Haha wrong. Every single one of those companies slip seat. It’s a $100,000 truck...makes sense to just leave it sitting 10 hours a day? Come on man
Estes | New rumors!!!
- Thread starter dpog28
- Start date
Haha wrong. Every single one of those companies slip seat. It’s a $100,000 truck...makes sense to just leave it sitting 10 hours a day? Come on man
I will tell you right now, that’s a rumor. Estes isn’t selling to anyone...There is like 6 or 8 “board” members. Who have ownership. But there is no stock...That’s not even a good rumor. 2.7 Billion in 2017 and operated at a 84....Estes isn’t going anywhere
Trust me I understand 100% but now go to most terminals they have trucks sitting all day and that’s even counting the layover drivers. The Trucking is so off balance right now it’s insane. If Estes or any other LTL or even truck load can’t pickup or miss a pickup that shipper is calling the next company in their line up. Trust me I understand the cost savings of not using hotels but have no choice because the demand is high right now. And if you’re on a bid then you don’t have an issues but try to call a person and tell him that he has to be in within 2 hours, that’s playing with fire. But as we get the correct amount of drivers more bid runs will open up and won’t need the hotels as much
And I know for a fact in the northeast that some of the other LTL aren’t slip seating. It depends on the terminal
Canadian Flyer
They Call Me CF, Eh
- Credits
- 2
You can just about throw a stone at any terminal in the northeast and hit the next one up the road. Slip seating probably isn't as necessary when terminals are so close to each other.
That being said, I know for a fact that the only way a FedEx Freight driver gets no slip seat is if they've been around 25 years and get themselves a reward truck. And that policy is waived if you happen to be at a terminal that is busy enough to suffer chronic equipment shortages.
Afaik, ABF slip seats because the hostlers do 100% of the yard work as per the CBA. YRCF slip seats for similar reasons. Don't know about UPS, their drivers are dealing with a lot of the linehaul being contracted out. OD slip seats between city and linehaul, as does XPO.
Holland has assigned tractors, not that it prevents anyone from driving anyone else's tractor if city is short on equipment or another tractor is in the shop.
When you don't own the truck, you have very little control over who drives it. Some guys use tricks, hide keys or park trucks in out of the way places. But the only time a company 100% doesn't slip seat is team units.
Well I’m going off of information that was directly told to me from drivers that are currently working for the company now. When I was at sysco warehouse on lite duty I got a chance to speak to a few different drivers from each company and they said the same thing. But hey I don’t work for them so I really don’t care lol. The only company that I drove a daycab truck and never once had to share a truck was at Reinhart Foodservice and Sysco
Canadian Flyer
They Call Me CF, Eh
- Credits
- 2
Foodservice is a different animal from LTL. Lots of people I've talked to over the years have worked both. Most preferred LTL, but some preferred foodservice.
What you just mentioned is a point in favor of foodservice. The flip side is that linehaul work in foodservice is generally limited. This is a big factor in why there's little or no slip seating.
Foodservice was great years ago but now I’m happy I’m no longer in it. I’m glad to be back in LTL freight and being on the extra board helps me out too because I’m not killing my car with 110 miles round trip anymore
We have ordered many new trailers, we don’t go to the Midwest so trailer makers have you do oneway moves to Del the trailers to us.
The trailers I saw wasn’t new, and wasn’t old either. I was thinking maybe it was for a dedicated account pick ups.
ghostbommbb
StarFlyer59
- Credits
- 550
Having more trucks than slip seating, allows for flexibility when running schedules. Slip seating confines drivers and movement of freight. So both is needed. Same with hotel and home everyday runs both are needed for flexibility.
Canadian Flyer
They Call Me CF, Eh
- Credits
- 2
No argument with that. Doesn't change that it happens. Even at corporate rate discounts a single screw daycab tractor costs approximately $90,000. Most companies are going to want to maximize their use of such an investment for the duration of its lifecycle. And since drivers can only drive so many hours a day, having a truck sit for over half a day unused is a little unproductive for a $90,000 investment.
Does it suck for the driver? You bet. Does it suck for the company? Not at all.
NewTruckGuy
TB Lurker
- Credits
- 0
A line tractor would last a hell of a lot longer if city drivers weren't trashing them out in the city. City driving is a lot harder on tractors than cruising down the interstate.
New tractors should be linehaul only until they get over a half million miles then retire it to the city. It's a lot more of a hassle for line drivers to break down 300 miles from the nearest terminal.
Speaking of that didn't Estes buy some city only Freighters? I'm a fan of that. Buy more and keep them out of line tractors.
New tractors should be linehaul only until they get over a half million miles then retire it to the city. It's a lot more of a hassle for line drivers to break down 300 miles from the nearest terminal.
Speaking of that didn't Estes buy some city only Freighters? I'm a fan of that. Buy more and keep them out of line tractors.
One of the nastiest trucks I ever sat in was trashed by a linehaul driver and the smell was horrible. Linehaul and city both do there fair share of trashing trucks. The only way to get a truck that only you drive all the time is to go buy one and put your name on the door.
Every time I’m on my 34 hour break my assigned truck is the first one up for grabs because I keep it clean and while kept.
But the one way for you to keep a truck in this company is to get a sleeper, because no one wants to drive them unless your teams lol. But I’ll take it and wouldn’t care
But the one way for you to keep a truck in this company is to get a sleeper, because no one wants to drive them unless your teams lol. But I’ll take it and wouldn’t care
