USA Truck Brings on New Chief Technology Officer

USA Truck has announced another leadership change, naming Kim Littlejohn as a vice president and chief technology officer.

Littlejohn most recently served as director of information technology for Interstate Distributor Co., in Tacoma, Wash. In the past, she also worked for Bishop, White, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. and NYK Business Systems Americas.

She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington and began her career as an IT professional as a developer with Boeing and then with Security Pacific Bank.

“We are excited to have Kim join the leadership team here at USA Truck. She has an impressive track record of delivering superior results, and does so with a high degree of employee engagement,” said Jason Bates, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Her attention to detail and cross-functional project prioritization experience will greatly enhance our efforts to position USA Truck as a premier provider of transportation capacity solutions.”

After a tough year in 2016, USA Truck has made a number of leadership changes this year, including naming a new president and CEO in James Reed and new executive vice president and chief commercial officer in Jim Craig.

In March, USA Truck's trucking operations president, N. Martin Tewari resigned from his position. This month, the company also appointed Werner Hugo as its senior vice president of trucking operations.

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XPO veteran LTL driver Antoine Seegars is one of the company's driving school instructors.  XPO's LTL unit operates the schools at over 80 locations in the U.S. Photo: XPO Logistics

XPO Logistics has announced that it will offer free tuition and income while training at one of the company's network of commercial driving schools, with a career opportunity upon graduation.

XPO expects over 150 trainees to complete courses at the company's U.S. driving schools in 2017. The courses are conducted at its less-than-truckload service centers. At the schools, students can train to qualify for a commercial driver's license and experienced drivers can learn the specifics of LTL transportation. The schools also offer a hostler class for those interested in terminal yard operations.

While attending classes,students will work for XPO in paid part-time positions as dockworkers to earn money while in training. XPO provides the training free of tuition, which the company says will save each student an estimated $5,000 or more compared to for-profit driving schools.

“Our CDL training is a unique career opportunity in that both the company and the student have skin in the game,” said Tony Brooks, president of the LTL business for XPO Logistics. “Students commit to classroom and hands-on instruction, and XPO provides free tuition and income while training. The program is designed to create satisfying careers for professional drivers who share our focus on safety and customer service.”

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