Driver detention – time spent waiting at shipper or receiver facilities outside of loading/unloading – is a longstanding issue in the trucking industry As part of a larger study on the impacts of truck driver detention on the industry, the American Transportation Research Institute today issued a call for motor carriers and owner-operators to participate […]
Hutcheson was a fierce champion for women in the transportation industry and a committed partner to stakeholders The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the departure of Administrator Robin Hutcheson. Hutcheson, who joined the Biden-Harris Administration in Jan. 2021, will depart the agency on Jan. 26. Sue Lawless, FMCSA Executive Director and Chief Safety Officer, […]
PS Logistics is operating one of the largest 53-foot flatbed carriers in the country with over 500 power units and 1,250 over-length trailers PS Logistics, one of the largest privately held transportation and logistics companies in the United States, announced that its subsidiary Blair Logistics has acquired the flatbed division of ELS. With this transaction, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
