Tag: FEMA

Overdrive Radio
Hurricane relief hauling with Fla. owner-op Tim Philmon; and a look at ATA’s fed/state agenda
In the latest Overdrive Radio podcast, take a run through Hurricane Michael relief efforts with the front-line FEMA shuttle relief operation Florida-based independent Tim Philmon contracted to in its wake. Also: James Jaillet offers insight into what to expect from ATA’s regs/legislative agenda going forward. It’s not all bad news, ultimately.
November 1, 2018
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Overdrive Radio
On a Hurricane Harvey relief mission with owner-operator Bill Ater
Landstar-leased owner-operator Bill Ater had his “feet in the starting blocks, hands on the floor” and was “waiting on the starting shot” when we talked Tuesday, August 29, for this Overdrive Radio podcast, staged in South Texas for relief shuttles associated with Hurricane Harvey.
August 31, 2017
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Business
Spot market update — van, reefer transitional period, and a few hot markets
Midwest writ large is trending up, the Southeast down, with the exception of lanes into Louisiana. Increases were dramatic on lanes into the Shreveport market, which includes Alexandria, La. Ensler Field outside Alexandria is one of the staging areas for FEMA.
August 25, 2016
Reefer load posts took a downward turn last week, but they’re still 8 percent higher than they were in mid-July, and rates are holding up pretty well on the high-traffic lanes.
Channel 19
Remembering 9/11 as anniversary approaches: A trucker’s story from ground zero
This month’s issue of Truckers News commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a look at how the trucking business has changed as a result of the disaster. The areas impacted largely include load security and driver background scrutiny, but also camaraderie, drivers looking out for one another, pay, and other factors. A […]
September 9, 2011
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Business
Pulse
How great it would be if this spirit of volunteerism and self-reliance could extend to meeting social needs 365 days a year, coast to coast.
June 2, 2011
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Business
Federal security program trains truckers
The First Observer component is to recruit and train industry volunteers to report suspicious activities.
September 7, 2010
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