Mike's Book Club: The Legend of Werner Enterprises 1956-2002

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  1. taodnt

    taodnt Light Load Member

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    Tons, as I officially became part of the trucking world in February.

    Thanks Mike for your book reports in action.
     
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  3. Mike2633

    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    Oh sure no problem. How do you like the trucking world?
     
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  4. Mike2633

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    I must say you have to hand it to Dick Simon, for a big corporate fleet they were sure very outlawish in a way:
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    Name the big company now a days that has mud flaps like that? Nobody Nobody. I tell you we all lost something when political correctness took over...
     
  5. Mike2633

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    Were going to go off topic here and start what I call:
    Thread within a Thread
    The History of Dick Simon Trucking Salt Lake City, Utah.

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  6. taodnt

    taodnt Light Load Member

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    Have not pulled the pin on employment yet. Earned my CDL in February and still evaluating companies.

    Your book club threads have taught me a lot of an industry I knew little about. Conversely I suppose if I read and reported on books about the history of various computer companies I would be in your position going over stuff that I experienced since the late 60’s. :)
     
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  7. Mike2633

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    Oh computers you say, you can go work in the office at the truck company working in the IT department!
     
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    I learned that Skinner Macaroni was Werners first ICC regulated freight account (I wasn't sure if they ever hauled regulated freight). On a side note I googled Skinners macaroni and learned that apparently the old factory has been converted into a apartment building .

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    I wonder if this is one of the 8 Kenworth's from Mid-Iowa Kenworth in Des Moines, Iowa you mentioned?
     
  9. Mike2633

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    Oh very well could have been 1971 if that Kenworth was from that era and it looks like it was then sure it would have been where else could it have come from LOL!
     
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    Bzinger mentioned Werner also doing business with Omaha KW.
     
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  11. taodnt

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    I do not want to see another computer professionally (from the systems side) for as long as I live.
     
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