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'Load 'em High and Tight . . . ' 

My dad started Graves Truck Lines, with his dad, in 1935 at the height of the Great Depression. It was their response to the "What now?" that...

HOS' Safety Benefits Hang in the Balance 

A court decision vacating two aspects of the regulations that determine the work hours of professional truck drivers could erase a rule that...

Privatization Nets Bleak Results 

Enticing states to lease existing highways to private investors is the government version of the payday loan. The upfront money seems great, but...

Privatization: Easy Money, But Bleak Results 

Wall Street's scheme of enticing states to lease existing highways to private investors is the government version or the payday loan. The money...

Add roads, not tolls 

Congestion pricing, touted as a cure for gridlock, is unfair, ineffective and ignores the transportation needs of Americans. The several forms...

Patchwork quilt of toll roads is no solution 

I have a photo from 1956 of a truck making its way through a Kansas Turnpike toll plaza. The truck, emblazoned with the Graves Trucking logo,...

Preparing for Trucking's Future 

More than any other industry, trucking defines itself by a collective goal: to move the nation's ever-growing volume of freight in a safe,...

Program Offers Small Carriers Many Benefits 

Earlier this month, American Trucking Associations introduced a new membership benefit called the ATA Small Carrier Program. Upon joining ATA,...

Trucking Arrives at a Turning Point