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Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies in tour bus wreck in Mo. MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) — Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and struck an embankment. She was 74. Seven other people on the bus were injured in the wreck about two miles east of Mount Vernon on Interstate 44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. They were hospitalized in Springfield with moderate to severe injuries, according to the patrol. It was unclear whether the crash was related to the severe storms and tornadoes that hit the region on Saturday. Storms also swept through the area later in the night, according to the National Weather Service. Rambo, of Nashville, Tenn., was on her way to a Mother's Day performance in Texas, according to her Web site. "She was a giant in the gospel music industry," said Beckie Simmons, Rambo's agent. "Dolly Parton recorded some of her songs." Parton sent condolences to "everyone involved in this terrible tragedy." "I know Dottie is in heaven in the arms of God right now, but our earth angel will surely be missed," Parton said in a statement. "Dottie was a dear friend, a fellow singer, songwriter and entertainer, and as of late my duet singing partner." Rambo was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame last year and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2006. Rambo has had more than 2,500 published songs, including gospel classics such as "He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need" and the 1982 Gospel Music Association Song of the Year, "We Shall Behold Him."

National Day of Prayer for Truckers is March 27

The ninth annual National Day of Prayer for Truckers is Thursday, March, 27. The observance at the Mid-America Trucking Show is at 9 a.m. Eastern in Room B104 of the South Wing of the Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.

The prayer will be led by Chaplain Joe Hunter, president and founder of Truckstop Ministries and provider of the daily devotional on Dave Nemo's show on Open Road XM Channel 171. The keynote speaker will be Gary Nassabaum, regional director of Transport for Christ, International. Master of ceremonies will be Bob Hataway, president of TransAlive USA.

Music will be provided by Jerry and Sharon Benson. Sharon was named Female Soloist of the Year in the 2006 Music City Gospel Showcase.

People far from Louisville can call (712)432-6060 and use Access Code 275177# to hear the program live. Carriers and truck stops also will be able to connect to their public address systems and play the program live for guests and employees. The National Day of Prayer program also will be archived for playback.

Transport For Christ Welcomes New Board Members

MARIETTA, PA, ATA member Transport For Christ, International (TFC), a Christian ministry dedicated to the wellness of truck drivers, announced it has welcomed two new members to its International Board of Directors. Elected to the Board recently were Jim Germak and Ellen Voie.

Jim Germak is president and general manager of Jagtrux, a trucking company based in Marietta, Pa. Germak is a member of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association Board of Directors, and is active in several industry associations, including the Lancaster Chapter of PMTA and the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board. He is also a member of The Transportation and Logistics Advisory Committee of the South Central Workforce Investment Board, is President of the Keystone Transportation Alliance, Board Member of The Charter Partners Insurance Company, and is on the Advisory Committee of The Lancaster County Career and Technology Center.

Also welcomed to the Board was Ellen Voie, Chairwoman of Women in Trucking, an advocacy group for women in the trucking industry. Prior to her position with Women in Trucking, Ms. Voie was Manager of Recruiting and Retention Programs at a large truckload carrier. Her role included identifying issues that caused driver turnover and then promoting corporate initiatives to retain and engage drivers. From March of 2000 through January 2006, she served as the Executive Director of Trucker Buddy International, Inc., a pen pal program between professional drivers and elementary students. Ms. Voie is also the chairwoman of the
advisory committee to ATA's GetTrucking.com initiative. In 2006, she became chairwoman of the ATA Safety and Loss Prevention Council's Recruiting and Retention committee. Ellen was appointed to the ATA Image and Communications Committee by American Trucking in January 2005. Ms. Voie is the first woman to join the International Board of Directors of Transport For Christ.

"I am honored to be a part of the Transport for Christ mission," said Voie, "and I hope that my efforts will help the organization grow to serve even more professional drivers at our truck stop chapels in the near future."

"The ability of TFC to effectively serve drivers and the trucking community is largely dependent on a strong and well functioning Board of Directors," said Scott Weidner, TFC President & CEO. "We are richly blessed and will be far better prepared to meet the demands of our service with the addition of Ellen and Jim to our International Board of Directors."

Transport For Christ, International, was founded in 1951 in Canada. The organization, which has been in operation in the United States since the mid-70s, serves drivers through a network of chapels and ministry
centers across North America, and through www.driverswellness.com, a website offering resources to assist truckers facing spiritual, emotional and/or relational needs. The organization has its international headquarters in Marietta, Pa.