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Rat said:
I am not going to get too excited about the whole thing until I see what the man comes up with...

Undoubtedly it is going to be something...what that something is (like all things Con-Way remains to be seen) and we have absolutely no idea what it is until they tell us.

Everyone that I have talked to who has seen the video are all from FACs...has anyone from a non FAC seen the video???...

As far as taking away the overtime....that is all up in the air at this point. Even the slightest adjustment will cause the uproar from hell. I would like to think these people are not that stupid...but they have done dumber things.

Comparing us to OD is apples to oranges. If you are going to compare us to anyone then it would be FedEx, UPS, or YRC.

The only reason we are being compared to OD is the fact they made more money than we did...something in the neighborhood of 9 million as opposed to our paltry 1+ million. plus they ran in the area of a 94% OR...compared to our 99%...

Here is an idea Johnny my boy...you wanna make money...dump the sports sponsorships...we seemingly don't have the funds so get outta the game...pun intended.

You wanna make money...then reign in these idiots in the LH dept...this is so far out of hand its ridiculous.

And this how you make REAL money...allow the people you put on the street to do their jobs....enough with the micro-management...enough with the under-the-thumb dispatching constantly being required to explain ourselves...enough with the all out effort to penalize someone for small insignificant happenings as they go about their daily duties...stop playing God (your not even close) you have a highly qualified skilled workforce...learn to use them...not abuse them...

Rat
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there is sooooo much truth in what you say, especially the last paragraph. this seems to be all accross the co. so in turn i would be led to believe that it is being dictated to our management . to me it seems that they do this just to see how far they can go.i know for a fact that we have good quality management out their, but those numbers seem to be on the decline .i am having a hard time with this, i just cannot see how this can be productive to put some good management people in a position to create a hostile workforce for fear of losing their own positions. the ones that do not stick up for what they know is right are only burning their own bridges within time.then of course we have the ones( and it seems to be growing)that when they get in management their heads swell so big that they lose sight to everything around them. (they have only one vision and that is how much sucking-up can i do to better myself )and screw everyone else . it truely is sad to see that this is going on. there seems to be a member on this site who is in management(i think )that has the know of what it takes and really does truely care. my impression of this person is that he has a workforce that he knows will do a great job for him day in and day out because he gives and receives respect. we are only going to advance in the future if we have more people like him or her to take us.for right now and that might be short i am gonna hang in there and pray that this gets turned around for the sake of all our livleyhoods. i for one have put my heart and soul in this co. for a very long time and am not gonna be harrassed, intimidated or daunted to the point where i hate to go in everyday because of the actions of others and neither should any of youi (look those3 words up for their true meanings and you will see what i mean). here i am rambling again,but its how i feel and may not know all thats going on, but only see and expereince what is being handed out to a growing number of employees.
 
boomerang9034 said:
Has anyone else read between the lines about the comments made in the video about Old Dominion and the time and one half after 60 hours?? Hope next weeks show won't hit us with some kind of new changes.
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Well it wouldnt surprise me for them to make us go back to 60hrs. For us in the southit was like that around 8 to 10 yrs ago.:thumbsdown:
 
bigfoot077 said:
You have been here three months and listen to you. Where did you work previously? Where ever it was, I can see why you aren't there anymore. Like I said on the other post, you have only been here three months and you have the nerve to stand up and shout like you are? You don't know squat about the company. Yes, we have problems but we don't need a cancer like you running rampid through our company.
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For your info I am laid off from a Union carrier that this place can't even compare too. The only reason why this place even exist is because of the greed at CF and the attempt to break the unions. So keep buying into the propaganda that the white shirts keep feeding you. Like I said before YOU are the type of worker that I was ranting about. And YOU are the type of worker that this company and OD love to have on their team. I am just trying to wake people up about what's going on here. And what's with the name calling I didn't call you a cancer to the working man did I? I did see you said OUR company, that tells me everything. This company is not yours or mine, they need US more than you think. Stand up for your brothers for a change instead of beating them to the clock. Take a lunch and break instead of running straight through, my god man I don't think you get it. For every driver that goes beyond what is expected then it becomes expected by every driver. This is a career not a job and too many of us at con-way are just worried about a pay check and not a quality of life.
 
From a very reliable source.A dsr got the number to call John L.Called and got voice mail,left a message.About 20 minutes later his phone rings.Its John L.returning his call.End result no change to 60 hrs for o.t.I know some people wont agree but kudos to John L.for personally returning the call.Most company upper level managment wouldnt.
 
Comparing Conway to OD is like comparing a mustang to a pinto......the only real thing they have in common is they both have trucks lol......not sure but is OD even in the BILLIONS yet in revenue? Conway is and has been.........not my board just my 2 cents....oh I forgot before the 15%.....my 1.70 cents lol
 
To the former union carrier driver. Please get your facts straight before you embarrass yourself again.
Conway was not set up to drive CF out of business. but to serve the overnight 500 mile market that Cf did not serve.CF was a two day 1000 mile company and yes overnight was done but it was not the forte of the company.
Conway served the top 10% of the market that was price insensitive (ergo the premium price Conway charged) but was service ultra sensitive a market Cf did not participate in.
When the split took place Conway took all of the corporate debt(our first enhancement). This is born out in the filings of the FCC and Securities and Exchange Commission which were mandatory as this is a public company; go ahead and check for yourself.
If you were looking to kill a company and break a union why would you make it debt free? Why did CF fail with this kind of an advantage over the other 3 master contract carriers? To much capacity? 100$ any skid anywhere pricing? Your guess. It was not Conway. We were in the same business but in a different segment.
Conway - F1
CF - NASCAR Same idea different segments.
 
wow union talk hmmm nah teamsters dont want us not sure why they dont but its true i can only speculate.
 
nightcrawlerx said:
To the former union carrier driver. Please get your facts straight before you embarrass yourself again.
Conway was not set up to drive CF out of business. but to serve the overnight 500 mile market that Cf did not serve.CF was a two day 1000 mile company and yes overnight was done but it was not the forte of the company.
Conway served the top 10% of the market that was price insensitive (ergo the premium price Conway charged) but was service ultra sensitive a market Cf did not participate in.
When the split took place Conway took all of the corporate debt(our first enhancement). This is born out in the filings of the FCC and Securities and Exchange Commission which were mandatory as this is a public company; go ahead and check for yourself.
If you were looking to kill a company and break a union why would you make it debt free? Why did CF fail with this kind of an advantage over the other 3 master contract carriers? To much capacity? 100$ any skid anywhere pricing? Your guess. It was not Conway. We were in the same business but in a different segment.
Conway - F1
CF - NASCAR Same idea different segments.
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Oh really? That might be a good story to tell to a rookie at Con-way, or someone who doesn't know any better. Forgot to mention that the top corperate heads wanted more $ to be earned/pocketed, at the same time lower the cost of living standards, insurance benefits, and worker's rights for the employees of Con-way too. Think I'm misinformed? Try looking up the Fed Ex Administrative Workers. There was something that took place, and the reasons why they did it. Because, it will be happening to more people sooner than people think. Unless of course, drivers at Fed Ex or maybe Con-way some day, don't mind taking orders/dispatches from someone that lives in India.
 
i know the video this coming monday will deal with the replacement of i.c.p. for some type of bonus plan which we probably will not be able to achieve....anything else i dont know about...going to sleep have 550 to go tonite
 
nightcrawlerx said:
To the former union carrier driver. Please get your facts straight before you embarrass yourself again.
Conway was not set up to drive CF out of business. but to serve the overnight 500 mile market that Cf did not serve.CF was a two day 1000 mile company and yes overnight was done but it was not the forte of the company.
Conway served the top 10% of the market that was price insensitive (ergo the premium price Conway charged) but was service ultra sensitive a market Cf did not participate in.
When the split took place Conway took all of the corporate debt(our first enhancement). This is born out in the filings of the FCC and Securities and Exchange Commission which were mandatory as this is a public company; go ahead and check for yourself.
If you were looking to kill a company and break a union why would you make it debt free? Why did CF fail with this kind of an advantage over the other 3 master contract carriers? To much capacity? 100$ any skid anywhere pricing? Your guess. It was not Conway. We were in the same business but in a different segment.
Conway - F1
CF - NASCAR Same idea different segments.
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I will give some credit where credit is due. That is well written and edited statement. However, that would be a good story to tell a rookie at Con-way, or someone who doesn't know any better. Embarrass myself? Now what is embarrassing that wasn't mentioned, is the top corperate heads wanted to receive more of the $/earnings to be put into their pocket. At the same time they wanted to lower the employee's cost of living standards, worker's rights, and insurance benefits. Now just a few days ago the Fed Ex administrative people just accomplished something that surprised a lot of people. It was for reasons that I had just mentioned, and other reasons that may be happening in other companies soon too.

IMO, for example. At Con-way they may want to install more video cameras throughout the dock, yard, and in trucks. Unless of course drivers from Fed Ex or Conway for that matter, don't mind if their future management gives out orders/dispatches from people that live in India. That is one small part of global logistics that isn't or won't be mentioned for a while yet.

Just think for a second. The next time a person gets written up, receives a suspension, or a firing can come from someone living in India. Drivers would be driving down the highway and a screen would turn on the GPS screen. It would be a guy from India, the new Con-way Management, asking where his freight is at. Now that would work out real well with everyone, now wouldn't it? The real challenge is, it would be a lot harder for the drivers to :butt kiss:, unless their tongue can stretch more than 10,000 miles away.

However, it is not just manufacturing and labor jobs that are going overseas. It is also administration jobs that are here in the US and Canada. Global Logistics will be the new wave for cheap labor in the trucking industry. Spending more on technology, and less spending on labor. It is, what it is. IMO, I think it is another hidden and high-tech form of Deregulation to all American truck drivers, yet again. Speaking from a drivers point of view, when I was a truck driver. I hope that never happens to anyone, but it looks like it will be happening quicker and sooner than people think. Good luck to all. :USA:
 
nightcrawlerx said:
To the former union carrier driver. Please get your facts straight before you embarrass yourself again.
Conway was not set up to drive CF out of business. but to serve the overnight 500 mile market that Cf did not serve.CF was a two day 1000 mile company and yes overnight was done but it was not the forte of the company.
Conway served the top 10% of the market that was price insensitive (ergo the premium price Conway charged) but was service ultra sensitive a market Cf did not participate in.
When the split took place Conway took all of the corporate debt(our first enhancement). This is born out in the filings of the FCC and Securities and Exchange Commission which were mandatory as this is a public company; go ahead and check for yourself.
If you were looking to kill a company and break a union why would you make it debt free? Why did CF fail with this kind of an advantage over the other 3 master contract carriers? To much capacity? 100$ any skid anywhere pricing? Your guess. It was not Conway. We were in the same business but in a different segment.
Conway - F1
CF - NASCAR Same idea different segments.
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You are correct, but I didn't say conway was set up to drive cf out of business. I said it was set up out of greed and to move money around without teamster approval. $1 property sale come on think about it.
 
trucker916 said:
wow union talk hmmm nah teamsters dont want us not sure why they dont but its true i can only speculate.
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That's not true teamsters would take anyone right now if they could. The problem is all these white shirts blaming the unions for everything. Instead of looking at YRC as an example look at UPS and ABF very successful companies. It is more about the management then the teamsters. Just look how much YRC employees are losing just to keep that job around.The teamsters are actually buying up stock so YRC can pay bills. Once that lifestyle comes our way no one here will want to give it up either. That's what makes unions strong. When there are more non-union companies out there then they tend to take more and more away as time goes on.
 
:stirthepot:thats right boys give them there moneys worth you get what you pay for if you want premium you will have to pay for it there only paying for reg
 
lost said:
from a very reliable source.a dsr got the number to call john l.called and got voice mail,left a message.about 20 minutes later his phone rings.its john l.returning his call.end result no change to 60 hrs for o.t.i know some people wont agree but kudos to john l.for personally returning the call.most company upper level managment wouldnt.
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that is great news, if it is true, but still what does that do for those of us in the south, squat, we are still at over 50 hour o/t, sounds real fair, but fair is not one of this companies strong points.............
 
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