TLD Promotes Jolly to Safety Manager
By Al Muskewitz Nina Jolly has worn a lot of hats in her 12 years with TLD Logistics Services and late this summer another layer was added to her career onion. Jolly, already the Knoxville, Tenn.-based carrier’s…
October 2019
Wright Ideas: Communication key to mutual success
The road to success is never a journey taken alone. Teams don’t win championships without all the pieces of the franchise working together for a common goal. A big piece of the playbook is communication. At…
ATA honors Covenant Transport for outreach program
By Al Muskewitz When Covenant Transport chairman David Parker would speak to groups he’d often ask for a show of hands among those in the crowd who had ever encouraged their child or grandchild to become…
Women making a mark in trucking
By Al Muskewitz Opportunities for women in the trucking industry have grown substantially over the past few years – both inside the truck and in the office. The number of women professional drivers is at an all-time…
Driver shortage, HOS remain top industry issues
Two new issues land on ATRI list: Driver compensation, detentionBy Al Muskewitz SAN DIEGO – The driver shortage and hours-of-service rules – the two hottest-button topics in the trucking industry for years – pulled down the…
Western Express adopts E-SMART tech across fleet
By Al MuskewitzWestern Express is always looking for ways to enhance its position as one of the most technologically advanced carriers in the industry, The Nashville, Tenn.-based carrier took another step in that direction over…
Oakley Dishes the Dirt on Big-Time Sports
By Al Muskewitz Like most American sports fans, Oakley Trucking operations manager Nick Dulaney will find himself watching some of the MLB playoffs at some point over the next month. Maybe it’ll be the game that…