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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Quality Distribution, Inc. has a heritage that harks back to 1913


FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Quality Distribution, Inc. has a heritage that harks back to 1913
A Quality Carriers truck heads to its next stop. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
The history of Quality Distribution, Inc. (QDI) is really the story of several companies that were combined or acquired over several decades. This FreightWaves Haul of Fame article provides an overview of that history.
Humble beginnings
Quality Carriers was founded by B.F. Leaman in 1913 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Leaman and his son Clair delivered loads of milk and lime around the county. By 1930, they were successful enough to purchase Mileage Motor Corporation, and began hauling fuel oil in addition to the lime and milk. In 1933, the Leaman Transportation Company was formed.  ....

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Could Jimmy Carter Emerge as the Model for Biden Presidency?


Could Jimmy Carter Emerge as the Model for Biden Presidency?
https://www.nysun.com/national/could-jimmy-carter-emerge-as-the-model-for-biden/91506/
Soaring inflation. Lines at gas stations, with rising gasoline prices. Tense negotiations with Iran involving hostages. A deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Calls to boycott an upcoming Olympics to be hosted by a hostile, expansionist Communist power known for human rights abuses. A big push for solar energy.
President Biden and the first lady stopped in Plains, Georgia, recently to visit with President Carter, who is 96, and Rosalynn Carter. The visit was closed-door, but one can imagine there was plenty to talk about.
The meeting prompted some sparring over Mr. Carter’s reputation. Donald Trump Jr. tweeted that Mr. Biden is “the next Jimmy Carter.” That was intended as an insult, since Mr. Carter was a one-term president who lost his re-election bid amid stagflation and the Iranian hostage crisis. Twitter edit ....

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Employers, Not Immigrants, Hurt American Workers


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Non-college-educated U.S.-born workers have every reason to be enraged by declining wages and living standards, but more restrictive immigration policies won’t solve these problems.
In his 2016 article “Yes, Immigration Hurts American Workers,” Harvard economist and right-wing darling George Borjas highlights an incident at a chicken processing plant in Georgia. “A decade ago,” he states, the plant “was raided by immigration agents, and 75 percent of its workforce vanished over a single weekend.” Unable to continue exploiting unauthorized immigrants, the company was forced to recruit Americans at higher wages. Borjas offers one way of interpreting this incident: low-skilled immigrants will work in worse conditions for lower pay, so limiting immigration would create better jobs for unskilled U.S. workers. This is a tempting view, popular even among policymakers; Borjas boasts that both ....

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