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EY Announces Evan Pohaski, CEO, JLE Industries as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022

EY Announces Evan Pohaski, CEO, JLE Industries as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022

| May 18, 2022

Entrepreneur Of The Year is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has announced that Evan Pohaski, Founder and CEO of JLE Industries, the fastest-growing Flatbed freight solutions provider in North America, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year®2022 East Central Award finalist. Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent […]

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Truckstop.com Survey Reveals Challenges and Opportunities in the Freight Transportation Industry

Truckstop.com Survey Reveals Challenges and Opportunities in the Freight Transportation Industry

| May 17, 2022

Data shows more than half of carriers (51%) are considering a job change in the next half year to 12 months In honor of National Transportation Week taking place May 15-21, which is meant to educate the public about freight transportation issues, Truckstop.com took a pulse on what carriers are experiencing, revealing significant challenges and opportunities in the transportation industry. […]

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Biden and Buttigieg Announce $1 Billion for  Safe Streets and Roads for All, Address National Roadway Safety Crisis

Biden and Buttigieg Announce $1 Billion for Safe Streets and Roads for All, Address National Roadway Safety Crisis

| May 17, 2022

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides Dedicated Funding for Safety Projects that Prevent Fatalities, Serious Injuries The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the application process is now open for communities of all sizes to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 funding to help them ensure safe streets and roads for all and address […]

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Recruitment & Retention Rundown

Recruitment & Retention Rundown

| May 13, 2022

Tenstreet Q1 Market Index: BAILEY JAMES The transportation industry is always changing. While the pandemic appears to be waning in the U.S., new issues bring challenges to both carriers and drivers. Covid outbreaks in China, high gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and lack of equipment availability continue to introduce turbulence to trucking at large. […]

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New Chief Capacity Officer Mark Ford Bolsters Freight Procurement Strategy at BlueGrace Logistics

New Chief Capacity Officer Mark Ford Bolsters Freight Procurement Strategy at BlueGrace Logistics

| May 11, 2022

New role prioritizes capacity in an unpredictable marketplace to gain competitive advantage  BlueGrace Logistics (BlueGrace), one of North America’s leading Third-Party Logistics (3PL) providers, today announced that Mark Ford will lead the Truckload procurement strategy as the organization’s first Chief Capacity Officer. Reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Bobby Harris, Ford will focus on identifying, pursuing, and building truckload carrier relationships, […]

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XPO Logistics Announces Drew Wilkerson as Chief Executive Officer for Spin-Off

XPO Logistics Announces Drew Wilkerson as Chief Executive Officer for Spin-Off

| May 10, 2022

Wilkerson, currently XPO’s president of North American Transportation, will become chief executive officer of the company’s planned spin-off of its tech-enabled brokered services platform XPO Logistics, Inc.  provider of freight transportation services, announced that Drew Wilkerson, currently XPO’s president of North American Transportation, will become chief executive officer of the company’s planned spin-off of its […]

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