Derek Leathers

Derek Leathers
aligned carriers difficult
Shippers that are not aligned with their carriers and carriers that aren't approaching their shippers in a collaborative way are really going to suffer. It's a difficult marketplace.
age average continue ended engines fleet impact mitigate
We ended 2005 with the average age of our fleet at 1.23 years. We want to continue to do that through 2006 so that we can mitigate the impact of the 2007 engines as much as possible.
drivers fleet newest trucks
We're doing everything we can to give them the newest trucks on the road. We think our fleet is one of the newest out there, and that's something drivers appreciate.
continues driver hours loads maximize points split technology trips
We use a lot of technology to split loads or trips at the mid-point or other points so a driver can maximize hours while the load continues to move.