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MONDAY 11-02-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
TUESDAY 11-03-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
WEDNESDAY 11-04-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
THURSDAY 11-05-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
FRIDAY 11/06/20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
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Bill’s Guests for Friday 11-06-20
6:35 Rick Manning from Americans for Limited Government – more election breakdown news in the DC Swamp Update.
7:10 Greg Roberts, Mr. Outdoors from Rogue Weather Dot Com
7:35 Allen Ehr, longtime election observer takes issue with how our election observations aren’t as thorough as they could be.
8:10 Michael Betrus is a coronavirus researcher author of COVID-19: Lockdowns on Trial.
The COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in 2020, resulting in most governments locking down their countries in an effort to slow the spread, so hospitals didn’t get overwhelmed at once. These lockdowns came at a huge cost to the citizens of the world.
In COVID-19: Lockdowns on Trial, author and researcher Michael Betrus provides you with a fast-paced journey through the pandemic and its spread. He walks you through the analysis of the earliest data from the cruise ships and the models that triggered the lockdowns, and how the actual data doesn’t add up to the life-altering decisions made by governments around the world, and especially in America.
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Bill’s Guests for Thursday 11-05-20
6:35 Trent England https://saveourstates.com/
Trent England is the founder and executive director of Save Our States. He has previously served as executive vice president for both the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and the Freedom Foundation, and as a legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation. He is a producer of the feature-length documentary, Safeguard: An Electoral College Story; the author of Why We Must Defend the Electoral College; and a contributor to The Heritage Guide to the Constitution and One Nation Under Arrest. Trent earned a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law and a B.A. in government from Claremont McKenna College.
Trent’s recent statement on the election:
While the outcome remains uncertain, the Electoral College is working as designed. Each state ran its own election and now each is responsible for fairly counting its votes. Any disputes will be contained within individual states. Without the Electoral College, a close election could mean a nationwide recount, and Washington, DC would end up running elections—putting presidents in charge of their own reelections.
As votes are counted in Colorado, it is clear that the result on the ‘National Popular Vote’ measure (Prop. 113) will be close. That is telling, since opponents of the Electoral College routinely claim to have overwhelming support. Even in ‘blue’ Colorado, nearly half the voters rejected this end-run around the Constitution.
Save Our States continues to educate Americans about the constitutional system with our new documentary, Safeguard: An Electoral College Story. The feature-length film, available on Amazon, explains the history and reasoning behind the Electoral College through a collection of experts and engaging visuals.
7:10 Steve Milloy – In light of the uncertain results of the Presidential election, Steve Milloy, Former Member of the Trump/Pence EPA Transition Team and Founder of JunkScience.com, wrote a very timely op-ed outlining the effects of a Biden Presidency and your way of life. https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/11/03/biden_would_transition_your_standard_of_living_582932.html
7:35 State Representative District 6 and minority whip Kim Wallan is on to discuss the political balance of power post – election – Republicans gain a seat in the house!
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Bill’s Guests for Wednesday 11-04-20
6:15 Rick Manning from Americans For Limited Governent, www.DailyTorch.com with election analysis
7:10 Congressman elect Cliff Bentz from Oregon’s 2nd District
7:35 Eric Peters, automotive journalist at www.EpAutos.com
8:10 Terry Baker, Mayor-elect of the City Of Phoenix
Bill’s Guests for Tuesday 11-03-30
6:35 John Wood Jr. with Braver Angels
Businesses across the country are bracing themselves for further unrest and protests resulting from uncertainty around tomorrow’s election.
A YouGov poll, as covered by USA Today and The Hill, shows half of Americans do not believe that a) the November elections will be “fair and honest,” b) that Americans will not “generally agree on who is the legitimately elected president of the United States.” The poll also showed a majority of Americans — 55%— believe that we “will see an increase in violence as a result of the election.”
Braver Angels, the organization that commissioned the poll, promotes civility and healing between “reds and blues” and regularly holds workshops where participants can air opposing views. The group has issued a “Letter from America” asking citizens, civic groups, and religious organizations to pledge that they will disavow violence from either side and respect those who voted differently.
8:10 www.TimeToFreeAmerica.com Clay Clark – Author of ” Fear Unmasked – The Truth About Coronavirus Shutdowns”… and Clay Clark is also the Host of theThriveTime Radio Show and Founder of Thrive15.com a highly respected Business School as seen on Forbes, Bloomberg, YahooFinance, etc. He is also U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year and a Contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine.
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Bill’s Guest Info for Monday 11-02-20
6:35 Dr. Merrill Matthews, resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation – Something to consider is Dr. Matthews’ latest: “How Can I Flee Wildfires in my EV When the Power is Out?”
7:10 Greg Roberts, Mr. Outdoors, with the Outdoor Report
7:35 2nd State District GOP senate candidate Art Robinson talks with me about the race, and the need to replace the upper management of the republican party.
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers, retired professor of business law at Southern Oregon University, historian and author, and here’s today’s historical profile:
The Ballot Stealing Caper
By Dennis Powers
The charismatic orchardist and publisher of the Medford Daily News, Llewellyn Banks, became sharply critical during the Great Depression over the depressed conditions in Southern Oregon. He and Earl Fehl–a Medford contractor and businessman–joined forces to create a power base that took form as the Good Government Congress (“GGC”).
Banks had a powerful forum in his daily column, “Once in a While,” throughout 1931-1932 that blamed the region’s economic problems on different factors, ranging from the Federal Reserve Bank to the “local corrupt Courthouse Gang.” The battle raged between the GGC/Daily News and the Medford Mail Tribune with its editor, Robert Ruhl, who wrote editorials urging people to uphold “rationality and fairness.”
In the November 1932 elections, Earl Fehl won election as a county judge and another GGC supporter, Gordon Schermerhorn, won the sheriff’s office. Tensions continued to mount between the two forces and the newspapers; the Mail Tribune was threatened with sabotage, and Robert Ruhl ordered his printers armed with shotguns. Named the “Green Springs Mountain Boys,” a group of young roughnecks guarded Banks and Fehl.
Reports of ballot irregularities led to a state-ordered recount, when state politicians became concerned over this. Acting upon orders from Banks and Fehl, men at night broke into the county courthouse on February 20th, 1933, in Medford through a rear, ground-floor window. They stole thousands of ballots from the vault with the next day set for the vote recount; GGC’s gamble was that it could stop any later investigations when its sheriff hired his deputies.
Oregon State Police investigated after officials discovered the missing ballots. The state police found burned ballot pouches in the courthouse furnace with more floating in the Rogue River. After two young GGC members confessed, the police began to arrest the culprits. In mid-March, Constable George Prescott headed to arrest Llewellyn Banks at his home.
Answering the door, Banks’ wife opened the door, but began to close it when seeing Prescott. As the policeman put his foot on the door, Banks stepped over and fired a rifle at Prescott’s chest. He died on the spot, although three supporting officers there tried to revive him.
Once word of the murder came out with the bad publicity, the GGC movement stopped in its tracks, as hundreds of its members said that they weren’t part of it or ever active. The trials of the involved conspirators lasted into late 1933. For the murder, Banks was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fehl also was convicted and sentenced to jail for his role in the ballot stealing, as was the incumbent sheriff, county jailer, a Rogue River mayor, the ballot stealers, and others.
Although The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle won Pulitzer Prizes in 1934 for their reporters, the jury also selected the Medford Mail Tribune for its “meritorious public service” gold medal in its reporting against the “unscrupulous politicians in Jackson County, Oregon.” The award acknowledged the role of Ruhl for his part in resisting the GGC (also called the “Jackson County Rebellion”). Banks died in the penitentiary in 1945 at age 73; however Fehl was paroled, returned to Medford, and lived until 1962.
Sources: Jeff LaLande, The Oregon Encyclopedia: “Good Government Congress (Jackson County Rebellion),” at Good Government Congress; Cleve Twitchell, “MT’s Pulitzer-winning editorials tackled corruption, violence,” Mail Tribune, November 2, 2009 at Mail Tribune and the Pulitzer Prize.
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MONDAY 10-26-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
TUESDAY 10-27-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
WEDNESDAY 10-28-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
THURSDAY 10-29-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
FRIDAY 10/30/20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
Bill’s Guest and Show Info for Thursday 10/29/20
6:35 Dinesh D’Souza, author, public intellectual and filmmaker, his latest film is Trump Card.
7:10 State Sen. Baertschiger talks the hotels for homeless plan, where does the M110 money come from, the tyranny of E-Board legislatures.
7:35 Former Antifa Activist Gabriel Nadales, author of Behind the Black Mask: My Time as an Antifa Activist
As a young Mexican immigrant, Gabriel Nadales felt alienated from American life and was drawn to extreme left-wing ideology. He soon found himself caught up in anarchist subculture and involved in destructive acts of mayhem. However, after being exposed to conservative economists, Gabriel revaluated his assumptions about capitalism and American life and left Antifa to become a conservative youth activist.
In Behind the Black Mask, former Antifa member Nadales exposes the violent agenda of the radical-left group that has been heavily covered since the tragic death of George Floyd.
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Bill’s Guest and Show Info for Wednesday 10/28/20
6:35 Automotive Journalist Eric Peters with EPAutos.com and now the feds attack the hybrids….because they’re too good. https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2020/10/26/hybrids-waning/
7:10 Chad Miller, candidate for Medford City Council Ward 3. More about Chad is HERE
8:10 JOHN M. ELLIS is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He taught at universities in England, Wales, and Canada before joining UCSC in 1966, serving as dean of the Graduate Division in 1977–86. He is the author of ten books, including his latest…the EXCELLENT
The Breakdown of Higher Education
How It Happened, the Damage It Does, and What Can Be Do
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Bill’s Guest Information for Tuesday 10-27-20
6:35 Preston Huennekens, on the Government Relations Team for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Last week’s debate moderator Kristen Welker finally pressed both President Trump and Joe Biden on immigration. What wasn’t unexpected, however, was one of Biden’s responses, when he pledged to amnesty 11 million illegal aliens in his first 100 days in office. What other radical immigration proposals should we expect under a Biden administration, and what would President Trump pursue in a second term?
7:10 Paul Preston is the Founder and President of The Movement for a New California State. Paul is also the host of Red State Talk Radio’s “Agenda 21 Radio.”
The New California State movement came alive over five years ago and is now on the verge of becoming the 51ststate in the Union.New California State declared Independence from the state of California on January 15, 2020 following Article IV, Section 3 (state split clause) of the U.S. Constitution. In addition, New California State conducted 7 constitutional conventions, created a bicameral legislature, passed 26 resolutions, established 56 county committees and selected delegates to the upcoming convention to draft the New California State Constitution. New California was recently informed observers from the White House will be at the second convention in February 2021 as observers.
WEBSITE: www.newcaliforniastate.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/NewCaliforniaStateCCR/
TWITTER: @NewCaliState
7:35 State Senator Herman Baertschiger and I discuss the ballot measures and reasoning for our NO votes.
Bill’s Guest and Show Info for Monday 10/26/20
6:35 Larry Klayman, author of It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry! Klayman, is founder and former chairman of the successful non-profit foundation Judicial Watch, and current chairman of Freedom Watch.
With a title that satirically mocks It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton, It Takes a Revolution: Forget the Scandal Industry! details how our executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government have become thoroughly corrupt and failed the citizenry.
Imploring Americans to turn away from the “scandal industry” of the cable news networks, which enrich themselves by magnifying crises—if not creating mass panic to boost ratings and advertising dollars—and offering false hope to lure viewers that there will be justice to remedy government corruption, the author Larry Klayman, both the founder of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch, offers concrete solutions for creating a federal judiciary and instituting citizens’ grand juries. Quoting Founding Fathers like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Klayman explains above all that without ethics, morality, and religion, it will not matter how many times we change our forms of government or rules—there will be no lasting liberty.
WEBSITE: www.freedomwatchusa.org
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/LarryKlayman
TWITTER: @LarryEKlayman, @FreedomWatchUSA
7:10 Greg Roberts, Mr. Outdoors from RogueWeather.com and today’s outdoor report
7:35 Don Libby, candidate for Medford City Council Ward 3 Go to Don’s Facebook Page
8:10 Dr. Powers, “Where Past Meets Present”
Grants Pass Downs: Oregon’s Last Horse Track
By Dennis Powers
Grants Pass Downs (“GPD”) is located at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, and the fair’s location changed several times from inception until the current Redwood Highway spot was purchased in 1927. Horse racing has been part of the fair since the 1920s, with only a few exceptions. From 1942-45, the fairgrounds were requisitioned for the World War II war effort. Horse racing has been canceled only twice since the mid-1950s. One year it was replaced with singer Dennis Day; the other in 1969, when a new grandstand was constructed. The Southern Oregon Horse Racing Association (“SOHRA”, the sponsoring organization at GPD) convinced Josephine County commissioners to contribute $375,000 to build the new structure.
Don Jackson (with his signature straw hat)—a 1944 Grants Pass High School graduate—is credited with greatly supporting horse racing in Southern Oregon. His interest with the local track dated back to his teenage years, when people brought horses from the farm to race at the fairgrounds. Jackson’s active involvement with racing began in 1952, when he purchased a 3-year-old mare as a saddle horse. The quarter horse won several races there and was successful on the California fair circuit.
When the Josephine County Fair stopped sponsoring horse racing in the early 1950s, Jackson and a group of supporters had stepped in. They got the fair to contribute $3,500 and racing was held as entertainment for two days during the fair. The SOHRA was formed in 1960 with Don Jackson on its board.
Part of Jackson’s stature comes from owning Oregon’s greatest racehorse and sire, Flying Lark. Bought sight unseen in 1969, the five year-old horse led the nation in wins for two years in the early 1970s and earned accolades for years afterwards. At the time of his death in 1981, Flying Lark’s 346 foals included 259 winners of 1,545 races with over $6,750,000 in earnings. It’s felt that without his efforts, Grants Pass Downs would not be where it is today. This importance was recognized when in 1993, the association named the track as the Don Jackson Racing Facility.
The track and industry were supported when pari-mutuel betting was instituted in 1968. A few years later, the Daily Racing Form recognized GPD in its pages. In 1974, horse racing and the county fair became incompatible, however, due to congestion from parking cars on the infield of the track. Women with baby buggies headed across the infield to get their cars. Between races, volunteers had to move traffic back and forth to the highway with cars backed up to Caveman Bridge. In 1976, the county finally moved racing away from the August fair dates to earlier in the summer, freeing up space for both activities. During the racing season, over 2700 fans visit the facility daily.
The races ranged from 15 to 25 days in the following years; the county and SOHRA took turns running them or occasionally jointly. With the county in charge, horse racing lost tens of thousands of dollars in 2011 and 2012. The SOHRA stepped in 2013 to run the meet. It leased the racing facility for three months at $6,000 per month, drummed up business sponsors, and used volunteers wherever possible. In the last seven years, the races turned a profit in all years but one.
Racing at GDP also grew from the closure of Portland Meadows, the state’s largest and busiest track since opening in 1946. The 64-acre facility was sold in 2019, and in February 2020 demolished to make way for a freight operation. With nowhere else to go, horsemen could turn to Grants Pass.
Grants Pass businessman Travis Boersma (of Dutch Brothers fame) and his TMB Racing moved in and were granted 35 race dates per year through 2021, as well as the simulcasting and off-track betting rights. Boersma’s license application included major upgrades to the grandstands, concession stands, track, and other areas. His interest dated back to his high school days with his brother at GPD, his ownership of horses, and introducing his family to this interest.
In 2020, Randy Evers, a much-respected industry veteran, was named president of Grants Pass Downs. Evers had been executive director of the Oregon Racing Commission from 2007-13 and had the same title with the Oregon Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association from 2013-19.
Although the pandemic has created shorter racing schedules, Grants Pass Downs continues to be the only licensed horse racing facility in Oregon. With its backers and professionalism, we can be proud of its accomplishments to now and into the future.
Sources: Tim Trower, “Horse racing on strong footing at GPD,” Mail Tribune, April 26, 2020 at History of GPD; Grants Pass Downs “News Releases” at GPD News Releases; Frank Silow, “Jackson recalls a rich history,” Mail Tribune, May 16, 2003 at On Don Jackson; Frank Silow, “Dutch Bros founder a key contributor to Grants Pass Downs,” Mail Tribune, June 14, 2018 at Travis Boersma’s Interest.
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MONDAY 10-23-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
TUESDAY 10-20-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
WEDNESDAY 10-21-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
THURSDAY 10-22-20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
FRIDAY 10/23/20 PODCASTS 6AM 7AM 8AM
10/19 WHY I’M VOTING NO ON MEASURE 107
Had a friend ask me about Measure 107, the campaign finance reform one. Sounds good, but I’m voting no – here’s why. All 107 does is give constitutional authority to make campaign finance rules and restrictions. In Oregon that means the supermajority party, Dems, make the rules. Note that all the Dem supporters, public employee unions, etc, all support Measure 107. These supporters know the Dems will give their supporters carve outs and exceptions, otherwise why would unions want to cut their own throats to stop them buying the majority party politicians? I could have gotten behind a limit on contributions, like we have in fed races, but Measure 107 is a blank check to make sure that no one other than the Dems has a shot at getting known or elected. BTW, I am no on ALL ballot measures.
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Bill’s Info and Guests for Friday 10/23/20
6:35 Rick Manning, President of Americans for Limited Government, DailyTorch.com and it’s debate analysis and how the President seals the deal on a reopening economy.
7:10 Outdoor report with Greg Roberts at RogueWeather.com
8:10 City of Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Terry Baker discusses the race, and concerns about the city’s future, and what policies he prefers.
Bill’s Guests and Info for 10/22/20
6:35 Tim Winter, President of the Parents Television Organization
Tim writes: “Netflix is facing significant international scrutiny, including potentially thousands of subscription cancellations, over its sexually exploitative film, Cuties, and rightly so. No doubt the company will attempt to weave a dismissive narrative around the controversy when it reports its quarterly earnings today. But regardless whether NFLX earnings increase or decrease, Netflix cannot simply sweep this matter under the rug. It faces a criminal indictment from a Texas grand jury, and we are also calling for a federal investigation to determine if sexual exploitation laws were broken. Netflix must be held publicly to account for Cuties and the numerous other programs it distributes that sexualize children for the sake of entertainment.”
7:10 Dr. Jay Richards from the Discovery Institute – We discuss his latest book co-authored with Dr. William Briggs, and Dr. Douglas Axe – THE PRICE OF PANIC: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic into a Catastrophe.
8:10 HD4 State Representative Duane Stark, who is running for reelection.
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Bill’s Guests for 10/21/20
6:35 Eric Peters, automotive journalist at www.EPAutos.com with a talk on politics and transportation. This week’s feature on the electric car subsidies, “Desperation Dollars”: https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2020/10/19/desperation-dollars/
7:10 FEMA’s Nate Custer – Media Relations Specialist/Office of External Affairs, and we talk the ins and outs of housing relief and other FEMA help that is available.
8:10 Rachel Dawson, policy analyst with the Cascade Policy Institute – Great conversation about energy…and the drive to drive coal off of our southern Oregon power grid. (coal is often more than 50% of our electricity mix here) Read more here:
Cascade Policy Institute Responds to the Early Closure
of the Boardman Coal Plant
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Bill’s Guests and information for 10/20/20
6:35 Dan Gainor, Vice President of MRC TechWatch
A new report from the Media Research Center details how Facebook has continued to enable violent Antifa factions and left-wing militia organizations on their platform despite executives’ claims they are working to restrict content to prevent “civil unrest.”
7:10 Jim Rafferty, candidate for Josephine County Treasurer
7:35 Kim Wallan, HD 6 state rep running for re-election More about Kim Here
8:10 Kevin Starrett with Oregon Firearms Federation – check OFF’s candidate grades on firearms here – https://www.oregonfirearms.org/2020-general-election-candidate-grades
8:35 State Senator Dennis Linthicum discusses the lawsuit he and 2 other lawmakers filed against Governor Brown, claiming abuse of authority on the Covid restrictions.
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Bill’s Guests for 10/19/20
7:10 Greg Roberts with RogueWeather.com and the outdoor report
7:20 Dan Stein, President of Federation for American Immigration Reform, and we discuss the immigration issue’s impact on the election.
7:35 HD6 State Representative Kim Wallan on the reelection trail. Read All About Kim
8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers, retired professor of business law and author, and today’s “Where Past Meets Present” profile:
Combined Transport
By Dennis Powers
Richard Card had years of experience as a driver, owner-operator, and fleet owner that educated him in the ways of moving freight. With this, he opened and operated a number of freight brokerages, so that by 1980 his ownership of these companies and a successful venture on the Alaska Pipeline provided enough capital to start up Combined Transport in September. Starting with one company truck and a few owner-operators, he achieved his lifelong dream of running a trucking company.
In early 1982, two of his sons joined the young firm: Ronald Moore and David Card who brought in a management understanding allowing Richard to expand into different profitable trucking projects. In 1983, two other sons, Michael Card and Mitchel Moore, came on board with insurance and banking backgrounds that rounded out the executive team.
Richard attacked freight problems and turned them into opportunities: One such opportunity was in the transportation of uncrated flat glass. In conjunction with PPG Industries, Inc., one of the largest glass-producing companies, a different system of glass transportation was developed and successful. The company not only weathered the recession of the early eighties, it grew into a multi-million dollar company with growth rates averaging 35% per year by specializing in transporting flat glass and over-dimensional heavy hauling.
As the company grew, his sons effectively took over the running of the company, which led in 1990 to buying out Richard. In 1994, the last of the sons, Jon Card, retired from the Navy after twenty years and joined the company. Two years later, Cassandra Moore, the only daughter, came on board. By the end of 2012, Mike Card purchased the remaining outstanding ownership from the family members and with his brother, son, daughter, and others are running the company.
When the company acquired Blackwell Consolidation on the last day of 2012, the company added refrigerated trucking to its lineup, along with an intermodal railroad connection. Its specialization is providing a variety of flatbed, hauling, and specialized trucking services for its customers. Additionally, Mike Card in 2012-2013 was the chairman of the American Trucking Associations board.
In 2016, Mike announced that the company was now operating from a 31-acre site near the Blackwell Road exit off I-5 with its fleet of trucks, flatbeds, and refrigeration units. He estimated that this took “100,000 miles off Highway 62 and Vilas Road per year; at 5 miles per gallon, that’s a savings of 20,000 gallons (of diesel) and a quarter of a million pounds of carbon dioxide in the air.”
The family-owned, private Combined Transport in a typical year generates $200 million in annual revenues with its 500-plus trucks operated by some 450 drivers and a support staff of 100. Another 75 owner-operators augment the company’s operations.
This endeavor by Richard and then Mike Card with their families is an amazing story that flies under the radar—even the media—in our region. Hats off to them!
Sources: Greg Stiles, “Combined Transport’s move saves fuel, reduces carbon dioxide,” Mail Tribune, August 18, 2016 at Blackwell Road (Central Point) Move; Combined Transport’s website at Operations and History.