Business
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Enterprise Adding 40 Locations Nationwide as Truck Rental Business Grows
Enterprise Holdings, best known for renting cars to vacationers and business travelers, is growing its truck rental business for corporate customers and people moving household goods and boats.
August 14, 20172017 NTDC Winners' Gallery
A look at the winners in various classes and competitions at the 2017 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 9-12, 2017.
August 12, 2017Roland Bolduc of FedEx Express Wins 2017 National Truck Driving Championship Crown
ORLANDO, Fla. — Roland Bolduc of FedEx Express and East Longmeadow, Mass., earned the title of 2017 Bendix Grand Champion Aug. 12 at the 2017 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships.
Watching Out for Little Ducks, Big Rig Drivers
The man inside the duck costume at the National Truck Driving Championships considers it his calling to give last rites to tiny rubber ducks, pats on the back to drivers and high-fives, handshakes and hugs to supporters in the stands.
Here Are the 46 NTDC Finalists
ORLANDO, Fla. — The field of drivers competing to become the 2017 National Truck Driving Championships Bendix Grand Champion has been narrowed to 46 with the naming of finalists in each of nine classes.
August 12, 2017ELD Update With Marc Moncion of Fleet Complete
Marc Moncion, head of safety, compliance and regulatory affairs with Fleet Complete, discusses the process for certification of ELDs and how AOBRDs factor into the upcoming Dec. 18 mandate.
August 11, 2017NTDC Veteran Cates Lauds Caliber of Drivers at Championships
ORLANDO, Fla. — During the first two days of the National Truck Driving Championships, Rick Cates, a tall, soft-spoken gentleman with white hair and glasses, monitored aspects of the pretrip portion of the competition.
A&R Logistics Opens Plastic Resin Supply Chain Building in Texas
Workhorse Group Taps Gaitan, Rodriguez for Corporate Positions
Workhorse Group Inc. appointed Paul Gaitan chief financial officer, effective Aug. 9., and named Julio Rodriguez chief information officer.
August 11, 2017Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland Shatter Records
All three major containerports in California reported record-setting volumes in July, prompting an industry consultant to forecast the summer of 2017 one of the best peak retail shipping seasons in U.S. history.