Category: Family Values
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Independence Day is the one day every year when the entire country pauses to celebrate freedom, and here at Freight-Tec, we celebrate it a little differently — behind the wheel, on the open road, and often far from home. Every Fourth of July, our drivers keep America’s supply chains moving while the rest of the…
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Coats for kids programs turn cold Utah winters into warmer memories for families who could not otherwise afford a heavy winter coat. Freight Tec proudly served as a gold sponsor for the second year in a row at the Coats for Kids Car Show, hosted by the Rotary Club of Bountiful just outside our office…
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A great charity event does more than raise money — it rallies an entire community around a single cause, and that is exactly what happened at Freight-Tec last weekend when our CFO, Jeff Graves, turned his love of painting into a fundraiser for Red Barn Academy. Whether you are planning your very first charity event…
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We believe in trying to find a different load for a Carrier, who wants to be home for the weekend to spend time with his family… Taking care of some of the extra headaches for a Shipping Manager so he can spend more time with his family… or making sure our Agents and Employees get…
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Work-life balance isn’t a luxury reserved for corner offices — it’s a daily tug-of-war for anyone juggling a demanding career, a family, and a life actually worth living, especially if that career means being behind the wheel for ten hours a day. If you’ve finished a shift, climbed into bed, and realized you can’t remember…
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It seems like most of the buzz around President’s Day has little to do with Presidents. It’s all about big sales, or taking off for a 3-day weekend. But where did the holiday come from? What exactly or who exactly are we celebrating? A surprising amount of American’s don’t know much about the holiday. We bet…
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A freight card gives owner-operators and carriers instant access to fuel discounts, maintenance funding, and working capital without waiting on slow-paying brokers. Freight-Tec’s freight card program pairs a physical fuel card with a revolving credit line built specifically for trucking businesses, so you never have to choose between keeping your truck rolling and keeping your…
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Congress approved the Highway Bill, and President Obama is set to sign it on Friday, July 6, 2012. The report contains the TIA-OOIDA-ATA compromise language almost exactly. How will this affect you? Read the great blog post and summary from DAT.com. Leave a comment below and let us know what you think! Related reading: Oil…
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Family is one of those words that feels simple until you try to define it — and at Freight Tec, we’ve spent years discovering just how deep that definition really goes. For us, family is not limited to the people who share your last name or your dinner table. It includes the Carrier who wants…