honors

Highway Hero receives Carnegie Medal

Overdrive Staff | May 06, 2013

The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission recently awarded Michael Schiotis, a driver from Spring Hill, Tenn., the Carnegie Medal. Schiotis was the 2011 recipient of the Goodyear Highway Hero of the Year award. The Carnegie medal ...

honors

Civilianjobs.com names Epes MVE

Overdrive Staff | April 25, 2013

CivilianJobs.com recently named North Carolina-based carrier Epes Transport System a 2013 Most Valuable Employers for Military finalist. The recognition helps military-experienced job seekers and veterans identify the top employers for civilian careers. For more information ...

honors

Prime drivers recognized

Overdrive Staff | April 08, 2013

Three drivers from Prime Inc. were honored at the 2013 Missouri Trucking Association (MoTA) Annual Safety Conference. Ronald Hoover, Glen Horack and Thomas Miller were awarded based on their excellent driving records, contributions to highway ...

honors

Trucker Buddy names Ambassador of the Year

Overdrive Staff | April 04, 2013

Trucker Buddy International recently selected Randolph Boswell, a driver for Southern Refrigerated Transport, or Texarkana, Ark., the Darrell Hicks Memorial Ambassador of the Year for 2013. The award was presented at the Red Eye Radio ...

honors

Epes Transport named Lowe’s COY

Overdrive Staff | April 04, 2013

Lowe’s recently recognized Epes Transport System, Inc., as the 2012 Outbound Carrier of the Year and for the 2012 Double Platinum Carrier Award. The company was chosen for its consistent performance of providing quality delivered ...

honors

Tallahassee moving co. honored

Overdrive Staff | March 07, 2013

Hunger relief organization Move For Hunger is awarding AMWAT Moving and Storage of Tallahassee, Fla., the Mover of the Year Award for 2012. Since joining Move For Hunger in 2009, AMWAT has delivered more than 11,500 ...

honors

Freymiller recognized by TCA

Overdrive Staff | March 06, 2013

The Truckload Carriers Association presented its Past Chairman’s Award — its "highest honor" — to Don H. Freymiller, founder and chairmen of Freymiller Trucking. The award goes to an industry leader who has made a ...

honors

ATRI exec named Influential Woman

Overdrive Staff | March 06, 2013

Navistar and the Women In Trucking Association named Rebecca Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) the third annual Influential Woman In Trucking. The announcement came at the Truckload ...

12 3 »...Last »

CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: CSA’s crash flaw

Independent owner-operators have the lowest rate of truck-involved crashes but are far more likely to be put out of service than drivers for carriers with 500 or more trucks, which have a higher crash rate.