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Maverick’s Vaughn Named Transport Topics’ First Recruiter of the Year
NASHVILLE — Brad Vaughn, vice president of recruiting for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named the winner of Transport Topics’ first Recruiter of the Year award as the Recruitment and Retention Conference concluded here on Feb. 24.
February 24, 2017Fleets Add Record Number of Trailers in 2016, While Truck Registrations Fall, IHS Says
While 2016 was a trying year for truck makers, U.S. fleets invested heavily in trailers and put more of them into business than ever before, according to a report on vehicle registrations from IHS Automotive.
February 27, 2017XPO Posts First Full-Year Profit Since Jacobs Took Helm in 2011
XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit with Bradley Jacobs at the helm of the organization and also was profitable in the final quarter owing to strength in the less-than- truckload division.
February 27, 2017CSX Shakeup: CEO to Retire, 1,000 Managers to Be Laid Off
CSX Corp. CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden will retire May 31, and the company will lay off 1,000 managers by the end of March as it decides whether to hire former Canadian Pacific Railway CEO E. Hunter Harrison to take the reins at the Class I railroad.
February 27, 2017Dry Van Demand Sends Trailer Orders Surging
U.S. net trailer orders in January shot up 92% year-over-year to almost 33,000 as dry van demand surged ahead, much as it has since November, ACT Research Co. said.
February 23, 2017Expeditors' Volumes Rise as Rates Hinder Profits
Fourth-quarter business boomed, but profits dipped at freight forwarder Expeditors International as roller-coaster pricing made management difficult, the Seattle-based firm said in its Feb. 21 earnings statement.
February 21, 2017CEO of CSX to Retire as Hunter Harrison Negotiations Continue
The shakeup at CSX Corp. took another twist Feb. 21 when current CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden announced they're leaving the railroad at the end of May, another wrinkle that could affect the push from private investor Paul Hilal to install former Canadian Pacific CEO Hunter Harrison as CSX’s top executive. The company also announced 1,000 layoffs.
February 21, 2017XPO Logistics Notches First Full-Year Profit Since 2011
XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit of the Brad Jacobs era, with net income of $63.1 million, or 53 cents a share, compared with a $245.9 million loss in 2015, or $2.65, the company said Feb. 21.
February 22, 2017CSX Shareholders Seen Likely to Make Harrison a $300 Million Man
CSX Corp. shareholders are likely to approve turnaround veteran Hunter Harrison’s demand for a $300 million pay package that the railroad derided as “exceptionally unusual,” according to analysts.
February 17, 2017