Family-owned trucking company A. Duie Pyle has adapted to deregulation, supply chain changes, and just-in-time delivery
Deregulation did away with the distinctions. Most carriers today are nonunion. You can file an application, plus proof of insurance, and you’re in business. Of the three largest from back then, Consolidated went out of business, and Yellow Corp. bought Roadway — then they went We’ve been building less-than-load, dedicated-to-a-customer, logistics and warehouses, sometimes into the same campus. inventory in the warehouse so we can offer a late cutoff time . It all gives us a competitive advantage. That’s especially important to pharmaceutical companies, retailers, and anyone else shipping to business. Increasing the speed of delivery affects the whole economy.
Technology is always advancing. But in our world, in the metropolitan areas where a driver is making 20-plus stops a day, frequently physically handling the products, I don’t see it.