Mike's Book Club: The Legend of Werner Enterprises 1956-2002
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Mike2633, Mar 11, 2018.
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Oh sure no problem. How do you like the trucking world?4mer trucker, wore out and bzinger Thank this.
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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:
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...13 Speed Road Ranger, Rollr4872, 4mer trucker and 3 others Thank this. -
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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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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Oh computers you say, you can go work in the office at the truck company working in the IT department!4mer trucker and wore out Thank this.
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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 .
I wonder if this is one of the 8 Kenworth's from Mid-Iowa Kenworth in Des Moines, Iowa you mentioned?Rollr4872, 4mer trucker, Ruthless and 2 others Thank this. -
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!4mer trucker and Mike_77 Thank this.
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Bzinger mentioned Werner also doing business with Omaha KW.4mer trucker and Mike2633 Thank this.
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I do not want to see another computer professionally (from the systems side) for as long as I live.Mike2633 Thanks this.
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