10 Sep Citizens Reserve Offers Blockchain Application Blockchain startup Citizens Reserve announced Suku, a blockchain-based platform intended to help users open new markets, improve operations and reduce costs of running supply chains. Read more...
10 Sep Drivers Can Earn Points at Love’s Thousands of professional drivers will win 10,000 My Love Reward points ($100 retail value), and one driver will win 1 million points ($10,000 retail value), from Love’s Travel Stops as part of the company’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week celebration. Read more...
10 Sep Aurora Capital Partners Sells Restaurant Technologies Inc. Aurora Capital Partners has agreed to sell Restaurant Technologies Inc., a company that distributes cooking oil and collects used oil from U.S. restaurants, to West Street Infrastructure Partners III, an investment fund managed by Goldman Sachs. Read more...
10 Sep Pilot Flying J Partners With ATA to Address Driver Shortage Pilot Flying J has partnered with American Trucking Associations to celebrate professional drivers through September, which includes a $60,000 gift to ATA’s Trucking Cares Foundation. The two are working together on an educational outreach program to address the driver shortage. Read more...
10 Sep North Carolina Governor Suspends HOS, Weight Rules Ahead of Hurricane Florence Rules pertaining to weight restrictions and hours of service have been relaxed for certain truckers in North Carolina as the state braces for Hurricane Florence. Read more...
10 Sep Boss Truck Shops Serves Up Barbecue Truck drivers craving barbecue may be in luck during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. All 43 Boss Truck Shops locations in 22 states will thank them with a free barbecue. Read more...
10 Sep Love’s Opens Travel Stop Near Denver Love’s Travel Stops announced the opening of a facility in Berthoud, Colo., near the intersection of Interstate 25 and state Route 56 north of Denver. It has 82 truck parking spaces. Read more...
10 Sep Denny’s Offers Discounts to Drivers Denny’s restaurants across the United States will celebrate professional drivers by offering discounts and a discount key tag through Sept. 30. The monthlong special is inspired by National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which spans Sept. 9-15. Read more...
10 Sep Volvo Produces Video to Honor Nation’s Truckers To thank the professional truck drivers “who literally move our world,” Volvo has released a short film in conjunction with National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Titled “The Movers,” it lasts for about a minute and a half and includes a variety of images of truckers and vehicles at work. Read more...
10 Sep H.I.G. Capital Affiliate Completes Acquisition of Recochem H.I.G. Capital announced that one of its affiliates has acquired Recochem Inc. from an affiliate of Swander Pace Capital in partnership with Recochem management. Read more...