I'm as guilty as anyone in terms of predicting the demise of the small motor carrier overlooking, as many in trucking do, that 90% or so of the fleets in this industry operate six or fewer trucks, while 97% or so operate fewer than 20 trucks. “Even with all the issues associated with the current regulations and additional regulations in the pipeline and even with the incoming Trump administration likely to be considerably more trucker-friendly, the evidence continues to mount that small carriers are significantly disadvantaged vis–vis the larger carriers,” argued John Larkin , managing director and head of transportation capital markets research at Stifel Capital Markets , during a recent conference call.
