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A Trucking Industry Veteran's Family Comments on Bygone Age at New England Motor Freight

Ashley Casiano writes about the larger issues surrounding her father's job loss when New England Motor Freight ceased operation.

June 24, 2019
Business, Safety, Top 100

A New Generation of Leaders: Lead ATA Participants Set Out to Guide Trucking’s Future

The freight transportation industry, much like many other core segments of the economy, has experienced its share of growing pains in the Information Age. But trucking companies are tackling those challenges with fresh ideas, increasingly spearheaded by a new crop of leaders.

Joe Antoshak | Staff Writer
June 24, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Four Generations and Counting at C.R. England, Pride Transport

No trucking company has a longer history of keeping the business in the family than C.R. England Inc.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
June 24, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

LTL Carriers See Slower Growth, but Economic Outlook Remains Positive

Less-than-truckload carriers are settling into a more modest growth scenario as 2019 unfolds, with widely shared expectations that a still-solid U.S. economy and favorable industry fundamentals will keep fleets on a positive course.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
June 24, 2019
Business, Top 100

How to Name a Trucking Company

Names can sometimes have an impact that goes beyond the original business.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
June 24, 2019
Business, Top 100

How J. Rayl Transport Kept Trucking After the Loss of CEO Jeremy Rayl

When J. Rayl Transport’s CEO, Jeremy Rayl, died suddenly in 2017 at the age of 39, the Akron, Ohio-based trucking company lost “more than just a boss,” in the words of chief operating officer and close friend Ryan Richards.

Brooke Bilyj | Special to Transport Topics
June 24, 2019
Business, Top 100

Walker Joins United Road Services as COO

United Road Services announced the appointment of Jason Walker as chief operating officer, filling a job left open when Mark Anderson was promoted to president and CEO in January.

June 21, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

FedEx May See Lackluster Results Lingering Into Next Year

FedEx Corp.’s pains are far from over. Expectations from its upcoming fiscal fourth-quarter results already have hit rock bottom, and now analysts say its entanglement in the prolonged U.S.-China trade war may dampen the outlook for the next year as well.

Esha Dey | Bloomberg News
June 20, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Top 100

UPS Seeks FMCSA Exemption From 2020 Driving Instructor Requirements

UPS Inc. has requested an exemption from a federal regulatory requirement that its driver training instructors have two years’ minimum experience as trainers and have held a commercial driver license for at least two years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 19.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
June 19, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Arrive Logistics Raises $25 Million for Expansion

Freight brokerage company Arrive Logistics announced June 18 that it has raised an additional $25 million for expansion.

Dave Flessner | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
June 19, 2019