Hotels 4 Truckers

Mar 13, 2014

Enter a location where a hotel is needed, and get results for the area with links to book a room. Results also include truck parking information, along with information about Internet access and pet and smoking policies. Map view also is available. The service also is available in DAT’s My DAT Trucker Services app for Android.

MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford today hauls direct freight outbound for customers in part built from his years of ownership of another fleet, since sold after years of growth. MRL in some ways is Ledford's effort to right-size a business for his life today.

Right-sizing for management: MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford hits five trucks

Ledford got his start trucking after working a dock where his manager said Ledford would never drive truck. Not only would he drive, he'd grow a fleet well beyond 30 trucks before selling out. MRL Transport is his second turn in the barrel, and Ledford's hit a profitability sweet spot.

Small-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason Shelly

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Small-biz trucking success, with family assist: The woman behind owner-operator Jason Shelly

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