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ITs over johnny, OVER!!!!

:hide::argue:Look beerfd, My facts were a reality that i lived through, 1st with st.johnsbury then with JEVIC. They tell you the same story, oh your jobs are safe dont worry, this is a good sign. well tell that to the people that con way is putting out in the cold. just before the holidays. Look you can belive whatever you want, I wish you all the best. I work for fedex frt. and the story we are hearing is the same for yellow/roadway. If you have familys you better beaware of you future. management will noy tell you they will close in a week a year or whenever, please see the writing on the wall.
 
Fact double check...

Broken said:
Moartsghost: some of the things you say are close. Some are way off. We have 10 drivers losing there jobs. 19yrs, 18 Yrs, 15 yrs, 12 yrs, 10 yrs, and the rest with less that 9 yrs. They have no where to go unless they transfer across country. Then they don't dovetail they start at the bottom of the board.

Next the places they are closing most are owned by the company. Mine is. and it is less than 5 yrs old 2 others in my area are less than 10 yrs old. xmf is a new building xsn is not leased.
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I did miss speak.. there is at least 1 facility that we own, LAT. XMF is leased as is XSN. We have alot of terminals that we have "built" but are leased facilities. We go to a company and have them "build to suit" a facility for us and then we lease it from them. Just because we "built" a location and moved in does not mean we own it...

Double check your facts, Every DSR is being given an opportunity, I did not say it wouldn't be farther than the next terminal over... Also you may want to double check the bottom of the board information, that is not how the process will work as it was explained to me...

PM me with any location you think is an owned facility and I will gladly confirm it's status

As Far as FACs yes some that are being shut down are owned, same with shops, but the entire FACIILTY isn't closing, I spoke of entire facilities, not shifts or shops...

I am only aware of the 1 owned facility, not 10 but I will double check all of this so we have correct facts... Posting to come...

MG
 
Posting a full list of terminals is not a smart thing to do... Basically it is giving the competition free information. There is already going to be enough fighting to "steal" our freight with this announcement, they don't have all of the information and we should not provide our competition all of it. Make them work if they want to try.

Also they are part of internal company documents/information posting of which is against the TB TOS (if memory serves)
 
I can't disagree with what they are trying to accomplish I just hate the way they are handling it. I am one affected but lucky enough to have a lot of service rank to go somewhere else, it is the time frame they give you!!! they hit you right between the eyes with this and then tell you oh yea you have one week to decide where you want to go. not alot of time to gather information sell your house when no one is buying etc.etc.etc.!!!!
 
Mozartsghost said:
Posting a full list of terminals is not a smart thing to do... Basically it is giving the competition free information. There is already going to be enough fighting to "steal" our freight with this announcement, they don't have all of the information and we should not provide our competition all of it. Make them work if they want to try.

Also they are part of internal company documents/information posting of which is against the TB TOS (if memory serves)
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I work for yellow and I ran a certain route for a few years.....your salesman followed me from stop to stop one day.....I finally said to him listen if u want to know where I am going buy me lunch and we will discuss it lol.........Trust me that guy putting it out there which terminal is closing is cmmon knowledge if not now very shortly. Whether it is:1036316054: yellow or conway or eastes or whomever they know all the customers of everyone
 
closing FAC's

At least you guys are getting some sort of notice. We at Jevic got only a Fed Ex. letter the day they closed; cutting off our hosp. @ midnight and no more work as of the letter. Good luck to all of you who have given Con-Way your sweat and tears over the years.
 
Broken said:
Moartsghost: some of the things you say are close. Some are way off. We have 10 drivers losing there jobs. 19yrs, 18 Yrs, 15 yrs, 12 yrs, 10 yrs, and the rest with less that 9 yrs. They have no where to go unless they transfer across country. Then they don't dovetail they start at the bottom of the board.

Next the places they are closing most are owned by the company. Mine is. and it is less than 5 yrs old 2 others in my area are less than 10 yrs old. xmf is a new building xsn is not leased.
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Is it just me, or is most of this post incorrect?
 
Mozartsghost said:
Just a little info guys...

Every DSR will be given the option to relocate to another service center.... If a DSR leaves it will be due to personal choice not job elimination...

If you are an FOS,CSR or SCM at one of the 40 locations is where the positions are in jeopardy. There are not going to be a the same number of CSR/FOS and SCM positions...

Also every location that will be closed was a leased facility, meaning We didn't own them so we can walk away without having vacant property just sitting...

I My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is impacted by this move.

I would ask that nobody freak out about this change. It is not going to be simple or painless but it will benefit every remaining employee overall. It will save upwards of 30 million dollars a year while keeping DSR levels the same or higher overall. (No paying the rent or 40 SCM salaries)

Again, Good luck and my prayers to all those impacted and don't hesitate to PM me if you have concerns.

MG
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Thank you for inserting some sane comments in this thread that seems to be turning into a gloom and doom scenario that it just isn't.
 
Well, I am going to take a pass on comments from anyone referring to themselves as Martha Stewart, who , let's see, did time for, what was it, ...uh, unscrupulous financial dealings...

And I love all the doomsayers that are coming out of the woodwork now....Where were you before the announcement..?? Oh, waiting in the wings, I see...You saw it coming, it was only a matter of time, the union would have saved you, you guys should have listened...I have been watching this almost comically for 48 hours now...

So, there is nothing funny about this...many people are being displaced, some let go...traumatic, yes, tragic, sorry, not going to go that far...good people are involved, some have justifiable arguments about why they shouldn't be let go. And I truly hope ALL survive the adjustments with the best possible results...

I have had this happen to me before, I know how it feels, and I had my pity party, and I cried the blues...for about 2 weeks, when my wife reminded me that we had 2 small children and I needed to recover and get on with it...and I did...as will you...I wish you nothing but the best, and hope you recover...

Folks, when you look at the facts, when you watch the video, it is hard, hard to think that Con-way is doing this...But, I have known your president for quite awhile, and I know that I trust him when he makes these tough decisions...If I didn't, I would feel like many who are struggling tonight...But this man agonized over this decision..I have seen him at his presidential best, and I have seen him in uniform breaking freight, when he felt it was required...He knows who keeps the wheels of this company turning, and that is why it took as long as it did to come to this decision....

He is the type of man that if something has 100 angles to be looked at first, he will look at 110, just to be sure...he is methodical, precise, and does everything with purpose, and has an edge about him that everyone who works WITH him should be grateful for...

As the dust clears, what we have is ALL of our customers not skipping a beat, getting the same superior service they pay for without interruption, some buildings closed that were , quite frankly, entirely too close to others, which may cause some displaced people to simply turn a different direction on the highway to go to work now, it helps secure an additional 30 million PER YEAR savings in a time when frugality is of the utmost importance, and it saves the jobs of 75% of the people who's buildings are closing...

What do you have to compare it to..?? Take a moment to study the situations being faced by others in our industry...What is comical to me is that on almost all the other threads, look who is getting the blame for doing nothing at those companies, and driving the boat into the ocean nose first...

Then think to yourself, "what if we had done nothing?" What would have happened?" We will never know, because something has been done...It is easy to criticize, until you are the ones facing the facts...

You work for a company that busts their butts to stay ahead of the curve, to not allow themselves to get backed into a corner, like some of our competitors..I for one am a little grateful for that this evening...

And for the record, the 700 million dollar truckload company operated better than the company's other units in the 3rd quarter, and they all did pretty well considering circumstances...so you are going to have to go look for another scapegoat...I will help you...It's the ECONOMY, and it's near collapse, that has brought us to this point...So go back into the woodwork, and relax while we get on with it...
 
very good word it. i'm sorry to see conway doing this and those that are losing thier job. the economy is doing this and if we want to stay on top we need to work together and stay strong..............
 
Nice speach

Boxboss said:
Well, I am going to take a pass on comments from anyone referring to themselves as Martha Stewart, who , let's see, did time for, what was it, ...uh, unscrupulous financial dealings...

And I love all the doomsayers that are coming out of the woodwork now....Where were you before the announcement..?? Oh, waiting in the wings, I see...You saw it coming, it was only a matter of time, the union would have saved you, you guys should have listened...I have been watching this almost comically for 48 hours now...

So, there is nothing funny about this...many people are being displaced, some let go...traumatic, yes, tragic, sorry, not going to go that far...good people are involved, some have justifiable arguments about why they shouldn't be let go. And I truly hope ALL survive the adjustments with the best possible results...

I have had this happen to me before, I know how it feels, and I had my pity party, and I cried the blues...for about 2 weeks, when my wife reminded me that we had 2 small children and I needed to recover and get on with it...and I did...as will you...I wish you nothing but the best, and hope you recover...

Folks, when you look at the facts, when you watch the video, it is hard, hard to think that Con-way is doing this...But, I have known your president for quite awhile, and I know that I trust him when he makes these tough decisions...If I didn't, I would feel like many who are struggling tonight...But this man agonized over this decision..I have seen him at his presidential best, and I have seen him in uniform breaking freight, when he felt it was required...He knows who keeps the wheels of this company turning, and that is why it took as long as it did to come to this decision....

He is the type of man that if something has 100 angles to be looked at first, he will look at 110, just to be sure...he is methodical, precise, and does everything with purpose, and has an edge about him that everyone who works WITH him should be grateful for...

As the dust clears, what we have is ALL of our customers not skipping a beat, getting the same superior service they pay for without interruption, some buildings closed that were , quite frankly, entirely too close to others, which may cause some displaced people to simply turn a different direction on the highway to go to work now, it helps secure an additional 30 million PER YEAR savings in a time when frugality is of the utmost importance, and it saves the jobs of 75% of the people who's buildings are closing...

What do you have to compare it to..?? Take a moment to study the situations being faced by others in our industry...What is comical to me is that on almost all the other threads, look who is getting the blame for doing nothing at those companies, and driving the boat into the ocean nose first...

Then think to yourself, "what if we had done nothing?" What would have happened?" We will never know, because something has been done...It is easy to criticize, until you are the ones facing the facts...

You work for a company that busts their butts to stay ahead of the curve, to not allow themselves to get backed into a corner, like some of our competitors..I for one am a little grateful for that this evening...

And for the record, the 700 million dollar truckload company operated better than the company's other units in the 3rd quarter, and they all did pretty well considering circumstances...so you are going to have to go look for another scapegoat...I will help you...It's the ECONOMY, and it's near collapse, that has brought us to this point...So go back into the woodwork, and relax while we get on with it...
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I think we all understand what the company is doing to keep itself competive, its the way their doing it that is wrong. When you let 10, 15, 20 year veterens of the company go and keep drivers with 1 year senority over them, its wrong. These other terminals are taking the freight of the closing terminals and drivers cant follow the freight because they say they only need a certain amount of drivers to cover it. And lower senority drivers at the terminal taking there freight get to keep their jobs. Tell me, how is that right. What happened to integrity, commitment. The company want us to follow their core values, but they dont.
 
Company boy

beerfd said:
Please tell me where you get your facts. did you look at the conway balance sheet today or what? We are going to keep stealing your freight and make money. Thsi powerful machine is only getting more powerful and will make much more money next year. we won't see it, but they are not going anywhere....
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You must be one of the new drivers, you sound way to gung-ho. If you've been around a while you would know just how much this company keeps taking from us. I hope your right and this company sticks around, but the way they have treated their drivers in the last 5 yrs is bad. And I'll bet you their not gonna give anything back, just keep taking.
 
Excellent post Boxboss I have to agree with you about John L. anybody that knows him knows that he is a good man. I have broke bread with the man and I have a lot of trust and respect for him. He dosen't any hidden agenda and is honestly doing what he thinks is best for the company and the majority of the employees.
 
Boxboss, Another excellent post from our on-line TM!
Nice examples, great perspective in turning a negative into a positive.
I think you pretty much duct taped Martha's mouth.
 
SickandTired said:
I think we all understand what the company is doing to keep itself competive, its the way their doing it that is wrong. When you let 10, 15, 20 year veterens of the company go and keep drivers with 1 year senority over them, its wrong. These other terminals are taking the freight of the closing terminals and drivers cant follow the freight because they say they only need a certain amount of drivers to cover it. And lower senority drivers at the terminal taking there freight get to keep their jobs. Tell me, how is that right. What happened to integrity, commitment. The company want us to follow their core values, but they dont.
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How can I argue with your logic..?? I don't disagree with your complaint, but I am powerless to explain the reasoning..I would want experienced DSRs every time, but I don't get to make the rules..
 
more ccx closures

jakebrake12 said:
East region closures I know.

XCL looses FAC.
XSN closes for good. City and FAC.
XAY gains both FAC's.

XSN Sharon, Pa
XMR Mentor, Oh
XLC Lancaster, Oh
XLM Lima, Oh
XXD Dansville, NY
XUC Utica, NY
XPA Pottsville, Pa
XDC Dayton, NJ
XSQ Spring Valley, NY


I might have missed a few but those are accurate.

As far as XSN.

40 drivers to XAY, 21 to XLF, 2 to XAQ, and 2 or 3 to XPB.

XAY gains most of Sharon's P&D.

XLF is gaining XSN's east and north p&d territory.

XPB and XAQ must be gaining the far south region of Sharon's former territory.

I'm lucky that I am not tied down with a house or family, and have enough seniority to make the move I want.

I'm not religious, but my thoughts and prayers are with the drivers who cannot move with the freight. I genuinely wish all those affected nothing but the best of luck.
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My terminal XKL is closing along with XFL & XPR
 
Boxboss said:
it helps secure an additional 30 million PER YEAR savings in a time when frugality is of the utmost importance, and it saves the jobs of 75% of the people who's buildings are closing...

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So what you are stating is that 25% of the work force will loose jobs. Not the 1% that was stated?

That was very clever. I guess they are refering to less than 1% of the total conway work force will be lost. Not 1% of the workforce of the closing centers?????????

This clears it up more for me now!! Thanks

Also, we have 40 center managers that will loose jobs correct? So where will they go? Will they create new positions for them to have...AE's, etc...

THanks
 
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