Our Company Drive For Us Services Customer Center News Contact News & Events March 10th, 2016 New Carrier of the Year! Nestle PURINA presented the Best New Carrier of 2015 award to our Customer Service Supervisor. Thank you to our drivers, operations team, customer service, and our support staff for making this happen. May 27th, 2015 Cox Transfer, Inc. receives Gold Safety Award Cox Transfer, Inc. is a Midwest regional transportation carrier established in 1972, who has received safety awards from Great West Casualty Company since 2008. “Safety comes first at Cox Transfer. Our drivers make sure that their loads are secure and conditions are safe to drive in. We are proud to receive this award in recognition of a job well done by our drivers and support staff. We will continue to make safety our number one priority and plan on receiving this award yearly!” stated Mark Voudrie, President of Cox Transfer, Inc. March 1st, 2015 PrePass in all trucks! Cox Transfer, Inc. now has a PrePass in each truck. This automatic vehicle identification system will allow the trucks to be pre-screened at designated weigh stations and port-of-entry facilities. Cleared trucks are then able to “bypass” the facility and continue on their route. September 14th, 2014 National Truck Drivers Appreciation Week To all our drivers out there, we value your service every day! August 14th, 2014 Cox Transfer, Inc. is rated a 1 in all 8 US EPA Smartway categories. 3,021 carriers in the United States are US EPA Smartway Partners based on Calendar year 2013 data, recently published on the Smartway website. Carriers are ranked in 8 categories based on fuel emissions. Cox Transfer, Inc. is one of 106 carriers nationally to receive a 1 rating in all 8 categories. This was achieved by scoring in the top 20% of all carriers in all categories, and only 3.5% of carriers received a 1 rating in all 8 categories. President, Mark Voudrie, credits this accomplishment to the teamwork of all Cox Transfer, Inc. employees. May 26th, 2014 Cox Transfer, Inc. Receives Platinum 2013 National Safety Award South Sioux City, Nebraska – Cox Transfer, Inc. was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2013 National Safety Awards Program. Cox Transfer, Inc. is an over the road van, flatbed, intermodal and transportation management company which has served its customers since 1972. The National Safety Awards program recognizes carriers in similar operations (truckload and less than truckload) with awards based on their year-end preventable accident results. Carriers are eligible to receive a Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Participatory award. This past year, the National Safety Awards program drew over 750 participants from across the country. Great West Casualty Company is the nation’s leading provider of property and casualty insurance for the trucking industry. With over 50 years of experience, Great West offers risk management, underwriting, claims, and loss control services exclusively to the trucking industry. Great West is headquartered in South Sioux City, Nebraska, and has regional offices in Meridian, Idaho; Bloomington, Indiana; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Arlington, Texas. February 1st, 2014 I-Pass is now used for Tolls As of February 1, 2014 all drivers using toll roads in Illinois have an I-Pass. December 23rd, 2013 Central Illinois Tornado Relief Fund benefits from Cox Transfer, Inc. Christmas Project Cox Transfer, Inc. employees collected monetary donations for their Christmas project this year. The money was donated to Central Illinois Tornado Relief Fund through the American Red Cross. December 13th, 2013 All Cox Transfer, Inc. Drivers are on Electronic Logs Members of our Drivers Training Team succeeded in training and transitioning all of our drivers to electronic logs by December of 2013. All Cox Transfer, Inc. drivers will use electronic logs! October 7th, 2013 Operations Remodel Cox Transfer, Inc. completed an operations remodel, which will help us to serve our customers and drivers in a timely manner. The new office space allows us to work closer together in order to communicate better from customer service, load planning, and driver managers. March 27th, 2013 Cox Transfer, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Horton Trucking Eureka, IL, March 27, 2013 – Cox Transfer, Inc. a growing over the road van, flatbed, and transportation management company, is pleased to announce the purchase of Horton Trucking Inc. of Tremont, IL. The purchase on April 1, 2013 will include a lease of the Tremont, IL terminal. Clayton Horton, the President of Horton Trucking, Inc., who has over 30 years’ experience in the flatbed industry will help to ensure a smooth transition for Horton Trucking Inc. customers. Mark Voudrie, President of Cox Transfer, Inc., commented, “We are excited to continue the expansion of our Flatbed Division to include long haul by servicing Horton Trucking Inc. current customer base, and providing long haul flatbed service to our current customers. This is the first in a series of strategic acquisitions we will make over the next 36 months.” Additionally, Sam Gronewold, Flatbed Dispatch Supervisor was quoted as saying, “Acquiring Horton Trucking will take our division to the next level. Growth has been in Mark’s strategic plan for the Flatbed Division since he purchased Cox Transfer in the fall of 2011. The fleet has almost quadrupled in size. This is just the beginning of a lot of great news and growth for this organization!” About Cox Transfer, Inc. Cox Transfer, Inc. was founded in June 1972 to provide transportation services. Our focus areas include flatbed, dry van, dedicated, and brokerage throughout the Midwest. Through the purchase of Horton Trucking Inc. we will be able to provide flatbed services throughout the continental 48 states. This will allow us to better serve our current customers. For detailed services refer to our website: www.coxtransfer.com. About Horton Trucking Inc. Horton Trucking Inc. began in 1981 as primarily a carrier for Keystone, and grew to have a broad base of steel, farm, and mining customers in Illinois. HTI also diversified its base of direct customers throughout the country. Clayton Horton is preparing to retire and looks forward to helping Cox Transfer, Inc. with the transition. Transportation is in Clayton’s blood and he will drive part-time for Cox Transfer, Inc. Click here to read Transports Topics Article August 22nd, 2012 “Pit Crew” comes to the Rescue One hot summer afternoon our mechanics helped out a vacationner. 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