Tag: Bruce Johnston

Voices

‘Trucker spy’ shooter sentenced

The shooter’s owner-operator target, Bruce Johnston, speaks on the long saga of the shooter’s conviction and sentencing, which includes time served in a Tennessee work house and a long probationary period.

July 19, 2013

Business

Short and sweet: Length-of-haul strategies at work

Operators and carriers discuss strategies toward adequate rates and compensation given declining length-of-haul in reefer and dry van segments, and how flatbed differs.

July 10, 2013

Business

Short and sweet: Pros, cons of length-of-haul trends

Part 1 in a two-part length-of-haul analysis presents owner-operator advantages/disadvantages of the trucking trend to shorter haul length in reefer and dry van segment.

July 8, 2013

Business

‘Trucker spy’ target tells the story of the shooting

Bruce Johnston of Chattanooga, Tenn., was targeted in an on-highway shooting prompted by road rage in 2010. Following the trial’s May 2013 end, Johnston finally told his side of the story.

June 6, 2013

Voices

Operator targeted in ‘trucker spy’ shooting speaks out

Owner-operator Bruce Johnston, targeted by Joseph Volpe in an on-highway shooting incident, speaks out with his version of events following Volpe’s conviction in May 2013.

June 3, 2013