Estes | Cyberattack at Estes?
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When you thought Yellow had issues!
Wow what a mess this is, one that will be tough to come back from. The ELD’s in the trucks work but that’s it, no other computer systems nor phones nor websites are operable. City is delivering what little they can with hand written delivery receipts. Outbound / breakbulk and Linehaul are running with the straight BOL’s from the shipper. Central dispatch for all intents and purposes is useless, they have no idea what trailers are sitting where. The landscape is bleak at the moment and the volumes we had before this happened weren’t particularly all that strong. No extraboard at my barn has run all week so far and they normally all get out on their start day.
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A lot of the bid run drivers have been told to sit at home and call in daily. Some are burning through their vacation days as just to have a check. Out of all the things that could go wrong i would of never expected this. It has literally brung us to a halt.
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Other companies better be watching and learn from this. It isnt a joke and they need to be prepared. I hope Estes gets this fixed because a lot of workers are counting on them. I also hope we dont lose any customers over this garbage.
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Very true
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I wonder if we’re getting paid Friday
Rounding3rd
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One thing for sure, all the other LTL's are giving it all they got to take advantage of Estes right now
Rounding3rd
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Happened to me at Holland when Yellow shut us down January 2022, my city peddle never was the same, I know Estes is better than Yellow but Good Luck to you all
Rounding3rd
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Meant to say when Yellow shut us down for 6 days in January 2022
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Well yeah....
steercrazee
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Someones done asked bout they money
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I wonder whos next? If they have seen the chaos thIs created it may start a trend.
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Estes sending out links to click on to check this or that. I dont wont to click on anything. It may be how all this got started someone in office somewhere clicking on something that may should not have been clicked on.
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Sadly until the government starts sending out hit squads to take these hackers out and punish the countries which harbor them this will continue.
A ransom attack happened a carrier I used to work for. The only thing that stayed online was the old IBM mainframe that handled payroll still and other basic applications. The IT manager said well I've been telling ownership for years this was going to happen and we need to upgrade. The hackers waited until the weekend when there were very people in the office before launching their attack.
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I believe it started over the weekend at Estes. Saturday the dispatchers were cussing and having a fit that nothing was working right. Theres a lot of people not at work here either on the weekends. But Monday morning was a mad house and has been since then.