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well when I leave on my run every morning , I watch the train go by with dozens of YRC and UPS trailers on it and one FEDEX trailer on it. so no I don't think they are.

But those yrc trailers on the train didn't leave a yrc driver at home. That fedex trailer did.
 
How is that? Clearly somebody could be employed to pull that trailer.

They don't cancel runs and leave a driver sit because they railed or put the freight on a purchase truck. The bid driver goes first. From what I read in this forum, the opposite happens here. i.e starving the drivers.
 
But those yrc trailers on the train didn't leave a yrc driver at home. That fedex trailer did.
How many drivers are on your board today compared to five years ago? Ten years ago? YRC has drivers sitting at home and yes some because of the rail.. They're called unemployed. Yes we have drivers sitting. Not making what they made last year, But.....They're still employed.
 
Saying trailers on the rail doesn't lead to fewer drivers makes as much sense as a Democrat saying food stamps and unemployment checks help the economy........
 
Reasons why our 28s should not go on the rail.
All the non National pups would have to be retrofitted with lift rails.
The nice new wind skirts on the pups would be destroyed.
Those nice rusty old P trailers (the ones that used to say AF on them) would break in half when they got lifted onto or off of the train.
 
How many drivers are on your board today compared to five years ago? Ten years ago? YRC has drivers sitting at home and yes some because of the rail.. They're called unemployed. Yes we have drivers sitting. Not making what they made last year, But.....They're still employed.

Babysitting a phone only to be told your load was given away to a purchase truck isn't being employed. I would rather be in a layoff status with recall rights.
 
How many drivers are on your board today compared to five years ago? Ten years ago? YRC has drivers sitting at home and yes some because of the rail.. They're called unemployed. Yes we have drivers sitting. Not making what they made last year, But.....They're still employed.

1st - stop feeding the troll.

2nd - bull****. Tell your story to the over 50 drivers in the last 2 years no longer at FedEx in KC.

Guardrail
 
2nd - bull****. Tell your story to the over 50 drivers in the last 2 years no longer at FedEx in KC.

Guardrail

Apologies to the 50 and all the rest through the system.
I was only trying to debunk his claim that rail was hurting us but not them.......
 
Apologies to the 50 and all the rest through the system.
I was only trying to debunk his claim that rail was hurting us but not them.......

Actually I drive for holland. We haul all of our freight. But even then they are restricted in how much they can contract out. How much is fedex restricted to? 60%? 70? 99%? I guess you will find out.
 
Actually I drive for holland. We haul all of our freight. But even then they are restricted in how much they can contract out. How much is fedex restricted to? 60%? 70? 99%? I guess you will find out.

Oh goody. Maybe we can become an ATM to FedEx too thanks to a union.
 
1st - stop feeding the troll.

2nd - bull****. Tell your story to the over 50 drivers in the last 2 years no longer at FedEx in KC.

Guardrail
50 good, dedicated men and women that I was lucky enough to call friends, that are out of a job so that we can keep putting our freight in the hands of driver's who could give two *****s about this company.
 
Saying trailers on the rail doesn't lead to fewer drivers makes as much sense as a Democrat saying food stamps and unemployment checks help the economy........
Fred, do I dare assume you are a P & D driver? Or possibly management? Because that is the only way I can see someone being so cavalier in stating the fact that we are still employed. Sitting at home employed doesn't pay the bills, sir. And we certainly can't go out and get part time jobs. The fact that they sit drivers at home, all while piling 30,000+lbs of freight on a purchase van, is, well, morally bankrupt. Like I've said before.
 
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