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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.

Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!

November 2, 2009

Why the Lagging Transports Are Worrying | www.minyanville.com

Some stock technicians who compare numbers from the past to today are throwing more red flags regarding the recent quarters’ very positive numbers because the transports are not showing it. Transports are a good leading indicator in real time when real tonnage grows or shrinks. Shipper planning leads...

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.

Mega-Dealer Rush’s Numbers Give Insight Into Truck Sales & Service Marketplace

October 27, 2009

Rush's Third Quarter Impacted By Weak Sales Market | www.truckinginfo.com

Rush Enterprises, Inc. is the largest heavy & medium duty truck sales and service organization in the US. Their numbers allow us a look at the marketplace from ground level including new and used trucks, along with parts and service.

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.

IRS v. Trucking Independent Contractor History

October 19, 2009

'Contractor' Lable Provokes Legal Disputes | online.wsj.com

The trucking Independent Contractor (IC) pool is a big one. Surveys show that one-third of truckers are IC’s and 80%+ of them are leased to fleets. The biggest player is FedEx Ground - hence the long-time target on their back by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), States and unions. Other big numbers...

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.

LTL Freight Marketplace To Remain Troublesome

October 18, 2009

LTL market remains in a state of flux | www.purchasing.com

The Less-Than Truckload (LTL) sector is showing signs that freight has bottomed, but the excess capacity from old and new players in that sector continues to result in heavy discounting. This will continue well into 2010 unless something drastic happens. The accompanying article allows for some comments...

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.

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 introd...

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...

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.

Navistar Without A Big Pre-2010 Cummins Stockpile Could Be A Problem

September 18, 2009

Navistar CEO Peppered With Questions About Truck Engines | www.nasdaq.com

The proposed US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule limiting the number of pre-2010 Cummins engines that Navistar can stockpile has many asking what it means. From our perspective, it means problems for Navistar and Cummins. From a customer perspective with Navistar, there are the advanced-EGR...

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.

Navistar Is Smart To Use “S-Word” (SCR) In Their Customer Discussions Now

September 14, 2009

Navistar calls SCR “viable technology” | fleetowner.com

In a recent Truck Rental and Leasing Assn. (TRALA) hosted Web presentation including selective catalytic reduction (SCR), Navistar rep Tim Shick was quoted as saying “We think SCR is a very viable technology. We can’t find anything negative about it.” He also reaffirmed Navistar’s current approachof...

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