Tag: heartland express
Tom Cilek’s New Best Friend: Michael Gerdin
If you’ve been in the Corridor business community for even a short time, you already know Tom Cilek. He’s a senior vice president at...
Freight volumes approach cliff as shutdown stretches on
A Heartland Express truck shown in an undated photo. PHOTO HEARTLAND EXPRESS
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
While essential items like groceries and medical supplies continue to move,...
Workplace culture worth celebrating
CBJ Editorial
The CBJ is proud to have recognized “cool” companies in the Corridor for the past seven years. In this week’s issue, we again...
Transportation bellwethers point up
CBJ Editorial
The transportation industry is a leading economic bellwether because it shows the exchange of goods and people. When it does well, it...
Best Trucking Company: Heartland Express
3 TIMES ON LIST
North Liberty-based Heartland Express, making its first appearance on the CBJ’s Best of list since 2009, attributes its success to abiding...
Boom & little gloom at Iowa City economic forecast
By Katharine Carlon
katharine@corridorbusiness.com
Wheels are turning, and not just on the highways, according to a panel of experts assembled by West Bank as part of...
Trucking companies struggle to fill driver’s seat
Local and national carriers are piling on the pay and incentives to lure new drivers, but will it be enough to keep the wheels...
Trucking companies struggle to fill driver’s seat
Local and national carriers are piling on the pay and incentives to lure new drivers, but will it be enough to keep the wheels...
Business leaders take stock of 2016
Anne Parmley, managing director, National Assessment Services at Pearson in Iowa City, discusses the move to digital assessments during the CBJ's annual Economic Forecast...
Heartland Express nearly doubles with acquisition
By Pat Shaver
NORTH LIBERTY—With a recent acquisition, Corridor-based Heartland Express became the fifth largest asset-based truckload fleet in the U.S.
Heartland Express announced Nov. 11...