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DART—WHERE AMERICA’S PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVERS SUCCEED
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by Steve Gundale, Editor operators the buying power of a major Ready for a little carrier — a huge advantage when it good news? The comes to profitability. Profit Builder trucking industry is offers more than amazing low prices on ready to enter a new trucks, an owner operator’s largest fixed era of prosperity and expense. It also offers rich discounts on demand. Yes, I know fuel, an owner operator’s largest varithat we have struggled able expense. Last year Dart contractors mightily as an industry cashed in big time, to the tune of during the last three years as major $7 million in fuel discounts from carriers shrank their fleets to match a participating fuel vendors. shriveling economy. It’s no wonder that Dart has earned No more! I’m here to tell you that a reputation as the best choice for indeis changing as trucking is now poised pendent contractors. After a thorough on the edge of a new and exciting era. I survey of carrier programs, the can’t speak for your carrier, but at Dart Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) the future has never been brighter. Let and Carriers Edge selected Dart as “The me tell you more. Best Carrier for Owner Operators”, the first carrier to be so honored. Why? As the economy continues to According to the TCA, “Dart recognizes recover, demand for transportation that its future depends on their (owner services is growing. And because indusoperator) success — it’s committed to try capacity shrank so much during the helping those contractors last few years, even Trucking is now do the right thing, and do modest growth in the poised on the edge of it profitably. Dart has economy will have a arranged a large selection of major positive impact on insurance options for trucking. Industry capaciowner-ops, and used its size ty is already short, and new business enables Dart to offer more to arrange attractive group discounts. Extending that approach to fuel, parts, choices to contractors than ever before. and maintenance discounts, Dart conFor example, Dart is adding Short Haul tractors have a much easier time keepoptions that make it easier for contracing costs down and profits up.” tors to get home while operating But that’s not all. Dart is financially profitable businesses. New dedicated strong and positioned to take advanaccounts are also in the works. tage of a growing economy. The compaTo meet the growing demand for ny has new trailers on order—its own trucks, Dart is working with companies patented Eco Trailer™ design that offers that participate in the Advantage Profit Builder Program™ to offer an unpreceshippers larger hauling capacity. dented opportunity — warrantied trucks So, if you’re ready to make a posifor just $995 per month. Many are tive change in your career by becoming equipped with brand new APU’s. an owner operator, you owe it to yourDart’s Advantage Profit Builder self to look first at Dart. It’s the one carProgram brings real benefits to Dart rier with a long track record of helping contractors — it gives individual owner professional truck drivers succeed. ◆
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