Lazer Logistics adds yard management assets in latest deal

Lazer Logistics announced Tuesday the acquisition of assets from yard management provider Preferred Cartage Trucking Services.

Greeley, Colorado-based Preferred is a 30-year-old yard operator primarily serving the meatpacking and processing industry throughout the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions. It provides short-haul shuttles and yard movements of trailers for its customers. The company also engages in local and regional over-the-road transportation services.

Terms of the transaction were...

Taking the Hire Road: Process plus culture equals growth

David McBride, executive vice president of recruiting and human resources at Lazer Spot, joined DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss what it takes to successfully recruit and retain talented drivers.

Born into a trucking family, McBride knew from an early age which career path he wanted to take. He has since enjoyed a successful career helping companies build their recruiting and fleet growth strategies.

Over the years, he’s developed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/taking-the-hire-road-process-plus-culture-equals-growth

Lazer Spot buys over 25 electric yard spotters from Orange EV

Lazer Spot is purchasing 25 EV yard spotters from Orange EV.

Electric vehicles are increasingly penetrating the freight market, especially in terminal yards where there is no range anxiety. Enter another deal for expanding EVs in the yard.

Georgia-based yard management firm Lazer Spot on Thursday signed a two-year contract with heavy-duty electric vehicle manufacturer Orange EV to purchase more than 25 electric yard spotters.

Lazer Spot should get its next round of yard spotters in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Orange EV. All 25-plus of the EVs...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lazer-spot-buys-over-25-electric-yard-spotters-from-orange-ev

Lazer Spot acquisition: Electric spotter trucks ‘perfect application’ of EVs

Lazer Spot acquired Firefly Transportation services, expanding its electric spotter truck fleet.

While long-haul vehicle electrification continues to face infrastructure and battery technology challenges, adopting electric yard vehicles is much simpler.

Alpharetta, Georgia-based yard management services provider Lazer Spot is dipping its toes deeper into the pool of vehicle electrification with the acquisition of Firefly Transportation Services, an electric spotter truck provider.

“We’re excited that, with Lazer’s size and scale, they can take what our thoughts were for fleet electrification...

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PINC, Lazer Spot partner on digital yard management

A partnership between Lazer Spot, a provider of outsourced yard management services, and PINC, a digital yard management solutions company, spotlights the role of trailer yards in the booming e-commerce enterprise that is reshaping 21st century consumer and business purchasing.

Founded in 1996, Lazer Spot provides yard spotting, shuttling, trailer rentals and other services in more than 400 locations in North America. 

Spotters help transfer trailers from one truck to another and direct drivers...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/pinc-lazer-spot-partner-on-digital-yard-management