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Circle K Owner Goes on Food Marketing Push
Brian Hannasch, who runs the Circle K chain of gas stations and convenience stores, is a man obsessed with food. Not eating it, but selling it.Circle K parent Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. gets about half of its gross profit…
Truckstop makes executive appointments – Truck News
Truckstop – a freight marketplace – has announced three appointments within its executive ranks. Julia Laurin becomes chief product officer and Catherine Saul will be senior vice-president of strategy and execution, while…
Truck tonnage surge shows crack in freight gridlock
US for-hire truck tonnage jumped 2.8 percent in August from July, according to the American Trucking Associations, as consumers and the US economy remained resilient despite inflation. Source link
Truckstop Announces Three Executive Appointments to Leadership Team
BOISE, ID – Sept. 21, 2022 – Truckstop today announced the appointment of Julia Laurin as chief product officer and Catherine Saul as senior vice president of strategy and execution. Pete Lunenfeld, who previously served as…
Trucking Alliance Pushes for Hair-Testing Exemption – Safety & Compliance
Proponents of hair-testing say it can detect drug-users who may cheat on urine tests or simply abstain long enough to pass.Photo: Psychemedics The Trucking Alliance says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
GM Receives Hertz Order for 175,000 EVs for Rental Fleet
Hertz and General Motors Co. (GM) have signed an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop electric vehicles (EV) over the next five years. The deal spans a range of…
How Truckers Ranked 18 Busiest Interstate Highways
The trucking technology company Trucker Path determined the best and worst interstate highways for truck drivers based on the availability of amenities and feedback from truck drivers.The I-80 corridor achieved the best…
Judge rules RI truck tolling system unconstitutional
48 hours to end the tolling. Judge rules RI truck tolling system unconstitutional Source link
FMC investigating nearly 50 charge complaints against carriers, NVOs
Half of the complaints are under investigation by the FMC while the other half of submissions were denied for timing, insufficient information, or misalignment with the complaint process. Source link
Waytek Improves Throughput by 25% with Mobile Robots
After deploying mobile robots, Waytek, a leading distributor of automotive electrical components, not only improved throughput but also realized that their workers were much happier as it reduced their workload and enabled…
