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Kudos to Mr. Cartright at USA Truck

USA Truck, Inc., a capacity solutions provider headquartered in Van Buren, AR, announced the appointment of Billy Cartright as Vice President of Safety and Recruiting, effective Oct. 5, 2015. Mr. Cartright joins USA Truck from Con-way, Inc., where he served most recently as Senior Director of Operations. In that position, he managed 3,100 driver and non-driver personnel and oversaw Fleet Management, Customer Service, Planning, Equipment Control, Service Team and Terminal Management [+]

USA Truck Appoints Gary Nichols VP of Mexico Operations

USA Truck, Inc., headquartered in Van Buren, AK, announced on August 28 the appointment of Gary Nichols as vice president of Mexico Operations. Nichols will manage operations and sales processes related to the Company’s Mexico-U.S. truckload business. He brings 35 years of industry experience to USA ... [+]

International Lifts Intermodal, Gaining 6.8% in Quarter-over-Quarter Comparison

Q2 Growth Pulls Year-to-Date Volumes Up 3.9 Percent Intermodal volumes jumped 4.5% in Q2, with international surpassing expectations, according to the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)’s second quarter Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics report released on August 5. Despite some softening due to declining trailer ... [+]

VPA Begins FY 2016 with Strong TEU Total; Growth in Rail and Truck Volume

The Port of Virginia began fiscal year 2016 by handling 226,000 TEUs in July, and in doing so, marked the fifth consecutive month of TEU volume exceeding 210,000 units. In July, the port saw an increase in TEU volume of 9%, or 18,217 units, when compared ... [+]

PANYNJ Change of Command

FBJ-NA offers a salute to Rick Larrabee, former port commerce director, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANYNJ) on his retirement, and hails his replacement, Molly Campbell. Larrabee retired on a high note with cargo volumes at record levels thanks to strategic initiatives he led, including ... [+]

ATA OPPOSES FMCSA’S PROPOSED CERTIFICATION LABEL RULE

On August 3, the American Trucking Association (ATA) filed written comments to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed rule making addressing missing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certification labels for commercial motor vehicles operated by U.S.–domiciled motor carriers. ATA informed FMCSA that ... [+]

BoxTop Technologies announces the opening of their new USA office.

Christopher Hewlett, CEO of one of the UK’s leading freight management and supply chain software companies , is heading up BoxTop Technologies’ expansion in the USA. He will be based in Houston, Texas. As Christopher states ‘Houston offers a well-educated and highly motivated workforce within a busy ... [+]