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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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? [...]

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 -
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