Tag: department of defense

Business

High-security munitions hauling: Bigger investment at startup can mean rich rewards

AA&E freight hauling requires proper permits, credentials, along with a list of other criteria. Learn more about hauling military freight here on Overdrive.

April 30, 2020

Business

DOD begins transitioning management of the massive number of annual household goods moves to a single entity

The DOD is actively moving away from its system for doling out household goods loads to truck carriers and will eventually adopt a single-source model.

February 21, 2019

Business

YRC dismisses claims that it bilked U.S. government as ‘totally without merit’

An attorney for YRC Worldwide said the allegations “are totally without merit.” The DOJ allegations claim YRC reweighed shipments and suppressed the results when they indicated a shipment was lighter than its original estimated weight, then billed DOD “based on weights they knew to be inflated” rather than charging based on the correct weight.

December 17, 2018

Business

DOD weapons haulers’ 30-minute break exemption extended

The DOD’s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command has held the exemption since 2013 and requires continuous attendance and surveillance of its loads until they reach their final destination.

October 23, 2017

Voices

What is the right course for Department of Defense spending?

Is the plan Defense Secretary Hagel outlined appropriate, or should DOD stick to lower sequestration levels — or take another route entirely? Tell us your thoughts in this poll.

March 6, 2014

Business

CRST earns Iowa National Guard and Reserve award

The Iowa Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, recognized CRST International, Inc.

March 15, 2011