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E-log transition, week 4: Wes Memphis gets a pay raise, pain and a little more speed in time for a well-needed vacation

Wes Memphis again contemplates packing it in, then: “I decided to just go see the doctor when I got home, and try to make the best of it. Because, like a lot of the old boys out here, this is really all I’ve got.”

May 20, 2016

Channel 19

E-log transition, week 3: Wes Memphis looks back

“I had gone from Sonny Pruitt to just another downtrodden drone on the digital grid.” –Wes Memphis in his week 3 installment as the No. 1 driver in his company’s transition to e-logs. Nothing, however, is so simple …

May 7, 2016

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Wes Memphis hits a snag with e-logs, missing a load

“Week two of e-logs is in the books” for Wes Memphis, and it came with one big snag when a load he couldn’t complete on time without running of hours fell through his wheels…

May 1, 2016

Channel 19

Household goods hauling: Challenges explored with moving veteran Fred Metzler

Fred Metzler stresses what he sees as unique household hauling challenges — and practices of some companies that are cutting into owner-operators’ incomes in the space significantly. Also: Wes Memphis says good-bye to his paper logs in week one of an electronic transition.

April 23, 2016