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APRIL 12, 2024

About Elisabeth Barna Elisabeth Barna is a seasoned veteran in the trucking industry with 34 years of experience. During her 25-year tenure at American Trucking Associations, most recently EVP, Industry Affairs & Senior Advisor, she played a pivotal role in the industry’s image campaign by telling the story of trucking.

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NGT News

MAY 25, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America’s Volvo Trucks Academy has opened a new facility in Tinley Park, Ill. to expand access to battery-electric truck training in the central U.S. The post Volvo Trucks Academy Facility Expands Battery-Electric Truck Training appeared first on NGT News.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Chris is the CEO and Founder of The Freight Coach Logistics, a full-service brokerage that specializes in heavy haul trucking. His passion is the training and development of sales and operations professionals in the brokerage business. Chris Jolly and Joe Lynch discuss heavy hauling with the Freight Coach.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Matt is the Co-founder & CEO of Parallel Systems , a company developing autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles to move more trucking activity to rail. Matt Soule is the Co-founder & CEO of Parallel Systems , a company developing autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles to move more trucking activity to rail.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2024

It appears that few carriers are interested in training and hiring truck drivers younger than 21 years old. But that is okay, because it also appears that not many young people are interested in becoming a truck driver anyway.

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Overdrive Online

DECEMBER 6, 2022

counterparts (they do haul on the left side of the road, after all), yet this conversation with father and son trucking vets Kevin and Mitch Forbes shows plenty in common, including regs, training issues. Australian truckers are a world apart from U.S.

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Kuebix

MAY 16, 2019

However, the advanced application of technology is beginning to gain traction and be recognized for its improvement of training programs in a multitude of industries. Forbes Magazine reported that VR-based training programs can reduce the amount of time it takes to […].

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APRIL 8, 2022

Dean Key is a truck driver who works at Ruan Transportation , a family-owned transportation management company, providing Dedicated Contract Transportation, Managed Transportation, and Value-added Warehousing. Dean started his career at 16 years old driving for his family trucking company in Wyoming. American Trucking Association.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Owner-operators in the trucking business face a myriad of challenges including cash flow issues, high fuel costs, access to good freight, business development, and growing their business. Mandy Morrow is the Plus Power Regional Manager at USA Truck. She was destined and determined to get a job at USA Truck. About USA Truck.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Don is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics , a company that is building the trucking industry’s most advanced self-driving technology. After over five years at Google, Don left the company to co-found Otto, the first self-driving truck startup, which was acquired by Uber. The Kodiak Story with Don Burnette. About Don Burnette.

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Conger

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

To comply with OSHA requirements and to protect yourself from the dangers of forklifts, youre going to need to attend a forklift operator training class and have a hands-on evaluation to get your certification. Other requirements are on your employer to either check that you have completed training or that you need to go through it.

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Truck News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Its pretty flat in Ontarios trucking heartland, but it appears that some truck driving schools in the area are quickly sliding down a slippery slope to the murky bottom of […]

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis is also the Founder of Understand LTL , an LTL training firm. Curtis is also the Founder of Understand LTL, an LTL training firm. About FreightPlus Founded in 1988 by trucking industry veteran, Russ Aborn, FreightPlus (formerly Aborn and Co.)

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

John Madewell and Joe Lynch discuss Six Figure Trucker , which is a weekly podcast about driveaway trucking brought to you by Norton Transport. About Six Figure Trucker Podcast The Six-Figure Trucker Podcast is a weekly show about driveaway trucking, brought to you by Norton Transport. He is also a passionate Georgia Bulldogs fan.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2022

TextLocate bridges the gap between truck drivers and logistics professionals by creating a simple way to locate freight through a proprietary text message platform that has taken the logistics industry by storm. Xpress–two top trucking firms headquartered in Chattanooga. About Ryan Rogers. Learn More About Digitizing Check Calls.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

JUNE 11, 2022

A majority of the truck driver population is growing older and nearing retirement age, but it’s difficult to attract new talent because it's physically and mentally demanding.

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ECW

MARCH 19, 2025

Picture this: a truck pulls into a warehouse, loaded with fresh produce, electronics, or whatever goods are fueling the modern economy. But instead of those products sitting around collecting dustor worse, fees theyre immediately shuffled onto an outbound truck and sent on their merry way. No storage, no delays, just pure efficiency.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

JANUARY 17, 2025

A 5-year exemption granted Thursday allows technicians to skip a federally required one-year of training as they have received training based on TMCs Recommended Practices.

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Truck News

MARCH 1, 2021

Is there a shortage of truck drivers in Canada? Is the labor market so tight right now that there are too few people to drive trucks? With all the driver training, licensing, and safety […]. This question often sparks a heated debate – and more questions. Are employers not doing enough to make the job attractive?

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 30, 2019

asks Dan Johnson of WorkStep, a company that is finding success matching candidates with warehouse, trucking and manufacturing jobs. “Why do industrial production employees report such a high level of job dissatisfaction?”

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 3, 2023

based nonprofit that invests in the research and development of propane-powered innovation and promotes the safe, efficient use of propane through safety training and education programs. Tucker is the President and CEO of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) , a Washington D.C.-based

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NGT News

MAY 31, 2022

Mack Trucks’ Mack Academy has opened a new facility in Tinley Park, Ill., to better support battery-electric vehicle (BEV) training as well as provide dealers and customers with easier access to training in the central U.S. The post Mack Academy Opens Doors to Electric Vehicle Training Facility appeared first on NGT News.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Haulage leaders are exploring available funding and innovative solutions to achieve sustainability goals within truck parks. SNAP, a digital marketplace for the haulage industry, has predicted how truck parks will evolve to advance the logistics and haulage industry and its carbon footprint by 2049. To combat the alarming €8.2

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Key Takeaways: Beyond the Tracks: The Next Frontier of American Rail Rail freight industry is exploring innovations like longer trains, digitization, cleaner energy, and inland terminals to enhance efficiency and sustainability. Rail transportation enables efficient, low-carbon freight movement, reducing emissions by 75% compared to trucking.

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Women in Trucking

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Women In Trucking Foundation scholarship program changes lives. By offering financial support through its scholarship program, the WIT Foundation allows women to overcome financial barriers to access education and training programs, empowering them to pursue successful careers in the trucking industry.

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Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Though it's a panel of 16 accomplished women in trucking, two members' accounts of the meeting illustrate how issues discussed -- from training practices and crime prevention to parking and more -- could have a big impact on all of trucking.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 26, 2023

About Phantom Auto Phantom Auto ’s human-centric technology enables people to remotely operate vehicles – including trucks, forklifts, and robots – from thousands of miles away; connecting people who want to work with jobs that need to be filled. Nils has over 15 years of experience leading Operations teams across four continents.

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Truck News

JULY 9, 2024

Ontario has a long, proud history of being one of the safest jurisdictions in North America from a truck safety perspective. We’d like to keep it that way, but to do […]

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Overdrive Online

JANUARY 20, 2022

As for-hire trainers around the nation continue to pop up in FMCSA's new registry and adjust processes to fit the new rule, among "private" providers is one small fleet whose old-school apprenticeship approach will thrive even with new regs.

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Truck News

JANUARY 5, 2021

On New Year’s Eve 2020, one might have expected to see developments in any one of several “hot” areas of law relating to truck transportation — such as electronic logging devices (ELDs), mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for new drivers, or the “Driver Inc.” misclassification of drivers as independent contractors.

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DC Velocity

JUNE 4, 2018

On June 12, forklift manufacturers will once again head to Washington to inform legislators and policymakers about the importance of forklift safety and proper operator training. Here's the latest on what they have planned for this fifth annual event.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Chuck is the CEO and Co-founder of High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI) , where he leads an experienced team of insurance, technology, and trucking industry experts who deeply understand the challenges of today’s fleets. HDVI delivers modern insurance driven by safety, service and savings to small and mid-size trucking fleet operators.

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 3, 2020

While there are plenty of examples of trucks and trains working well together on the intermodal side, there are also more than a few examples of the two freight transportation modes being at odds, too.

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DC Velocity

APRIL 18, 2018

If anyone understands how to safely operate lift trucks, it's the companies that design and manufacture the equipment. A look at how they train their own employees reveals best practices any forklift fleet can adopt.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, FRAYT provides fleet augmentation, allowing companies to replace their middle and last-mile fleet with a fluid network of delivery assets, ranging from sedans to 26-ft box trucks. FRAYT provides ongoing training and support to help preferred drivers improve their skills and stay up-to-date with industry trends and regulations.

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NGT News

APRIL 27, 2023

Gateway Truck & Refrigeration has completed the training and facility upgrades to become the first Volvo Trucks Certified Electric Vehicle Dealership in Illinois. Gateway has been in business for more than 30 years and operates two Volvo Trucks dealership locations in Collinsville, Ill., and Wright City, Mo.

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JUNE 7, 2023

We’re experts in building employer brands, creating trucking trends, engaging niche communities, and making email open rates climb. The company has over a decade of experience in building employer brands, creating trucking trends, engaging niche communities, and making email open rates climb. But more importantly, we’re good listeners.

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