R+L Carriers Returns as an NTPA National Sponsor for 2008

Worthington, OH – The National Tractor Pullers Association is pleased to announce the return of R+L Carriers as a National Sponsor of the 2008 NTPA Championship Pulling Series. This marks the sixth consecutive year R+L has been a major supporter of the NTPA.  

Based out of Wilmington, Ohio, R+L Carriers is a family owned and operated company with more than 40 years of committed service to their customers. R+L Carriers has grown to be one of today’s leaders in the less than truckload (LTL) industry with providing nationwide coverage to all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and all of Canada. R+L Carriers’ dedication to service has been the driving force behind the company’s growth and continues success. We are “The Carrier you can Count On.”

For further information on R+L Carriers, visit www.rlcarriers.com or call

(800) 543-5589.

R+L Carriers and the Roberts Pulling Team are generous supporters of the NTPA both through sponsorship and as competitors. In 2007, the Roberts Pulling Team, consisting of Larry Roberts Jr., Johnny Evans and Tim Howell, put up a fight for the Grand National Super Stock Open Championship. In the end, Larry came out on top and capped off a fine season with a victory at the 21st Annual Enderle Pull-Off. The Roberts Pulling Team looks to continue its winning ways in the 2008 season, continuing its  partnership with the NTPA and working together to foster growth in the sport of truck and tractor pulling.

The NTPA is the sport’s oldest and most respected truck and tractor pulling sanctioning organization. Governed by a board of directors, the NTPA is managed by World Pulling International (WPI), an independently owned entity. Headquartered in Worthington, Ohio, the NTPA provides rules and regulations and the infrastructures required for organizations throughout the country to arrange truck and tractor pulls. The 2008 NTPA Championship Pulling Circuit is sponsored in part by Chevrolet, Enderle Fuel Injection, Pennzoil, Turbonetics Turbochargers, Cen-Pe-Co Lubricants, R + L Carriers, You Crate, United Soybean Board, MAC Trailers and SpecCast/Gottman Toys as well as other supporting sponsors.

NTPA Championship Pulling airs four (4) times weekly as follows: Saturdays @ 4 p.m., Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m., and Wednesdays @ 2:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Each week a new episode of “NTPA Championship Pulling” will premier on Tuesday and repeat during the scheduled air times listed above. RFD-TV is available through DirecTV (379) and Dish Network (231). Also, two additional airings per week are made available in high definition in certain areas of the country on RFD-TV HD. Check your current provider for details or logo onto www.rfdtv.com.

Tractor Supply Company (TSC) stores carry NTPA’s official monthly magazine, The Puller in each of their 650+ locations. The Puller magazine brings you the best in NTPA news, stories and related pulling information. You will also see the NTPA’s PULL! souvenir program available in TSC stores everywhere.

For more information about the NTPA, visit their official Web site at www.ntpapull.com or contact the NTPA office at (614) 436-1761.