freight1952
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Is it true that Fed Ex has given their sales people the ability to give any 10 customers an 87-92% discount?
What are your thoughts about what will happen with USF?
...what are the positives and negatives of the Union involvement?
I guess I do not understand your answer, beat over the head with what?
Is it true that Saia will beat any YRC discount by an additional 10%?
I heard a rumor that if YRC is not profitable by July the company is thinking of closing their doors, is this possible from such a large company?
. There is no way that R&L put in a 97% discount to secure whatever business you are referring to. What is the point of moving freight for nothing?? personally I would not touch this business and let FDX move it and lose money!We put an 87% discount on an account. R&L Carriers came in and said they'd match us plus an additional 10% discount.
It's hard to compete with these cut-rate outfits and their drivers who pay out-of-pocket for company equipment and get no overtime. Sorry, but I'm not gonna work 60 hours a week in the city and buy pallet jacks and handtrucks so my company can low-ball freight.
That's why I'm getting out of this biz. I see the writing on the wall. :TR10driving03:
. There is no way that R&L put in a 97% discount to secure whatever business you are referring to. What is the point of moving freight for nothing?? personally I would not touch this business and let FDX move it and lose money!
92 is a real number...I have personally seen it at 2 different customers now...this puts us into the 2001 rate base, something NONE of us can afford..
I took out most of your post ......but just doing this will helps us in the long run ..... being honest and helpful to our customers .... most will not forget it ...I know these are ridiculous but a shipper will take their biz elsewhere unless we can get within 50$ on a shipment, sometimes I will admit to a customer that I will not come close but offer them guidance on other carriers, now I have turned myself into a freight consultant and that increases the image of FXF.
. There is no way that R&L put in a 97% discount to secure whatever business you are referring to. What is the point of moving freight for nothing?? personally I would not touch this business and let FDX move it and lose money!
Its important not o confuse the net effect on the freight invoice of 10% versus 10 discount points.....in the mid 70's on most tariffs each discount point is worth about 4% on the net bill.