Category: People

Trucking Company Employees Force Out Teamsters Union Bosses in Virginia, Similar Ouster Could Soon Come in New Jersey

Trucking Company Employees Force Out Teamsters Union Bosses in Virginia, Similar Ouster Could Soon Come in New Jersey

| November 3, 2024

Efforts come in the face of anti-Right to Work push by Teamsters bosses and Teamster-backed Biden-Harris Labor Board rule change to disenfranchise workers In two recent efforts by trucking employees across the Eastern Seaboard to free their workplaces from Teamsters union officials, a group of Virginia workers has successfully forced out Teamsters Local 322, while […]

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Voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Now Open

Voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Now Open

| November 3, 2024

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program, Kenworth Truck Company and Fastport, honors military veterans who have made an outstanding transition into the commercial trucking industry Public voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists begins November 1 and will run through Veterans Day, November 11. This prestigious award, coordinated by the […]

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Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation

Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation

| October 30, 2024

List is comprised of a diverse range of company types in the trucking marketplace, including motor carriers, third-party logistics companies, and original equipment manufacturers Redefining the Road magazine, the official magazine of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), announced today the recipients of the 2024 “Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation.” The magazine […]

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Drivers Legal Plan Announces Endorsement from North Carolina Trucking Association

Drivers Legal Plan Announces Endorsement from North Carolina Trucking Association

| October 27, 2024

This strategic partnership reinforces both organizations’ commitment to supporting the trucking community and advocating for the rights of professional drivers Drivers Legal Plan (DLP), a national law firm specializing in CDL ticket defense for commercial truck drivers, announced a formal endorsement by the North Carolina Trucking Association (NCTA), the non-profit organization representing the trucking industry […]

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Fighting Fraud Means Fighting These Fraud Monsters 

Fighting Fraud Means Fighting These Fraud Monsters 

| October 27, 2024

Beware of the monsters targeting freight businesses Freight fraud continuously evolves to exploit vulnerabilities in your business. Bad actors are getting smarter, faster, and sneakier at targeting and infiltrating systems. As bad actors continue to shapeshift—to the extent of showing up as multiple profiles on a single day in hopes of finding vulnerabilities to expose—it’s […]

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Women In Trucking Association Releases 2024-25 WIT Index Data

Women In Trucking Association Releases 2024-25 WIT Index Data

| October 21, 2024

The 2024-25 WIT Index survey found a substantial number of women in influential leadership roles The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently released findings of its 2024-25 WIT Index. This unique research is the industry’s barometer to benchmark and measure the percentage of women who make up critical roles in transportation. These roles include corporate […]

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