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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 2, 2013

Teamsters Set To Meet With YRC Over Terminal Closures

Representatives of the Teamsters Union are set to meet on April 19 with officials from YRC Freight to discuss changes to the less-than-truckload carrier’s terminal network.

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ArticlesCover StoryApril 1, 2013

2013 HDT Truck Fleet Innovators Talk Drivers, Equipment, More

Each year, HDT honors the industry's most innovative truck fleet leaders with its Truck Fleet Innovator Award. Winners are profiled in the magazine, honored during a special event in conjunction with the Mid-America Trucking Show and become a valued resource for HDT's editors.

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Articlesby Oliver PattonApril 1, 2013

HDT Fleet Innovator Kevin Burch is A Hands-On Leader

Three years ago Kevin Burch, 55 at the time, slipped away from his president's office at Ohio-based Jet Express and went to driving school to get his commercial driver’s license.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 1, 2013

HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Trent Dye has the Personal Touch

“Drivers don't leave companies, they leave people,” says Trent Dye. It's that philosophy, put into action in various ways, that has helped him lead Paramount Freight Systems to be the owner-operator winner two years in a row in the Truckload Carriers Association's “Best Fleet to Drive For” competition. And at press time, he was hoping for a three-peat. It's also helped drive the success of a company that was founded as the nation was going into the Great Recession in 2008.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 1, 2013

HDT Fleet Innovator Robert E. Low Shows Appreciation for his Drivers

Prime Inc. is headquartered in Springfield, Mo., the “Show-Me State,” and President Robert E. Low says showing drivers genuine appreciation is the key to the company’s relatively low turnover rate and tremendous growth over the years.

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ArticlesApril 1, 2013

HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Joe Cowan Building a Dream at Cowan Systems

Early on, Joe Cowan had his sights set on football. He had a chance to play for the Baltimore Colts, but could not forget another dream he'd had since he was a boy.

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NewsApril 1, 2013

Pilot Flying J Opens New Casual Dining Experience

Pilot Flying J is launching a new casual dining concept at select travel centers and travel plazas nationwide, the first of which opened in March at the new Pilot Travel Center in St. Marys, Ga.

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NewsApril 1, 2013

Ryder Exceeds Veteran Recruiting Goal

Ryder System Inc. has surpassed its goal to hire 1,000 military veterans by the end of 2013. The company beat its goal by the end of February, a full 10 months ahead of schedule.

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NewsApril 1, 2013

Dan King Leaves Yokohama After 20-plus Years

For more than 20 years, Dan King has been helping develop and implement consumer and commercial tire sales strategies for Yokohama Tire Corp.. That will end on April 6 when he joins Tire’s Warehouse Inc., a large tire wholesaler based in Corona, Calif.

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NewsApril 1, 2013

Bulk DEF Prices Hold Steady in March

Bulk DEF prices largely held between February and March 2013 (this includes full truck load and less than full truck load bulk deliveries, and tote refills).

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