CalArk Driver Wins Truck for Recruiting Efforts
CalArk International driver Jewel Porter of Copperas Cove, Texas, recently won the company's bi-yearly referral contest. She surpassed all other drivers in recruiting, and for her efforts was
CalArk International driver Jewel Porter of Copperas Cove, Texas, recently won the company's bi-yearly referral contest. She surpassed all other drivers in recruiting, and for her efforts was
awarded her own truck. Tom Bartholomew, owner of CalArk and its sister company, Central Hauling Co., presented Jewel with the keys to her truck earlier this month.
Both CalArk and Central Hauling Co. come together to offer this referral contest to drivers twice a year. The driver with the highest number of hired referrals at the end of each six-month period is presented with a truck.
This is the 12th truck the sister companies have awarded to drivers. Porter is the first female to win the contest. She has been at CalArk for more than a year now, and her husband also drives for the company.
Central Hauling Co., a full truckload carrier serving the 48 contiguous states, Canada and Mexico, is 100 percent owner operator-driven. CalArk International is a full truckload carrier serving the 48 contiguous states, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Central Hauling Co. or CalArk International, call (888) 422-5275 or visit www.centralhauling.com and www.calark.com.
More Drivers
How Top Trucking Fleets Improve Driver Retention [Video]
What do healthy snacks, optimized routing, and just picking up the phone have in common? They're all strategies the Best Fleets to Drive For are using to retain truck drivers.
Read More →
Trucker Path Adds Verisk CargoNet Theft Data to Navigation Platform
Trucker Path’s new cargo theft risk overlays give drivers and fleets visibility into high-risk areas, stolen commodity trends, and theft hotspots.
Read More →
Netradyne Intelligence Uses New AI Agents to Automate Response to In-Cab Camera Data
The company called the next-generation in-cab camera safety platform "a fundamental shift from systems that report on what happened to systems that actively drive what should happen next."
Read More →
Why Truck Detention Keeps Costing Fleets Time and Money
A 2024 ATRI study found detention affects nearly 40% of truckload stops and costs the industry more than $15 billion annually. Despite the toll on drivers, fleets, and supply chains, the problem remains stubbornly persistent.
Read More →
Prime Inc. to Open $7.9M Flagship Used-Truck Dealership
A new driver-focused facility to sell Prime Inc's used trucks and trailers will be the first purpose-built location in the company's history.
Read More →
Short Takes: Inside K&B’s Truck Safety Tech
Listen to learn how K&B Transportation uses cellphone-blocking technology, speed management systems, weather geofencing, bridge avoidance tools, and more to improve driver safety.
Read More →
Nussbaum Expands Driver Compensation with Pay Raises, Profit Sharing
Nussbaum Transportation said its latest compensation package could push first-year driver earnings above $90,000 in key hiring markets.
Read More →
Listen: Inside Modern Fleet Safety: AI, Cameras & Speed Control at K&B Transportation
Fleet safety is evolving fast—and technology is at the center of it. Learn how a former commercial vehicle enforcement officer turned director of safety at K&B Transportation is embracing real-world safety technology.
Read More →
Maverick Announces 2026 Driver Pay Raises
New raises for Maverick Transportation drivers will take effect on May 31, 2026.
Read More →
Illinois Trucker Indicted for Nearly $22,000 in Ohio Turnpike Toll Evasion
Authorities say an Illinois trucker avoided paying tolls for two years, and now faces felony charges, possible prison time, and forfeiture of his Freightliner tractor.
Read More →