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...plastics-molding company. The barrier that had to be overcome was the heritage of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which opened routes only to trucker applicants who demonstrated need for the service, with, for example, affidavits from shippers. Carriers also had to show that their proposed haul would not harm other truckers' business, and the number of ICC licenses was restricted...
Competition is spreading off the interstates and onto state roads, where a federal law further deregulated trucking in 1995. Texas truckers were among the most protected. But now, for example, an operator from Oklahoma can poach on Texas locals' business. Bell says he has not tried to haul within his state "because we don't have a need." In other words, he's got all the competition he can handle on the interstate right...
...franchisees, already struggling against rising wages, worried openly about the cost. "From a sales point of view, it's not what a lot of operators expected," explains J.M. Owens, who operates eight stores in the Atlanta suburbs. Owens voted against the plan, but he believes that over the long haul, its value message will work...
...long haul, but not just for the reasons that most people would say," the Democrat said. "For better or for worse, Joe inspires a lot of passion and Scott doesn...
...long haul, but not just for the reasons that most people would say," the Democrat said. "For better or for worse, Joe inspires a lot of passion and Scott doesn...