...Fleming says. "[They're happy because] I'm there early and their product isn't damaged." As an independent trucker, Fleming's job differs from most truckers, as he gets to set his own schedule and routes. "I get to make...

...Co. plant in Le Grand, Calif. Some of the lockout's swiftest economic blows have fallen on the thousands of independent truckers who usually spend 10 or more hours a day shuttling tons of cargo between the ports and transfer stations. In Southern...