* Indiana - Trucking firm Celadon sells tractor portfolio for $13.6M
-- Trucking company Celadon Group Inc. sold a portfolio of semi tractors and their associated leases for $13.6 million to a joint venture controlled by a private-equity firm, Indianapolis-based Celadon announced late Friday... Celadon said it made the sale to support its Quality Cos. business unit, which manages tractors... The purchaser was 19th Capital Group LLC, a joint venture controlled by Wayne, Pennsylvania-based equity firm Larsen MacColl Partners, with a minority investment by Celadon and Celadon management...
(Photo) -- Indianapolis, IND, USA - IBJ - October 5, 2015
** Nebraska - Werner Enterprises announces acquisition of American Institute of Trucking and Roadmaster Drivers School
-- Werner Enterprises, a premier truckload transportation and logistics provider, announce its acquisition of the American Institute of Trucking (AIT) and Roadmaster Drivers School. These investments help further Werner’s commitment to securing the success of the next generation of professional drivers for the entire trucking industry... “This was a long-term strategic investment to ensure a stable flow of highly trained student truck drivers in a time when the entire industry is facing a significant driver shortage” ... As a forward-thinking leader in the transportation industry, Werner saw an opportunity with school partners that would benefit the trucking industry as a whole. Working with both AIT and Roadmaster for many years, Werner has witnessed the solid management and quality output these companies produce in the commercial truck driver training field, in addition to common business goals...
(Photo) -- Omaha, NEB, USA - BUSINESS WIRE - October 05, 2015
*** Ohio - Mandates TAT Training
-- Ohio has become the first state to require truck drivers to have training in recognizing and reporting human trafficking. Effective January 2016, all new commercial driver’s license holders will be required to complete a one-hour training program through Truckers Against Trafficking... Capt. Mike Crispen of the Licensing and Commercial Standards of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be a key part of the state’s efforts to prepare truck drivers. He completed a train-the-trainer program through TAT last month so that he can train other CDL instructors. Some trucking schools in the state are now offering TAT training to their students as part of the curriculum...
(Photo: CDL Test Building) -- Columbus, OH, USA- Go By Truck News - October 5, 2015Labels: trucking industry news USA
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