In Madisonville, KY

News item: "Sears and K-Mart merge to form the 3rd largest retailer in the United States, after Wal-Mart and Target."

Driving from Portland, Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri I counted about 130 Wal-Mart trucks passing on the westbound side of the highway. They easily outnumbered all the other branded trucks (FedEx, Rite-Aid, UPS, USPS, Yellow, Covenant, USA Truck, etc.) combined. I did not see a single truck that was recognizably a Sears, Target or K-Mart unit, so I guess they ship their goods in either unmarked (unlikely?) or unbranded owner-operated trucks.

The Wal-Mart rigs were so think that it was common to see two or three in convoy. This was especially true west of Kansas City...far less so east of there.

JB

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