15 Aug England Logistics Opens Atlanta Office England Logistics, the brokerage unit of C.R. England, has opened an office in Atlanta to support recent business growth. Read more...
15 Aug Americold Completes Purchase of Another Georgia Facility Temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company Americold has wrapped up the purchase of a storage facility that bolsters its Georgia-based network to 15 facilities. Read more...
15 Aug Transportation Insight Launches BirdDog Logistics Logistics provider Transportation Insight is rebranding its transactional freight brokerage market as BirdDog Logistics. Read more...
15 Aug Transfix Receives $22 Million in Funding Transfix, which matches shippers and carriers through the internet, has received $22 million in funding, led by New Enterprise Associates. Read more...
15 Aug Survey Ranks Arpin Van Lines as Top Household Goods Mover in Customer Satisfaction Arpin Van Lines has been rated the best in customer satisfaction of the 10 largest suppliers of household goods, according to the 22nd Annual Nationwide Relocating Employee Survey released by independent research firm Trippel Survey & Research. Read more...
15 Aug Blue Bloodhound Hits 20,000-Driver Participation Threshold Blue Bloodhound, which matches available drivers with carriers, said it has passed the 20,000 threshold in drivers who participate in the service. Read more...
14 Aug Kenworth Unveils T680 Advantage Day Cab That Touts 6% Fuel-Economy Gain KIRKLAND, Wash. - Kenworth Truck Co. announced a series of product enhancements and provided a generally positive industry outlook during a media briefing on Aug. 12 featuring the company's new general manager, Mike Dozier. Read more...
13 Aug NTDC 2016: Indiana Wal-Mart Driver Charles 'Mike' White Named Bendix Grand Champion INDIANAPOLIS - Charles "Mike" White, a Wal-Mart Transportation professional driver from nearby Nineveh, Indiana, was named Bendix Grand Champion of the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships on Aug. 13. Read more...
13 Aug NTDC 2016: Most Finalists Set, But Ties Force Runoffs The trucking industry's "Super Bowl of Safety" is down to five finalists in five of the eight classes of competition, with runoffs required in three classes, plus the step van class. Read more...
12 Aug Arizona's Daniel Voelker Named NAIC Grand Champion INDIANAPOLIS - Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper Daniel Voelker has been named grand champion of the 2016 North American Inspectors Championship. Read more...