn about all of the ways Road Scholar is keeping your freight safe and secure during transport.

Services

Did you know that Road Scholar offers Autohauling, Van and Reefer Service, as well as hauls both LTL and TL freight?  Learn more under our “services” section.

Awareness program

It started with one pink truck in support of breast cancer and grew into a fleet spreading awareness for organizations including The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation, Parkinson’s Disease, Marley’s Mission, and more.  View all of our awareness trucks and look for upcoming ones.

Youtube

Road Scholar has created videos to help stop bullying, memorialize the victims of 9/11, spread breast cancer messages of hope, and more.  View them all here.

Games

You know what they say about all work and no play.  So take a break and check out our games section where you can play our Awareness Matching Game or enter our NFL, NASCAR, PGA, and March Madness pools for a shot to win prizes!

Surveys

Your input is important to us.  That’s why we conduct monthly surveys with one random recipient winning a $25 gift card of their choice each month.

Contact

Drop us a line.  We always want to hear from you!

So what are you waiting for?  Head on over to our fan page today!

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Road Scholar Makes Shipping Quicker and Easier on RoadScholar.com

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Road Scholar Transport is dedicated to providing quality transportation, immediate customer service, and making shipping fluent and stress-free to our customers.  That’s why we’ve built our website with a wide variety of tools and services that provide shippers with a quick and convenient way to communicate and gather information regarding their shipments with just the click of a button.  Let’s take a tour of the options you have available at www.roadscholar.com.

Live Chat with a Transportation Expert: Have a question about a shipment?  Need to get a quote ASAP?  Then use our live chat to get answers to your questions instantly.

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Access to Documents/Certifications: Including our liability insurance, hazmat credentials, SmartWay Certification Certificate, and much more.

Instant Rates & Quotes Online: Get rate quotes in a matter of minutes through our quote form (http://www.roadscholar.com/freightquote.php) or via the live chat option.

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Online Tools: Sign up to gain access to:

-Real time satellite tracking of your freight anywhere via your computer or mobile device!

-Scheduling a pickup online

-Retrieving documents online

-Printing a BOL

-And much more!

Sign up today at http://www.vlmtools.com/trucking/login.php?a=19.

Company News/Blogs: Stay informed with the latest news in the trucking industry, awareness campaign articles, and company news at http://www.roadscholar.com/blog/.

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Live Mapping of Equipment Availability Areas so you know where are vans and reefers are currently located at http://www.roadscholar.com/equipmentavailability.php

Employment Opportunities: Want to become part of a winning team that strives for excellence?  Then visit http://www.roadscholar.com/employment.php.  Here are some things Road Scholar has to offer:

-A reputable carrier

-Excellent pay and benefits

-Flexibility in your work schedule (both part-time and full-time positions available)

-Home time

-A great work environment

-Excellent equipment

-And the chance to make a difference

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Testimonials-Don’t take our word for it.  View testimonials from freight and auto hauling customers just like you about our service at http://www.roadscholar.com/freighthaulingtestimonials.php

Join our Mailing List so never miss contests, special discounts, and trucking industry news.

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Verify Driver ID Badges via Regiscope

Contests and Games: Check back often for new contests and games to be posted for your chance to win prizes!  Featured right now is Road Scholar’s NFL Challenge.  Whether you are a die-hard NFL fan or just trying to learn more about and get involved with the games, this is the contest for you.  Just  pick the winner of each game.  It’s that easy!  http://www.roadscholar.com/nfl/ Other popular annual contests include the NASCAR Challenge, PGA Challenge, and March Madness.

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Quick access to our social media sites by clicking the blog, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and LinkedIn icons at the bottom of the page.  Follow us regularly to be informed of contests, special discounts, and trucking industry news.

Awareness Campaign: Road Scholar has vowed to travel ten million miles, spreading awareness of the many diseases/conditions battling lives today, through the use our trucks’ rolling billboards.  View pictures of our awareness trailers and learn more about Road Scholar’s Ten Million Miles to a Cure Campaign at www.roadscholarawareness.com.  Our awareness trucks currently include:

-Alex’s Lemonade

-Autism Speaks

-American Breast Cancer Foundation

-Children’s Tumor Foundation

-Prostate Cancer Awareness

-International Rett Syndrome Foundation

-St. Joseph’s Center

-American Foundation for the Blind

-Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

-Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN)

-The Flight 93 National Memorial

-The American Red Cross

-Clayton’s Hope (benefiting epilepsy)

-Children’s Craniofacial Foundation

-Make a Wish Foundation

-Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation

-Northeast Regional Cancer Institute (Rock on Judi H)

-Stop Bullying

-Parkinson’s Disease

-Marley’s Mission

-9/11 Rolling Memorial

-Miracle for Ava…a Cure for Brain Tumors

-Lyla’s Hope-Spina Bfida

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While your at our Awareness site, don’t forget to play our Awareness Matching Game at http://www.roadscholar.com/contestgames.php and send an awareness e-card. There are times in everyone’s life when something unfortunate happens to someone we love and we wish we could have done something about it.  Show someone you care by sending them an awareness e-card, demonstrating to them how much they mean to you and reminding them to get a check-up.  Currently, there are awareness e-cards for the following organizations:  American Foundation for the Blind, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Autism Speaks, American Breast Cancer Foundation, Children’s Tumor Foundation, Prostate Cancer, St. Joseph’s Hospital, International RETT Syndrome Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Flight 93 Memorial.  Send one today at http://www.roadscholarawareness.org/awareness-campaign/tell-a-friend/.

We are constantly working on building our site to reflect the needs of our customers so check back often for new tools and options!

It’s Time to Vote for Your Favorite ‘On The Road’ Photo!

Friday, May 18th, 2012

The time has come to cast your vote for your favorite ‘On The Road’ snapshot, taken from photographers just like you!  With the prize, a brand new Kodak PlaySport Waterproof camera, up for grabs we received entries that included our 9/11 Rolling Memorial, Breast Cancer Awareness, Children’s Craniofacial, American Red Cross, and Autism Speaks trucks!

Below are details on the contest and how you can cast your vote.

VOTING DATES:

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12 p.m. May 18th-12 p.m. June 1st

HOW TO VOTE:

-Go to Road Scholar’s Pinterest site (http://pinterest.com/roadscholar)

-Click on the board “On the Road Photo Contest’

-Click on the image to see an enlarged photo

-When enlarged, click on the Facebook “like” button to cast your vote for that image

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES:

Want to increase the chances of your favorite photo(s) winning?  Here are some tips:

-Click the “repin” button on your favorite photo to repost the pin to your pinterest page for others to see/vote for.

-By hitting the Facebook “like” button, your activity will be posted on your Facebook page.  Encourage your Facebook friends/community to vote as well.

-Tweet your favorite picture on Twitter by clicking the “tweet” button to the right of the enlarged photo.

-Send your favorite photo via e-mail to your friend(s) by clicking the “@email” button.

-And simply by telling your friends to go to http://pinterest.com/roadscholar and voting today!

THE WINNER:

-The photo with the most “likes” will win.

-Winner will be announced via e-mail the week of June 4th.

THE PRIZE:

-A New Kodak PlaySport Waterproof Pocket Camera (Retail Value $159)!

(Details below provided by Amazon.com)

-Color: Black

-Shockproof, dustproof, and waterproof up to 10 ft!

-Kodak’s Share button lets you choose your favorite sharing destination, e-mail address, or Kodak Pulse Display

-Full 1080p HD videos and 5 MP HD stills, with auto focus

-Get sharper videos and less blur thanks to built-in digital image stabilization

-On-camera editing

-Color:  With options of Black and white, Sepia, High saturation—bright, bold colors, and ’70s film—muted colors, slightly greenish cast, and a little graininess for a retro look

-Hard-drive

-Memory-card-compatible:  Record up to 10 hours of HD video with expandable SD/SDHC card slot (up to 32 GB)

-Zoom

-Online-sharing

Good luck to all our entrants!

Identify the Awareness Egg to Uncover Sweet Prizes in Road Scholar’s Easter Contest!

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Starting Monday, April 2nd, keep your eyes peeled to www.roadscholar.com for where the Easter Bunny has hid one of his special eggs.

What makes these eggs so special?  They have each been specifically designed for one of Road Scholar’s awareness trucks.

Each day a new egg is hidden on a page within the Road Scholar website.  Find where the egg has been hidden and identify which awareness truck the egg reflects.

For example:

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This egg captures our Autism Speaks awareness truck!

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Daily hints on where the egg is hidden can be found on Road Scholar’s social media sites:

Facebookhttp://facebook.com/roadscholartransport88

Twitterhttp://twitter.com/RoadScholar

LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbarrettrst

The first one to respond back after the 5th day (Friday, April 6th) with the most correctly identified “awareness eggs” will win their choice of a Home Depot or Olive Garden/Red Lobster gift card AND a box of Gertrude Hawk chocolates!

Need help identifying the awareness egg?  Visit www.roadscholarawareness.org to view all of our awareness trucks.

Check out the other games/contests Road Scholar is currently hosting at http://www.roadscholar.com/contestgames.php.

Easter contest runs April 2nd-6th.  Answers can be submitted to Kristina.brown@roadscholar.com.  You do not have to correctly identify all five eggs to win.

Road Scholar’s Valentine’s Day Contest is Back with your Chance at Sweet Prizes

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

heartFebruary 14th is widely known as the most romantic day of the year with over 36 million boxes of chocolate being sold for the holiday.  Not only is Road Scholar delivering these chocolates to stores nationwide, but is treating you with some sweets as well with our annual Find the Hearts Valentine’s Day Contest.

Starting tomorrow, February 1st through the 14th, a heart will be hidden each weekday on a different page within the Road Scholar website (www.roadscholar.com).  Find the heart and jot down its location each day to win prizes you’ll be sure to love.

While your heart may skip a beat this Valentine’s Day, don’t skip a heart sighting because the first person who responds back on February 14th to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com with the most heart findings will win a box of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates along with a $25 Ruth Chris Steakhouse gift card!

Not good at search and finds?  No problem.  We will have Cupid shoot you a hint each morning on Road Scholar’s Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages on where he has placed love for that day.

We’ll even give you a head start on where to find tomorrow’s first heart:  “The weather outside is frightful, but I know that the temperature inside Road Scholar’s trailer will be delightful.”

Here are some Valentine’s Day facts to get you in mood for tomorrow’s contest (provided by http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/807655/fun-facts-about-valentine-s-day):

*Although there is no exact date as to when Valentine’s Day originated, one theory dates back to Roman Emperor Claudius II in 270 AD, who believed that “single men made better soldiers.”  On February 14th, Bishop Valentine was executed for performing secret weddings.

*The letter X, which is known to symbolize a kiss, is dated back to medieval times when “people who couldn’t write their names signed in front of a witness with an ‘X,” kissing it “to show their sincerity.”

*The phrase “wear your heart on your sleeve” derived from the Middle Ages when men and women would wear the name of their Valentine, which was drawn from a bowl of names, pinned on their sleeve for a week.

* Valentine’s Day was officially dubbed a holiday in 1537.Cadbury

*The first box of chocolate for Valentine’s Day was produced by Richard Cadbury in the late 1800s.

*189 million roses are sold each year on February 14th.

Be sure to visit www.roadscholar.com each day for your chance to win and check out other games/contests at http://www.roadscholar.com/contestgames.php.

Good luck!

Road Scholar’s 12 Days of Christmas is Back with Your Chance to Win Great Stocking Stuffers

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

stocking stufferIt’s that time of year again.  Road Scholar Transport’s 12 days of Christmas is back!  And this year we are offering not one, not two, but three people the chance to win some great gifts this holiday season.

Starting Thursday, December 8th through Friday, Dec. 23rd, Road Scholar will announce a new gift we are giving you each weekday up until Christmas.

Keep track of what Road Scholar is giving you each day.  The first three people to recite Road Scholar’s 12 Days to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com will snag their choice of a $25 Home Depot or Olive Garden Gift Card.

Use your gift card as a great stocking stuffer to a friend or loved one or to indulge yourself this Christmas.

There are Four Easy Ways to Play:

-E-mail:  Join Road Scholar’s e-mail list at http://www.roadscholar.com/mailinglist.php to receive the Days of Christmas right to e-mail address.

-Facebook: Become our friend on Facebook at http://facebook.com/roadscholartransport88 for a new posting each day!

-Twitter: Come follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/RoadScholar for the daily Christmas tweet.

-LinkedIn: Get connected on Road Scholar President Jim Barrett on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbarrettrst.

It’s that easy, and the best part is, you don’t have to be on the nice list this year to win!

So grab a pen and paper and stay tuned to Road Scholar Transport this holiday season!

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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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SkyBitz Allows People to Follow Capital Christmas Tree as it Begins 4,500-mile Journey Tomorrow

Monday, November 7th, 2011

capital treeIt’s that time of year again.  What is said to be one the nation’s most perfect trees will be embarking on its journey to Washington D.C. tomorrow as part of the Capital Building’s annual Christmas tradition.

It’s been a custom dating back to 1970, when the Superintendent of the Capital Grounds chooses one of our national forests’ trees to endure the honor of being lighted and displayed on the western front lawn of the Capital Building for all to see.

The tree, better known as the “People’s Tree,” is one of nearly ten trees chosen from our country’s national forests and recommended by the Forest Service each year as being the “perfect” 60-foot red fir tree.

The Stanislaus National Forest, located in California, was chosen to do the honor of providing this year’s tree, making it the fourth time CA has provided the Capital Christmas Tree, the last being in 1995.

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The Superintendent’s tree choice was made back in August and harvested last Saturday (November 5th).  On Nov. 8th, the tree will begin its 4,500-mile journey, touring 8 days throughout CA and an additional 12 days nationwide, making stops along the way for people to view and eventually arriving in Washington D.C. on November 28th.  (See image on right for tour schedule).

As in previous years, SkyBitz is allowing individuals to join in on the fun every mile along the way by offering their satellite tracking tools which let people follow the tree’s journey.  SkyBitz’s technology provides real-time tracking, including a map of the tree’s location right down to the street-level, just like Road Scholar Transport uses SkyBitz for monitoring your freight.

By going to TrackTheTree.com, you will not only view a map of where the tree is and has been, but will also see photos taken from its stops across the country, a blog about its journey, and a mile counter to keep track of how many miles it has traveled thus far.

Individuals can also follow the tree via Twitter (@TracktheTree) and Facebook (www.Facebook.com/TracktheTree).

Once the tree arrives at its destination, it will be decked out in 10,000 lights and nearly 3,000 homemade ornaments from CA.  On Dec. 6th, a child chosen from the tree’s state (in this case CA) will light the tree, which will then stay aglow until Jan. 1st.

The same technology that the Capitol trusts to track their Christmas tree is used on every one of Road Scholar Transport’s tractor trailers, providing full visibility of your cargo during transport.  Be sure to visit www.roadscholar.com to get a rate today and gain access to Road Scholar’s SkyBitz satellite tracking.

What do you think of SkyBitz’s satellite tracking and the fact that Road Scholar applies this, and other security technology, onto its fleet?  List your comments below.

Win Treats with Road Scholar’s Halloween Contest Kicking Off Next Week

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

It’s that time of year again, time to decorate your homes with cobwebs and monsters, dress up in the cutest (or scariest) costume, and carve the old Jack-o’lantern.

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This Halloween, Road Scholar Transport is going to treat you with goodies and the best part is, you don’t need to do tricks, tell jokes, or sing songs to be rewarded.  All you need to do is play Road Scholar’s HALLOWHEEL OF FORTUNE.

Starting Monday, October 10th, Road Scholar Transport is digging into its pumpkin patch, pulling out a special pumpkin each workday and hiding it somewhere on the www.roadscholar.com website.

Need help finding it?  No problem.  Just visit Road Scholar’s Facebook and Twitter pages each day for a new hint on where that day’s pumpkin is hidden.

Now you may be wondering what makes these pumpkins so special?  They each contain a letter to Road Scholar’s mystery phrase.  The first person to unscramble the letters and solve the puzzle will win a $25 Olive Garden gift card and a bag of Reese’s peanut butter cups!  How’s that for a treat?

Well even throw you a hint before the contest starts…

3 word phrase

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Make sure you keep track of the pumpkin each day because it will only be available for 24 hours as it is hauled away and a new one is delivered.

When you think you are ready to take a stab at it, e-mail your answer to kristina.brown@roadscholar.com.  Good luck!

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