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2019 Best Fleets To Driver For

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...

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For the Love of the Job

This week one of the biggest news stories is about a six-year-old boy named Stanley who applied for a model designing job at LegoLand. The four-sentence handwritten application has been attracting international media attention. The letter proclaims his love for Lego’s and states that he is “the man [for] the job because I have lots of experience. Love Stanley.” (Wright, 2017) The short article reminded me that we too had a high degree of optimism and excitement when we applied for a job...

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Note to Self

A long time ago (1999) in a land far away...a gentle farm dog burst in to the barn with a surprise for the farmer. In his slobbery jowls rested an injured kitten. The kitten was emaciated, its fur matted with dried blood. We don’t know what happened to the kitten; perhaps it was the lone survivor of a coyote attack; or had been caught in a piece of machinery. All we knew was that it was a mess, and limply swayed back and forth in the dogs grasp. Then the farm dog gingerly laid the listless form...

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