IN MY OPINION. THE WAY YOU MANAGE IS YOU INCLUDE YOUR STAFF AND LET YOUR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS BE KNOWN,


AND LET THEM SHARE IN THE GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS.”


NTA a decade ago and the two served on the Nebraska Trucking Association’s executive committee together. “Mike’s an accountant by background and


so he’s a real thinker, and he tends to listen well before he starts talking,” said Reiser, who is retired from Werner Enterprises and serves as a government affairs adviser for the Nebraska Trucking Association. “But what he does really well is he asks good questions about things that tend to get into the issue and help us figure things out.” When Herre was chairman, he led


without being abrasive or pushy, employing a quiet, thorough style that worked well for the association, said Reiser. And he expressed admiration for how the Herres had bought, run, and grown Fremont Contract Carriers “and made it into the great company that it is.” “Mike and Karen have done a great job,”


he said. “It takes a lot of nerve and intelligence, just the kind of tenacity to get through the trucking industry.” Tat includes sticking to what FCC does


best: It had a dry van division and a flatbed division when the Herres bought it in 1994,


“YOU DON’T MANAGE BY INTIMIDATION,


and that’s how it still is today. “A lot of people have asked why don’t we


start a tank division, a temperature control division – we’re right here in the middle of meat company and packing companies are prevalent,” Herre said. “I’ve done that, been there, don’t really want to do that again. Our customer base is needing those types of services and those are the customers we serve.” As for finding ways to grow, Herre is


always in favor of that; he just doesn’t think diversification or acquisition are the best ways for FCC to do that. “It’s expensive to grow,” he said. “You need


to either have deep pockets or borrow a lot of money, or both. I think that with the cost of new equipment going up as much as it is today… you really have to rethink that; it’s difficult to get what you need in freight rates to cover those increased expenses. Terefore, I think most of the industry is in the same frame of mind I am.” But, he added, “it would be a whole lot


easier to grow our fleets if the drivers were more plentiful. Not just drivers, but the quality


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