Dean SmallwoodDean Smallwood is managing editor of Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive. He has more than two decades of journalism experience, with more than half of that spent covering the transportation industry. Daytime Phone: 800-633-5953, ext. 1039CCJ InnovatorsCCJ Innovator Roadrunner Transportation knows the fast track to success – and the slower route to satisfying customers“It’s literally the need for speed vs. dependability,” Crawford says. “When you lay out the math, the cost savings and everything else for the customers, they look across their offerings and see ways they can make it work.”August 12, 2016CCJ InnovatorsMaking the difference: Dayton Freight’s growing, but it hasn’t forgotten its top prioritiesThe company’s commitment to safety and compliance is only part of what it likes to call “The Dayton Difference” – going “above and beyond” the norm in all areas, such as when employees step outside of their everyday responsibilities to help another employee, a friend or a charity.March 14, 2016CCJ InnovatorsCCJ Innovator: KLLM’s unique approach to using driving schools, tuition to recruit and retain new driversFleets have implemented myriads of strategies to address their driver recruiting and retention challenges. KLLM Transport Services/FFE (CCJ Top 250, No. 39) has found that one of the best ways to track down and keep drivers is to find newcomers to the industry and train them – the earlier the better, in hopes of possibly influencing them to stick around longer.February 22, 2016CCJ InnovatorsSet for the long haul: New trucks, acquisition, brand and pay plan prime this innovator for growthHaney Truck Line (CCJ Top 250, No. 213) recently decided that to take control of its own driver issues, all of its employees needed to become a star – literally.October 10, 2015BusinessGot a Class 8 long-nose? CCJ’s Reader Reviews needs your opinionsDo you operate a Freightliner Coronado or 122SD? What about International’s Lonestar or 9900i? Maybe Kenworth’s W900? And let’s not forget Peterbilt’s Model 389 or Western Star’s 4900. Whichever tractor you run, CCJ needs your opinion. We’re seeking input from trucking companies for reviews of Class 8 long-nose conventional trucks to add to CCJ’s Reader […]September 2, 2015CCJ InnovatorsCCJ Innovators: Schneider fights back against cargo theft with holistic, layered approachThe company’s holistic, layered approach leads to zero cargo thefts in 2014. And for that, the carrier has been named a 2015 CCJ Innovator.August 10, 2015CCJ InnovatorsCCJ Innovator: A&R Logistics reinvents itself for safety, growthIf you’re going to do something, you might as well do it right. For A&R Logistics, “Doing It Right” is its corporate mantra and its pledge to its customers to maintain the highest standards for safety, compliance and service.March 13, 2015CCJ InnovatorsCCJ Innovator: Averitt ExpressAs a company that’s been in business 40 years and has grown every step of the way, Averitt Express has no thoughts about resting on its laurels. The Cookeville, Tenn.-based company (CCJ Top 250, No. 26) continues to seek ways to push ahead and set itself apart from the pack. Averitt operates at 143 locations […]April 5, 2014BusinessOne busy agencyDoes it seem to you like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been on a tear lately? You’d almost believe Anne Ferro and staff seem to think the agency’s very existence is on the fence.October 7, 2013BusinessAero non-use angstThe other day I was on my way to work, making my way down the interstate (the place where the inspiration for 90 percent of my blog posts originates), when I approached a slower-moving tractor-trailer from one of the nation’s largest and most recognizable fleets. The trailer was equipped with one of those new-fangled aerodynamic […]September 16, 2013Previous PagePage 2 of 148Next PageTop StoriesCompaniesUnion files unfair labor charges against Daimler Truck with strike loomingUAW accuses DTNA of retaliation, interference, discrimination and failure to bargain in good faith.Alternative powerRenewable diesel a more effective tool to decarbonize trucking than BEV, report saysCompaniesForward Air names new CEO post Omni Logistics mergerPreventable or NotRunning a red light leads to a brutal collision. Was this accident preventable?Featured SponsorReport: The 2024 State of Heavy-Duty Repair