Nebraska trucking companies see increased demand

Apr 03, 2020 at 08:24 AM CST
Tonn Ostergard wants all those people shopping in Walmarts, Costcos and grocery stores to know one thing. "If somebody bought it, a truck brought it," said Ostergard, CEO and chairman of Lincoln's Crete Carrier Corp. ostergard Tonn Ostergard, Crete Carrier president and CEO. Courtesy Photo And those trucks are bringing a lot more than they have in a long time as people pack grocery, big-box and warehouse stores to buy everything from milk to toilet paper to cleaning supplies. Ostergard said that because Crete Carrier is so big, it doesn't have a lot of extra capacity. With an average of 11.5 million miles driven each week, he said, a 1-2% jump in a week would be a "significant volume increase."

Apr 03, 2020 at 08:24 AM CST

Tonn Ostergard wants all those people shopping in Walmarts, Costcos and grocery stores to know one thing. "If somebody bought it, a truck brought it," said Ostergard, CEO and chairman of Lincoln's Crete Carrier Corp. ostergard Tonn Ostergard, Crete Carrier president and CEO. Courtesy Photo And those trucks are bringing a lot more than they have in a long time as people pack grocery, big-box and warehouse stores to buy everything from milk to toilet paper to cleaning supplies. Ostergard said that because Crete Carrier is so big, it doesn't have a lot of extra capacity. With an average of 11.5 million miles driven each week, he said, a 1-2% jump in a week would be a "significant volume increase."