Posted on 01-07-2009

Image is Everything

Filed Under ( Trucking - General ) by Wayne Weisser

One of the problems that truckers have is image. We

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Posted on 24-06-2009

A Good 2nd Quarter

Filed Under ( Trucking - General ) by Wayne Weisser

A lot of companies made a profit during the 2nd quarter. The links are to the news of the profit and not the actual company. For example – USA Truck, even with a 2mill wreck payout, Con-Way, Yellow Roadway doubles earnings, Marten Transport, UPS, Old Dominion, ABF, JB Hunt, Swift quarterly earnings up [...]

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Posted on 20-06-2009

Shippers

Filed Under ( Trucking - General, Trucking - Industry ) by Wayne Weisser

Usually I pickup and deliver from smaller or specialized customers, electronics, stage productions, trade shows, new store or casino fixtures or slot machines. Special stuff. Not just stuff put on a pallet and forklifted into the truck.
But once in awhile I still have to get whatever fits to keep rolling. And I forget (from pulling [...]

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Posted on 14-06-2009

Black Boxes

Filed Under ( Trucking - General ) by Wayne Weisser

Drivers deliver definite ideas on HOS issue; say no to black boxes
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A random sampling of truckers at a North Little Rock, Ark., Petro Stopping Center revealed drivers had some definite opinions about the new Hours of Service rules being thrown out.
The HOS rules that went into effect in January of [...]

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Posted on 25-05-2009

Solutions for the Dreaded Driver Shortage II

Filed Under ( Trucking - General ) by Wayne Weisser

Hooray! Someone save us poor trucking companies from the dreaded Driver Shortage!
The ATA reports average turnover is 136%. That means every driver plus a third more are replaced every year. (Not every driver is literally replaced, but others come and go in less than a year. That’s the average, some are actually worse? [...]

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Posted on 19-05-2009

Truck Strike Petition

Filed Under ( Trucking - General ) by Wayne Weisser

Yeah, right! Anyone who has read more than two posts on this blog, knows what I think about any kind of strike. And someone still sends me this petition -
SUPPORT AMERICA

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