Gordon Trucking News, Events and Trucking Blog

Gordon Trucking, Inc. is excited to recognize Joe Wright as its February Driver of the Month.

Joe has been with GTI since 2001 and currently runs on the Temperature Controlled fleet that travels throughout the United States.  A resident of Lewiston, Idaho and tenured professional truck driver, Joe has driven for various fleets at GTI and is well-known throughout the company.

In February, Joe broke in his brand new truck and averaged 6.6 miles per gallon with less than one percent idle time and with no incidents or service issues.  Joe also posted a CSA score of zero which is very impressive.

Joe’s Pacific based fleet manager, Travis Gordon said Joe has a great attitude and always shows a willingness to work in whatever way he can to help out the company.

For the fourth consecutive year, Gordon Trucking, Inc. has been named the safest U.S. based trucking company in its division by the Truckload Carriers Association.

The divisional winners were announced Feb. 21 on the TCA Web site in an official press release out of Alexandria, Va.  Celebrating its 37^th year, the National Fleet Safety Awards recognize trucking companies that demonstrate a superior commitment to safety and accident reduction.

Scoring in the 100 million or more miles driven per year division, GTI will compete against winners of the 25 – 50 million miles per year and 50-100 million miles per year for the grand prize award.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. recently engaged a third party to complete extensive survey work with our professional truck driving associates.  The results of the surveys showed our drivers wanted opportunities to earn additional pay outside their normal compensation.  GTI listened to these concerns and is excited to announce our new plan to reward our top ranked truck drivers and pay credit where it is due.

Last September, during Driver Appreciation Week, GTI launched the new quarterly driver incentive program to go into effect starting October 1, the beginning of the fourth fiscal quarter.   The objective of the new incentive program is to reward our over the road company truck drivers for production, safety, fuel efficiency and exceptional service to our customers.     

Today, Gordon Trucking is proud to announce that 348 truck driving associates received a bonus check last Friday for meeting the set guidelines and finishing in the top 60 percent of the scoring criteria among their peers in each of their respective divisions.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. is pleased to announce Patti and Corvan Morrison as the January Driver of Month winners.

Patti and Corvan have been with GTI for almost two years and currently drive throughout the U.S., primarily with ConWay team freight.   When not out on the road, the couple resides in Anderson, Calif.

Driving as a team, the Morrison’s had an impressive January.  Driving more than 20,000 miles, the team had a perfect service record, averaged seven MPG and maintained less than one percent in idle time.

The Morrison’s Pacific based Fleet Manager Dave Loper said Patti and Corvan possess all the truck driving skills GTI looks for in team drivers.  

For the second consecutive year, the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge have named Gordon Trucking, Inc. one of the nation’s top truck driving companies to drive for.

The announcement came out in an official release from the TCA on February 7 in which 20 North American Fleets were listed for providing an outstanding workplace experience for their drivers.

To be considered for this honor, the TCA reviews for-hire trucking companies and surveys their company executives, human resources personnel and driving associates. 

Nominated fleets are then evaluated against a scoring matrix that covers a variety of categories including total compensation package, health benefits, retirement plans, professional development opportunities, commitment to continuous improvement, team building, driver turnover rate and the overall fleet safety record.

PACIFIC, Wash. -- Gordon Trucking, Inc. is excited to announce Mick Dragash as its new General Counsel and Executive Vice President. 

Prior to joining GTI, Mick was Associate General Counsel for Excel Inc., the supply chain division of Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading logistics group.  In addition, Mick was also Associate General Counsel for Walmart Stores Inc., in Bentonville, Ark., where he supported the Logistics and Transportation Divisions.  Before transitioning to these in-house legal positions, Mick was an associate at Roetzel & Andress in Cleveland, where he concentrated his practice on transportation and logistics issues.

Mick’s tenure with these companies and experience in the transportation industry bring valuable insight to Gordon Trucking and its associates.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Professional Truck Driver of the Year award.  The winner will be announced in the coming weeks and recognized at the 2013 Annual Business Meeting.

In order to be a finalist for Driver of the Year, a company truck driver must meet some remarkable goals set by the company for the entire year and today we’re honored to recognize these outstanding professional truck driving associates.

The finalists come from various over the road, regional and local fleets and locations throughout the U.S.  All finalists posted a perfect service record in 2012, with no preventable incidents, a CSA score of zero and no tickets or violations.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. and the Washington State Patrol unveiled a new age enhanced photo of Kyron Horman Monday at GTI’s headquarters in Pacific, Wash.  Kyron has been reported missing from Portland since June of 2010.

The age enhanced photo to show what Kyron would now look like was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and is now displayed on five of GTI’s trailers that travel throughout the U.S. and with a strong focus in the Northwest.

Started in 2006, GTI and the WSP partnered to create the Homeward Bound program to help find local missing children. Since then, seven children have been recovered.

Two years ago, GTI launched the first photo of Kyron in its announcement of expanding the Homeward Bound project into Oregon.  Today, we display our continued effort to help bring Kyron home to his family.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. has been recognized as Quaker’s Western Regional Carrier of the Year for 2012. 

The honor was announced on January 3 by Quaker Senior Director of Transportation,  Drew Stimple.

Gordon Trucking currently does business with Quaker through the Southwest and Midwest with a majority of the operation running in and out of California.

All regional winners were recognized at a celebration dinner on January 22 in Chicago.  In attendance on behalf of GTI were Chief Operating Officer Steve Gordon, Vice Presidents Bob Peterson and Dan Greenwood, Sales Director Troy Fulmer and Quaker Account Manager Laurie Miller.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. is honored to present Daniel Boling with its December Driver of the Month award.

Daniel is currently on an engineered night-run that re-powers loads traveling up and down the Grapevine in California.  Daniel will celebrate his one-year anniversary with GTI next week.

In December, Daniel put up some impressive numbers.  Averaging 7.25 miles per gallon and 1.25 percent idle time, Daniel had zero over-speed and a perfect service record.

Daniel said he was both honored and surprised when he heard the good news.