Recently, I became aware of two groups of Americans who’ve given much thought to the question, “What would happen if, tomorrow, America’s trucking industry shut down?” In reality, all Americans should be interested in the answer. Approximately 160,000 independent owner-operators and professional truck drivers are extremely interested and they’ve been trying to get the nation’s [...]
Documentary Looks Into Truckers’ Souls
April 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Truck Shutdown Deemed ’100 percent successful’
April 2nd, 2008 · 7 Comments
“If the politicians in Washington don’t know about it by now, they must be blind or deaf,” said Dan Little, the trucker generally credited with organizing a nationwide shutdown by independent owner-operators and other professional truck drivers. “Now, it’s on their backs. If they choose to let this industry die, it’s up to them.” After [...]
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