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CCJ Innovators: Page 12

CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: OrTran changes lanes and lives for drivers
OrTran is trying to redefine over-the-road trucking with a network that gives drivers predictable schedules and daily home time.
October 21, 2016
David Orscheln founded OrTran in 1993 with wife Suzanne.
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: UPS takes package tracking to the next level with real-time views, drones
UPS analytics tool provides better network visibility and near real-time GPS package tracking.
October 17, 2016
Follow My Delivery provides consumers with better schedule flexibility so they know precisely when they need to be home to accept delivery.
CCJ Innovators
CCJ 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, 2016
Roadrunner Transportation Systems’ Peter Armbruster, chief financial officer, left, and Mark DiBlasi, CEO, are firsthand witnesses to the company’s rapid growth.
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: Covenant Transport advancing driver teams with tech, e-commerce strategies
CTG has been able to significantly improve its business using advanced analytics and technology to solve problems in routing and driver management.
July 31, 2016
Joey Hogan, president of CTG, believes the future is bright for the 30-year old company. Photo courtesy of CTG.
CCJ Innovators
A sharper focus on safety: CCJ Innovator Daryl Flood sees rapid improvements with new culture, safety initiatives
The household goods carrier takes safety to new levels by focusing on its culture and celebrating driver successes.
July 8, 2016
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CCJ Innovators
Driving new fuel savings: CCJ Innovator Nussbaum Transportation
Nussbaum Transportation revisits fuel efficiency metrics to improve results
June 17, 2016
Brent Nussbaum, chief executive officer of Nussbaum Transportation, credits driver mpg improvements to a culture of respect and technology.
CCJ Innovators
Getting better on demand: Progistics Distribution finds efficiency in inefficient niche
The company leverages delivery resources and carves out a ‘last-mile’ specialty with technology and customer service.
May 6, 2016
Joel Ritch, CEO of Progistics Distribution, says ecommerce has dramatically changed the landscape of the last-mile delivery business in the last three to four years.
CCJ Innovators
2016 Innovator of the Year: Transport America helps drivers weather the storms
Transport America has earned the distinction as the 2016 CCJ Innovator of the Year for developing a unique weather alert system that supports its culture and core values, starting with safety. It also helps to improve customer service and utilization in the face of disruptive events.
April 11, 2016
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CCJ Innovators
Making the difference: Dayton Freight’s growing, but it hasn’t forgotten its top priorities
The 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, 2016
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CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: KLLM’s unique approach to using driving schools, tuition to recruit and retain new drivers
Fleets 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, 2016
Jim Richards, KLLM president and CEO, says the new Texas school represents an innovative partnership between his company and Cedar Valley College.
CCJ Innovators
Transport America named 2016 CCJ Innovator of the Year
Transport America, an over-the-road, dedicated and local transportation fleet based in Eagan, Minn., has been named the 2016 CCJ Innovator of the Year by Commercial Carrier Journal for the development of a truck-specific weather alerting system that has resulted in fewer weather-related accidents and improvements in customer service.
February 5, 2016
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CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator of the Year will be announced tonight: Here are the 11 carrier finalists
CCJ’s annual Innovator of the Year award winner will be named tonight at the CCJ Innovators Summit, culminating the annual year-long Innovators program. A look at the 11 finalists.
February 4, 2016
Celadon was named 2015’s Innovator of the Year at the Innovators Summit held last February. The 2016 winner will be named tonight
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: Modern Transportation is fueled by data
A data warehouse has proven to be a valuable tool for Modern to build its culture of innovation.
January 11, 2016
Modern Transportation is testing a 6×2 tag axle configuration for diesel, CNG and LNG equipment.
CCJ Innovators
How CCJ’s 2015 Innovators disrupted the status quo
All of the motor carriers recognized this year’s CCJ Innovators program share one thing in common: an unwillingness to accept the status quo.
December 21, 2015
Click On The Image To View A Lineup Of Ccj's 2014 Innovators
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: Mesilla Valley validates every technology in effort to conserve fuel
Mesilla Valley also is on the leading edge of aerodynamic add-ons, some of which the company has developed itself. But it looks fleetwide — including to mega prizes for drivers — to chase as many tenths of a mile per gallon as it can.
December 9, 2015
Mesilla Valley Transportation uses its telematics system to create daily exception reports broken down by fleet manager so they can see a ranking of their drivers for various data, including number of miles, mpg and idle time.
CCJ Innovators
Meet the 2015 CCJ Innovators
Commercial Carrier Journal is proud to recognize the following companies as part of its 2015 CCJ Innovators program that highlights the best and forward-thinking carriers in the trucking industry. Click the links below to read about the CCJ Innovators in 2015. If you would like to nominate your fleet or another fleet for consideration in the […]
October 26, 2015
Click On The Image To View A Lineup Of Ccj's 2014 Innovators
CCJ Innovators
CCJ Innovator: Saddle Creek raises driver pay by focusing on efficiency
Several projects help the company raise driver pay without raising customer rates.
October 26, 2015
Saddle Creek Logistics Services’ focus on fleet efficiency is paying big dividends
CCJ Innovators
Set for the long haul: New trucks, acquisition, brand and pay plan prime this innovator for growth
Haney 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, 2015
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GP Transco upgraded its in-house TMS with two AI-powered tools to improve driver/load planning and reduce inefficiencies. Currently, 95% of load entries are automated through data robots and EDI, minimizing mismatched loads, reducing planner workload and boosting customer satisfaction. The company was named CCJ's Innovator of the Year Thursday night. Pictured are CEO Dominic Zastarskis and Amos Savickas, EVP of Operations.
CCJ Innovators
GP Transco named CCJ's Innovator of the Year
Commercial Carrier Journal has named Joliet, Illinois-based GP Transco its 2026 CCJ Innovator of the Year.
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