GREAT NEWS!
Carriers Edge and the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) have formally announced Epes Transport System, LLC as a "2019 BEST FLEETS TO DRIVE FOR."
In 2012 Carriers Edge and the TCA announced that Epes Transport was A FLEET TO WATCH. This week, with the entire industry watching, we celebrate the monumental honor of being recognized as a 2019 BEST FLEETS TO DRIVE FOR.
An even greater honor associated with this announcement has come from our...
Epes Transport driver led authorities to victims, who were trapped and invisible from the highway
Alexandria, Virginia:
Joseph Weavil, a truck driver for Epes Transport of Greensboro, North Carolina, is the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) most recent Highway Angel. Weavil notified authorities and led them to an accident scene that was not visible from the road. On December 22, 2009, Weavil was driving north along I-95 near the Pocahontas Parkway in North Carolina when he saw a car...
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has recognized truck driver Malcolm Coston of Mebane, N.C., as a Highway Angel for helping two stranded motorists on I-80 in Iowa.
According to a letter of gratitude written by Yvonne De La Rosa Thayer, the daughter of the two people Coston helped, her parents were traveling from Ind. to Denver when the driver's side rear tire blew.
As the couple sat stranded on the side of the road, it seemed nobody wanted to offer assistance in the 98 degree...
Eddie Loflin named TCA Highway Angel for his heroic actions
Alexandria, Virginia:
Eddie Loflin of Thomasville, North Carolina, a professional truck driver for Epes Transport System, LLC of Greensboro, North Carolina, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He is being recognized for his willingness to protect an injured motorist as well as comforting the man in his time of need.
In April of 2018, professional truck driver Eddie Loflin...
While driving down a dark,
twisting two-lane road, the glare of an oncoming vehicle’s high beam headlight
suddenly appear. The vehicle flashes
past and for the next two seconds you are blind. You have just experienced a common hazard known
as night blindness.
Night blindness occurs when
the eye is accustomed to low levels of light and the light intensity suddenly
rises. The eyes attempt to adjust to the
new light level, but if that level of intensity is only...
Collisions frequently occur when traffic is merging from one lane to another. These merging maneuvers are most prevalent at highway entrance/exit ramps, at the approach to “mix-masters” or highway junctures as well as on local streets and highways where lanes are reduced due to construction of lane obstructions. Did you realize that 2 out of every 10 collisions are the result of an improper lane change maneuver? As a professional truck driver, this situation poses an even greater challenge due...
As the Field Recruiter for Epes Transport I travel to different truck driving schools promoting the Epes Transport brand with the hope that one of those student will take the opportunity to be part of the Epes family.
It’s a wonderful experience standing in a class room speaking to students about the company and offering them some advice on how they should go about selecting a company to work for once they have completed their training.
Many of them have the wrong idea of what it will be...
The Mike O'Connell Trucking Top Rookie Award was created to recognize the top rookie in the trucking industry every year. Mike O'Connell, who was formerly the executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association. He believed that honoring a top rookie driver helped show new drivers they are appreciated by the trucking industry. These drivers are recognized at the Great American Trucking Show held yearly in Dallas Texas.
This year was no different however this time Epes Transport...
(l to r): Major Freddy L. Johnson, Jr., N. C. Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol - Field Operations; Melissa Nishan - Epes Transport VP Driver Recruiting; Crystal Collins - President, NCTA
Melissa Nishan, Epes Transport's VP of Driver Recruiting, was recently named by the North Carolina Trucking Association (NCTA) Safety & Human Resources Council as Human Resources Professional of Year for 2017.
Melissa has been in the trucking business for over 22 years and with...
Repost from 2011. Four seconds. That’s the average time it takes a person to dial a telephone and press send. It can take even more time to type and send a text message. Four seconds may not seem long, but for drivers, every second their eyes are off the road is an opportunity for an accident to occur. In fact, driving at 55 mph, a vehicle will travel more than 322 feet in four seconds. While most people would never drive four seconds with their eyes closed, there is no difference between that...
For the second year in a row, Epes Transport System has been presented the prestigious NC SmartFleet Award, Champion Level, in the NC Smart Fleet Program!
This award was accepted in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday October 20th 2015 at The Clean Transportation Tour by Mike Glynn and David Leik on behalf of all of Epes Transport Systems.
The primary qualifications for this award are improvements in efficiencies, fuel mileage, reduction in carbon footprint and use of alternative...
Lowe's Home Improvement held their Annual Carrier Conference on Thursday, March 30th 2017. I am pleased to report that during the conference, Epes Transport was presented with two awards, recognizing exceptional service provided during the year.
The first award presented was that of "Gold Carrier." Minimum requirements that must be obtained to receive "Gold Carrier" status are inbound service to the RDC's of 99%, load acceptance of 92% and EDI Shipment Status Compliance of 98.5%.
The...
Once again, Epes Transport System has been awarded the prestigious 2018 North Carolina Smart Fleet Champion award, presented by North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, which is affiliated with the NC State University School of Engineering. With the focus of the entire trucking industry on reducing our carbon footprint, Epes is again being recognized at the highest achievement level in the State of North Carolina by one of the most forward-thinking clean fuel organizations in the...