The shortage is a challenge we have under control thanks to active recruiting. But finding drivers will only get harder.

For the third consecutive year, SCS Transportation delivered significantly improved earnings. Revenue surpassed $1 billion in 2005 and we achieved record results in earnings per share, even excluding a large real estate gain. We further strengthened our financial position, providing flexibility to take advantage of future opportunities. As we enter 2006, we are also encouraged by the strength of our consolidated fourth-quarter trends.

My sense is, whatever happens, there's going to be a court challenge.

Having a national tobacco monopoly is a challenge, not because the national monopoly is going to necessarily thwart control efforts, but they will stand in the way of the government seeing this as a development issue.

They target the 'good enough' consumer. Cost is harder to control when you're bigger. The challenge comes when you hit 200 to 300 stores--that's when you lose control.

Self control is the most challenging but the most pleasing character of all conscious beings.