- 4 -
operated between 100 and 125 trucks, all of which were purchased
used and with high mileage.
Beech Trucking drivers were dispatched on both long and
short hauls. On a long haul (typically over 500 miles), the
driver would typically leave the Beech Trucking terminal on
Sunday afternoon and be gone for about five nights before
returning to the terminal. On a short haul, the driver might
return the same day.
Almost every Beech Trucking truck had a sleeper cab (a small
area behind the driver’s compartment with a bunk for sleeping).
When a trip required an overnight stay, the driver might either
sleep in the sleeper cab or arrange other lodging, which might or
might not be in a motel. Parking overnight at a truck stop
typically would cost $5 to $10. Showering at a truck stop
typically would cost $5 to $7.
Arkansas Trucking Service
Beech Trucking leased its drivers from a company known as
Arkansas Trucking Service (ATS).2 Harvey owned ATS, and
petitioner, Arthur Beech, who was an employee of ATS, acted as
its sales and operations manager.
2 The record does not contain the leasing agreement between
Beech Trucking and ATS or otherwise reveal its precise terms.
Testimony elicited at trial suggests vaguely that ATS also
provided drivers to companies other than Beech Trucking, but the
record does not reveal the identities or ownership of any such
other companies.
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
Last modified: May 25, 2011