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Trucking Industry Maintains its Prominence in US Economy

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As one of the Midwest’s leading trucking firms, we know the importance of maintaining a strong and profitable presence in our local economy. We work hard, give our drivers plenty of work and contribute to the overall nationwide economy with our transportation and trucking services for intermodal cargo across the country.  

And Calhoun Truck Lines is just a small part of the overall impact that trucking companies and the trucking industry bring to the American economic engine. Recently, our leading industry association – the American Trucking Association – delivered a new report that underscores the importance of the trucking industry.  
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The ATA American Trucking Trends 2013 shows that the overall trucking industry continues to be a strong economic engine for the nation, and indicates that trucking remains the main mode of US freight transportation. Using trucks to deliver goods around the country is a mainstay of our service and one that we look to grow at Calhoun Truck Lines.   

Some of the biggest facts seen in the new Trends report included:

Employment  

  • Trucking companies, intermodal companies, and others trucking related services and industry-related companies employed nearly 7 million workers in 2012.   
  • Most trucking companies are small businesses, notes the report. About 90% of trucking firms operate six or fewer trucks. Only 2.8% of fleets operate more than 20 trucks.   

Shipments  

  • Trucks were responsible for moving nearly 70% of all U.S. trucked shipments in 2012. That’s almost 9.5 billion tons of freight last year. Those numbers show increases from 2011’s numbers.   
  • Trucks in the 6-8 class traveled 137 billion miles in 2011, almost a five percent increase form the earlier year.   

Revenues         

  • U.S. trucking industry gross freight-related revenues totaled some $642 billion. That’s 80% of the freight bills across US trucking companies, according to ATA.  
  • Trucking companies paid 10% more taxes in 2011 than in 2009, amounting to $36.5 billion in federal and state highway user fees and taxes in 2011.   

Some challenges exist for trucking networks. The ATA noted issues like our nation’s infrastructure in need of repairs, issues for supply management and logistics teams, and the continuing worry of not enough drivers to carry our fleets across the country. But Calhoun Truck Lines remains confident that we can overcome some of these challenges and continue to play a prominent role in our country’s economic future.

Happy One-Year Anniversary Calhoun Truck Lines – A Year Older

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It’s our birthday! This month, Calhoun Truck Lines celebrates its one-year anniverary of its name change from Universal Transportation Services. The name and logo-identity change has overall been a positive move, resulting in better communications, more efficiency and improved results in our trucking and Midwest intermodal freight operation.  
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“It’s been a year since we changed our name to Calhoun Truck Lines and I couldn’t be happier with the results,” said Brent Bois, President and owner of Calhoun. “We spent a a good deal of effort and energy to notify our customers and drivers in advance of the change. That effort from all of our employees helped greatly to create a smooth transition.”

What’s been really good for business, added Bois, is the elimination of confusion with competitors. “Most of our constituents have been positive about the change of us becoming the identity of Calhoun Truck Lines.”  

At Calhoun Truck Lines, we are hopeful that the economy will continue to grow, container volumes will rise and we will be able to move more freight from our five Midwest trucking facilities.  

Each of Calhoun Truck Lines’ operational facilities is fully equipped to clients’ intermodal trucking needs. The company provides service that consistently meets customers’ expectations, provides a professional work environment for employees and maintains a safety conscious truck fleet to share the roads with fellow motorists.

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