Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Great American Insurance Group's “Big Rig” Finds New Home Near the Big Easy - MarketWatch (press release)

CINCINNATI, Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Todd Turner's first trip to the Mid-America Trucking Show was more exciting than he could have ever imagined. The trucker completed a "Big Rig Giveaway" entry on a whim as he and his wife passed the Great American Insurance Group booth, never imagining that he would actually be the winner.

Turner wasn't even near the booth when Great American drew his name from more than 5,000 entries to win the customized Peterbilt. "Are you kidding me?" his wife asked when Turner received a phone call from Tim Clinton, Vice President, Great American Trucking Division. Minutes later the shocked couple made their way to the booth with their dog, Buttons, to check out their new truck.

"No, like a real truck!"

As he approached the booth, he was just getting off the phone with his boss. "When I told him I won a truck, he asked if it was a pickup truck. I said, 'No, like a real truck,'" said Turner. "He's going to be awfully surprised when that thing pulls into our lot."

Turner is the Service Manager for Bengal Transportation Services in Holden, Louisiana, about an hour outside New Orleans. His wife, Jeannie, also drives for the company and had been on her way to the "Women in Trucking" event at the show when they received the call.

As the winner of the Big Rig Giveaway, Turner is planning to lease his new truck to his company, which will give them 27 trucks on the road. He said his wife may end up driving it. "I've had my CDL for about 25 years, but as the service manager, I don't do as much driving anymore. She's the one who is on the road the most. And, there's plenty of room for Buttons. He always travels with her!" he laughed.

The 2012 Big Rig Giveaway marked the sixth time Great American Insurance Group awarded a truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Great American created the drawing to highlight the Trucking Division's products and services. Great American is a leading provider of insurance products for the long-haul trucking industry and specializes in service to independent owner-operators, insuring one in four owner-operators on the road.

Since its inception, the popular contest has received more than 30,000 entries. Each year, the "Big Rig" truck is given a custom design. This year's design featured red, white and blue striping on the sides of the cab and the Big Rig Giveaway logo on the back.

About Great American Insurance Group

Great American Insurance Group's roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of traditional fixed and indexed annuities and a variety of supplemental insurance products such as Medicare supplement. Great American Insurance Company has received an "A" (Excellent) or higher rating from the A.M. Best Company for over 100 years (most recent rating evaluation effective March 29, 2012). The members of the Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG), also based in Cincinnati, Ohio. AFG's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol AFG.

SOURCE: Great American Insurance Group


 
 
         
         Trucking Division, Great American Insurance Group 
         Tim Clinton, Divisional Vice President, Marketing, 513-333-6591 
         tclinton@gaic.com 
         or 
         Visit 
  
 www.GreatAmericanTrucker.com     
 www.GreatAmericanInsuranceGroup.com     
 www.AFG.com            
 
 
 

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