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My hubby just signed on to Con-way Truckload and finished his orientation - only to find out he will be waiting for a truck for 2 weeks mabe more! Is this normal and will he ever get one!
My hubby just signed on to Con-way Truckload and finished his orientation - only to find out he will be waiting for a truck for 2 weeks mabe more! Is this normal and will he ever get one!
I wouldn't say that it's normal, generally speaking, but it's definitely normal right now.My hubby just signed on to Con-way Truckload and finished his orientation - only to find out he will be waiting for a truck for 2 weeks mabe more! Is this normal and will he ever get one!
Vito,
In light of the following report...
I am concerned about stability.
Typically, those with ties to air freight and logistics operations take the greater downturn during periods of lean freight.
Freight carriers see rough road ahead in 2009
SAMANTHA BOMKAMP
AP Transportation Writer
NEW YORK — Sliding demand and stiffer competition for customers promise to make 2009 another tough year for the nation's freight carriers.
Trucking companies and railroads have already faced more than a year of challenging times and expect more difficulty ahead.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, many trucking companies reaped the benefits of sharply lower fuel prices, but shrinking shipping demand hampered earnings.
San Mateo, Calif.-based Con-way Inc. swung to a loss, and the trucker's chief executive said the fourth-quarter results "foreshadowed an extraordinary decline in demand for freight services."