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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Spotlight #1: Willie Alexander
At TA Services, we appreciate and celebrate truck drivers every day — we trust and rely on them to help our customers move their products across the country. We appreciate the hard work and dedication we see firsthand from every truck driver in our network. This week, in honor of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week…
Read More5 Ways to Celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW). At TA Services, we recognize that truck drivers are the backbone of America. They are responsible for transporting everything from infrastructure supplies to life-saving medications. We thank them for getting us the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the essential items we use daily.…
Read MorePeople First, Pt. 10: Meet the Brokerage Employee of the Year, Phillip Skeens
We’ve officially reached the end of this People First series, recognizing TA Services’ award-winning employees. But because there is so much diverse and abundant talent here at TA, you can expect to see more People First series to come! Last week, you met our Warehousing Employee of the Year, Mitch Houston. In this final series post, we’re introducing…
Read MoreMake.Ship.Happen.® Part 6: Managing International Shipping
Welcome back to another edition of our Make.Ship.Happen.® series. In our last post, we shared insights about LTL rules tariffs and the important role they play in the world of LTL freight shipping. In this part of our series, we’re discussing an important topic in today’s interconnected world: international shipping. Understanding the complexities of international…
Read MorePeople First, Pt. 9: Meet the 2022 Warehousing Employee of the Year, Mitch Houston
We’re nearing the end of our People First series recognizing TA Service’s award-winning employees. In our last post, we introduced you to our Results Core Values Award winner, Carrie Merrigan-Johnson. Today, we’re spotlighting our first Warehousing Employee of the Year, Mitch Houston. Employee recognition is a high priority at TA Services. One way we choose to recognize our…
Read MorePeople First, Pt. 8: Meet the Results Core Values Award Winner, Carrie Merrigan-Johnson
We’re back with another post in our series recognizing TA Service’s award-winning employees. Last week, you met Lauren Mollencupp, our Innovation Core Values Award winner. Today, we’re introducing you to our Results Core Values Award winner and cold chain solutions provider extraordinaire, Carrie Merrigan-Johnson. We recently launched our Core Values Awards, an annual series of…
Read MorePeople First, Pt. 7: Meet the Innovation Core Values Award Winner, Lauren Mollencupp
Welcome back to our series recognizing TA Service’s award-winning employees. In our last post, we introduced you to Linda Elgas, our Safety Core Values Award winner. Today, we’re spotlighting our Innovation Core Values Award winner, Lauren Mollencupp. Our Core Values Awards is an annual series of awards recognizing TA’s exemplary team members who embody our…
Read MorePartner with a 3PL for Cold Chain Success, by Dani Etkin-Spiegelman
An article written by Dani Etkin-Spiegelman, Chief Revenue Officer of TA Services’ Toronto, Ontario Canada office, was recently published in Food Industry Executive. Etkin explains why having a flexible and adaptable 3PL partner who understands cold chain success and how cold chain logistics is not only important for food safety, but also for compliance with…
Read MorePeople First, Pt. 6: Meet the Safety Core Values Award Winner, Linda Elgas
We’re back with another edition of our People First series recognizing TA Service’s award-winning employees. In our last feature, you met Dave Crosby, the winner of our Service Core Values Award. This week, we’re introducing you to Linda Elgas, our Safety Core Values Award winner. Our Core Values Awards is a new, annual series of…
Read MoreMake.Ship.Happen.® Part 5: Understanding LTL Rules Tariffs
Welcome back to our Make.Ship.Happen.® series. In our last post, we talked about how recent changes to less-than-truckload (LTL) rules tariffs have caused shippers to turn to hotshot trucking as an alternative solution for LTL loads extending beyond eight feet long. Today, we want to take a step back and talk more about these changes…
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