Covenant Transport

Covenant shuts down SRT’s Texarkana terminal and operations, relocates to Chattanooga headquarters

Citing economic challenges tied to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the need to focus resources toward targeted business units, Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT), a solo-driven reefer subsidiary of  the Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ: CVTI), said it will shut down its terminal and headquarters in Texarkana, Arkansas, according to an internal memo obtained by FreightWaves. […]

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Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Online Haul of Fame: M.S. Carriers

This is part of our ongoing weekly feature called the “Online Haul of Fame.”  FreightWaves will feature companies that have had a lasting impact on the trucking industry, past or present. Check out the Online Haul of Fame series posted each Friday on FreightWaves.  M.S. Carriers was founded in Memphis, Tennessee by Michael Starnes in […]

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Timothy Dooner Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Filling your freight sales funnel (with video)

This week Dooner and Hill are talking all about the funnel, the pipeline, the place where closers play. But what goes into making a good funnel? Leads, discipline, management, constant touch, and smart selling are all discussed. The guys are joined by Covenant Transports Vice President Benjamin Caplenor to talk carrier sales funnels. Plus, a […]

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Noi Mahoney Thursday, September 26, 2019

Covenant Transport to close its truck service in Mexico (with video)

Covenant Transport has decided to end all service to the interior of Mexico, citing dropping spot market pricing, increasing detention times and an inability to gain the freight density needed to balance costs. “After five years servicing the interior of Mexico, Covenant Transport Services will, in coming months, end our Mexico service offering,” said Andy […]

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Trucking industry sifts through an abundance of tech options

As the transportation industry adapts to a digital world, owner-operators to large fleets are all grappling with how to adopt new technology. “There are more technology choices than ever. Bob’s trucking, Sue’s trucking, Mario’s trucking are hearing from nine million different sources, trying to sort that out,” said industry consultant Randy Mullett of Mullett Strategies […]

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