Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023:
CFI employees donate $21K to local charities
CFI employees donated $21,120 to various charities nominated by associates.CFI
This year, the annual Truckloads of Treasures giving campaign raised $21,120. Funds are raised entirely through associate donations. Over 30 years of the program’s existence, associates have donated over $1 million.
"Although CFI has been affected like all carriers in 2023, our professional drivers and support staff committed to showing up for our communities,” said Mike Norris, CFI’s Vice President of Finance. “It makes all the CFI leadership team proud to lead an organization full of people that never lose sight of the value of giving back. We are immensely proud of our associates and their generosity year over year.”
The campaign contributes to charities nominated by associates and benefits underserved families, children, and the elderly during December. Some eight charities based in CFI's headquarters of Joplin, Missouri, received contributions from Truckloads of Treasures this year.
TCA launches public voting for Highway Angel of the Year
The Truckload Carriers Association last week opened public voting for its TCA Highway Angels of the Year award. The annual awards program will take place at TCA’s March 2024 Annual Convention and will recognize three professional truck drivers who have demonstrated exceptional courage and courtesy on the nation's roadways.
This year, six finalists have been selected, and the public is invited to cast their votes to determine the top three drivers who will be crowned TCA Highway Angels of the Year.
This will be the first year that three winners will be recognized, expanding from just one in years’ past. The six finalists are:
Anthony Blunnie, Knight Transportation (CCJ Top 250, No. 5)
- Ebern Wiley, Melton Truck Lines (No. 75)
- Mario Tyszuk, Bison Transport (No. 47)
- Dawna Jacobsen, Erb Transport
- Jesse Felton, Bucheit Logistics
- Terry Reavis, Maverick Transportation (No. 74)
Voting and the six finalists stories are available here. Voting ends Jan. 10.
Gatik, Kroger officially launch DFW collaboration
After announcing a partnership in March between autonomous tech company Gaitk and grocery giant Kroger, the companies earlier this month celebrated a ribbon-cutting at Kroger’s Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC) in south Dallas.
As part of the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport products from a Kroger Customer Fulfillment Center in Dallas, Texas, to multiple retail locations. The collaboration involves consistent, repeated delivery runs multiple times per day, seven days per week in the coming months.
