What if it Snows?

I know the feeling, did a job down there about 20 years ago, boss called me in the office and asked who do you want for help I told him and he responds that "their isn't one of you that likes Salt Lake City", I said I know that's why I want them, turned a 4 month job over 3 weeks early.

 

You gamble, you lose. (A few bucks at a time)

 

Abought right for a Shrimp Enchilada at Di Casa here in Tupelo... Ask Dale Thompson. Prolly will not compare with his cruise offerings, but not bad for dry land Mississippi...

 

Well, I told Peggy "I'd make her a good husband, as long as she made me a good living." Girl had the driest sounding laugh.......

 

A couple of interesting tid bits below the fold in that link:

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. is acquiring the operating assets and has assumed certain liabilities of the non-union regional LTL division of Los-Angeles-based Dependable Highway Express (DHE). The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Knight-Swift’s earnings per share, the company said.

The move follows Knight-Swift’s very aggressive actions in the LTL market place following the closure of Yellow Transportation, the nation’s 4th-largest LTL carrier, on Aug. 6, 2023.

Knight-Swift spent about $2.2 million to acquire 10 Yellow Corp. terminal leases in the western U.S. Three were in Idaho, two each in Colorado and Kansas, and one each in Missouri, Nebraska and Georgia. Knight-Swift had truckload-related revenue of $3.9 billion last year.

Knight-Swift’s LTL plan is to have complete 48-state coverage by 2025 after entering the LTL arena about three years ago. Overall, the company has 38 LTL operations open in 2024 and will add over 1,000 doors to its network—representing a 22% increase to its door count from the beginning of 2024.

followed by:
Results aren’t promising
After a disappointing second quarter, Landstar, the nation’s 5th-largest TL concern, saw its owner-operator headcount drop 13.9% year over year to 8,385 last quarter. Significant repair costs and long out-of-service periods were cited by Landstar president and CEO Frank Lonegro during a recent earnings call.

“We would expect [independent contractor] count to continue to decline in the coming months, given the challenging operating environment faced by many truck owner operators, but at a slower pace,” Lonegro said.

Meanwhile, at Schneider National, the 3rd-largest TL carrier, second-quarter income from operations fell 51% year over year to $51 million. But Schneider’s truckload segment experienced a $7.6 million revenue increase during the quarter. That was offset by revenue declines in its intermodal and logistics businesses.

 

I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.