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Rightsizing the Fleet

William B. Cassidy | Nov 23, 2009 2:55PM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Magazine - News Story
Capacity strategies of nation’s motor carriers reflect differing routes to profit

Trucking companies complain of too many tractor-trailers chasing too little freight, and carriers such as Swift Transportation, the nation’s third-largest truckload carrier, are scouring excess equipment from their fleets, with Phoenix-based Swift alone cutting 4,000 power units. But


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