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Trucking Moves America Forward gained momentum with its first major partnership, announcing an agreement with Love’s Travel Stops. This comes days after TMAF shared it had raised more than a half-a-million dollars since its March launch.
Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) gained momentum with its first major partnership, announcing an agreement with Love’s Travel Stops, one of the nation’s largest family-owned and operated travel stops. This comes days after TMAF shared it had raised more than a half-a-million dollars since its March launch.
Following the official launch of the Trucking Moves America Forward campaign in March, organizers say they have raised more than $500,000, which is more than halfway to its annual goal of one million dollars per year over the coming years.
The industry image campaign, Trucking Moves America Forward, said it has raised upward of $500,000, more than halfway to its annual goal of a million dollars. The campaign is designed to inform the public and policymakers about the benefits of the trucking business to build support to grow the industry.
Trucking industry executives announced today that following the launch of the Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) campaign in March it has raised more than a half-a-million dollars, which is more than halfway to its annual goal of one million dollars per year over the coming years.
In the not too distant future, everything in a trucking company will be connected – not just a carrier’s moving stock, but every device and piece of equipment within the operation. That was the message delivered by Kenneth J. Spangler, senior vice president and chief information officer with FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, during his keynote address to attendees at the Carrier Logistics user conference and executive forum April 10 through 11 in White Plains, N.Y.
Mega fleets Con-way (No. 4 in the CCJ Top 250), Werner (No. 10), Old Dominion (No. 12), Knight (No. 25) and Marten (No. 46) were among Forbes’ annual 100 Most Trusted Companies list, released this week.
Ron Hawkins, Jr., wants to save your life, especially if you’re sharing the road with a semi truck. Say you’re driving and you need to get around the tractor-trailer in front of you. You decide to use the right lane to pass the semi. Bad idea, Mr. Hawkins says. Why? Because the truck driver cannot see you.
It was a year for connectivity and tech at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., last week: Remote diagnostics, in-dash systems to help train drivers and boost fuel economy, autonomous truck mechanisms, concept trucks and data highlighted the show’s annual announcements from truck, engine and component manufacturers. Here’s a look at some of the top announcements and stories to come out of MATS this year.
The public perception of professional truck drivers is not consistent with reality. Instead of hard-working, family men and women who are away from their families for long stretches of time, professional truck drivers can be seen as dangerous and an unwelcome highway hazard. The truth, however, is that today’s truck driver is a skilled professional who follows stringent safety guidelines and is experienced with the new and improved technologies that make trucks smarter, more fuel-efficient and safer than ever before.
Industry Mascot “Safety Sammy” travels the country as a symbol of America’s most essential industry: trucking!
Industry Mascot “Safety Sammy” travels the country as a symbol of America’s most essential industry: trucking!