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What's up with all the used power/traction tires being mounted on trailers and dollys ?
I'm into saving a buck where you can but I think this looks shoddy at best. I can remember a day when regional maintenance director saw a trailer in are yard when we were still CCX that had rusty looking rims and red tag the trailer to change them out . When questioned about this he said it was all about customer perception and he didn't want us to be perceived as a shabby carrier. Things have really changed.
 
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What's up with all the used power/traction tires being mounted on trailers and dollys ?
I'm into saving a buck where you can but I think this looks shoddy at best. I can remember a day when regional maintenance director saw a trailer in are yard when we were still CCX that had rusty looking rims and red tag the trailer to change them out . When questioned about this he said it was all about customer perception and he didn't want us to be perceived as a shabby carrier. Things have really changed.


You think? Of course things have changed. Not only are we no longer CCX but we're not even Conway, we're XPO were EBITA is king.
 
You think? Of course things have changed. Not only are we no longer CCX but we're not even Conway, we're XPO were EBITA is king.
I believe in making money, having profit and such, but this EBITA thing will finish us off. You have to reinvest in order to make money. Now there's no reinvestment.
 
Always been done. Run them on trailers and dollys until service life is done.
I know we have done it to a certain extent in more recent years but I was looking at our dolly line last week and I counted 8 units that had all 4 tires that were knobby open shoulder type of traction tires and I have never seen this before. It seems to me those type of tread designs optimum use is for power traction. To put them on trailers and run complete sets on dollys does not seem it would give you the best braking performance and fuel economy.
 
I believe in making money, having profit and such, but this EBITA thing will finish us off. You have to reinvest in order to make money. Now there's no reinvestment.

Of course there's reinvestment. They're still buying and refurbishing trucks, trailers, and dollies. They are producing handheld software updates and quarterly progress videos. They are rebranding all of our buildings and equipment and most of us had new uniforms within a year. They have hired employees and managers. All money that didn't have to be spent if all they wanted was to max out profit. I'm sure there's other examples, but that's what comes to mind at the moment.

It seems to me those type of tread designs optimum use is for power traction. To put them on trailers and run complete sets on dollys does not seem it would give you the best braking performance and fuel economy.
Traction is traction- whether it's being used for acceleration, braking, or turning. A sticky drive tire is a sticky trailer tire.

I do remember the maintenance department saying that the new drive tires come off the drives earlier- but you said they were open shoulder tires, so I dunno. Maybe they got rid of a bunch of old tractors and swiped the drives off of them.
 
What's up with all the used power/traction tires being mounted on trailers and dollys ?
I'm into saving a buck where you can but I think this looks shoddy at best. I can remember a day when regional maintenance director saw a trailer in are yard when we were still CCX that had rusty looking rims and red tag the trailer to change them out . When questioned about this he said it was all about customer perception and he didn't want us to be perceived as a shabby carrier. Things have really changed.
Yea, why are you so surprised?
 
What's up with all the used power/traction tires being mounted on trailers and dollys ?
I'm into saving a buck where you can but I think this looks shoddy at best. I can remember a day when regional maintenance director saw a trailer in are yard when we were still CCX that had rusty looking rims and red tag the trailer to change them out . When questioned about this he said it was all about customer perception and he didn't want us to be perceived as a shabby carrier. Things have really changed.
Wow, I can't believe that you are so concerned about the use of serviceable drive tires or steer tires being used on trailers and dollies.
You were the one on a other thread call XPO the Anti-christ and more evil then ಠ▄ಠ and out to screw the employees. Now you want then to get rid of perfectly serviceable tires. What next you want chrome rims on the dollies too.
 
Of course there's reinvestment. They're still buying and refurbishing trucks, trailers, and dollies. They are producing handheld software updates and quarterly progress videos. They are rebranding all of our buildings and equipment and most of us had new uniforms within a year. They have hired employees and managers. All money that didn't have to be spent if all they wanted was to max out profit. I'm sure there's other examples, but that's what comes to mind at the moment.


Traction is traction- whether it's being used for acceleration, braking, or turning. A sticky drive tire is a sticky trailer tire.

I do remember the maintenance department saying that the new drive tires come off the drives earlier- but you said they were open shoulder tires, so I dunno. Maybe they got rid of a bunch of old tractors and swiped the drives off of them.
I'd much rather have a nice new set of drives on my tractor then a half worn set and new tires on my dolley or trailer,
 
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