In conjunction with Heavy Duty Trucking's 100th anniversary, we are highlighting motor carriers that have also stood the test of time. In 1951, Ursul Lewellen started out as an owner-operator in ...

CFI truck driver, Endrea Davisson’s “pup co-pilot,” Sanza, jumps in the passenger seat of her driver’s big rig (Photo courtesy: Endrea Davisson). JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF/KODE) — It’s no secret that being a ...

Contract Freighters Inc. (CFI) was looking for a way to cut costs by better matching drivers to the loads that needed to be delivered. Herb Schmidt, president of Joplin, Mo.-based CFI said he found ...

Employees of Contract Freighters Inc. continued a tradition Thursday with the 29th annual Truckload of Treasures event at the 15th Street Walmart in Joplin. In addition to shopping for about 300 ...

Greg Orr, CFI’s top executive and a 30-year veteran of the trucking and logistics business, shares insights and perspectives on pressing industry issues affecting truckload operators. DC Velocity ...

This year, the annual Truckloads of Treasures giving campaign raised $21,120. Funds are raised entirely through associate donations. Over 30 years of the program’s existence, associates have donated ...

An eastern Iowa trucking company has announced a $525 million transaction that will make it the nation’s eighth largest trucking fleet. Heartland Express is based in North Liberty. Contract Freighters ...

CFI professional driver Don Welch, a U.S. Army veteran, pilots a special "True to the Troops" truck delivering a truckload of commemorative wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery for the annual ...

MONTREAL — The cross-border trade war has thrown up a big roadblock for trucking company TFI International Inc., which saw ...