Western Challenges On The Horizon

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Western Challenges On The Horizon
What Does the Future Hold?
A Presentation By Patrick E. Quinn Immediate Past
Chairman, American Trucking Associations Co-Chairm
an, U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
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ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index
Year-over-Year Percent Change Through April 2008
20 months avg decrease12.7
13 months avg decrease4.8
16 months avg decrease6.3
22 months (so far) avg decrease2.5
13 months avg decrease4.9
19 months avg decrease9.9
11 months avg decrease6.0
20 months avg decrease13.9
Source ATA
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Truckload ProductivityIndex of Miles per Truck
per Month 2000 100

• Trucking productivity is slipping due to
• Congestion
• Driver Home Time
• Falling Average Length of Haul
• Hours of Service Rule Changes

Plus costs are rising significantly
Source ATA
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Addressing The Need For New DriversRetirements
Growth 2005-2014
Source Global Insight, Inc. for ATA
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Extending Size Weight
Options To Further Stretch Investments
Available Capacity
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F-U-E-L A Four-Letter Word

• DOE Avg. Diesel Cost At All-Time High

Regular Arm Premium Leg Diesel First Born
Rising Fuel Costs
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Carbon Credits Truckings Perspective

• Workable For Stationary Industries With
  Quantified Emissions
• Extremely Challenging For Trucking
• 91 Percent Of All Carriers Own 20 Or Fewer Trucks
• Potentially Costly To Administer Monitor
• Could Hurt Competition Drive Up Customer Cost

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Climate Change
Source Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2007
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Kermit Factor Smart Ways To Be Green

• EPAs SmartWay Program Bringing Together Carriers
  Customers To Reduce Emissions Create
  Efficiencies
• U.S. Xpress Earned Our SmartWay Partner Status In
  2007
• Established Tests Programs That Seek To
  Conserve Our Resources Protect Our Environment
• Represents Commitment To Provide Safe Efficient
  Service To Our Customers

• Recognizes That We Have One Environment We Must
  Be Good Stewards

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Impact Of Clean Truck Engine Program

• Port Of Los Angeles Port Of Long Beach
• New Regulations Will Limit Competition Increase
  Overall Shipping Costs

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Future Of Infrastructure
Who Pays?
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