ARTUR NEWS
Artur Express, Inc. Ranks 144 on First-Ever FreightWaves Top 500 Largest For-Hire Carriers List
Hazelwood, Missouri, January 11, 2022 – Artur Express is proud to announce we have been named a Top 500 For-Hire Carrier by FreightWaves. Artur Express debuted at 144 on the FreightWaves inaugural list. “It’s an honor to be named among some of the most trusted and respected carriers. We attribute our growth to our diversified […]
Truck Drivers Are Holiday Heroes
The holiday season is a busy time for truck drivers. Instead of a sleigh, trucks deliver toys, electronics, and gifts all across the country. Since Santa only runs his route once a year, it’s up to truck drivers to make sure presents, meals, decorations, and trees arrive safely. Due to the pandemic and overall convenience, […]
Artur Express Debuts on ‘St. Louis’ Fastest-Growing Private Companies’ List
Hazelwood, Missouri, June 23, 2021 – Artur Express is proud to announce we have been named by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of ‘St. Louis’ fastest-growing private companies.’ With $223,893,000 in revenue in 2020, Artur Express debuted on the list at number 22 of 50. “This is a tremendous honor,” said Artur Express […]
Artur Express Awarded Safety Grant for Lift Tables & Lifting Jacks
In an effort to promote safety, Artur Express was one of 38 policyholders awarded a safety grant from Missouri Employers Mutual (MEM). The grant of $4,838 will be used to purchase lift tables and hydraulic lifting jacks for our shop bays. Artur Express’s shop floor is constantly working with heavy machinery. As such, there is […]
Artur Express Participates in Wreaths Across America
Artur Express driver Lamont Starks was getting ready to deliver his load when he got a call from his dispatcher about his next load. Starks was surprised when he found out his next load wasn’t your traditional reefer load — his next load was something far more meaningful to Starks. He learned he’d be hauling […]
Artur Express Driver Runs Third St. Jude’s Marathon
Trucking is a sedentary lifestyle. Drivers spend up to 11 hours a day, 6 days a week sitting behind the wheel, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for exercise, but Artur Express driver Mickey Wilkerson has found a way to integrate his love of running into his daily life. “I do most of my […]
Artur Express Receives US EPA 2021 SmartWay Excellence Award
Award Recipients are Top Environmental Performers and Leaders for Freight Supply Chain Efficiency Artur Express was honored with a SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a true industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency. Artur Express adopted the Driver Habits program to save fuel and reduce carbon […]
Artur Express Once Again Named ‘Top Company for Women to Work For’
For the third consecutive year, Artur Express has been named by the Women in Trucking Association a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation. According to Ellen Voie, president and CEO of WIT, Redefining the Road magazine created the award in 2018 to support an element of WIT’s mission: to promote the accomplishments […]
Artur Express Driver Named Highway Angel
August 10, 2021 was a normal day for Artur Express driver Donnell Harris. He had just delivered a load outside Sulphur Springs, Texas and was headed northbound on I-30 when, just ahead of him, he saw billowing smoke in the grassy median. At first, Harris thought it was a grass fire, but as he got […]
Top-Paying Trucking Company Announces Higher Team Driver Pay and East Region Bonus
Hazelwood, Missouri, October 5, 2021 Artur Express, Inc. today announced its industry-leading team driver pay package, as well as an East Coast bonus for solo, company over-the-road drivers. Effective October 15th, OTR company drivers (both van and reefer) will receive a rate increase when they originate or deliver in our Eastern division. On all loads […]
