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Roundtable Forum: Trucking Industry

THOM ALBRECHT is a Vice President and Senior Analyst of Transportation Equity Research for ABN AMRO, Inc. in Chicago. His focus is on providing investment research coverage on entrepreneurial trans-portation companies including truckload carriers and third party logistics companies. Previously, Mr. Albrecht was associated with A.G. Edwards. While his background is equity research, he has been involved in a number of public stock underwritings in the transportation and automotive arena. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Albrecht earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a Finance minor from Central Missouri State University. Married with one daughter, he includes golf, running, basketball and politics among his personal interests. Mr. Albrecht is also an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. Profile
ANTHONY P. GALLO is a Vice President and Senior Equity Analyst at BT Alex. Brown Incorporated in Baltimore. Previously, he was associated with Chase Manhattan Bank and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Gallo earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Towson State University and his M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is a member of the Baltimore Society of Security Analysts. Mr. Gallo is married and has three children. He includes family, reading and sports, including Aikido, among his personal interests. Profile
TWST: Anthony, will you would begin with an overview of the trucking

industry? For instance, how large a share of the U.S. transportation

market does the trucking industry have?

Mr. Gallo: