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ATA Names Six to New Leadership Positions

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear announced that the trucking group has promoted four longtime staffers and hired a new vice president of creative services and creative director and a new director of marketing as part of the federation’s continued retooling. ATA promoted four staffers: Dan Duggan, Henry Hanscom, Joe Hite and John Lynch to new leadership positions within the association. • Lynch was named new senior vice president ... [+]

USA Truck Recognized by RecruitMilitary as a Most Valuable Employer for Military Finalist

USA Truck Inc., a leading capacity solutions provider headquartered in Van Buren, Arkansas, is a finalist for the 2017 Most Valuable Employers for Military. Awarded by RecruitMilitary, MVE recognition serves to help military-experienced job seekers identify the top employers to target for civilian careers. “Nearly 30% ... [+]

ATA Pleased by Release of DOT Hours-of-Service Restart Report

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said the trucking industry iss pleased by the release of a U.S. Department of Transportation report that found no benefit to the onerous and unjustified restrictions placed on the use of the 34-hour restart by professional drivers. “The ... [+]

ATA Announces U.S. Legal Services Renewed as ATA Corporate Partner

American Trucking Associations announced U.S. Legal Services was renewed as an ATA Corporate Partner and Featured Product Provider. “The trucking industry counts on its supplier community for top-of-the-line products and services and ATA continues to recognize leaders in the industry through the ATA ... [+]

ATA Announces Bestpass Renewed as Featured Product Provider

The American Trucking Associations renewed Bestpass, an industry leader in toll solutions, as an ATA Featured Product provider. “The trucking industry is a large-scale operation with trucks delivering the goods and services people rely on from coast to coast,” said ATA President and CEO Chris ... [+]

CIFFA will partner with TIACA and Multimodal Americas at ACF in Toronto

The Canadian International Freight Forwarders’ Association (CIFFA) will partner with TIACA and Multimodal Americas at the Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Toronto in October 2018. The announcement comes as Vladimir Zubkov formally takes the helm as TIACA’s new Secretary General, replacing Doug Brittin, who ... [+]

Werner Celebrates 35,000th Apprenticeship Program Enrollee

Werner Enterprises is pleased to announce the enrollment of the 35,000th enrollee in its Professional Truck Driver Apprenticeship Program. Penny Vigil, from Lancaster, California, is the 35,000th participant to enroll in Werner’s apprenticeship program. Currently, she runs freight from Los Angeles to Phoenix and back. Vigil ... [+]

UPS Acquires Freightex to Accelerate UK , European Truckload Brokerage Business

UPS announced on January 9 the purchase of Freightex, a U.K.-based asset-light provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized and refrigerated over-the-road services. The acquisition immediately establishes UPS’s presence in the growing U.K. and European third-party logistics (3PL) over-the-road brokerage transportation market and launches a new global ... [+]

NAFTA Freight Volumes Diminish

Three transportation modes – air, vessel and truck – carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in October 2016 compared to October 2015 as total freight on all modes decreased 3.6% to $93.2 billion in ... [+]

Werner Enterprises Unveils Laredo Terminal Expansion

Werner Enterprises has completed a 10-acre expansion project at its terminal in Laredo, Texas, increasing efficiency and driver satisfaction at the facility. The multi-million dollar expansion project includes the development of 10 existing acres to accommodate a second entrance exclusively for Werner equipment, 110 additional trailer ... [+]

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