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Rand McNally touts upgrades to mobile communications systems, Web portal
Rand McNally on Thursday, July 19, announced a new hardware design and upgrades for its top-end TPC 7600 mobile communication fleet management system, cutting the system’s price to less than $1,200. The company said the new box, measuring one-third the size of the prior-generation mounted device, packs the same computing power and Windows 7 operating […]
July 19, 2012
Marten Transport enhances driver compensation
Marten Transport announced it recently completed a series of enhancements to its driver compensation package. The most recent changes transition the former quarterly performance and safety bonuses over to monthly bonuses, which the Mondovi, Wis.-based company said puts more money in the hands of its drivers more quickly. “We wanted to present our drivers with […]
July 18, 2012
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Calark to increase company driver pay
Calark International announced that it will be giving an across-the-board pay increase for all company drivers beginning Aug. 14. “The new pay package will be very good for drivers,” said Rochelle Bartholomew, president of the Little Rock, Ark.-based company. “We appreciate the dedication and loyalty our drivers have shown throughout the years. Calark has survived […]
July 18, 2012
Business
Waller Truck recognized for safety
Waller Truck Co. announced it was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Co. as part of the 2011 National Safety Awards Program. Waller is a family-owned and -operated dry van truckload carrier of general commodities headquartered in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Started in 1959 by Jack Waller and now under second-generation leadership of Bob Waller, […]
July 18, 2012
Business
Bay & Bay ‘Top Dawg’ driver enjoys Honolulu trip
Honolulu was the award trip of choice for Bay & Bay Transportation truck driver Tim Langer. He and his wife enjoyed a weeklong stay there, complete with a tour of the U.S.S. Missouri, a helicopter tour of the islands, a trip to the Polynesian Cultural Center and a whale-watching excursion. Langer won the trip after […]
July 18, 2012
Business
New report highlights data on fleet recruitment, retention
With more attention being paid to the shortage of qualified truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations on Tuesday, July 17, announced the release of a report aimed at helping fleets recruit and retain these employees. “As the economy continues to recover, fleets need to work even harder to keep up with demand, and in turn, […]
July 17, 2012
Business
Schneider offering $6,000 tuition reimbursement to driving school grads
Schneider National is offering $6,000 for tuition reimbursement to qualified driving school graduates. The Green Bay, Wis.-based company says the program will cover the full cost of many truck-driving schools and give drivers a leg up as they enter the industry. “Schneider National’s tuition reimbursement program helps students overcome a big hurdle in starting a […]
July 17, 2012
Business
Kreilkamp increases driver pay, reinstates weekly 401(k) match
Kreilkamp Trucking, a family-owned trucking company based in Allenton, Wis., recently announced its plans to increase driver pay and reinstitute a weekly 401(k) company match program. “We feel that the economic uncertainty for this country is behind us and the demand for trucking services is steadily increasing monthly,” says Tim Kreilkamp, president of Kreilkamp Trucking. […]
July 16, 2012
Business
Ruan driver named TCA Highway Angel for helping motorist on cold night
The Truckload Carriers Association announced that Ruan Transportation driver Larry Druckamiller of Warsaw, Ind., has been named a Highway Angel for saving a man’s life on a cold night. It was about 3 a.m. on Feb. 26, and Druckamiller was driving on Route 41 just north of Schneider, Ind. As he headed for his destination […]
July 16, 2012
Business
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index fell in May
FTR Associates on Monday, July 9, announced that its Trucking Conditions Index for May fell nearly 4.0 points from the previous month to a reading of 5.1, its lowest level in six months. April’s strong performance was not sustained, reflecting soft pricing results for the first quarter of 2012 and the moderate levels of driver […]
July 9, 2012
Business
TMC Fall Meeting, TMCSuperTech 2012 set for Sept. 10-13
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council will hold its 2012 Fall Meeting and National Technician Skills Competition – TMCSuperTech 2012 – Sept. 10-13 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The meeting theme, “Forging Solutions for Tomorrow’s Maintenance Challenges,” will be carried out through technical sessions covering management, training, equipment selection, […]
July 9, 2012
Business
Pegasus Transportation driver named TCA Highway Angel
The Truckload Carriers Association announced that Pegasus Transportation professional driver Bryan Blair has been named a Highway Angel. On May 26 at about 11 p.m., Blair was driving on the ramp from Interstate 265 South onto I-65 South; in front of him was a flatbed hauling a huge coil of steel. When the driver took […]
July 9, 2012
Business
Interstate Distributor announces new OTR regional pay package
Interstate Distributor Co. has announced a new pay package for over-the-road regional drivers. The new “My Pay” package provides drivers a competitive base rate per mile and the ability to add an additional 3 cents per mile quarterly. “Since joining Interstate in February, I have heard from our driving associates that they wanted to be […]
July 7, 2012
Business
ATS million mile drivers rewarded with fishing, hunting getaway
Anderson Trucking Service rewarded four of its drivers with an all-expense paid fishing and hunting trip in Port Charlotte, Fla., as part of its recent ATS Great Fishing Trip Giveaway. ATS company drivers Walter Hooper of Oklahoma, Julian Dmytryszyn of New York, Al Ritter of South Dakota and Michael Vasseau of Arkansas were chosen from […]
July 7, 2012
Business
CalArk safety director honored by Arkansas Trucking Association
Dennis Hilton, safety director at CalArk International, has been named Arkansas 2011 Safety Professional of the Year by The Arkansas Trucking Association. “The traits that I admire the most about Dennis are his willingness to accept any challenge and the cooperative manner in which he works with others,” said Rochelle Bartholomew, president of Little Rock, […]
July 3, 2012
Business
Prime Inc. founder Low honored for entrepreneurialism
Ernst & Young recently announced Robert Low, president and founder of Prime Inc., as its Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 in the Central Midwest at a gala at The Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in Kansas City, Kan. The award is given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial […]
July 3, 2012
Business
Bay & Bay driver contest winner enjoys trip to Puerto Vallarta
Mexican resort city Puerto Vallarta was the award trip of choice recently for Bay & Bay truck driver Peter Yelisiyev. That’s where Yelisiyev and his family enjoyed a weeklong stay at an all-inclusive resort after being he was named one of four recipients of Bay & Bay Transportation’s annual “Top Dawg” Award. While vacationing, the […]
July 3, 2012
Business
Webinar to address driver pay
With regulatory changes and increasing freight demand heating up the driver shortage, pay rates are rising. Learn more about the latest trends in compensation for company drivers and owner-operators in a free webinar produced by CCJ sister publications Overdrive and Truckers News. The one-hour webinar will begin at 8 p.m. CT July 26. Gordon Klemp, […]
July 2, 2012
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