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Landstar trailer-inspection event
Landstar’s “Inspection Connection” event is encouraging its leased owner-operators pulling company-owned or leased trailers to bring in those trailers for company standard 120-day inspections between September 19 and October 17 at any approved Landstar network inspection site, in exchange for an opportunity to win prizes.
September 5, 2019
Business
Builders Transportation now part of Daseke
Builders Transportation, a flatbed specialist in steel, aluminum and metal products, is based in Memphis, Tennessee and joined Daseke in early August.
September 26, 2018
Business
Carrier giant U.S. Xpress plans to become publicly traded
For the second time in its history, U.S. Xpress plans to become a publicly traded company, offering Class A and Class B common stock on the NYSE.
May 9, 2018
Business
Landstar agents’ meeting honors partners
Landstar System presented safety officer and customer of the year awards this month during the owner-operator-heavy fleet’s annual agent convention in Boca Raton, Fla..
April 24, 2018
Business
Major carriers’ revenue, income continue to slip in 2017
The stats are also in line with owner-operator income for the first half of the year. Like owner-operators, publicly traded large fleets reported higher fuel costs than the same period the year prior, despite cheaper diesel prices.
August 23, 2017
Business
Two large carriers to become publicly traded companies as early as this year
Schneider National, the eight largest carrier in the country, has filed an application with the SEC to become publicly owned and begin trading shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Daseke has entered into a merger deal with an investment firm will become a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq.
January 4, 2017
Business
Dayton opens Nebraska service center
Dayton Freight Lines, a provider of regional less-than-truckload services, has opened a new service center in Omaha, Neb., its first location in the state. The Dayton, Ohio-based company said the 10-door facility is located strategically to offer faster and more direct service for its Midwest customers.
April 15, 2015
Business
C.R. England hikes pay for Texas Regional solo drivers
C.R. England increased pay for company solo drivers in its Texas Regional division by an average of 11.8 percent depending on tenure. The Salt Lake City-based refrigerated carrier offers flexible short-haul services throughout the region, as well as through-trailer service into and out of Mexico with hubs strategically positioned throughout Texas and Arkansas.
April 14, 2015
Business
Hill Bros. offers new pay package, increase
Hill Brothers Transportation announced a new pay package and pay increase for its over-the-road/national fleet drivers. The new pay scale offers drivers up to 54 cents per mile, including hazmat and bonuses, and rewards drivers based on length of haul. The Omaha, Neb.-based truckload company said the pay increase comes in addition to other driver […]
April 14, 2015
Business
Transport America rolls out student tuition reimbursement program
Transport America introduced a student tuition reimbursement program that provides students with $300 on the first paycheck of every month for an entire year, totaling a $3,600 reimbursement. The Eagan, Minn.-based truckload carrier said the reimbursement is in addition to student drivers’ base mileage pay.
April 10, 2015
Business
DriveAtlas offering $5k sign-on bonus for owner-ops
DriveAtlas says it is hiring 200 new owner operators by year’s end. This hiring comes in response to a increases in shipment volume and household moving contracts, freight transportation and logistics services throughout 2014. In addition, the company teamed up with workforce mobility management companies Weichert Workforce Mobility, which also requires the need for additional […]
April 21, 2014
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Bulk fleet profile in pictures: Apex Logistics
A run through the basics of the California-based Apex Logistics fleet, partially in pictures.
December 9, 2013
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