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Overnite Drivers Capture Individual and Team Honors at South Carolina Championships COLUMBIA, S.C., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Scoring a trio of first-place victories and the team championship trophy, Overnite Transportation Company drivers took home top honors at the South Carolina State Truck Driving Championships held here this weekend. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050408/OVNTLOGO ) Three veteran Gaffney, S.C., road drivers, all former state champions, delivered a stellar performance at the event, each earning the winner's trophy in their respective competition class. Rick Simpson took first place in the flatbed division, while John Cook drove away with the winner's trophy in the three-axle class. Both Cook and Simpson are former South Carolina Grand Champions. Joining them on the victory stand was Ronnie Luckadoo, who took the No. 1 position in the twin-trailer class. As first place winners, Cook, Luckadoo and Simpson will represent the company at the National Truck Driving Championships to be held this August in Tampa, Fla. Also bringing home trophies for Overnite were Gaffney drivers Dennis Martin, Jim Combs and Steve Newsome, who finished second in the twins, sleeper and five-axle categories, respectively. In addition, Martin captured the Rookie of the Year Award for earning the highest score among all first-time championship competitors. In all, 14 Overnite drivers represented the company at the Columbia event. Together, they outscored the competition to bring home the team trophy. All competitors are rated on their driving skills and are scored on a written test and a personal interview. In addition, all drivers taking part in the state championships must have excellent safety records. 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/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050408/OVNTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Overnite Transportation Company CONTACT: Laurie Beasley, Editor, Corporate Communications of Overnite Transportation Company, +1-804-291-5889 Web site: http://www.overnite.com/

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