Category: People

<strong>Jennifer Hedrick Named Incoming Women In Trucking Association CEO</strong>

Jennifer Hedrick Named Incoming Women In Trucking Association CEO

| January 19, 2023

Hedrick began employment with WIT Jan. 9 and will formally take on full leadership responsibilities on March 16 The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) recently announced Jennifer Hedrick, CAE, as the incoming president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the association. She will work closely with WIT’s board of directors and staff to oversee initiatives […]

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<strong>Hyliion Appoints Jay Craig as New Chairman of the Board</strong>

Hyliion Appoints Jay Craig as New Chairman of the Board

| January 17, 2023

Craig has been instrumental in driving the execution of Hypertruck ERX development milestones Hyliion Holdings Corp.  electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, has appointed Jeffrey A. (Jay) Craig as the new Chairman of the Board. Effective December 12, 2022, Craig succeeds Ed Olkkola, who recently passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. A […]

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk Meets with Zūm, the Leader in Sustainable, Tech-Enabled Student Transportation

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk Meets with Zūm, the Leader in Sustainable, Tech-Enabled Student Transportation

| January 13, 2023

Visit Included a Tour of Zum’s San Francisco Bus Yard and Ride-Along on a Zum EV School Bus The Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, David Turk, met with executives and staff at Zūm, the nation’s leader in modern, sustainable student transportation. The visit, which took place at Zum’s San Francisco bus yard, included a tour of […]

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Webb Estes Promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Estes Express Lines

Webb Estes Promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Estes Express Lines

| January 12, 2023

Rob Estes remains Estes’ Chairman of the Board and CEO, while Billy Hupp transitions to Vice Chairman of the Board and Corporate Executive Vice President Estes Express Lines, North America’s largest, privately owned freight carrier, has announced the promotion of Vice President of Process Improvement Webb Estes to president and chief operating officer (COO), effective today, January 10. Webb represents the […]

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NATSO, SIGMA STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION

NATSO, SIGMA STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSPORTATION DECARBONIZATION

| January 12, 2023

The nation’s fuel retailers are eager to continue investing in alternative fuels, including electric vehicle charging, natural gas, and hydrogen NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s “U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization,” which outlines the Administration’s […]

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Trucking CEO is driving force behind new supply chain leadership program at Rutgers Business School

Trucking CEO is driving force behind new supply chain leadership program at Rutgers Business School

| January 11, 2023

As a leader in the supply chain industry, Hermann expects that Road to Global Supply Chain Leadership will help develop a future workforce equipped to rise to whatever challenges the economy presents On a September day in 2017, a convoy of six trucks arrived in Houston with a police escort, each 53-foot rig packed to the limit […]

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