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2025 Forty Under 40: Kara Hinzie
Kara Hinzie Director of Operations | CRST | AGE: 38 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Marion Education: Associate degree in graphic communication from Kirkwood Community College What was your first job? High school sports photographer at the Marion Times. Best advice…
CRST signs agreement with Optimal Dynamics for artificial decision intelligence system
CRST The Transportation Solution has signed an agreement with Optimal Dynamics to implement the company’s…

CRST named Carrier of the Year by The Home Depot
CRST has been recognized by The Home Depot as its “Dedicated Final Mile Flatbed Carrier…

CRST acquires Texas-based BCB Transport
Cedar Rapids-based CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. has acquired BCB Transport in Mansfield, Texas, according to…

CRST wins Quest for Quality awards from Logistics Management
CRST The Transportation Solution has won two 2023 Quest for Quality awards for transportation service…

The Corridor’s largest privately held companies: CRST International Inc.
Coordinating shippers’ needs with its drivers’ career preferences is crucial to maintaining CRST International Inc.’s…

CRST recognized by The Home Depot as a Carrier of the Year
Cedar Rapids-based freight company CRST The Transportation Solution has been recognized by The Home Depot…
CRST opens divisional headquarters in Alabama
Cedar Rapids-based freight company CRST The Transporatation Solution opened a 23,000-square-foot facility spanning more than…

CRST plans to close driver training academy by year’s end
Freight transport company CRST will be closing their Cedar Rapids-based North American Driver Training Academy…

CRST driver a finalist for veteran’s driving excellence award
CRST driver and retired U.S. Army Veteran Talon Rogers has been named a 2022 finalist…

Editorial: Double down on shipping and logistics
The recent Fastest Growing Companies list further illustrates the Corridor’s success and continued opportunity within…
Diversity Straight Up: Diversity in the trucking industry
In the latest episode of CBJ podcast, “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony…

CBJ’s Best of the Corridor Hall of Fame
The following businesses and firms have each been voted onto the CBJ’s Best of the…

CRST’s new ‘sister company’ embraces converged security
The business interests held by Hillcrest Holdings, including its first diversification move entirely outside the…

Trucking companies struggle to fill driver’s seat
Local and national carriers are piling on the pay and incentives to lure new drivers,…

Trucking companies struggle to fill driver’s seat
Local and national carriers are piling on the pay and incentives to lure new drivers,…





