Category: Management

$3 Million in Grants Improve Driver Safety and Create Career Opportunities for Veterans and Rural Communities as Part of Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan

$3 Million in Grants Improve Driver Safety and Create Career Opportunities for Veterans and Rural Communities as Part of Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan

| September 3, 2024

Administration’s investments in training and support for Commercial Driver’s License holders will help meet the nation’s growing demand for truck drivers The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced awards totaling nearly $3.5 million to 27 colleges and other commercial driver’s license (CDL) training programs through the agency’s Commercial Motor Vehicle […]

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JRayl Transport Transitions to Kenworth T680s with PACCAR Powertrain to Optimize Efficiency

JRayl Transport Transitions to Kenworth T680s with PACCAR Powertrain to Optimize Efficiency

| September 3, 2024

JRayl operates more than 400 trucks across its strategically placed locations in Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and Texas Since its humble beginning in 1985, operating a few trucks on a small farm in Akron, Ohio, JRayl Transport has grown to become one of the largest asset-based logistics companies in Ohio. Tim Rayl, one of the company’s […]

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Meridian Waste Acquires Evergreen Environmental Partners Holdings, LLC & ADSI Holdings, LLC

Meridian Waste Acquires Evergreen Environmental Partners Holdings, LLC & ADSI Holdings, LLC

| September 3, 2024

Adding the States of Alabama & Mississippi to Meridian Waste’s Operational Footprint Meridian Waste Acquisitions, LLC, a non-hazardous, integrated solid waste services company, announces that the company has acquired the stock of Evergreen Environmental Partners Holdings, LLC (EEP) & ADSI Holdings, LLC (ADSI) effective September 1, 2024. The two entities were holdings of BTG Pactual Strategic Capital. The acquisition expands […]

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Trucking Wages Continue to Rise Despite Challenging Freight Economy

Trucking Wages Continue to Rise Despite Challenging Freight Economy

| September 3, 2024

Truckload drivers earned a median annual amount of $76,420 in 2023 – a 10% increase over the previous two years The American Trucking Associations released the results of its latest Driver Compensation Study showing that, despite a currently challenging freight market for motor carriers, driver wages across the industry continue to increase post-pandemic. The study provides detailed […]

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Women In Trucking Association Announces its September 2024 Member of the Month

Women In Trucking Association Announces its September 2024 Member of the Month

| September 2, 2024

Anderson is a professional driver for GP Transco, a trusted leader in transportation, delivering excellence and innovative solutions for the trucking and logistics industry The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Lehua Anderson as its September 2024 Member of the Month. Anderson is a professional driver for GP Transco, a trusted leader in transportation, […]

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Truckstop Upholds Rigorous Stance of Zero Tolerance for Fraud with Advanced Technology

Truckstop Upholds Rigorous Stance of Zero Tolerance for Fraud with Advanced Technology

| August 27, 2024

Risk Factors analyzes billions of signals from Truckstop proprietary, licensed, and public data to deliver a risk assessment and easy-to-read summary of a carrier’s potential risk indicators With a strong presence throughout the entire freight lifecycle and decades of historical data, Truckstop is uniquely positioned to help detect and mitigate fraud risks at every stage. Truckstop products have a […]

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