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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.

A Stupid Trade War With Mexico Started By An Uninformed Congress & Administration - Means Déjà Vu All Over Again

April 3, 2009

Trucking industry stakeholders, LaHood discuss Mexico truck program ideas | www.thetrucker.com

National policy driven by political paybacks - and a hatred of the previous administration - leaves us with another mess to clean up with our major trading partner - Mexico. That is the story of the cross-border trucking program with Mexico that will be restored before Obama’s visit there in mid-April. In the mean time, Mexico exercised their rights under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and imposed sanctions on 90 products - that hurts jobs in the US.

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.

FedEx Wins Another Teamster-Contractor Legal Battle - Kind Of Good News, But On To The Next One

April 1, 2009

Washington State Court Backs FedEx Contractor Model | www.postchronicle.com

FedEx wins one regarding Independent Contractor classification in Washington State. That still leaves the big Federal Court battle in Indiana, Card Check lobbying and other State filings that FedEx must continue to fight. These battles have major implications not only for the 15,000 FedEx contractors, but also for all other fleets with hundreds of thousands of Independent Contractors.

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.

Some Truckers’ Planning For The Future - Growing & Picking Up From Failed Competition PS. Freight Freefall Over?

March 29, 2009

Trucking firm buys West Nashville terminal - MVT plans to expand despite slowdown | www.tennessean.com

Just over a month ago, we wrote about 200-unit truckload (TL) carrier Shippers Transport of El Paso / Nashville shutting down. We also noted that Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) of Las Cruces, NM would be one of the potential fleets that could easily fill the void. That is happening - and offers another example of how easily capacity is addressed and how some are seeing bright spots.

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.

Taxes / Regulations Affect Truckers Decisions - Gives Insight To Coming Regulations, Taxes & Costs!

March 25, 2009

NE lawmakers push bills to help trucking industry | www.fortmorgantimes.com

Ever notice where trucking firms base their trucks? Not in Colorado! Why? Mostly taxes and fees! Wyoming, Nebraska and Utah are most popular for Colorado fleets. Some (few) legislators get it and are looking to give tax breaks to get truckers to move in. It gives insight into the effect of taxing on business decisions.

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 Makes Their 15-Liter Maxx(Cat)Force Official - EGR v. SCR Claims Follow….

March 20, 2009

Navistar announces 15-liter diesel | fleetowner.com

Two months ago almost to the day, we authored an article here about the 15-Liter Caterpillar engine being resurrected to be a Navistar-branded engine. That follows our June article when Caterpillar announced their pullout from the 2010 market plus the JV with Navistar - mentioning the same. Of course, all of this was unofficial until this week at the giant Mid American Truck Show (MATS) in Louisville. Cummins’ also announced they would offer a 12-Liter version of their ISX, too. The playing field is now set!

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.

JB Hunt Moving More Toward Asset-Light (And Away From More Expensive Trucks) - But Still Delivers Profits

March 16, 2009

J.B. Hunt Selling Some Truck Equipment | www.ttnews.com

JB Hunt - the $3.7B Intermodal & Truckload carrier - continues to adjust operations in a slowed freight market - moving more toward an asset-light and Intermodal focus. The reference article allows for a look at a successful model, along with interesting comments about truck engine emissions costs.

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.

The Price Of ’10 Diesel Emission Technology Versus Overall Cost = Real Question, But Answer Is…

March 10, 2009

Volvo: SCR will cost $9,600 | fleetowner.com

The announced price increases of about $10 Grand by Volvo for the 2010 emission technology goes into a bigger calculation on what, when and where to buy (or why). My colleague Mr. Moser raises good points regarding Volvo pricing, customer options and potential outcomes. I’ll offer an overview of current user sentiment.

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.

Landstar Asset-Less (Asset-Light) Trucking Model - Why No Real Surprises Today Or Tomorrow…

March 4, 2009

Landstar System Reports FOurth Quarter Earnings Per Share of 47 Cents | www.google.com

The asset-less and asset-light models can deliver pretty consistent profits - generally no big numbers to the upside or big to the downside. My savvy colleague Mr. Schultz offers in part that Landstar is an indicator of freight levels and profits therein (I agree). This also allows for a closer look at the Agent operating model rolling ahead - while thinking about it within the other trucking model templates.

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.

Schneider National Defying Truckload Carrier Trends - Takes Advantage Of Slowing Marketplace

March 3, 2009

Schneider reports revenue gains for 2008 | www.thetrucker.com

While most truckload (TL) carriers are downsizing, Schneider National - the largest US TL carrier - reported a growth in revenue, achieved target profits, paid down debt and ended with one of the strongest balance sheets in company history. This allows for a look at what the largest truckload are doing in spite of the slowing freight marketplace in 2009.

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.

Where Do The Used Trucks Coming Off Programs Go? No Need To Buy New - Or They Can Give ‘Em Away For Free…

February 25, 2009

Arrow Truck Sales to Announce Winner of Back On The Road™ 2009 at Mid America Truck Show | www.arrowtruck.com

There are hundreds of thousands of good late model used trucks in the market - on truck lots and parked at fleets. With thousands more trucks coming off lease / financing programs from the 2005-2006 time period and residuals holding well, a good marketing program may help. The referenced article shows how OEM’s get a big marketing bang by giving a free truck to the very large and profitable profit independent contractor segment, it also allows for a glimpse into fleet sales with other free programs.

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