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BulkLoadsNow.com Exclusive Features Help Carriers Find Loads During Winter Months

2013-01-30 23:02:51

Load History, Reloads and BulkLoadsnow Smartphone apps provide key resources to help carriers find bulk freight. Nixa, MO (PRWEB) January 30, 2013 BulkLoadsNow.com, a leading load board/freight matching website, released a variety a features this past year that have proven to help carriers find freight in critical times. The Load History, Reloads and Smartphone apps have all helped carriers connect with shippers/brokers and keep their trucks moving. “Load History gets carriers...

DAT and 4 State Trucks Announce a Strategic Marketing Agreement

2013-01-28 12:21:19

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DAT, which operates the industry's largest network of load boards, including truckstops, Internet and mobile applications, today announced a joint marketing agreement with 4 State Trucks, home of the Chrome Shop Mafia and the country's leading independent supplier of heavy-duty truck parts and accessories. The agreement gives 4 State Trucks customers special access to DAT's TruckersEdge freight matching service as well as a special...

PTA Holdings Inc. Forms Kingsley Leasing Division to Increase Penetration of $603 Billion Market

2013-01-25 08:20:46

PHOENIX, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PTA Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: PTAH) announced today that its Kingsley Logistics division will form a company-wide leasing operation for support of fleet operations and added revenue capture. According to American Trucking Association (ATA) statistics, trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 67% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks...

Getloaded Introduces E-mail Alerts Feature

2013-01-24 08:24:27

MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Getloaded, a leading logistics freight matching website, introduces E-mail Alerts, its newest feature to help drivers find loads easily while out on the road. With Getloaded E-Mail Alerts, members can save a load search and receive alerts via e-mail any time a new load is posted that matches their search criteria. Specifically designed for users who can receive e-mail on their mobile phones, it's the perfect way for busy freight carriers...

David Kiger of Worldwide Express Announces Carrier Partnership with AMA Transportation

2013-01-23 08:20:10

DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- David Kiger, CEO and founder of Worldwide Express, a Dallas-based global packaging and freight shipping firm, has announced a business agreement with Billerica, Mass.-based AMA Transportation Co. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130123/DA46700) AMA Transportation has been a great addition to the carrier portfolio of Worldwide Express, which provides flexibility to its shipping customers through similar agreements with more than 45...

Lowest Car Shipping Rates from Quality Car Transport Companies

2013-01-22 20:20:12

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- All America Auto Transport has been transporting vehicles all around the United States since 1964. In order to provide quality vehicle transport services, All America Auto Transport obtains the lowest price possible from a licensed and insured carrier for each customer. Car shipping can be a stressful process, but All America Auto Transport aims to make the experience as smooth and easy as possible through impeccable customer service....

Con-way Inc. Board Declares Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock

2013-01-22 16:21:01

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) today declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2013 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060418/SFTU007LOGO) About Con-way Inc. -- Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) is a $5.3 billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in Ann Arbor,...

BulkLoadsNow.com Reaches Over 9,000 Members and 437,000 Loads Posted

2013-01-17 23:01:57

BulkLoadsNow.com reaches a record number of load postings in the bulk truck freight industry. Nixa, MO (PRWEB) January 17, 2013 BulkLoadsNow.com, a fast-growing bulk truck freight matching site, reached over 9000 members in December along with approximately 437,000 posted loads. Its freight-matching site or “load board” connects shippers in the grain, feed, fertilizer, food and manufacturing industry with carriers that pull hopper bottom, end dump, walking floor, pneumatic and liquid...

DAT North American Freight Index Reports Record December Volume in Spot Market

2013-01-16 12:21:44

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The December DAT North American Freight Index saw the highest volume for the month since the Index began in 1996. Compared to December 2011, freight volume was up 5.0 percent in the spot market. However, compared to unusually robust November spot market freight levels declined 18.4 percent, following a typical seasonal pattern. In eight of the past ten years, volume dropped between November and December, for a ten-year average decline of...

Jason Beardall Named President of England Logistics

2013-01-15 12:20:44

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- England Logistics, one of the nation's premier third-party logistics (3PL) providers and top 10 freight brokerage firms, announced that it has named Jason Beardall as its new President. Jason Beardall, formerly Executive Vice President at England Logistics, will succeed Josh England, who was recently appointed Chief Financial Officer of England Logistics' parent company, C.R. England. (Photo:...