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Jay Thompson, President and General Manager

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Carbon Taxes WILL Increase Truckers Fuel Costs With NO Upside

October 14, 2009

Carbon controls could hike fuel costs | fleetowner.com

If the proposed carbon taxes get implemented, the costs will be way more than being preached. Just ask Kyoto signatories who would like to get out of it now. As one who is active is fuel saving programs, SmartWay and carbon reduction, we need to keep it simple.

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Another Leash on Life for YRC Worldwide

October 12, 2009

Lenders Extend Deadlines for YRC Worldwide | sacramento.bizjournals.com

A consortium of lenders has given YRC Worldwide, the nation's largest trucking company, two more weeks before a provision that requires the Overland Park, Kan.-based LTL carrier to maintain $100 million in liquidity. The company says it has been given until Oct. 30 before the amendment, the company's 11th such change, takes effect.

John Oltesvig, President

John OltesvigPresidentOEM SERVCO What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Commercial Diesel Truck Sales: "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"

October 8, 2009

Truck Orders Continue to Rise | www.truckinginfo.com

Smart investors in truck manufacturers' stocks know when to buy, short, hold or fold at a time when stock prices may be significantly ahead of the truck market.

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Update: Mini-Truck Prebuy Continuing In September - Showing Up In All Classes

October 5, 2009

Truck Orders Continue to Rise | www.truckinginfo.com

Premier freight & truck sales forecasting firm FTR Associates is showing us North America Class 8 truck orders were 10,817 trucks - increasing month-to-month since May’s 7,400. As we noted a month ago, our financing work shows it’s more of a mini-prebuy in front of 2010-compliant engine full introduction.

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Hardball on the Highways: Paccar Closing Strike-Hobbled Peterbilt Plant

October 2, 2009

Peterbilt Closing Plant in Madison | www.google.com

Paccar's Peterbilt Motor Co. unit is closing its Madison, Tenn., permanently on Dec. 1. The news comes after the plant stopped manufacturing heavy duty Class 8 trucks in mid-20908. The company and the United Auto Workers Local 1832 were unable to agree on a new contract.

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Paccar - Peterbilt Nashville Plant Closure Is More Bad News For UAW

October 2, 2009

Peterbilt to Shutter Nashville Assembly Plant | www.truckinginfo.com

Peterbilt Div. of Paccar, Inc. announced they will permanently close its Madison, TN plant (nearby Nashville). The Peterbilt United Auto Workers (UAW) job loss numbers there are miniscule when compared to that going on in the auto industry, but at least that work is remaining within the US borders.

Jay Thompson, President and General Manager

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Mexico Cross-Border Trucking Small Visible Part Example Of Bigger Protectionism

September 25, 2009

Report: DOT official says no resolution to Mexico truck issue likely this year | www.thetrucker.com

There will be no decision on the Mexico cross border program until next year - according to the DOT official referenced in the source article. Of bigger concern to Congress are healthcare and highway debates, along with a needed energy policy, being green, et al - and probably followed by other protectionist issues.

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Slowly but Surely, Truck Tonnage on the Road Back

September 25, 2009

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 2.1 Percent in August | www.google.com

The American Trucking Associations' seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index jumped 2.1 percent in August. That was the same year-over-year increase that July's index showed. But compared with August 2008 levels, truck tonnage was still 7.5 percent lower. Experts say it's the sign of a steady, if unspectacular, recovery in truck demand.

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Highway Bill Hits Roadblock as Washington Proves It Can't Multitask

September 24, 2009

House Approves 3-Month Authorization Extension; Does Not Address Rescissions | www.aashtojournal.org

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to extend the current level of federal-aid highway spending for three months. The current five-year, $286 billion highway bill expires on Sept. 30. The measure now goes to the Senate, which has bills approved by three committees to extend the current spending level for 18 months.

John Schulz, Independent Analyst - Contributing Editor

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

FedEx Absolutely, Positively Has Big Shoes to Fill Here

September 23, 2009

FedEx Freight Unit President and CEO Doug Duncan to Retire on Feb. 28 | www.google.com

Douglas G. Duncan, the first and only president and CEO that FedEx Freight has utilized, is retiring next Feb. 28. No successor has been named. FedEx Freight is the second-largest less-than-truckload carrier in the country (after YRC Worldwide), and the largest non-union LTL carrier.

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