SelecTrucks announces commitment to veterans

SelecTrucks recently announced a new discount program for military veterans at 24 SelecTrucks Centers throughout the United States and Canada.

In support of “Hiring our Heroes,” veterans of the United States and Canadian military are now eligible to receive a discount of up to $3,500 on qualifying vehicle purchases through the Proud to Serve Veterans Discount. The discount program runs through Dec. 31, 2017. In order to use this discount program, customers must provide documentation to prove military service.

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McLeod Software Hires Kenneth Craig as Vice President

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Transportation software provider McLeod Software has expanded its senior leadership team, adding Kenneth Craig as vice president of the company.

Craig joins McLeod with experience in the product software industry, the consulting and systems integration business, and in senior leadership as a chief information officer.

“We are excited that a person with Ken's depth of experience and expertise chose to join McLeod Software,” said Tom McLeod, president and CEO of McLeod. “Ken's diverse experience in the global IT business expands the depth of our management team. We have put him to work immediately helping us continue to shape our ongoing strategy and execution. Ken is working on special projects related to our products, the scalability of our systems, and our delivery operations for our largest customers.”

Craig was previously the SAP Practice Director for Dutch systems integrator, Origin. He served as the country president for SAP in Brazil and became the CIO for Phillips Consumer Electronics. He recently served as the vice president of commercial business development and vice president of special projects for software supplier TekSouth Corporation, which manages several large scale global database applications for the U.S. Department of Defense.

McLeod Software is a provider of transportation dispatch, accounting, operations and brokerage management software and document management systems developed for the trucking industry.

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Walmart Recognizes 12 Carriers of the Year

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Walmart Transportation has recognized 12 trucking and transportation providers as the retailer's 2016 Carriers of the Year, an honor given to companies that support Walmart-owned stores and facilities.

The selected carriers demonstrated dedication to customer service and a commitment to creating innovative solutions in supporting Walmart stores, Sam's Club facilities and distribution centers throughout the U.S.

The Walmart Carriers of the Year for 2016 are:

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U.S. Mayors Push For Infrastructure Task Force

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The U.S. Conference of Mayors has formed a task force on infrastructure aimed at working with President Trump and Congress to develop and pass a major infrastructure package.

The Task Force on Infrastructure will be chaired by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was appointed by USCM's president, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett.

“Mayor Garcetti leads a city that has been at the forefront of so many infrastructure initiatives from a massive build out of the city and region's transit system, smart and connected lighting, an accelerated deployment of renewable energy technologies, and substantial port and freight improvements, among others,” said Cornett. “I am pleased to welcome him to this post."

The task force will work with the leadership in Washington to guide the passage of an infrastructure package. It will be comprised of mayors interested in various infrastructure sectors, including transportation, water, ports, energy, broadband and other priorities.

USCM has been actively engaged in infrastructure reform since the election and the organization's top four officers along with CEO and executive director Tom Cochran met with then President-elect Trump on Dec. 15 to discuss issues related to infrastructure. In January, Vice President Pence attended USCM's Winter Meeting and explained plans the president has to deliver a major infrastructure investment for the country.

Recently, the group met with top infrastructure leaders, including Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill Shuster, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and many others.

“The path to economic prosperity runs through our investments in America's infrastructure,” said Garcetti. “That means upgrading our roads and rail systems, modernizing our airports and ports of entry to better compete on the global stage, strengthening our water systems, and creating partnerships in telecommunications ...Read the rest of this story

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Preventing Truck Terror Attacks Starts With You – And Me.

Ever since 2001's horrible terror attacks on 9-11, we've all been conditioned to think of terrorists as Middle Easterners who hate America for various reasons. But it's important to note that there are a lot of home-grown terrorists out there today – Americans who, for one reason or another, have a beef with our government or our society – and feel they have to act in order to either stop whatever troubles them, or inspire an uprising of some sort. Studies commissioned by various law enforcement agencies over the past few years have concluded that inside the United States today, we are actually far more likely to experience attacks from home-grown terrorists than extremists from the Middle East or Asia.

Regardless of where they're from or whatever motivates them, it's crucial to remember that terrorists are opportunists by necessity. They may fantasize about getting their hands on weapons of mass destruction or armies of like-minded fanatics rising up after being inspired by their actions, but in most cases they're social-awkward losers without the financial support to carry out their schemes the way they want to. They have to use whatever weapons they can find – often going down to Plan C or even Plan D before they hit on something they can use to attack innocent people. And in many cases, the tool or method they choose to use in their attacks is an object most of us don't even view as a “weapon." Pretty much anything can be a weapon. Remember the guy trying to kill 007 with some poison in a thread back when we were kids? (I think that was in “You Only Live Twice,” but I could be wrong.)

Which brings us to the Transportation Safety Administration's recent warning regarding the use of trucks as a ...Read the rest of this story