Joe Antoshak
Joe Antoshak is the editorial researcher at Transport Topics. He joined the publication in 2018 after working as an entertainment editor at the Cecil Whig, a community newspaper serving Cecil County, Maryland.
Joe Antoshak
Business
Jubitz
Jubitz Offers Prizes, Lunch
Jubitz
Jubitz Truck Stop and Travel Center will hold a free barbecue bash to celebrate truck drivers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 12. During Jubitz Driver Appreciation Day, anyone with a commercial driver license can enjoy a barbecue lunch, visit vendors and win prizes.
September 10, 2018
Business
Groupe Leclerc
Groupe Biscuits Leclerc Toasts Truckers
Groupe Leclerc
Groupe Biscuits Leclerc is recognizing the importance of trucking to the firm, as well as how difficult the labor shortage is for the industry, during this year’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
September 10, 2018
Business
Courtesy of Stephanie King
Boss Truck Shops Serves Up Barbecue
Courtesy of Stephanie King
Truck drivers craving barbecue may be in luck during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. All 43 Boss Truck Shops locations in 22 states will thank them with a free barbecue.
September 10, 2018
Business
Keith Srakocic/AP
Denny’s Offers Discounts to Drivers
Keith Srakocic/AP
Denny’s restaurants across the United States will celebrate professional drivers by offering discounts and a discount key tag through Sept. 30. The monthlong special is inspired by National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which spans Sept. 9-15.
September 10, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous
Kodiak Robotics co-founders Don Burnette (left) and Paz Eshel. (Kodiak Robotics)
Self-Driving Truck Startup Kodiak Secures $40 Million in Series A
Kodiak Robotics co-founders Don Burnette (left) and Paz Eshel. (Kodiak Robotics)
Kodiak Robotics, founded in April by Don Burnette and Paz Eshel, said it has raised $40 million from a group of venture capital investment firms, including Battery Ventures, CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tusk Ventures.
August 9, 2018
Business, Logistics
Rock-It Cargo via Facebook
Rock-It Cargo Sells Majority Stake to ATL Partners
Rock-It Cargo via Facebook
Private equity firm ATL Partners has purchased a majority stake in specialty freight and logistics company Rock-It Cargo, as well as its subsidiary Rich Forwarding Limited.
August 8, 2018