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LENEXA, Kan., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, National Truck Driver Awareness Week runs from Sept. 16-22. To celebrate, Freightquote is partnering with Midway Truck Stop & Travel Plaza to hand out free Joe's Blend coffee and doughnuts to all the truck drivers who visit Midway from 7-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19. "This is a great opportunity to thank our nation's dedicated truck drivers for simply getting the job done and done well," said Joe Bechtold, owner...
MIAMI, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has appointed Costa Cruises Chairman Pier Luigi Foschi to oversee the company's growth strategies within the rapidly expanding Asian region. In his role as chairman and chief executive officer of the new Carnival Asia unit, Foschi will be responsible for establishing Carnival Corporation & plc's new corporate offices in Singapore and providing guidance and assistance to the...
SEATTLE, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn celebrated the announcement of the luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot as its official timekeeper with a special visit aboard Seabourn Quest on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Seabourn Quest Captain Geir-Arne Thue Nilsen welcomed Carnival Corporation and plc Chairman and CEO Micky Arison and Hublot's Chairman of the Board Jean-Claude Biver aboard the line's newest ship during a port call at Cannes, France. Captain Thue Nilsen led a personal tour...
FORT SMITH, Ark., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) will appear at the 2012 RBC Capital Markets' Global Industrials Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, September 12 from 10:20 a.m. until 10:50 a.m. PDT. Judy R. McReynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a company "fireside chat" to be hosted by an RBC analyst. The live program will be webcast (in a listen-only mode) and an archive will be available...
SEATTLE, Sept. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hublot, the luxury Swiss brand which brings the "Art of Fusion" to watchmaking, has been named the Official Timekeeper of the award-winning ultra luxury cruise line Seabourn. Guests enjoying voyages on any of Seabourn's six intimate, all-suite ships will now be kept abreast of the current ship's time by means of handsome Hublot wall clocks, designed and finished with the same flair and elegance that have made Hublot's wristwatches...
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Journal of Commerce confirmed today that two of the most senior executives in the container shipping industry globally will participate as keynote speakers at the 6th Annual TPM Asia conference. Ma Ze Hua, President of the COSCO Group and Ng Yat Chung, president and CEO of the NOL Group, parent of container line APL, will deliver keynote speeches at the UBM Global Trade organized conference, set for October 17-18 in Shenzhen, China,...
WILDER, Ky., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company providing regional and national truckload, LTL, expedited, and refrigerated warehousing services, has been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Released just last week, Inc. magazine's 2012 500/5,000 list is an exclusive ranking of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation, based on percentage revenue growth over a three-year...
ShipGooder.com, for the first time, offers national shipping services with discounted shipping rates. TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Economic uncertainty generates heightened competition, which in turn, produces lower costs for services. Taking advantage of the competitive market, ShipGooder.com is now offering local and national shipping services with discounted shipping rates in the USA and Canada. ShipGooder is the market leader for providing a free search engine with...
Efficiency is at the core of the truckload business - finding the right truck that will allow shippers to move more loads in less time. Truck Load Connect has provided a revolutionary tool for building a more efficient network between carriers and shippers. Access to the new website is free for all carriers. Nashville, Tenn. (PRWEB) August 14, 2012 Carriers and shippers have a need for better tools that will help them communicate with each other more effectively. A larger, more focused...
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Journal of Commerce confirmed today that two of the most senior executives in the container shipping industry globally will participate as keynote speakers at the 6th Annual TPM Asia conference. Ma Ze Hua, President of the COSCO Group and Ng Yat Chung, president and CEO of the NOL Group, parent of container line APL, will deliver keynote speeches at the conference, set for October 17-18 in Shenzhen, China, home to one of the world's...
