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“This is aN iNdusTry ThaT has massiVe cosTs

iN people asseTs aNd physical asseTs, aT
perceNTages much higher ThaN oTher
iNdusTries. …
aNd iT Takes a loT of peNNies per mile To
oVercome a physical asseT ThaT is siTTiNg sTill.”
—chris lofgreN,
presideNT & ceo,
schNeider NaTioNal

lofgren

upon them the urgency of needing is only one thing that’s going to hap- return to our shareholders. Our share-
quicker turnarounds and to help the pen: It’s going to be worse. It’s going to holders can’t be a shock absorber in the
carrier identify inefficiencies in the be more expensive, and it isn’t going to economy to the extent you want us to
pickup and delivery process. Kidd ques- work as well.” essentially create capacity,’” said Harper.
tioned whether the industry was bold Harper pointed out that a lot of
enough to take that stance. customers raised questions of capacity thE alliaNcE goiNg forWard
“I think we are bold enough,” when carriers talked about finding ways For Schneider, the largest privately-
said Knight. “I really believe that if we to make operations more efficient, and owned truckload carrier in the U.S.,
and our customers continue to work noted that J.B. Hunt hasn’t increased there’s no magic in 2014 other than
together there’s a great opportunity the size of its fleet in four years. concentrating on the issues the industry
to mitigate some of the cost we would “The customer asks, ‘When are is already facing, with drivers and their
otherwise accrue. And if we don’t get you guys going to grow again?’ And I time allowed by the government to work
in front of this, like we got in front of said, ‘Well, when the trucks we have are being paramount, said Lofgren.
some of these other issues, then there deployed in a way that they get a fair 

served as executive vice president and president of Cooper Motor Lofgren currently serves on the board of directors of the U.S.
Lines, Inc., a Swift subsidiary. Chamber of Commerce, the American Trucking Associations and the
American Transportation Research Institute. He also serves on the
Since May 1999, Kevin P. Knight has served as the chairman of the Advisory Board of the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute
Board of Directors of Knight Transportation and has served as CEO of Technology and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board. He was inducted
since 1993. into the National Academy of Engineering in 2009.
Knight currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive craig harPEr
Committee of the American Trucking Associations. A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Craig Harper began his
business career as a stockbroker for Kidder Peabody before entering
chris lofgrEN
Chris Lofgren has been president, CEO and a director of Schneider the commercial real estate market in Dallas. He returned to Arkansas
in 1991 to manage a hazardous waste company, but soon after J.B.
National, Inc. since 2002 and has been with the company since 1994. Hunt acquired the company, Harper moved to northwest Arkansas
Prior to joining Schneider National, Lofgren held several positions and joined J.B. Hunt in its special commodities division.
at Symantec Corp., a security, storage and systems management
solutions company. In 1997, Harper was named J. B. Hunt’s Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer where he also manages the truckload division.
Schneider, Inc. is a premier provider of transportation and logistics He is a strong advocate for measures on the trucking industry that
services enhancing the standard of living worldwide. Founded in can improve safety and reduce accidents involving big trucks.
1935 when Al Schneider sold the family car to buy his first truck,
Schneider is headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., and conducts Craig serves on the Arkansas Trucking Association Board of Directors
business worldwide. In 2010, Schneider proudly celebrated its 75th where he is alsos the organization’s chairman-elect.
anniversary.

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