By
Team Writer
/ December 14, 2016
U.S. Xpress has accepted an invitation to join the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security (Trucking Alliance), beginning in 2017. U.S. Xpress is the second largest privately-owned trucking company in the United States and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The addition of U.S. Xpress will double the membership of the Alliance in 2017.
Key Takeaways:
- The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based carrier is one of several transportation companies to join The Trucking Alliance in recent months, joining the refrigerated carrier KLLM, Cargo Transporters, and truck insurance brokerage company Aeon Transportation & Risk Solutions.
- U.S. Xpress is one of the largest privately owned trucking companies in the country.
- The Trucking Alliance is a small coalition of carriers and allied business that support common operating principles and safety reforms to reduce large truck accidents and improve the working environment of drivers.
“The Trucking Alliance is a small coalition of carriers and allied business that support common operating principles and safety reforms to reduce large truck accidents and improve the working environment of drivers.”