The Log Book: Top 5 stories of 2021

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: FreightWaves reviews five top Log Book stories from the past year, from National Truck Driver Appreciation Week activities to the gifting of a Peterbilt.

1. 4 creative ways companies honored truck drivers

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While some logistics providers simply post an image on their social media sites to honor truck drivers during their annual appreciation week, others go out of their way...

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The Log Book: Safety4Her opens first location for safety apparel

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Safety4Her goes from online retail to brick and mortar, WIT’s vice president joins the board of Wreath Across America and Shell Rotella SuperRigs is back in-person.

Safety4Her opens first brick and mortar location

Safety4Her Inc., a safety product and apparel company, has announced it will be opening its first location in Milwaukee on June 23rd. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-safety4her-opens-first-location-for-safety-apparel

Mothers make the trucking world go around

Mother’s Day honors motherhood, women who provide maternal bonds in our life and the influence that these moms have on our society.

FreightWaves interviewed four mothers in the industry, including three drivers and one mother who helps run the operations, a job commonly held by women in the industry.

Anna Alderete is the mother of three daughters and a grandmother to three grandchildren. She was a stay-at-home mom for 10 years and became a truck driver to provide herself with financial...

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