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Profi le Fleet Insider business. The company also runs a 35-truck fl atbed division with 100 trailers. McCormick says that 80 per- cent of FCC's drivers live within a 100-mile radius of Fremont, setting up a good "around and out and back system," he says. "What we do is dispatch them outbound from here to the 48 states and Canada and then con- centrate on the next load or next couple of loads to get them back to home base," he says. "That affords for a lot of good, quality, consistent home time." It's also helped springboard them to several Truckload Carri- ers Association awards in the past few years — Best Fleet to Drive For awards in 2009 and 2011 and a fi nalist spot in 2012. Moreover, bringing drivers to headquarters regularly allows them to see the equipment regu- larly for servicing and inspection, McCormick says. "We have a full-service terminal in Fremont, and we like to get the equipment here as often as we can to prevent breakdowns and keep it in good repair," he says. That's just one aspect of the company's pride in well-running equipment, he adds. They have a rotation program that keeps new equipment circulating into their fl eet and older equipment circulating out. "We keep our equipment young," McCormick says. "The average age of our tractors is probably about a year and a half. Our average trailer age is around 4 to 5 years." Fremont buys all of its trucks new and keeps them about three to four years to keep them well under warranty and get them paid off more quickly. "We don't like to string our debt out," he says. "We like to get the equipment purchased [and] get it paid off quickly. By the time they're paid off, they have about 450,000 miles, and they're still under factory warranty. At that point we trade them in on new, and any major [me- chanical] items are taken care of under the warranty." FREMONT CONTRACT CARRIERS LOCATION: Fremont, Neb. FOUNDED: 1966 PRIMARY FREIGHT: Dry van food products NUMBER OF DRIVERS: 300 NUMBER OF TRUCKS: 300 AREA OF OPERATION: Nationwide, Canada CONTACT: http://www.fcc-inc.com DRIVER $0 Down $1 Buyout Lease Purchase SA TO APPLY I DR DRIVEN. Company Positions with Benefits Lease Purchase and Owner Operators Welcome GARATEE PAY! SI-O B! 6 months experience 800-509-2021 or www.oandstrucking.com. RT ITEGRITY FREEDOM Circle 312 on Reader Service Card or visit truckersnews.hotims.com APRIL 2012 | TRUCKERS NEWS | 53