April 4, 2017
The Fire Next Time. A hornet’s nest of problems arose last week after a fire caused a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta to collapse. The fire, now being investigated as possible arson, brought down a section of highway overpass […]
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March 29, 2017
Roads, Weather, & All That Jazz. In the trucking business or not, we’ve all been there: You want to go from Point A to Point B. You know the most direct route. You have the time, right now. What do […]
March 21, 2017
Our Driver Profile: A NATCO Exclusive. Fifty miles west of Fort Worth, Texas, the city of Mineral Wells (population: 17,000) is a short jog down to I-20 and back over to I-35. All of which gives Marvin Johnson easy access […]
March 14, 2017
From the Desk of Cori… In honor of our upcoming 24th anniversary, here are 24 things I’ve learned through NATCO: 1. Communication is the key to success. 2. When I see a flatbed on the highway, I usually take a […]
March 7, 2017
Or: Assisting a Den of Thieves. If we’re driving 50 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone, and a cop has radar on us, we’re going to get ticketed. Well, that’s how it goes. We shouldn’t have been doing […]
February 21, 2017
Traffic Freight, Not Humans. We’ve evolved as a civilization. Though the news is often terrible, we are, apparently, a kinder and gentler planet than we were fifty, a hundred, and a thousand years ago. Yes, there are billions of more […]
February 7, 2017
This and That From the Industry. Here are some news items we’re watching with keen interest (and a few raised eyebrows) related to the 3PL world: Pricing Goes Up Bridgestone, Yokohama, Cooper, Goodyear, and Michelin all recently announced increases in […]