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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Truckers’ Shutdown Effort Produces Varied Results
April 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments
(SAINT LOUIS) — This morning, this blogger visited two truck stops in the St. Louis area in an effort to follow up on two earlier posts and try to determine firsthand whether many independent owner-operators and professional truck drivers seems to be participating in a shutdown to protest high fuel costs and other factors making [...]
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How Will the Trucking Shutdown Impact You?
March 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments
In a post three days ago, I reported on the threatened April 1 shutdown by independent truckers. Today, I take a look at the number of truck drivers likely to participate in the effort, the likelihood of the shutdown getting the attention of members of Congress and the impact such a shutdown is likely to [...]
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