It may not be true to say that Battle Motors’ work manufacturing electric vehicles has been more than 75 years in the making. However, Kelleigh Ash says it took acquiring Crane Carrier Co., founded in 1946, to enable Battle Motors to make the heavy truck chassis to incorporate the electric vehicle batteries the company has […]
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George Lawman – Decker Truck Line
Est. reading time: 4 mins
It’s been more than 90 years since brothers Loren and Dale Decker founded their company with a Model B Ford truck. They began by hauling items, including canned goods, plumbing fixtures, gypsum products and even windmills, throughout Iowa and adjacent states. From those beginnings in 1931, family-owned Decker has grown into three divisions—Decker Truck Line, […]
Wilson Ho – Turo
Est. reading time: 4 mins
In recent years, many people have opted for peer-to-peer lodging rentals while traveling or on vacation. Increasingly , they’re doing the same with car rentals, particularly with a shortage of rental cars during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enter Turo, a San Francisco-based business which started in 2009 and now has a presence in over 7,500 cities around […]
Pat Lowe – Jack Cooper Investments Inc.
Est. reading time: 5 mins
On they roll, clattering and even bouncing as the rigs fill a lane on the highway. The shiny new cargo—the latest cars and trucks headed to a showroom or dealer’s lot—may draw wishful glances from passing drivers. The rigs may even cause a bit of white knuckling as trailers haul a half-dozen vehicles stacked on […]
Larry Osentoski – GC Associates USA
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the General Services Administration serve our country in many ways, and to do that they must maintain and track the half-million vehicles they manage. With new regulations, these agencies look to the private sector to help drive them into the future. Thus, the opportunity for GC Associates USA […]
Kirk Hay – Jack Cooper Transport & Logistics
Est. reading time: 4 mins
In some ways, loading a transport truck with a variety of vehicles is like playing a colossal game of Tetris, as it’s quickly determined the best way to pack a load. Such is the task for CIO Kirk Hay at Jack Cooper Transport Company in Kansas City, North America’s largest automotive transportation fleet and logistics […]
