Business

Georgia Truck-Driving School Launches With Emphasis on Redefining Driver Training

DALTON, Ga. — A stone's throw from the front door of Big Rig Driving Academy, tractor-trailers rumble up and down Interstate 75, their drivers stopping at a truck stop on Carbondale Road for fuel, food or a simple rest.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
August 2, 2016
Business

Teams Gather in Tennessee to Solve the World’s Logistics Problems

For the next 12 weeks, 10 carefully-selected teams will try to solve the world's transportation and logistics problems from the second floor of the Loveman's Building in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
July 12, 2016
Business

U.S. Xpress Truck Driver Once Weighing More Than 280 Pounds Competes in Triathlon

When the Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga triathlon kicked off May 22, 51-year-old U.S. Xpress truck driver Danny George was there, competing.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
May 23, 2016
Business

Covenant Transportation Celebrates 30 Years in Business

Parker was in his 20s when he started Covenant. Longhaul trucking pioneer Clyde Fuller raised him. Parker came up in trucking and discovered a talent for the work.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
May 16, 2016
Business

Tennessee Businessmen Seek 10 Teams for Logistics Business Accelerator Program

The founders of Access America Transport announced March 28 the formation of both an accelerator program to find and grow young, innovative logistics companies and a $12 million fund to invest in the most successful of those new ventures.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
March 29, 2016
Government, Business

Tennessee Transportation Chief Says Road Funding Essential for Prosperity

Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer beat the drum of impending road funding woes at a UTC Engineers Week kickoff lunch Feb. 22 while taking light shots at local legislators over their reluctance to back a potential state gas tax hike.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
February 23, 2016
Business

Joey Hogan Succeeds David Parker as President of Covenant Transportation Group

Joey Hogan, an 18-year veteran executive at Covenant, has been promoted to president of Covenant Transportation Group, succeeding chairman and CEO David Parker in that role.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
February 22, 2016
Business

Strong Online Shopping Offers Blessings, Curses for Covenant Transportation

Covenant Transportation is poised to grab a share of the growing e-commerce market, which delivered a mixed bag of blessings and curses during the Christmas holiday rush, the Chattanooga, Tennessee, trucking company said Jan. 26.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
January 27, 2016
Business

U.S. Xpress Celebrates 30 Years in Trucking

U.S. Xpress officials and employees gathered Jan. 21 at the company's Tennessee headquarters to hear what co-founder, Chairman and CEO Max Fuller and his management team would say on the trucking firm's 30th anniversary.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
January 22, 2016
Business

Snow Thanks, Say Truckers: Wintry Weather a Headache for Country's Pro Drivers

At trucking giants such as Covenant Transport in Chattanooga, Tennessee — which operates a fleet of about 2,700 trucks — entire departments are dedicated to monitoring weather and dealing with emergencies, snarls and re-routes.

Alex Green | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
January 7, 2016