TRALA ANNOUNCES 2007 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Alexandria, VA, March 26, 2007 - The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) has named Michelle Miller of Naperville, Illinois and Thomas Andrews of Columbus, Indiana the TRALA Scholarship recipients for 2007.  Miller and Andrews will each receive a $5,000 scholarship that is renewable for three more years of college if they maintain full-time enrollment and a minimum 3.0 grade point average.  The recipients were announced on March 21 at TRALA’s 2007 Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, California.

The TRALA Scholarship rewards the children of member company employees for outstanding scholastic and personal achievements.  “We are very pleased to have the opportunity to assist two such fine students,” said TRALA President and CEO Peter Vroom.  “Since 1996, 46 TRALA scholars have received up to $20,000 each to attend college. The TRALA Scholarship Program is now the most recognized and generous scholarship program in the trucking industry.”

Miller, the daughter of Lorraine and Randal Miller, an employee of International Truck and Engine Corporation, is a member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Finalist. Michelle is a participant in the Naperville North State Math team, the North Suburban Math League’s math competitions and the World Youth in Science & Engineering varsity team. Miller is also a member of the Lisle community band and a Deputy Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. She plans to major in biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Andrews, the son of Laura and Rob Andrews, a Cummins Inc. employee, is a member of the National Honor Society, National Merit finalist, Rotary Youth Leadership winner and recipient of the men’s tennis “player of the year” award.  He is also the captain of the math, science and interdisciplinary teams of Columbus North High School and was first place in the American Math Contest 2006.  Tom plans to study physics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The TRALA Scholarship Program is supported by generous corporate and individual contributions from TRALA members who are committed to improving access to higher education.  For a list of contributors, please visit TRALA’s website at www.trala.org.

TRALA, based in Alexandria, VA, is a voluntary, non-profit national trade association, organized in 1978 to provide a unified and focused voice for the truck renting and leasing industry. TRALA's membership includes more than 500 leasing and rental firms and 110 suppliers that make up nearly the entire truck renting and leasing industry. The renting and leasing industry is responsible for approximately 35 percent of all new Class 3 through 8 commercial truck registrations.

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