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Million Mile Safe Driver Dennis Bramblett  Wins Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway

Million Mile Safe Driver Dennis Bramblett Wins Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway

| July 20, 2021

Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver Dennis Bramblett of Hannibal, Missouri, was the lucky winner of a 2022 Volvo® VNL64T truck Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR), a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services, has announced the winner of the 2021 Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway. Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver Dennis […]

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ATA Now Accepting Applications for LEAD ATA Program

ATA Now Accepting Applications for LEAD ATA Program

| July 20, 2021

LEAD ATA graduates are engaged in everything from technology to the workforce to ensure the growth of the industry as we plan for the future The American Trucking Associations announced it is accepting applications for the ninth LEAD ATA class. Rising, young executives are encouraged to apply to the industry’s top leadership development program. Established […]

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ABA Congratulates the 2021 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program Recipients

ABA Congratulates the 2021 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program Recipients

| July 19, 2021

Funds to implement strategies, exercises, training and technologies designed to mitigate threats to passengers and facilities of motorcoach operators The American Bus Association (ABA) – the industry leader advancing North American motorcoach travel and tourism – offers its congratulations to the 42 recipients of the fiscal year 2021 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) funds […]

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Volvo Trucks North America and UAW Agree on Six-Year Contract

Volvo Trucks North America and UAW Agree on Six-Year Contract

| July 16, 2021

Employees represented by the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have ratified a new six-year agreement covering 2,900 members of UAW Local #2069 at the New River Valley truck assembly operations in Virginia “This agreement allows us to continue providing our employees with a great quality of life, with guaranteed wage growth and excellent benefits,” said […]

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Women in Trucking Shares Insights on Recruiting and Retaining Female Drivers

Women in Trucking Shares Insights on Recruiting and Retaining Female Drivers

| July 13, 2021

Participate in Roundtable with Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Secretary Walsh The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) President Ellen Voie participated in a recent Trucking Industry Roundtable hosted by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh to address supply chain disruptions and discuss the recruitment and retention of truck drivers. For […]

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Ryder Names New Chief Technology Product Officer of Fleet Management Solutions Business

Ryder Names New Chief Technology Product Officer of Fleet Management Solutions Business

| July 12, 2021

Automotive industry veteran Rob Pluta to lead fleet product innovation Mr. Pluta is responsible for leading the development and execution of Ryder customer-facing, new technology and innovation products for Ryder Fleet Management Solutions, the company’s largest business segment. (Photo: Business Wire)July 08, 2021 06:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time Ryder System, Inc. announces the appointment of […]

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