On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, host Jeremy Reymer chatted with Marina Ivanov, co-founder of Apex Transit, a North Carolina-based carrier. The duo discussed the grit and determination required to start a trucking company, as well as the importance of being active and engaged in the industry. Apex is a true family-run…
On episode 676 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by guest co-host Covenant’s Matt McLelland. He’s talking about the best FreightTech he saw at CES and the news that UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs and putting Coyote up for sale. Junction Collaborative Transports’ Ian Weiland calls in from sunny Southern California to give us…
Management from less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line noted “continued softness in the domestic economy” on a Wednesday call with analysts. However, it said the company has been preparing for an eventual recovery and that shipment counts in March typically provide a tell on what the full year will produce. The carrier’s fourth-quarter report showed…
U.S. LTL firm Roadrunner is adding service to Canada as part of a 135-lane expansion announced today. It will offer service to Toronto and Montreal, via Detroit, as part of […]
Insurance has been a sore subject across the trucking industry over the past few years. Many companies have struggled with increasing rates – due in large part to the rise in nuclear verdicts – while simultaneously trudging through the ongoing freight recession. As fleets continue to navigate this cash-strapped environment, it is important for them…