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Articlesby Jim BeachJune 7, 2012

How Swift Transportation Got Back on Track

SAN DIEGO -- "It doesn't matter if you are big or small, the principles are the same," said Richard Stocking, president and COO of Swift Transportation, in discussing how his company got back on track following the recession

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 1, 2012

Top 5 Vehicle Maintenance Violations

Vehicle maintenance violations are a huge threat to a carrier's safety record. There are close to 200 separate violations on FMCSA's list of point-carrying infractions, and many carry ratings of 5 points or higher

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ArticlesMay 16, 2012

Two Fleets Divulge Keys to Award-Winning Safety Programs

Rocha Transportation and Bison Transport, winners of the 2012 Truckload Carriers Association's National Fleet Safety Award, admit that maintaining a high level of safety is hard work

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ArticlesApril 2, 2012

One on One with Jerry Moyes, Swift Transportation

As CEO and founder of Swift Transportation, the largest trucking company in the U.S., Jerry Moyes knows a thing or two about trucking

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ArticlesApril 2, 2012

The 7 Steps to Selling Your Trucking Business

Nobody's going to buy your business if: a) it's unhealthy or b) they can just take it

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Articlesby Oliver PattonMarch 20, 2012

Infrastructure Funding: What Now?

It's more than two years late and still no one knows if Congress will pass a highway bill this year, much less what will be in it

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 13, 2012

Next-Generation Leaders Run a Tight Ship

A panel of young truckload executives talked about making sure growth, technology, employees and customers are all contributing to a carrier's success during a panel discussion last week at the Truckload Carriers Association's annual conference

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 8, 2012

Driver Recruiting and Retention: It's All About Respect

It was clear at last week's Recruitment & Retention Conference, put on by the Truckload Carriers Association and ACS Advertising, that forward-thinking carriers are realizing that recruiting and retention in the new environment means treating drivers are more than steering-wheel holders

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 19, 2011

Survey Reveals Top Trucking Concerns

A survey of more than 4,000 trucking industry executives by the American Transportation Research Institute revealed the top 10 critical issues facing the North American trucking industry

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeDecember 19, 2011

Trends to Watch in 2012: Economy and Business

A recent survey by GE Capital of mid-market chief financial officers showed that transportation CFOs, while less optimistic about the U.S. economy and the global economy than their counterparts, are one of the more optimistic groups of CFOs when it comes to the state of their own industry

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