Category: Management

ATA Names 24 Elite Professional Drivers as Newest America’s Road Team Captains

ATA Names 24 Elite Professional Drivers as Newest America’s Road Team Captains

| January 18, 2024

Drivers will serve as trucking industry ambassadors, traveling the country to spread the message of safe driving, while teaching about the trucking industry and its opportunities The American Trucking Associations announced its new team of 24 professional truck drivers to the 2024-2025 America’s Road Team. The drivers will serve as trucking industry ambassadors, traveling the […]

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Soft demand mutes parcel rate increases, cools LTL and keeps truckload rates flat: Q1 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

Soft demand mutes parcel rate increases, cools LTL and keeps truckload rates flat: Q1 TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index

| January 18, 2024

Latest index shows effect of lingering macroeconomic headwinds as carriers seek to squeeze the most out of limited demand AFS Logistics, third-party logistics (3PL) provider, and TD Cowen announce the first quarter (Q1) 2024 release of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, a snapshot with predictive pricing for truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL) and parcel transportation markets. The […]

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ODW Logistics Merges Contract Logistics and Transportation Management Divisions

ODW Logistics Merges Contract Logistics and Transportation Management Divisions

| January 17, 2024

Integrated Operations Delivers Seamless Logistics Solutions, Enhanced Supply Chain Flexibility, and Freight Consolidation for Major Retail Channels ODW Logistics, a fast-growing national 3PL specializing in integrated logistics solutions, announced the strategic merger of its Transportation Management business unit with its Contract Logistics business unit. Now under common ownership, this cohesive integration marks a pivotal move […]

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PILOT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SALE OF REMAINING INTEREST IN PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS

PILOT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SALE OF REMAINING INTEREST IN PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS

| January 17, 2024

The Haslam Family announced today that Pilot Corporation (the “Company”) closed the sale of its remaining 20% interest in Pilot Travel Centers, LLC to Berkshire Hathaway Inc Pilot was founded in Gate City, Virginia in 1958 by Jim Haslam II. Over the last six decades and with the support of countless team members who have partnered with the Haslam family […]

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Werner Enterprises Names Nathan Meisgeier as President

Werner Enterprises Names Nathan Meisgeier as President

| January 16, 2024

Mr. Leathers will remain the Company’s Chairman and CEO Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, announced today that, upon the recommendation of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Derek J. Leathers, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously appointed Nathan J. Meisgeier to serve as Werner’s President, effective January 5, 2024. […]

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ATA Launches Latest Driver Compensation Study Survey

ATA Launches Latest Driver Compensation Study Survey

| January 12, 2024

Previous versions of the Driver Compensation Study have been based on surveys of more than 180 fleets representing over 135,000 employee drivers The American Trucking Associations opened its survey for the 2024 ATA Driver Compensation Study. “The Driver Compensation Study is an invaluable and one-of-a-kind benchmarking tool,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “In order […]

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