Industry News

Marten makes Forbes Top 200 list
Marten Transport has been named to Forbes Magazine’s Top 200 Best Small Companies for the fourth time in the past five years. Described by Forbes.com as a “robust, fundamentally disciplined public outfit,” Marten Transport has spent the last two years in a growth mode despite an industry downturn. The carrier has opened numerous new terminals and expanded its regional network to better serve customers and accommodate more driver-friendly schedules. “This recognition is the result of our hard-working, committed drivers, contractors, employees and management team that have helped make Marten a success,” said Marten’s Director of Recruiting Tim Norlin. 
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Greatwide invests in health
Greatwide Logistics Services has expanded a key program that offers healthy options to owner-operators. Greathealth was established in partnership with several key vendors who offer preferred pricing to Greatwide’s large fleet of owner-operators. Greathealth services include discounts on health club memberships and access to blood pressure kiosks sponsored by vendors such as TEC Equipment and the Healthy Trucking Association of America (HTAA). Greatwide is a charter member of the HTTA and provides free membership to all owner-operators.

Barr-Nunn celebrates 27 years on the road
Barr-Nunn Transportation is celebrating 27 years in the business as a truckload carrier committed to excellence. In 1982 Bob Sturgeon started Sturgeon Truck Lines with 10 trucks and later bought Barr-Nunn Transportation and merged the two companies. Today, Barr-Nunn has grown to a fleet of over 500 trucks and 1,600 trailers. With terminals in Charlotte, NC, Manchester, PA and headquarters in Granger, IA, Barr-Nunn services the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast regions of the country.

C.R. England adds high-tech safety feature
C.R. England and Mobileye announced the installation of the 1,000th AWS-4000 driving-assist product in C.R. England’s fleet, with plans to install the technology in its entire fleet of more than 3,500 trucks. Each installed unit includes lane departure warning, a forward collision warning, and headway monitoring and warning technology. Mobileye utilizes a smart camera located on the front windshield inside the vehicle, combined with its patented advanced vision technologies to measure the distance to vehicles and to lane markings, providing the driver with timely alerts.

Frito-Lay salutes drivers for reaching milestones
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America recently recognized 95 over-the-road drivers who this year have reached the career milestone of driving more than one million, two million or three million miles accident-free. “Frito-Lay celebrates the men and women who safely move our snacks across the country every day,” said Bill Simkins, National Fleet Safety Manager, Frito-Lay North America.  “Driving one million or more accident-free miles is an incredible achievement, and we are grateful for their commitment to safety for themselves and for all the people with whom we share the road.”