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THEY SAID IT

“Trade wars aren’t so bad.”

—President Donald Trump, at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Sweden on the tariffs the U.S. is imposing
on steel and aluminum
Mr. President, you care
“As we transition the about truck drivers

fleet to the automatic and we see that…

transmission fleet it will Thank you so much for

help our cost structure, fighting for us.”

but it will also help our —Quinton Ward, professional truck driver with

Operation Freedom, Werner Enterprises speaking
recruiting efforts because in the Rose Garden on positive impacts of tax
reforms

we’ll be able to access the “That to me is

driver pool that we had a an issue that
has greater
hard time tapping into.” financial

—USA Truck CEO James Reed, commenting on recruitment in the ramifications
company’s 1st Quarter Earnings Call to the industry
and has driven

“This actually is our No. 1 Priority … up insurance

Once one of the cases are successfully costs for
litigated, all the ‘me-too’ lawsuits all carriers,

start focusing on much smaller motor regardless of

carriers downstream. It becomes legal the size.”
blackmail against a small business. —Brad Delco, managing partner at Stephens Inc.,
explaining the lack of regulation related to tort
—Joe Rajkovacz, Head of government affairs for Western States reform could have greater financial impact on
Trucking Association, commenting on the Denham Amendment carriers than existing regulations

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