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Coyote Logistics Local Peak Contest Rules and Regulations

Below are the official Coyote Logistics Local Peak Contest Rules and Regulations.

We’ve also included a helpful FAQ after the official rules.

 

Contest Rules and Regulations

1. SPONSOR:
The Coyote Logistics 2021 Local Peak Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Coyote Logistics, LLC, 2545 W. Diversey Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60647 (“Sponsor”).

 

2. ELIGIBILITY:
Subject to the additional limitations set forth below, the Contest is open only to motor carriers which are registered transportation providers for Sponsor as of the start of the Contest Period and which are registered to do business in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and which have entered into a UPS Peak Project Commitment Appendix (a “Peak Contract”) with Sponsor for the local peak project (“Participants”).  Participants who enter into a Peak Contract with Sponsor after November 1, 2021, are eligible to win the Weekly Prizes for any remaining Weekly Prizes after the Peak Contract entry deadlines (defined in Section 7 below) but are ineligible to win the Grand Prize.  Participants who enter into a Peak Contract with Sponsor prior to November 1, 2021 are eligible to win all prizes. Contest is not open to employees of Sponsor, or any of its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), or to the immediate family members of, or to any persons domiciled with, any such employees.

 

3. CONTEST PERIOD:
The Contest will begin at 12:00:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (“CST”) on November 28, 2021 and end at 11:59:59 p.m. (CST) on December 25, 2021 (the “Contest Period”).

 

4. HOW TO ENTER:
There are two ways to enter: the transport method and the mail-in method.

A. Transport Method:
A Participant which transports at least one (1) local peak shipment for the local peak project during the Contest Period will receive one (1) entry each time it completes a pick-up and drop of a trailer or an approved bobtail run (each, a “Trailer Run”) and utilizes Sponsor’s designated mobile application (hereinafter “Vector”) to log that Trailer Run. In order to receive an entry for a bobtail run, the name of the UPS personnel who approved the bobtail run must be notated in Vector (Example: “Approved per UPS John Smith”).

Service Requirements for Transport Method Entries:

  • Penalty for Bounces:
    If a Participant removes itself from an assignment within ten (10) hours of the scheduled start of that assignment (a “Bounce”), the Participant will lose one (1) entry during that Weekly Round and that lost entry will not be eligible to win in the Grand Prize Round.
  • Ineligibility Due to Service Failures:
    Participant must have no service failures (each, a “Service Failure”) during a Weekly Round in order to win a prize during that Weekly Round. A Service Failure includes, but is not limited to, failure to report for assignment with at least 10 hours of the driver’s FMSCA Hours of Service 11-hour driving limit, taking of a non-sanctioned break, or failure to complete the full daily assignment (i.e. driver stopped the assignment early with Hours of Service time remaining without permission from Sponsor or UPS). If a Participant is deemed ineligible to win a prize during a Weekly Round due to a Service Failure, the entries for that Weekly Round may still be counted towards the Grand Prize Round.If Participant has a second Service Failure during the Contest, the Participant will be deemed ineligible to win a prize during the remainder of the Contest, including the Grand Prize Round.
  • Sponsor reserves the right to disregard a Bounce or Service Failure if such Bounce or Service Failure was due to an “Act of God Event” such as a snowstorm, flood, or similar.  In the event a Participant’s truck experiences an Act of God Event, the Participant must contact the Sponsor at coyotecontest@coyote.com and request an exception to the above service requirements.  All requests must be received prior to the close of the respective Weekly Round.
  • Sponsor is not responsible for errors resulting from any malfunctions of the Vector mobile application or the manual entry by Sponsor or Participant of data into Vector.  In the event Vector is not working or Participant’s driver experiences a technical issue with Vector, Participant must immediately email vectorhelp@coyote.com to address entry of the Trailer Run. In the event a Participant learns of a manual entry error, the Participant must contact the Sponsor at coyotecontest@coyote.com and request an adjustment to the above service requirements.  All requests must be received prior to the close of the respective Weekly Round.

B. Mail-in Method: 
To enter by mail without any purchase necessary (available for all eligible Participants), hand print in ink (a) your name, carrier name, carrier DOT Number, complete address, telephone number and email and (b) the statement “Please enter my motor carrier in the Coyote Logistics 2021 Local Peak Contest” on a 3×5 postcard and mail to: Coyote Logistics, LLC, 2545 W. Diversey Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60647, Attn: 2021 Local Peak Contest.  No photocopies, facsimiles or mechanical reproductions will be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, illegal, inaccurate, stolen, or postage due mail. Limit one (1) post card per outer envelope.   Entries must be postmarked during the Contest Period and must be received by 12:00 p.m. CST on the relevant Drawing Date (defined below).
All entries become the property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons who Sponsor determines to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.

 

5. PRIZE AND ODDS:
The award of any prize is subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules.

  • ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Grand Prize winner will receive a cash payment of $15,000
  • THREE (3) WEEK ONE PRIZES: Each Week One Prize winner will receive a cash payment of $2,500
  • THREE (3) WEEK TWO PRIZES: Each Week Two Prize winner will receive a cash payment of $2,500
  • THREE (3) WEEK THREE PRIZES: Each Week Three Prize winner will receive a cash payment of $2,500
  • THREE (3) WEEK FOUR PRIZES: Each Week Four Prize winner will receive a cash payment of $2,500

Total value of all prizes is $45,000.  The prizes are not transferable and cannot be assigned or substituted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value in the event that the stated prize is no longer available/cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor.

 

6. ODDS:
Odds of winning depend on the number of Participants and the skill and performance of the respective Participant’s driver(s).

 

7. SELECTION OF WEEKLY PRIZE WINNERS:  
After the close of each Weekly Round (defined below), the Sponsor conduct a random drawing of all eligible entrants to select three (3) entries at random to be the Weekly Prize Winners for that week (each a “Drawing”).   Each respective Drawing will include (a) all Transport Method Entries received during the respective Weekly Round and (b) all Mail-in Method Entries postmarked by the listed End Date for the respective Weekly Round and received by 12:00 p.m. CST on the Drawing Date (listed below). Participants must have entered into a Peak Contract prior to the Peak Contract Entry Deadline listed below to be eligible for the respective Weekly Round Drawing.  A Participant may only receive one (1) prize for each Weekly Round but may receive more than one (1) Weekly Prize during the Contest Period. If a Participant’s entry is drawn a second time during a Weekly Round, only the first entry will be eligible for a Weekly Prize. Sponsor will continue to select entries until three unique Participants are selected.  Non-winning entries are not eligible for subsequent Weekly Round Drawings, if any.
The Weekly Rounds are as follows:

 

Weekly Round

Start Date

End Date

Peak Contract Entry Deadline

Drawing Date

1

 November 28, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. CST December 4, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST November 27, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 6, 2021 at approximately 3:00 p.m. CST

2

 December 5, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. CST December 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 4, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 13, 2021 at approximately 3:00 p.m. CST

3

 December 12, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. CST December 18, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 20, 2021 at approximately 3:00 p.m. CST

4

 December 19, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. CST December 25, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 18, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CST December 27, 2021 at approximately 3:00 p.m. CST

Grand Prize Drawing:
After the close of the Contest Period, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing of all eligible entries from Participants which, prior to November 1, 2021, entered into a Peak Contract with Sponsor to select one (1) Potential Grand Prize Winner (“Grand Prize Drawing”).  For purposes of Mail-in Method entries, all entries must be postmarked during of the Contest Period and must be received by December 31, 2021 to be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawing.  Mail-in entries postmarked outside of the Contest Period or received after December 31, 2021 will be disqualified. Decisions of judges are final and binding in all respects.

 

8. PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION:
Potential Winners will be notified using the contact information in the registration materials and may be asked to complete the prize notification packet. Potential Winner may be required to complete an IRS W-9 or W-8 form in order to claim the prize. If Potential Winner does not provide requested information within the specified time period, prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact the Potential Winner, or the Potential Winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited and that Potential Winner will be disqualified and the Sponsor will select another entry at random, and the Participant whose entry is then selected will be the new Potential Winner. The first eligible Potential Winner that the Sponsor successfully contacts and which claims the Prize in accordance with these Official Rules will be declared the Prize Winner.

A PARTICIPANT, INCLUDING A POTENTIAL WINNER, IS NOT A WINNER OF A PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL SPONSOR HAS COMPLETED ITS VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

 

9. PARTICIPATION:
By participating, Participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and any Contest judges or administrators appointed by Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with the Contest will be ineligible for the prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

 

10. RELEASE:
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO FULLY RELEASE, FOREVER DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, PRIZING PARTNER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES, AND THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF ALL OF THE FOREGOING COMPANIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, INJURIES AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, LOSS OF ENJOYMENT, OR ANY OTHER HARM WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF: (1) PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST; (2) THE QUALITY, RECEIPT, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; OR (3) ANY TRAVEL OR ACTIVITY THAT IS RELATED TO THE CONTEST OR ANY PRIZE.

 

11. DISCLAIMERS OF LIABILITY RELATING TO THE CONTEST:
By entering, Participants acknowledge and agree that the Contest Entities will not be liable for losses, damages or injuries of any kind resulting from acceptance/possession/use/misuse of and/or inability to use a prize(s), the theft of prizes or mail, travel to and from or participation in any prize-related activity, participation in the Contest, printing, mailing or distribution errors, or any malfunctions of the telephone network, computer Internet system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, the designated mobile application, the Vector application, or any combination thereof, or for any entries that are late (including delayed data transmissions), tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, postage-due, forged, illegible, inaudible, mutilated, mechanically duplicated, mass machine printed, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Contest Entities are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to any Participant’s or third person’s computer or mobile device and/or their contents, related to or resulting from the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or modify the Contest if, in its sole discretion, it determines that for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, or fraud, technical failures, printing, mailing or distribution errors, or any other unanticipated causes or occurrences have compromised the fairness or integrity of the Contest. BY ENTERING, PARTICIPANTS FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING THE WEBSITES, APPS, ENTRY PAGES AND THE PRIZE, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND THAT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE CONTEST ENTITIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS REGARDING THE PRIZES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR OR GENERAL USE OR PURPOSE.

Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing, or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials or announcements relating to the Contest.

 

12. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO OPERATION OF PARTICIPANT’S TRUCKS:    
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE ENTERED INTO A BROKER-CARRIER AGREEMENT WITH SPONSOR.  THE TERMS OF THE BROKER-CARRIER AGREEMENT WILL GOVERN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPONSOR AND PARTICIPANT.  IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE BROKER-CARRIER AGREEMENT, THE BROKER-CARRIER AGREEMENT TERMS WILL GOVERN.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ:
Sponsor will NEVER encourage or condone an Hours of Service violation, even if it would cause a missed pick-up or delivery. If a driver or dispatcher does not reasonably believe the shipment can be delivered or picked up within the driver’s on-duty time and/or the Hours of Service rules, the driver should not transport the shipment. It is the Participant’s responsibility to make sure that it complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, hours of service laws and regulations. The Participant is not required to accept all or any shipments from Sponsor and may decline any shipment tendered by Sponsor.

 

13. WINNERS LIST:
Sponsor may choose to disclose the Weekly and Grand Prize Winners via electronic means to the Participants.  Regardless of whether the names of the Winners are disclosed in this manner, to request the names of the Winners (available after January 14, 2022) or a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to Coyote Logistics 2021 Local Peak Contest, Coyote Logistics, LLC, 2545 W. Diversey Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60647, Attention: VP Carrier Procurement.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the deadline for entering the contest? 

Carriers can enter via the Transport Method through December 25, 2021 (the final week of the contest) and via the Mail-In Method through December 31, 2021 (must be received by this date).

 

Who do I contact with questions about the contest? 

Please contact your Coyote Account Manager.

 

How many transport entries can I have?

You can have as many transport entries into the contest as shipments or bobtail runs you complete during the open period of the contest.

 

How many prizes can I win during the contest?

You are eligible to win one weekly prize each week and the grand prize. If you submit multiple entries in one week and two of your entries are drawn as weekly winners, only one of them will count. However, all of them will still be eligible for the grand prize drawing.

 

What happens if my load gets cancelled or I have equipment issues? 

You will not be eligible for an entry in cases of unpredictable delays (delay in loading, equipment breakdowns, leg cancellations, etc.). However, Coyote may waive the Bounce or Service Failure penalty for an Act of God event. Please contact coyotecontest@coyote.com to request an adjustment. Please review the Rules and Regulations for additional information.