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ATTENTION,

We have gotten several calls from Truckers who use this site daily letting uscattlehaulers

know the following

Some body is calling trucking cos listed on this site & telling them that "Dan Little & uscattlehaulers"

endorses their product call DPS ,

THIS IS NOT TRUE============ Dan Little , nor uscattlehaulers would ever endorse a product that

has not had YEARS of testing thru Major universities inside the united States

If you get such a call please write down the entire conversation , time of call, callers name & call back or order number

and forward this info directly to

dlittle@uscattlehaulers.com

If you have purchased this product , use it only at your own risk. We Do NOT Endorse this.

Thank you

Dan Little

It has come to attention that some guy is calling telling trucking cos listed on this site that

Dan Little & uscattlehaulers is endorse'n a product called DPS

This is a lie, neither Dan little or any staff member at uscattlehaulers has ever or ever will endorse

this product.

If you get such a call please log as much info as you can from this call complete with phone #s and salespersons

name , time of call, any any reference to either Dan Little or uscattlahaulers & forward this info to our office at dlittle@uscattlehaulers.com

If you have purchased this product as a result of the sales person saying we endorsed it please call me as soon as you can

at 1-660-322-0783

Thank you

Dan little

Hey folks, listen to this new song written for us by Nashville song writers

Ayers & Allen

Thank You

Dan

To hear & download click hear

http://www.myspace.com/AyersAllen

Dan,

I am sending you this info on behalf of songwriter Barry Allen. We are all so excited about these events. Music is an AMAZING tool for bringing people together. Please feel free to copy and paste the article below for your website. Sheree’ Spoltor

Hey Truckers/Friends,

I am overwhelmed by the response to the song David Ayers and I co-wrote “What They Gonna Do When the Big Rigs Don’t Roll.” Gratitude is the only word that comes to mind at this moment. THANK YOU for choosing our song to support your cause! YOU are the INSPIRATION!

As you can imagine, I am receiving a tremendous amount of emailed requests asking..

“Where Can I Buy a Copy of this Song?”

It is my desire to bring as much attention to your NEEDS as possible in this moment of crisis. I am a new writer and have never brought a song to market before so I am calling on my music row friends to help me…help YOU!

1. COUNTRY CELEBRITY ATTENTION: I am currently working with Bart Herbison, Executive Director of NSAI, to secure a well known “name artist” to perform this song (think “Farm aide”) in an effort to get celebrity/media attention on your needs. We should know within the next couple of weeks where we stand in this matter. If you want to keep up with my progress please feel free to check out my myspace page myspace.com/hillbillybarry. Who knows maybe we will get a LOT of artists nationwide behind your cause! Anything is possible when we work together.

2. GIVING: It is my desire and David’s to GIVE a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this song to the Owners Operators United Industry. I am in the process of learning how to do this PRIOR to any sale of this song.

At this time I have given Dan Little, of U.S. Cattle Haulers, full use of the song for any events relating to YOUR CAUSE including performance in Washington. However, PLEASE DON’T DOWNLOAD this song for FREE off of any website. We want this song to help you MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I am responding to every email request for purchase and will fill those orders as soon as possible.

Let’s take this unique ROAD TRIP together.

Sincerely,

Barry Allen

Sheree' Spoltore'
NSAI National Membership Director
1710 Roy Acuff Place
Nashville, TN 37203
1-(800) 321-6008
1-615-256-3354
sheree@nashvillesongwriters.com

Listen Up Folks,

Please send Mr Allen an email telling him, you would like to hear this song on all radio stations Nationwide,

He would love to hear from you

Thanks

Dan

Here's Mr. Allens email , hillbillybarry@gmail.com , please send him a note & let him know if you like the song

Thanks Dan

Dan,

I know you folks may have made a few CD's to play the song in your trucks etc. I think that may be ok to play the song out loud., but make sure that you put the name on all of those CD's of the song and the name of the songwriters. An my e-mail and phone number. You can do it with a black sharp marker. If any end up at a radio stations by accident :) They may be able to play it if they have the contact info. Put BMI by my name an ASCAP by David Ayers. Make sure you do this on any you may have and tell others to do the same. This way if they play it, I think they have to pay. It's better to use a CD label but you don't have to do that.

Barry

Label: When the Big Rigs Don't Roll
             Barry Allen
             hillbillybarry@gmail.com

Thank you Barry, I will get the word out.

Click here to join the OOU Inc.

Open Letter to All Owner Operators & Co. Drivers

We are starting a new organization to

lead this fight .

The name will be

"Owner Operators United"

We will Inc. as soon as donation funds allow us to cover the expense.

Our Goal will be to fight, Not only fuel costs, but also Ins. laws & costs, HOS laws, Cross border drivers, & any law that

discriminates against trucks & drivers.

Each State will have a Member that will handle issues in that state.

A board of Directors will be elected every 2 years to assure that we are fairly represented.

By laws for this organization will be voted on at the annual meeting.

At any time a member can voice their issues.

We will work hand in hand with all members to assure our goals are met.

We have set up contact members in several states to start this rolling.

Below are the the contact people already set up.

TO Help support this fight against High Fuel & High Insurance costs.

We are accepting donations to help pay for Legal Fees {to try & get an injunction against Self Insurance Laws}

We will also use the funds to push forward our fight & lobby our government thru all means legal to cap diesel prices, remove fuel tax's, & set up an oversight comm. of Class 8 Insurance.

Your Co & name will appear on the list below upon receipt. of your donation. including the amount to pick to donate

Thank You

Make check payable to

Owner Operators United

Mail check to

Barb Little

Po Box 53

Carrollton, Mo 64633

Please email us your info & the amount you will donate.

Company Name	Contact Person	City, State	Amount Donated
Kinfolk Brokerage	Annette Kaye	Othello, Wa	$100.00
Little & Little Trucking LLC	Dan & Barb Little	Carrollton, Mo	$500.00
Pat Kramer Trucking	Pat Kramer	Polk City, FL	$50.00
Bearflagxpress	Donald Elson	Red Bluff Ca	$100.00
Wolf Creek Logistics	Brian Cunningham	Mount vernon,IL	$50.00
Hugh Terry Trucking, LLC	Hugh Terry	West Valley City, Ut	$300.00
Co Driver	Jason Speth	West Valley, Ut	$10.00
Matthews Transcorp	Matt Turner	Akron,OH	$50.00

WHP ENTERPRISES	C. E. GUINTARD	GRANDLAKE, LOUISIANA	$50.00
S & J Trucking	Jim Robinett	Hoyleton,IL	$100.00
True Grit Trucking	Al & Sylvia Teeters	Chickamauga,GA	$145.00
Four Stone Ent.	Maggie Stone	Concordia,Mo	$50.00
J N K Ventures LLC	Jesse Hendley	Millen,Ga	$500.00
Barry Allen Construction	Barry Allen	Lyles TN	$100.00
Diamond J Cattle Co	Ernie Johns	Bonifay,Fl	$50.00
Chea Express LLc	Kris Nickerson	Nashua N.H	$100.00
	Anonymous	Indianapolis, In	$250.00
Self Employed	David March (Irishman)	Springfield, MO	$10.00

Please Note Donations are NOT Tax deductable

Dan Little Po box 53 Carrollton, Mo. 64633 1-660-322-0783	Barb Little Sect / treasure Po box 53 Carrollton, Mo. 64633	Brian Cunningham Po box 485 Wayne City, IL 62895 1-618-242-9653 1-618-923-2440
Pat Kramer 6901 Oak Bend Rd Polk City, Fla 1-863-557-1303	7/24 Managment Richard Hayes 210 Ranger Hereford,Tx 79045 1-806-346-3401	Mark Harris 2031 Hwy 1230 George Town, La 71432 1-318-481-0157
Trucker To Trucker Jim McCormack 13330 St Rd 17 Culver,In 46511 1-574-842-2293	Hugh Terry Trucking, LLC Talisa Flitton 6842 west Bello ave West Valley, UT 84128 801-548-2046	Matthews Transcorp Services Matt Turner Akron,OH 44312 330-622-7680

Four Stone Ent. Maggie Stone Po Box 94 Concordia,Mo 64020	Jesse W. Hendley 3019 Paramore Hill Rd. Millen, Ga. 30442 1-706-214-0541	Brad Kramer 3040 Ridge View Place Pueblo, Co 81004 1-719-671-0166 1-719-296-8665

Read this report,

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 – Diesel users pay 6 cents more per gallon than gasoline users in federal taxes at the pump. That could all change if a bill introduced in the Senate is passed into law.

Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-ME, introduced the “Diesel Tax Parity Act,” on Monday, April 21. The bill seeks to drop the federal diesel tax to 18.3 cents per gallon through the end of 2008.

Currently, 24.3 cents on the gallon are collected in federal fuel taxes on diesel.

Diesel prices have reached record after record and are now averaging nearly $1.30 a gallon more than this time last year.

“The dramatic rise in fuel costs has resulted in lobstermen and truckers (going) out of business – thereby endangering Maine’s most prosperous industries,” Snowe stated in a press release on the bill’s introduction. “One way to immediately alleviate this burden is to lower the diesel tax to make it proportional and equal to the gas tax.”

The bill outlines the procedures for implementing and rescinding the fuel tax reduction, with the rebates and credits being handled at the distributor level.

Truckers and other diesel users will get the 6 cents per gallon federal tax break at the pump with no paperwork hassle.

“Our trucking industry and small businesses are in a crisis and drastic steps need to be undertaken by Congress. The situation for Maine’s trucking industry is simply untenable and we need immediate action to lower the price of fuel for small businesses that are impacted by these historic costs,” Snowe said in the press release.

The bill has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Finance.
<<b>b>SPECIAL REPORT:# 2Trucking industry takes big hit in first quarter

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 – Trucking companies going out of business in the first quarter of this year rivaled the record levels of failures reported in 2000 and 2001, according to a report released by Avondale Partners LLC.

The report, written by longtime trucking analyst Donald Broughton, reported that an estimated 42,000 trucks, or 2.1 percent of the nation’s over-the-road, heavy-duty truck capacity went out of business in the first three months of 2008.

Broughton laid blame at the feet of continued pressure from all cost fronts, which include the “inability of fuel surcharges to keep up with constantly rising fuel costs” and forking out more cash for renewing licensing and insurance that typically come due at the first of the year.

These pressures, according to Broughton, pushed companies that were “teetering on failure, over the edge.” He reported that the majority of companies failing were smaller companies with longer lengths of haul.

The end result was 935 companies that went out of business – a number that surprised even Broughton. In terms of this report, Broughton’s data generally counts only trucking companies with five or more trucks.

In his report, he looks back on 2000 and 2001, another historically tough time in the trucking industry, and compares it to the current conditions truckers face.

He pointed out that a “segment” of shippers and freight brokers took a long hard look at pricing in the first quarter. Some went so far as to refuse to pay any fuel surcharge or, “in the case of brokers, collected it and then failed to pass it on.” There was an even larger group of shippers who resisted rates and surcharges being charged by carriers.

“Many carriers were desperate enough to find loads that they forgot the lessons learned in 2000 and carried freight without collecting a fuel surcharge,” Broughton wrote.

Broughton takes a long hard look at what is wrong with the fuel surcharge system in its current form in his report.

Even in the best of times, he points out, because of idling, out-of-route miles run while looking for a place to park or to avoid congestion, and deadheading miles, even the best fuel surcharge programs recoup only about 85 percent of the additional cost – at the most.

The current fuel situation is causing more problems with the fuel surcharge system, Broughton reports.

He explained that most companies set a surcharge for the week based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly averages. But, because of that, most carriers don’t have a system in place to adjust their surcharge for fuel prices on Tuesday that are higher than they were on Monday and so on throughout the week.

Most bills of lading are paid on 45-day terms. Even if 100 percent of fuel costs incurred at the time of the load were paid – which Broughton pointed out is not the case – the expense created by the rising cost of fuel while waiting on payment forces truckers to need more cash on hand to meet that ever increasing expense.

The glimmer of hope offered in Broughton’s report was more of a history lesson. As tough as things were in 2000 and 2001, truckers who were in business following the downturn “experienced the strongest pricing power since the industry” was deregulated in 1980
SPECIAL REPORT # 3CARB fines approached $30 million in 2007; increase fivefold from 2006

The California Air Resources Board performed idling inspections on nearly two-thirds fewer commercial vehicles and buses in 2007 than the agency did in 2006. The agency did, however, set a new record for penalties, with three major corporate settlements bringing total penalties collected to $29 million.

In 2006, CARB inspected 4,300 commercial vehicles and school buses for idling violations. That figure dropped to 1,580 for 2007. Three major settlements are credited with pushing the total fines collected to a record amount: Sierra Pacific Industries, Yamaha Motor Corp. and the Evergreen Pulp Mill tallied $21 million in assessed penalties.

The total the agency collected in 2007 was $29 million. In 2006, CARB collected $6 million in fines and total penalties.

Total violations across the board for truck, motorcycle, fuel, locomotive and other categories increased from 1,992 citations in 2006 to 3,442 citations in 2007.

Inspection statistics for pollution sources showed that the environmental agency keyed on heavy duty trucks. In 2007 CARB inspected:

* 20,000 heavy duty vehicles;
* 1,500 commercial vehicles and school buses;
* 1,900 locomotives;
* 1,900 cargo tanks;
* 2,500 consumer products;
* 1,900 trash trucks; and
* 9,900 heavy duty diesel vehicles in low-income communities.

CARB Chairman Mary Nichols said the agency’s enforcement officers will continue to catch and fine businesses who avoid meeting pollution control obligations.

“With an estimated 93 percent of our population still living in areas that fail to meet federal health standards, we must continue to do all that we can to ensure our factories, vehicles, engines and consumer products meet our stringent requirements,” Nichols said.

ATTENTION ALL: PLEASE click & read

We head to Washington DC

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Owner - Operators United News Update

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OOU Inc makes major move forward.

Dan Little, CEO of the newly formed Owner Operators United Inc.
announced today that The OOU Inc has employed one of the country's
largest law firms to oversee and handle the corporations legal issues.
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP is one of the country's largest law firms. They have corporate and litigation experience in every aspect of business and commercial enterprise.
Headquartered in the heart of the Midwest, They have offices in Kansas City, Jefferson City, Omaha, Overland Park, St. Louis and Wichita.They also reach east and west with offices in Phoenix and Washington D.C. With more than 360 attorneys and 420 trained support staff, They have the resources, state-of-the-art technology and depth of practice expected from a national firm, as well as the personalized client service characteristic of smaller firms.
Their client base is as diverse as their practice areas. From Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses and individuals, publicly and privately-held companies, as well as not-for-profits and municipalities, They represent clients of every description and on every level – local, national, and international.

The OOU Inc Exec. Board of directors, felt that the OOU Inc needed a law firm that would give its members strength, and with a firm such as this, we will have.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 Edition Lists 77 Attorneys from Stinson Morrison Hecker

Firm Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business

Firm Listed in National Law Journal's Top 250 Survey

Financial Services Division Recognized by American Banker’s Leading Legal Advisers’ List

The OOU is planning to have several members from this law firm speak at upcoming events held by the OOU Inc.

You Gotta Read This!

USA Today reported that John McCain is supportng a "gas-tax holiday" by suggesting that the federal government suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.4 cent diesel tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

I don't know what all the political beliefs are out there, but I think this is one bandwagon I wanna' get on and quick!

The Florida Kid on his latest entry gave us some contacts for our Senators and Representatives.

I'm thinkin' we need to contact these folks quick and let them know we support this initiative. Let's get tens of thousands of emails or calls going to our legislators.

All you do is click on the link and send them an e-mail

Here's what I just sent -

John McCain proposed a "gas-tax holiday" by suggesting that the federal government suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.4 cent diesel tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I hope you can move this initiative along quickly. I am one of millions that is struggling to make ends meet and this would go a long way to improving my life and our economy as well. I look forward to seeing you sponsor this legislation as quickly as possible.

Thank you

George Wilkins

Send your message as soon as possible and let us know about it so we can keep track. I think this is BIG!

Illinois lawmaker pursues summer sales tax holiday for fuel

If an Illinois state lawmaker gets his way, truckers and other drivers would get a four-month tax break at the fuel pump.Rep. Bill Black, R-Danville, introduced a bill that would offer a sales tax holiday on motor fuels sold in the state between May 1, 2008, and Sept. 15, 2008. The state made a similar cut in 2000, but it lasted for six months.

Hello,

I just thought since of the high fuel price and everything that is not going right for us truckers, I would like to report a broker that is not being fair to anyone.

Today, I took a load from White Sand Missle Range,NM to Avon,OH. It was to be 2 pieces, one 11' and one 18'. I took this load with all intentions that I would have room left to throw something else on. This load was paying $2800. My driver arrived on the base to load and mentioned to the military personnel, that he thought the military payed atleast some type of fuel surcharge. The gentlemen then showed my driver the bill that "US TRANSPORT", out of Brookwood, AL, had charged them. The breakdown consisted of fuel and permits and the grand total payed to US Transport was over $6300.00. My driver was there to pick up a legal load. I called the broker back and she knew it was wide and they offered me $200 extra to pay for permits. I said no thanks, I will take $6000 since you are getting $6300. They did not like that I found out they were making over $3000 on the load. I then asked for truck order not used. I was told I would not receive it since I refused to load the load.

Please pass on the word and post wherever you can, not to do business with" US TRANSPORT out of Brookwood, AL.

Thanks Sarah

TNT Trucking,Inc

Eldon,IA

Bob McCarty
Bob McCarty Writes at BobMcCarty.com

We Already made the News,

See link below

http://bobmccarty.com/2008/04/10/owner-operators-forming-new-organization

www.theamericandriver.com

WHO Does The ATA stand for ? Not The O/Os or small fleets

They stand for Co's like JB, Schneider, ConWay,Swift, ect.

Heres what they want.

Who is gonna pay for these speed limiters ?

Why reduce the speed limit in states ? Which will the create split speed limits in places like Neb.

Come on ATA, Get Real.

ATA President and CEO Bill Graves

"require all new trucks to install electronic speed limiters set at no more than 68 mph, and set a national maximum speed limit of 65 mph."

Attention Truckin Cos,

Here is what I plan on doing, like I said, I am just one of thousands of

O/Os in the USA today.

But I do know I or my family can not keep going at this rate, If you are in support please email me & let me know your thoughts of what needs to happen.

dlittle@uscattlehaulers.com

APRIL 1, 2008 is when My trucking Co & thousands of others are shutting Down. At 8 AM on that date.
From that time on we will no longer accept any loads at ANY price untill such time as our FED Gov admits & puts into action a plan that will give all O/Os some help.
Here is what I would like to see happen,
1# suspend ALL Fed & State fuel taxes untill such time that this economy is back on its feet
2# Feds create a FED Oversite Committee to oversee Ins Prieums Charged for Class 8 trucks Insurance
3# Stop allowing Large Trucking Fleets to self Insure, this would make a more level playing field for all trucking Cos
4# Fed Regs for Brokers & Shippers that are inforced, with set max amounts they can charge.
5# Standerized Fines from Coast to Coast for safety violations. in other words if a log ticket cost $50.oo in Missouri then a log ticket in Calif should only cost $50.oo

Please Note,

A lot of people are calling this a strike.

It in Fact is NOT A STRIKE but simply put a SHUTDOWN , you might ask whats the difference ??

Well a strike would mean you work for someone elso, We dont We ARE Indp. O/Os that sells a service to customers.

Because of Legal Reasons please refer to this as a shutdown Only.

Side Note, For you to shutdown your Business for April 1st 2008 is your choice.

You can ask others to follow you But NO ONE Is to threaten ANYONE by ANY means what so ever.

Here's what has been going on,

1st

Senator Clintons Office called again today, They are on a fact finding mission. Mr Spector was wanting to know if we had any support for our shutdown on April 1, 2008

2nd

Had a call from the I W W union, they have informed me, that they are in full support of this shutdown.

I will post more news on them as I get it.

3rd

Again I tried to call Washington to several congressmens offices, could never get past the front desk operators.

4th

Andy Petersen, the host of WMT Mornings Radio Show called & set up an interview for Monday morning.

I will let you know how that plays out.

5th

I think everyone needs to look at the following website, find link below.

I will not say what I was thinking when I found this.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51162

More shutdown news as it happens / check back often

Dan

I W W Union

called me tonight and stated that they are indeed supporting the April shutdown, They have comitted 16,000 trucks will shut down to show support for our Message To Washington D.C.
Now if you figure that each truck runs 500 miles a day & gets 6 miles to the gallon, thats 83.33 gallons of fuel per truck. now figure that at say $3.80 a gallon & thats low that comes out to $316.65 worth of fuel not bought that day per truck x 16,000 trucks = $5066400.oo
And that figure is just that 1 union , that does not include the owner / operators that are shuting down for april 1st, 2008
I wonder if all total Washington, DC will notice ??
Dan

Some are asking what date is the shutdown & what will happen ?

Here's the what, why, & when of it.

The reason for this shutdown is not to hurt this country in
any way shape or form. But is in fact a peacefull method of sending
a message to Washington, D.C. That we do indeed need help & our industry is
the backbone of life in America as we know it.

The why of it covers issues that you & I as truckers, both O/Os &
Co. drivers face on a daily basis.
These problems range from excessive Regulations ie., Fuel, Federal
& State Fuel tax's, excessive DOT regulations on NON-SAFETY related
items, Excessive Insurance Pre., The list goes on & on.

The when of it, is APRIL 1st, 2008 {see www.uscattlehaulers.com}
I & several others picked that date for a reason. April 1,2008
is Aprils Fools Day, that being said, we as an industry are going to
send a Strong message to the otherwise FOOLS in Washington, D.C.
that "enough is enough"

We Will Be Heard.

I & Thousands of You have been telling people for Years now, that a change
needed to take place.
Well, heres your chance to Stand Up for Yourself & let The World know
We will Stand Strong. "one for all and all for one"

Thank You & GOD Bless each & Everyone of you,
Dan Little
Little & Little Trucking LLC
www.uscattlehaulers.com

Others join in our cause, Check out this website.

http://www.americanfuelconsumersmovement.com/

AND WE MOVE AHEAD

The word is spreading..........links to news stories

Here are some of the stories that I could find this morning. These are all stories that were fairly new, highlighting the issues that the cost of fuel is causing the Trucking industry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/bu...ef=automobiles

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/pri...as_rising.html

http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...0349/1001/news

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...d=sec-business

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/16635181.html

http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/arti...s/13003685.txt

http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/16656986.html

http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/in...esel_hits.html

http://www.santamariatimes.com/artic...ews/news01.txt

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...2Fbreakingnews

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=160...2-816cefd9cb81

NEW http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/200803170161

NEW http://www.theindependent.com/storie...diesel15.shtml

New http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23436726/

This email was sent to a reporter heres how

schneider views our industry

I satnd firm on my disc. to shutdown on april 1st 2008

I hope each one of you contact this person with your views about what Co's such as this has done to our Ind as a whole.

Keep it clean

Dan

Schneider National Statement on Rumored Trucking Shutdown

The rapid run-up on fuel is difficult for all of us: Drivers, carriers,
shippers and consumers are all feeling the pinch with no immediate
relief or solution in sight.

It's business as usual at Schneider National, for both our company
drivers and the owner-operators (independent contractors) with whom we
contract hire to haul freight. Contrary to online reports, we are not
participating or endorsing the rumored trucking shutdown. We will
continue to dispatch loads to meet customer demand and fully expect our
drivers to meet their professional obligations.

There are approximately 3.4 million truck drivers in the U.S. Of those,
2.5 million are company drivers; 350,000 are independent contractors.
All are critical to keeping our global economy moving.

Schneider National is committed to helping our independent contractors
manage through these difficult times and maintain their loyalty when
times are good. Our approach includes:
*     We put the same priority on loading our independent contractors as
we
do our own equipment.
*     The fuel surcharge that we collect from the shippers is passed
through to our independent contractors. The SNI Fuel Price Protection
Program offers significant fuel price protection. Even when a
contractor purchases fuel at $4 per gallon            average, the net
effect of the FSC program results in an actual net fuel cost per gallon
of
well less than $1.90 per gallon     even if the unit only averages 5
MPG.
At 6 MPG the net effect is less than $1.50 per gallon.
*     We use our combined buying power to obtain the best deals we can
get
from fuel suppliers and pass the entire discount      on to the
independent
contractor
*     We offer fuel at our Operating Centers at some of the lowest
prices
available. These prices are updated daily on our            Crossroads
Web
site.
*     We make available to independent contractors our industry-leading
expertise on driving tips and fuel-efficient equipment
specifications
like aerodynamic tractors, fuel-efficient tires and devices to keep the
truck warm without idling. We have       programs that allow
independent
contractors to buy these components at very competitive prices.

We've seen these types of events before. They are rarely successful and
in the end, drivers who participate hurt their own livelihood more than
the companies, the industry, the government or the consumers to whom
they're trying to send a message.

There is an excess of drivers in the market to support current freight
demands. Drivers who choose to participate in a trucking shutdown like
this will unfortunately be quickly replaced by another company or
independent driver--an unintended consequence of this effort and
something none of us wants to see.

Our message to our drivers is:
*     Conserve fuel
*     Shutdowns don't solve problems
*     Customers must be served
*     Safety will be handled
*     Keep working

Janet L. Bonkowski, APR
Public Relations Manager
Schneider National, Inc.
3101 S. Packerland Drive
PO Box 2545
Green Bay, WI 54306-2545
Phone: 920.592.2865

Listen to this interview I had with the news then send me your views

Thank You

Dan

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&fg=rss&vid=c1e9dd55-9a98-4add-844a-0e40c1276985&from=34

We ARE being HEARD, Please keep up the stand,

Below find 3 emails I got yesterday.

Now all them boys that say they wont hear us just didn't talk loud enough

Keep up the Great Work & Spread the word

APRIL 1st 2008 SHUTDOWN

Thanks

Dan

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1st

Mr. Dan Little:

Congrat's on your idea of showing them. I am a farmer in NC, running for Governor, fed up taxpayer, and will put my common sense plans against any other candidate in the state or the USA. Never held any elected office before.

Please visit my website of www.elpowers.com .Hopefully you'll see how we NC taxpayers are about to turn this economy around. We working people cannot go on, with many other people loading our wagons, telling us to pull while they and many more jump on for the ride. We need change, I'm getting ready to show them what change is and efficient really means.

Two gentlemen from other states found my website, called stating they were good plans that would work. Each of them planning on running for Governor in two years using the same plans. With this word slowly getting out, change really is coming. If you/truckers are ever in NC, please fill up with our diesel if I'm elected. We will have the cheapest fuel in America. Keeping billions in corporate profits in our state replacing taxes.

Thanks and good luck

Elbie Powers

2nd

3/27/08

Hooks, TX.

Renee Taylor told me about your group.

Good luck with your strike.

Maybe it will wake up those clowns in DC.

They are the problem.

Lenny Ladner

www.ladner4ussenate.com

I hope you get to look at my web site.

www.ladner4ussenate.com

I believe that we are being choked to death by too much government. I want the opportunity to do something about it. I will VOTE NO on any proposition that increases the Size, Cost, Power or Extends the reach of the Federal Government.

All the best.

3rd

Please provide your name and address and who is wingsofeagles@hughes.net?

We cannot begin to address your issue until we know who you are.

Judy Thrower

U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson

Cape Girardeau District Office

573-335-0101

Keep in mind "You Are Pros Act Like Pros"

We are winnig , we are getting media coverage. Keep up the good work

We stand for ALL AMERICANS

We will be heard.

Thank You

Dan Little

Side note Call your local media & let them know how you support this action

Here's a link to the up to date news from Q C TIMES

www.qctimes.com.

From Land Line Mag.

Has OOIDA changed views ??

Fuel protests planned across the country as frustrations rise

As diesel continues to cost in the neighborhood of $4 per gallon, truckers are making their frustration known in state capitals and across the country.

On Monday, March 31, truckers in Pennsylvania drove bobtail tractors to the Capitol in Harrisburg to raise awareness about the fuel crisis.

On Tuesday, April 1, cattle hauler Dan Little of Carrollton, MO, will find out how many drivers are answering his call for a nationwide shutdown.

Also on Tuesday, about 250 drivers in Georgia plan to form a convoy from Macon to Atlanta, according to media reports. The Georgia truckers include log hauler Sheila Walker, who was quoted in a New York Times article as having said that the shutdown in her state would last at least three days.

“I’ve got plenty of backbone, and I’m not scared. I’m not backing down,” Walker told the New York Times. “I can’t make my living when fuel prices have doubled since 2006 but the pay at the mills has not gone up.”

Walker has been running Walker Trucking since her husband died of a heart attack in 2004. She said that three of her paychecks in recent months were less than her fuel bills during those periods.

The same New York Times report that quoted Walker also included information from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.

“Every 5-cent increase in fuel prices increases a trucker’s annual expenses by about $1,000, according to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which (has) asked Congress to help drivers collect more fuel surcharges,” stated the New York Times news story.

Getting that kind of information out to mainstream media, the general public and lawmakers is something that staff at OOIDA have been working on for weeks.

In addition to raising public awareness about the difficulties truckers currently face, OOIDA leaders and staff are also fielding dozens of media inquiries every day about whether drivers will strike. The media also want to know what impact a strike would have on the price of diesel and the prices of the products that are delivered by trucks, which are fueled with that diesel.

“We are repeatedly asked by the media if a strike will have an impact and so we remind them that it’s not just about one day, or one week; it’s about the longer term if diesel prices do not change. Truckers are consumers, too,” said Norita Taylor, OOIDA media spokesperson.

OOIDA leaders say that while the Association cannot legally support a strike, it can and does support individual truckers. The Association also encourages individual truckers to contact their lawmakers now about the fuel situation.

“We do not tell our members what to do; instead, they inform us of what they ARE doing and we support their decisions,” said Todd Spencer, OOIDA executive vice president.

Spencer said that truckers need to make it known to their elected officials that they are being exploited in the current fuel situation and that action needs to be taken to change the industry.

“Lawmakers need to know what’s going on in trucking, how devastating this record hike in fuel prices is for 90 percent of the nation’s fleet,” added Spencer.

“There is a disproportionate burden being placed on small-business owners who are truck drivers because they depend upon diesel to run their businesses. If diesel is the lifeblood of ground transportation, then truckers are the heart. And many are in need of life support.”

OOIDA would like Congress to enact legislation mandating 100 percent pass-through of fuel surcharges and full transparency in those transactions.

CALL IN WHEN YOU HAVE NEWS

660-322-0783

I need the info to pass on to the main stream media

Thanks

Dan

look at this,

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0120477120080401

OPEN LETTER TO ALL THAT ARE SHUTDOWN

1st Thank You

2nd Hang tight, we are getting national attention, we are being heard.

3rd Today we are starting a movement to have everyone, not just truckers,

but everyone to flood the phone lines into the congressman or congresswomans from your state.Tell them you support the Truckers & demand they do something to help this industry & our Country's fuel cost.

I will post more later today

Thank You

Dan Little

We are still at it, heres proof that you guys

know what it takes.

I will put everything I have into this.

Heres an email I just got

Oh yes, A Big THANK YOU to ALL that

have been workijng so very hard to get us heard.

Dan

1of 1182 emails I recv after lunch today,

Dan Little

Just wanted ya'll to know that we here in NC are in full support and commend you for stepping up. I've been a co. driver and o/o for over 35 yrs and am still waiting for it to get better. The co I work for now shut down last week and we plan to stay out as long as it takes. We haul frozen and other perishables almost nationwide. I think

if we stay out long enough for the people to start looking for something to but we may do some real good for our industry. I'd sur enough be at your meeting if possible but without working it would be rough.

Dusty, (plum crazy)

Thank You to All that did and are still shut down.

I will stay shutdown till the 6th of April to show everyone just how serious I am about this fight

if you can stay shutdown that long great, if Not , I fully understand.

We are gaing ground, we have the support of the general public.

Any questions please feel free to email me or call me anytime.

thanks

Dan Little

Copy'd from Trucker Talk Blog

With sporadic trucker protests continuing across the country, legislators appear to be listening. The Vermont state senate directed the Attorney General to conduct "an aggressive" criminal investigation of major oil companies, charging possible price-fixing and consumer fraud.

"At the same time that we are paying $3 and $4 a gallon for gas and oil, the oil companies are making record profits, billions and billions of dollars," Senator Peter Shumlin told the Associated Press. "It's puzzling to us that so few politicians both on a state and national level are saying enough is enough."

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical world."

- Thomas Jefferson