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Economy boosts demand for truck drivers

October 16, 2017

High turnover rates and driver shortages have long plagued the trucking industry in the US. The currently strong economy actually makes the driver shortage problem worse. The nation’s 2017 Q2 GDP growth rate...

Tough years inspire lifestyle change for Texas Team member

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September 18, 2017

Team Drive

Amy Parady, vice president of business development and the corporate liaison between Supply Chain Services and Watco, wasn't planning on any big celebrations for her 45th birthday on Aug. 29. But she bought her...

Successful Start to the WTPS Hamilton Marine Transfer Station

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September 6, 2017

Milestones

Most of what Watco moves are commodities that consumers want to purchase or use. But in New York City, Watco moves something that everyone wants to be rid of: garbage, or Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as it’s kno...

Project KCS reinvents underutilized terminal

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August 24, 2017

Milestones, Team Drive

The Project Management Team and Terminal & Port Services Team reached a milestone this summer in Dallas, Texas: They completed a new construction project with a new Customer in record time, turning an under...

Team tackles Corporate Challenge

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August 21, 2017

Team Drive

When Larry O'Neal moved from the east coast to Pittsburg, Kansas, to join the Watco Team as a systems analyst at the home office, he didn't know anyone. Making his transition even more challenging was leaving b...

Rail festivals on tap for fall

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August 10, 2017

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Railroad enthusiasts from coast to coast have plenty of options when it comes to celebrating the railroad heritage and origins of American towns. Extending through October, railroad festivals offer residents an...

Circus cars head to final home via the WSOR

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August 3, 2017

Moves

Although the The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took its last official run down the tracks in May, that doesn't mean that the cars would never be on the rails again. Proof of that was seen on the...

Training specialist advises KDOT on safety culture

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August 3, 2017

Safety First

When the Kansas Department of Transportation began researching how to create a safety culture, they came across a Kansas company they found had a strong one: Watco. When KDOT Safety Specialist Juan Delvallea...

GBW Mini Mobile takes repairs to Customers

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August 2, 2017

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When it comes to railcar repair, challenges that Derek Mecure has seen in the railroad industry inspired GBW, a Watco joint venture, to create a unique solution. "What we've seen is two things that affect th...

Chief strategist shares strategies for wellness

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July 24, 2017

Team Drive

Ed McKechnie had a choice to make. "When I went to the doctor in December 2014, he said I needed to lose weight," McKechnie recalled. "A year later, I went back, and he said I'd gained a pound." "He told ...

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