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Randy Rogers Out, James Reed Elevated to CEO at USA Truck

USA Truck CEO Randy Rogers has been let go after only one year in the job and replaced by recently hired Chief Financial Officer James Reed, according to聽an announcement from the company's chairman of the board that highlighted the need to change approaches at the struggling truckload carrier.

January 30, 2017
Business

USA Truck Launches Military Transition Program

USA Truck in Van Buren, Arkansas, a national logistics company, has launched its Military Transition Apprenticeship Training Program to expand its outreach with U.S. military veterans.

January 24, 2017
Business

UPS Freight Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking

Truckers Against Trafficking announced a partnership with UPS Freight that will train the carrier鈥檚 more than 8,000 drivers on how to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking activity.

January 11, 2017
Business

Vote: Is 'Road Rage' Getting Worse? Florida Truckers Say So

If commuters only understood. That is the prevailing mentality of truck drivers when it comes to courtesy, and the lack thereof, on Florida鈥檚 highways. Take our one-question poll on whether you think road rage is on the rise.

January 6, 2017
Business

Whittington Steps Down as CEO; Middleton Takes Post at Grammer

Charles 鈥淪horty鈥 Whittington has stepped down as CEO of Grammer Industries, and Bart Middleton has succeeded him, the Indiana-based hazardous materials carrier announced Nov. 30.

December 5, 2016
Business, Fuel

Toyota Offers Hints of Its Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

Toyota聽is exploring a 鈥渟emi-trailer truck application鈥 of hydrogen fuel cell technology.

November 29, 2016
Business

Used-Truck Sales Improve in October

Used Class 8 truck same-dealer sales increased less than 10% in October compared with a year earlier, according ACT Research Co.

November 23, 2016
Business

Industry Changes Could Force Transport Firms to Adapt or Fail

DALLAS 鈥 As emerging technologies and new business models transform the way freight moves, transportation firms will need to undergo a metamorphosis of their own to compete in this new world, executives said.

November 14, 2016
Business

USA Truck Posts $700,000 Loss; Second Straight Quarter in the Red

USA Truck Inc. lost $700,000 in the third quarter, the second consecutive three-month period in which the company spent more money than it earned, the company announced Nov. 4.

November 4, 2016
Business

Firms Must Adapt to Change, Disruption Executives Tell Truckstop.com Customers

DALLAS 鈥 As emerging technologies and new business models transform the way freight moves, transportation firms will need to undergo a metamorphosis of their own to compete in this new world, executives said.

November 3, 2016