Is GM really in the lead in the race back to normal?

I stopped hauling GM traffic a month or so ago to haul strictly Toyota. The last GM units I hauled had been stored in gravel or dirt lots in Texas or Mexico for months waiting to be shipped. It made inspecting them properly impossible. If I can’t properly inspect the freight to protect myself against damage done by someone else, it won’t be going on my truck.

 

The Toyota’s I haul off the rail now are extremely clean compared to other manufacturers off rail freight. Maybe hauling off rail from a plant helps as all units are inspected, but there is no comparison to other manufacturers “Dirty” freight where I would routinely write up every body panel for an exception.