Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024:
Voltera expands truck charging footprint
The Wilmington site located just four miles from the Port of Long Beach and five miles from the Port of Los Angeles and can accommodate up to 30 electrified stalls. It has already secured a power supply of up to five megawatts from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The West Sacramento site is strategically positioned close to the I-5 and the I-80 highways, holds up to 100 electrified charging stalls and has secured a power supply of one megawatt.
The new sites bring the company’s total portfolio to 22 sites strategically positioned across key transit hubs in California, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and Florida.
Cargo Transporter's Dellinger takes helm of ATA
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Dennis Dellinger, president and CEO of Hickory, North Carolina-based Cargo Transporters (CCJ Top 250, No. 163) has been elected Chairman of the American Trucking Associations. Dellinger succeeds Andrew Boyle, co-president of Boyle Transportation.
“I am deeply honored and extraordinarily humbled to have been selected to serve our association and industry,” Dellinger said. “ATA represents every facet of trucking, and our voice is one. I look forward to working with all of you to represent the millions of hardworking men and women who make this essential industry thrive.”
ATA President and CEO Chris Spear said, having working his way up from the terminal floor to the corner office and now becoming ATA Chairman, "Dennis embodies what is exceptional about trucking... ATA is lucky to have a chairman who has seen it and done it all in this industry, and I’m eager to continue working with him.”
ATA's Board also elected Greg Hodgen, president and CEO of Groendyke Transport Inc. in Enid, Oklahoma, as first vice chairman and Derek Leathers, chairman and CEO of Werner Enterprises Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska, as second vice chairman. In addition, Randy Clifford, chairman and CEO of Ventura Transfer Company in Long Beach, California, was elected as vice chairman at large. The Board re-elected John M. Smith, chairman of CRST International Holdings LLC, as secretary and John A. Smith, president and CEO of FedEx Ground, as treasurer.
Saia LTL wins SmartWay award
Saia LTL Freight has been awarded the 2024 SmartWay Excellence Award by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Saia was the sole recipient in the less-than-truckload (LTL) category.
The SmartWay program was established to help businesses in the freight industry track and reduce their carbon footprint. This year, SmartWay recognized 47 companies (18 shippers and 29 truck carriers) with a 2024 SmartWay Excellence Award. This represents about 2% of all SmartWay partners.
The SmartWay Excellence Award represents the EPA’s highest recognition for top-tier environmental performance in the freight sector, highlighting those organizations that excel in improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"We are deeply honored to be recognized by the EPA as a leader in sustainability," said Saia President and CEO Fritz Holzgrefe. "Our dedication to sustainable business practices, such as reducing emissions and improving fuel efficiency, aligns with our core values of ‘Do the Right Thing’ and ‘Community’ and with our broader strategy of operational excellence, innovation, and environmental stewardship."
