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Trucking Industry News * USA - Smaller outfits fare worst in recession
Trucking companies struggle - The economy is hitting independent and small trucking firms hard
Marshfield,WIS,USA -The Marshfield News-Herald/Wausau Daily Herald, by Liz Welter -May 20, 2009: ... Larger firms, such as Roehl Transport, in Marshfield, are weathering the recession, but Roehl, too, has fewer trucks on the road... Roehl uses a variety of trucks for hauling cargo. That means the company can transport specialty products such as refrigerated or frozen goods... The economic downturn hasn't just affected the number of trucking jobs available -- it has wreaked havoc on what companies pay truckers to ship goods, said Tom Howells, president of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, which has about 1,100 members... "There's less freight, which means it's more competitive, which means the rates go down," Howells said... As more companies compete for the same loads, there's a strong downward pressure on pricing, Koepel said. Roehl, however, continues to hire and train new drivers in anticipation of an economic rebound, he said... (Photo by Dan Young/Marshfield News-Herald - Roehl Transport mechanic Corey Hayden, left, talks with maintenance manager Steve Drexler about a wiring issue with one of the company’s tractor units. Roehl, because of the variety of freight it hauls, has been able to weather the current economic storm better than most trucking companies)Labels: trucking industry nerws USA
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