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Roadrunner Transportation Rebrands Operating Companies

DOWNER’S GROVE, IL (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Roadrunner Transportation Systems (“Roadrunner” or “the Company”) (NYSE:  RRTS), has announced the integration and rebranding of several operating companies into its Ascent Global Logistics operating segment. The increased size and scale of Ascent Global Logistics is designed to drive operational improvements and further the execution of world-class client solutions. Operating companies to rebrand include Ascent’s

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Landstar Awards Two With Lifetime Achievement Award

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JACKSONVILLE, FL (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Landstar System, Inc., a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services, awarded two long-time employees with the Jeffrey C. Crowe-Robert E. Zonneville Lifetime Achievement Award and one employee with the Landstar Outstanding Management Achievement Award at the 2018 Landstar Annual Agent Convention. Landstar Transportation Logistics Executive Vice President of Specialized

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C.R. England Honors Three Drivers For 1M Safe Miles

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (TruckingNewsNow.com) — C.R. England, one of the nation’s leaders in transportation solutions, has added three new drivers to the Gene England Million Miler Club, an honor which recognizes drivers who have achieved a million or more safe driving miles. These honorees have a combined total of over six million miles without an accident. “We’re honored to

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Schneider Upgrades Driver Comfort

GREEN BAY, WI (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Recent feedback from drivers has led to Schneider investing in a number of equipment upgrades to make life on the road easier for both team and solo drivers. Schneider plans to have the upgraded Freightliner New Cascadia trucks operating in its fleet by June 2018. “Schneider continually looks for opportunities to improve life on the

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J.B. Hunt Honors 77 Drivers For Safe Driving

LOWELL, AK (TruckingNewsNow.com) — J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, recently recognized 77 J.B. Hunt drivers who achieved two, three, and four million safe miles driven within the past year, awarding nearly $1 million in safe driver bonuses. The elite group was honored by J.B. Hunt during a

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John A. Smith Named President, CEO Of Fedex Freight

MEMPHIS, TN (TruckingNewsNow.com) — FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that John A. Smith has been named President and CEO of FedEx Freight effective August 16, 2018. Smith, 56, currently serves as Senior Vice President of Operations at FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. Smith will succeed Michael L. Ducker, whose pending retirement was announced earlier this month. A

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Estes Named Project 44’s LTL Carrier Of The Year

RICHMOND, VA (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Project44, a Chicago-based logistics IT innovator, has named Estes as its 2017 Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Carrier of the Year. This award identifies Estes as one of the top-performing carriers connected to project44’s logistics network, which facilitates the most application programming interfaces (API)-based freight transactions in North America. Estes was selected for this award due to its consistently

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