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V McGee drivers choose Mack

When V McGee decided to upgrade its fleet, they knew they wanted equipment that could handle the rigors of the job while still being agreeable to the drivers. Operations manager and truck foreman Kevin Mays obtained five trucks from different manufacturers — and allowed drivers to demo them for a few weeks. “It didn’t take long for us to realize that what the drivers wanted was to operate Mack Granites.”

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Carmen Sisson January 20, 2016 January 6, 2018Content Marketing, Recent Bylines content marketing, Mack Trucks, Memphis, Mississippi, Randall-Reilly, Southaven, Tennessee, truckers, trucking industry, V McGee 0

Big M is for Massengill, Mississippi, Mack

At Big M Transportation, everyone from the leadership team to the drivers is smiling lately. The family-owned business is growing rapidly, and they appear to be on track for another profitable year thanks to key investments in new equipment and top-notch personnel.

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Carmen Sisson August 5, 2015 January 6, 2018Content Marketing, Recent Bylines content marketing, Mississippi, Randall-Reilly, truckers, trucking industry 0

Mack’s mDRIVE transmission wins fans

Highway Transport has always been a big user of Mack Trucks, Edwards says, and the fleet operates 70 percent Mack. He likes the Mack brand for its heavy-duty strength and durability, but there was one catch: As other haulers moved to automated transmissions, Highway Transport balked, worried about specs and driver response.

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Carmen Sisson February 20, 2015 January 6, 2018Content Marketing, Recent Bylines content marketing, Highway Transport Chemical, Knoxville, Mack, Mack Trucks, mDrive, Pinnacle, Randall-Reilly, Tennessee, truckers, trucking industry 0

J.B. Hunt adds new Freightliner Cascadia Evolution to fleet

Alexander “Grey” Feaster has all the symptoms of a man in love. He can’t stop talking about the new lady in his life — her soft voice, her gentle ways, her natural beauty. Feaster, 39, just received the 2015 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution, the newest member of the J.B. Hunt Transport Services fleet.

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Carmen Sisson November 24, 2014 January 6, 2018Content Marketing, Recent Bylines big rigs, Cascadia Evolution, content marketing, Freightliner, J.B. Hunt, Randall-Reilly, transportation, truck driving, truckers, trucks 2

Heroes among us: J.B. Hunt reaches out to veterans

Anthony Harris keeps his dog tags hanging inside his truck. Brent Stoufer and Joshua Matson wear camouflage ball caps while on their routes. All three have something in common: They are military veterans and are among the first drivers to participate in Hunt’s Heroes, a new program officially launched in April by J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

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Carmen Sisson October 1, 2014 January 6, 2018Content Marketing, Recent Bylines content marketing, J.B. Hunt, jobs, military, Randall-Reilly, truck driving, truckers, veterans 0

J.B. Hunt owner operator: “You’re charting your destiny …”

“I spoke with my wife and said, ‘Baby, we’re working and making everybody else rich, but we can live real good if we put ourselves out there,” says J.B. Hunt owner operator Anthony Branch. By leasing on as an owner operator, he is able to run his company without having his job run his life.

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Carmen Sisson April 24, 2014 January 6, 2018Content Marketing, Recent Bylines content marketing, J.B. Hunt, owner/operator, truck driving, truckers, trucking industry 0
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