I do agree that such an organization should be run by forklift guys, not suppliers. It should be about the transfer of information, strength in numbers, etc, not selling someone something. I appreciate your feedback. My only question to your response is that " the independents were essentially hirers of equipment". I don't understand what that means. Sorry I'm dense.
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