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Overdrive Extra
Schneider raises the bar on applicants
Schneider National is taking a variety of measures, some different than their competitors’, to cope with the downturn. Last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., the VP for driver recruiting, Michael Hinz, reviewed Schneider’s latest developments with me and Linda Longton, the editorial chief for all our magazines here at Randall Reilly […]
March 23, 2009
Overdrive Extra
For retail sales, a tiny reversal
The latest bit of bright news is Friday’s report that retail sales rose 1 percent in January over December. The Wall Street Journal says economists attribute the blip – following six consecutive months of falling retail sales – “to discounting and easier automobile-financing terms in January. Sales of cars, electronics and clothes all were up. […]
February 13, 2009
Overdrive Extra
Offering more than the other guy
Overdrive’s 2007 Trucker of the Year, two-truck fleet owner Henry Albert, knows that other independents, as well as bigger fleets, can do what he does. And in the current environment, ranking behind the competition isn’t a good idea.  “The amount of freight available is falling away at the same rate as trucking companies,” said […]
February 6, 2009
Overdrive Extra
Take that job and love it
Last year saw 3,065 carriers of at least five trucks go out of business, according to Avondale Partners, a financial group that does a widely reported count of fleet closures. That’s 766 per quarter.            So the bright spot? That only 375 carriers bit the dust in the fourth quarter, notes Economist Bob Costello in […]
January 12, 2009
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