Quality Drive Away - Why They Restructured

As midnight, January 1^st brought cheers of “Happy New Year” from around the world, it also brought new life to a local icon in the world of RV Transport.

Quality Drive Away, Inc. announced a restructuring of the two companies, including Baker Transport out of Fitzgerald, GA, that would change leadership and segregate duties. As of January 1^st, 2011 Quality Drive Away will encompass the motorized freight while a new entity, Foremost Transport, Inc will encompass all other freight (see article in RV Business).

In most circumstances, there are three reasons for such a restructuring:

1. Legal (regulatory, shielding liability… etc)
2. Accounting (taxes, financing…etc)
3. Succession Planning
   

Driver Shortage - What Will it Mean for You?

The RV industry is showing signs of another year-over-year improvement with anticipated volume growth in 2011 (Wall Street Journal).  The final step in getting units to the dealers is just as important as any other when it comes right down to it.  If all else comes off without a hitch, RV transport companies do not want to be the bottleneck that breaks the system.

Looking at the transportation industry prognostications for 2011, I fear that is exactly what is going to happen.

Driver shortages are being predicted in the "truck driving" industry - generally referring to Heavy Duty