JOPLIN, Mo. – CFI has reorganized and expanded into one company with five distinct services, doubling in size and supporting more than 5,000 families across North America.Its portfolio of five well-defined service categories include three…
By Al Muskewitz NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Harold Sumerford Jr., CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based J&M Tank Lines, was elected chairman of the American Trucking Associations Tuesday and the head of the Alabama Trucking Association couldn’t be…
By AL MUSKEWITZ For the past two years Mark Colson has diligently traveled throughout his state – and the country, really – enthusiastically preaching the gospel of Alabama trucking.And there is quite a story to…
By Al MuskewitzWillie Fulton was hanging out at the terminal one day when he got called into the office. It wasn’t like one of those called to the principal’s office kind of things. In fact, his managers…
By Al MuskewitzAfter breaking more records again this year, Tim Chellette is looking to cross two big milestones next year with his Big G Motorcycle Ride for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. CHELLETTE With an…
LB3’s Heflin takes top spot in Alabama Virtual Truck Driving Championship By Al MuskewitzNathan Heflin has always been good at taking tests and there’s no question he’s good at trucking. So, it was right up…
By Ford BoswellMONTGOMERY – The Alabama Trucking Association Board of Directors has elected Truckworx Kenworth president Will Bruser to serve as its Chairman of the Board for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. BRUSER For nearly a…
Four community colleges in Arkansas, affiliated with the state’s two university systems, have teamed up to form the Arkansas Trucking Academy, the state’s first public trucking academy. The four schools – Arkansas State University Three…
By Al MuskewitzTrucking companies all across the country are wrestling with ways to find drivers to keep their trucks moving. Approaches are as diverse as the companies themselves. TLD Logistics Services went to actual wrestlers…
By Al Muskewitz Finding a safe and secure place to park for their breaks was the No. 1 industry issue among truck drivers in 2021.Drivers report parking on road shoulders, exit ramps or other undesignated…