Keep the Good News Rolling: 8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: December 2022
8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: January 2023
Let's bring in the new year with 8 fleet stories that will brighten your day — from awards, to art, to new roles.
Hillary Weiss・Senior Editor
Work Truck presents 8 stories that occurred in the past month to help brighten your day.
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A new year brings new beginnings.
In the world of fleet, sometimes the bad outshines the good. There is a lot of good that happens that goes unnoticed. And they deserve a special shout-out.
Take a moment to check out a few of the top news highlights that brighten our days and gave us a little bit of inspiration as of January 13, 2023:
Kenworth Awards T680 to Top Military Veteran Rookie Driver — A veteran received the annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award during a ceremony held recently at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Read more…
'Name a Snowplow' Contest Results Are In! — The Minnesota Department of Transportation has an annual “Name a Snowplow” contest. This year’s results are in! Read more…
Ford Lightning Takes Home Another Top Award — The Ford F-150 Lightning won the North American Truck of the Year. This marks the third straight year for the lightning and the fifth award for Ford in the past three years. Read more…
Goodyear Developed 90% Sustainable-Material Tire — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company unveiled a demonstration tire comprised of 90% sustainable materials. The demonstration tire passed all applicable regulatory testing as well as Goodyear’s internal testing. Read more…
Fleet Advantage Names Next CEO — Fleet Advantage’s Chief Executive Officer, John Flynn has retired effective December 31, 2022. Brian Holland, president and CFO has been named as the next CEO. Read more…
Sempra Wins Top 'Most Responsible Companies' — Sempra has been named one of Newsweek's “Most Responsible Companies” for the fourth consecutive year. Read more…
How Do Goodyear Tires & Football Make Art? — Goodyear introduced two life-sized tire mascot sculptures handcrafted by artist and former minor league baseball player, Blake McFarland, to commemorate each team advancing to the 87th annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Read more…
Transervice Delivers Presents to Salvation Army — Transervice Logistics delivered early holiday presents to their employees’ children and grandchildren, aged newborn to 13, at their facilities across North America. Read more…
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