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Feb 3, 2008

John Latta
Executive Editor
jlatta@eTrucker.com

A few years back I started organizing The Great American Trucking Family Award. It’s been quite a ride. Every year Truckers News looks for a family with deep, deep roots in trucking, and the winners come with us to Dallas to be stars at the Great American Trucking Show in August. Man, some of the families and some of the characters and some of the times we’ve had

'Everything is a lesson' -- Pulli Express Inc.'s path to profits through continual adjustment

Owner-operators Tim and Shelley Puzek-Pulli's steady-as-she-goes approach to their two-decade-old owner-operator business, now a three-truck fleet, got a shot in the arm in 2012, after a crash launched in-house reckoning, big shifts in management.

Tales from a trainer's truck: Good, bad, ugly with reefer operator Bill Douglas

Holding the line: Owner-op's playbook to push back on cheap freight

250' tall, 190' long and 150' wide. These on-shore furnaces are 'some of the biggest things to be moved this far' on land, said Mammoet's team lead on this five-mile move from the coast inland to a pastics facility in Texas.

The heaviest of hauls: Peek into 2022's biggest, baddest jobs by specialized carriers

Keeping you safe, secure, and compliant. At your nearest travel center.

Tales from a trainer's truck: Good, bad, ugly with reefer operator Bill Douglas

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Four Ways to Offset Increased Driver Compensation

When you’re paying more to find, train and retain qualified drivers, it’s more critical than ever to offset costs and balance your spending. But how?