Jun 29, 2009

Tennessee Truck Driving School Probed

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Acccording to eTrucker.com’s Jill Dunn State and federal officials are probing some truck driving schools in tennessee. According toa n article written by Jill Dunn the state has terminated its third-party agreement with the truck driving training school . The school can no longer administer CDL skills tests now.

A quote form the article:
“ The Tennessee Department of Safety ended its agreement with Volunteer Training Center in Murfreesboro on June 21, only six months into the parties’ five-year contract.”

This is another sad story about truck driving schools that have been in the news recently. We posted a list a few weeks back of things you could do to find a quality truck driving shcool. It is definetly important these days to get the right kind of training right from the get go.

Here is a link to the previous article that we wrote on this issue that was titled How To Find A Truck Driving School

The complete article that was quoted above and written by Jill Dunn can be found @
 http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=79738

Jun 29, 2009

C.R. England is Awarded Carrier of the Year From Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

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SALT LAKE CITY, June 23 /PRNewswire/ — C.R. England, a global transportation provider, has been recognized as the 2008 Globe and Spear Award Winner by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. The Carrier of the Year award is based on the carrier that provides on-time pick-up and delivery service, equipment availability, customer service, and tracing capabilities.

“This award recognizes the excellent performance from our operations and sales team to continuously find ways to serve our customers better,” said Dan England, chairman of the board of C.R. England. “This is one more tribute to the committed team of people we have at C.R. England.”

“This award doesn’t come without a lot of dedication and commitment,” said Dean England, chief executive officer of C.R. England. “We are honored that The Wrigley Company recognizes our hard work and excellence in performance. We value the partnership that we have with them and appreciate this acknowledgement. We look forward to growing our relationship further with them.”

“The Wrigley Logistics Team would like to congratulate C.R. England for their achievement, and express our appreciation for creating value for Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company,” said Ronald Zapfel, Wrigley’s senior manager of transportation and distribution. “We look forward to further developing our relationships as well as sharing our mutual talents in delivering exceptional service to our customers.”

As a customer since 1999, C.R. England has worked with The Wrigley Company to find innovative transportation solutions. Through creative planning and utilizing our various service dimensions, such as our Mexico and Intermodal divisions, England has been able to find efficiencies and increase customer service. Along with Wm. Wrigley Jr., C.R. England analyzed which loads would be better on the rail versus over-the-road. C.R. England has been able to find alternative solutions while helping Wrigley cut down on its transportation costs.

About C.R. England, Inc.

Founded in 1920, C.R. England, Inc. corporate headquarters are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has grown to be one of North America’s largest transportation companies. C.R. England services include Long Haul and Short Haul (Regional) One-Way Carriage, Dedicated and Intermodal services as well as a Mexico division and offices in China. Additional services include Truckload, LTL, Parcel and Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Engineering. For more information, visit CR England @ http://www.CREngland.com.

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