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LETTER: Go niche to avoid being the last independent standing
Recently retired owner-operator Mike McRae responds to Overdriveâs May issue with further evidence of where the profits are for independent single-truck businesses.
May 22, 2013
Channel 19
Introducing a âTruck Drivinâ Mamaâ in Annabella Wood
Though sheâs no longer a âgainfully employed trucker at this pointâ by her own estimation, Pennsylvania resident Annabella Wood continues to haul in a straight dump truck for a tree service company once a month or so to maintain her on-highway credentials. And she spent nearly 30 years â 29 and a half to be [âŚ]
July 26, 2011
Channel 19
New load board hopes to facilitate O/O-shipper connections
UPDATE 10/18/2016 about No Broker Freight.com: Valerie Hemmings is the spouse of an owner-operator running under his own authority â she recently wrote in with something of a plea for owner-operators to stand together for better rates, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the many permutations of middlemen in the ultimate carrier-shipper transaction. âOwner/Operators,â she [âŚ]
July 5, 2011
Channel 19
The great tomato heist â Cargo thieves still operating in plain sight
I missed this report from the New York Times a week and a half back, about a sophisticated cargo-theft ring operating a seemingly legitimate trucking company in Florida, with a twist. The freight targeted wasnât consumer electronics or cigarettes or pharmaceuticals. âThe high price of produce, especially for tomatoes after the deep winter freezes,â reporter [âŚ]
April 25, 2011
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