Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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roadside attractions GUGES A Dry van miles drop at year end, income strong Dry van clients of financial services provider ATBS saw miles decline significantly during 2011's fourth quarter. However, with rates remaining strong, income per mile and net income went up. DRY VAN FLATBED REEFER Miles per month 12,000 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 BETTER HEALTH Read food nutrition content labels closely. Particularly be suspicious of salad dressings with high sodium content. For instance, a 71-gram serving of Jack-in-the-Box Creamy Southwest Dressing has a whopping 1,060 milligrams of sodium, almost half the recommended daily sodium intake. Shake the salt habit Get daily health tips The above tip was part of our sister magazine Truckers News' Daily Health Tip offering. Get them delivered to you via truckersnews.com/healthtips. 2010 2011 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Fuel costs per mile $0.80 $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 $0.40 during the day and so trucks have to line up and wait. It can take anything from a couple of hours to more than 16 hours. "The gates are only open 2010 2011 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Revenue per mile $1.80 $1.60 $1.40 $1.20 $1.00 — Toshio Araki, of the Tokyo Trucking Association, describing in Bloomberg Businessweek a new bridge that connects Tokyo to an island that will house a container terminal. " 2010 2011 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Net income per mile $0.60 $0.55 $0.50 $0.45 $0.40 $0.35 No danger of catching courtesy 2010 2011 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Income per month $5,000 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $3,000 What's been the biggest change in trucking over the last half-decade? That's what National Public Radio Morning Edition host Steven 2010 2011 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Quarterly data points represent three-month averages. Innskeep asked 50-year UPS driver Ron Sowder in January. "The old saying used to be 'courtesy is contagious' — not so much any more," Sowder said on his 50th anniversary with the carrier. "You let people in, and that's that. Only about one out of 50 can bring themselves to throw their hand up, 'thanks.'" The Ohio resident started his UPS career in 1962 after serving in the Navy. Sowder's 4 million-plus safe miles have made him the longest-serving active member of the UPS "Circle of Honor" drivers with 25-plus years. MARCH 2012 OVERDRIVE 11 Courtesy of UPS