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The idea of the NAFTA Superhighway isn’t dead yet, but it has been getting a lot of attention. Check out Trans-Texas Corridor for the latest news about the ongoing fight and don’t forget Corridor Watch. The Teamsters have entered the battle with their own mud-slinging saying what the trucking industry has been saying about trucks [...]

Other companies PAY ATTENTION!!!

Breaking the Rules: Hundreds of CPX o-o’s see big raises from profit sharing program 08/10/2006
SURREY, B.C. — A progressive B.C. carrier is shelling out more than $400,000 in profits to its drivers and owner-operators this year.
Surrey, B.C.-based Coastal Pacific Xpress, a 300-truck long-haul TL and expedited carrier, is paying 475 employees [...]

What an idiot -
Trucker’s Search for Party Girls Ends in Robbery, No Girls.
According to the truck driver’s statement he
picked up a hitchhiker in Texarkana. The hitchhiker told the driver he
knew where there were some party girls and a party in Beaumont and told
the driver to take the Magnolia exit.
Once on Isla Avenue the [...]

This sounds really bad at first -
News::Disturbing Toll Road Accident Statistics.
Just 24-hours after this latest crash, Indiana
State Police release disturbing statistics about the number of deadly
accidents between cars and semis on the Toll Road.
In the last 2-1/2 years, there have been thirty fatal accidents on the
Indiana Toll Road. State Police statistics show 23 of [...]

Now their trying to say the Super Highway is an urban legend?
Investors Push NAFTA Super-Highways Critics have recently argued that plans to form NAFTA Super-Highways in the United States were largely “urban legend” or just pure “hype.” These same critics note that many state departments of transportation are strapped for cash and that states north [...]

Sounds simple.
American Trucker.
Yes, you can be profitable in trucking with planning, forethought, and the knowledge of correct business principles and their application. Then look for a specific niche in which to specialize. If you want to compete in the truckload side of the business, you have to provide something no one else is willing to [...]