From,
Dan Little
President Owner-Operators United Inc.
Po Box 53
Carrollton, Mo. 64633
To,
All members of the Trucking Industry,
Hello,
I would like to take a moment, and reflect on issues that have appeared in the last month within the trucking industry.
As most of you already know, Oklahoma based, Arrow Trucking ceased operations and left 1400 drivers stranded across the United States. These drivers were not given any notice of the pending action, and some Were loaded that morning. Not only were drivers and employees of Arrow Trucking left holding the bag but also thousands of shippers were left with no way to locate their loads.
I feel this action has embarrassed the entire trucking industry. An industry that has always stood a cut above the rest. I have sent a letter to the Governor of Oklahoma, with a request that his office order all drivers employment records be made available to other trucking company’s that are trying to hire these Arrow drivers.
I do however have to give Arrow Trucking credit for one thing, with the above mentioned action, Arrow did manage to unite the entire industry. Company’s and drivers alike, worked hours on end, to try and get each and every Arrow driver home safe. At no time have I ever seen this kind of response, and for that I thank each of You. The Internet was ablaze with updates on Arrow drivers, Pages were set Up on Facebook, Twitter, and others.
Drivers associations such as OOU [Owner-Operators United Inc]and OOIDA [Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association] had staff Working around the clock to assist in any way they could. I did notice that the ATA [American Trucking Association] has not Spoken about Arrow Trucking anywhere.
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Oklahoma against Arrow trucking by Arrow drivers.
I hope the entire industry has learned a lesson from Arrow Trucking’s Actions. Any business can go under, but that business has a responsibility to employee’s as well as customer’s. I feel Arrow violated the Federal Warn Act. But that is up to the courts.
Again, I would like to thank each and every member of the trucking industry that stepped up to help these people when they needed it the most.
Sincerely,
Dan Little
Owner-Operators United Inc.
