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Tag: Tim Brady

What does your fuel surcharge look like?

A poll that asks for owner-operators’ thoughts on the use of fuel surcharges as a cushioning agent against spikes in fuel prices sparked some discussion on Facebook last week. Owner-operators Linda Caffee, Jeff Clark and others were involved, Clark taking the point of view that fuel surcharges were merely a utility for negotiating long-term rates in contracts […]

June 3, 2012

Does your rate adequately compensate for fuel cost?

A fine day for some trucking music, don’t you think?

A couple great vids to share today, folks. The first comes from an owner-operator born in 1934 who’s been driving a truck for 63 years. “I’ve heard there’s two guys out here who are as old as I am, but they haven’t been out here as long as I have,” owner-operator/singer-songwriter R.C. Barnes (pictured) told […]

October 20, 2011

Memphis expo and Nashville show this weekend

Outreach, education in Memphis I had the good fortune of meeting Niki Brown and her husband, independent owner-operator Steve Nelson, this past weekend at the Truck Driver Social Media Convention (if you missed my reporting from the event, find two stories here and here) in Tunica, Miss., due south of their Memphis home base. They’re […]

October 19, 2011

The Two-Truck Transition

The extra profit of a small fleet comes with the high price of investment, planning and stress.

June 3, 2011

Two Truck Untitled 1

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