TForce | Layoffs
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Business as usual until they figure out essential and non essential businesses including how to handle residential deliveries. Heard there might be some pretty deep layoffs coming.
And I'd be willing to bet all terminals are still running contractors?
Here in the Midwest the word is 10 laid off in Kansas City, one laid off in Quincy IL, 6 road laid off and 6 dock in Indy. Not sure on Stl or SOH. Appleton and Detroit minihubs closing down and moving to SOH. Obviously rumored numbers are probably different than actual layoffs. Nothing yet at our terminal just covering road now for people calling off because of COvid. Any updates elsewhere?
Actually yes, for us. But i haven't seen them as much lately.
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Out of 65 city drivers, our 10% were the first to go. We are now using 32-35 drivers per day. More cuts to follow.
Our road driver runs have thinned out and have gone to contractors. Projected Empty miles kills their runs.
Our road driver runs have thinned out and have gone to contractors. Projected Empty miles kills their runs.
BTW, EVERY driver, both city and road worked the entire week last week. My hours dropped maybe 2-3 hours compared to usual (which, on a physical and mental level i'm not complaining about; My average lately is 60-70 hours per week as you can see by my stubs)
We have actually had to bring in office workers from other terminals to help.
So, i go in on monday at least, but i'm predicting it will slow down sometime next week.
We have actually had to bring in office workers from other terminals to help.
So, i go in on monday at least, but i'm predicting it will slow down sometime next week.
Unfortunately there will be a new “normal” that everyone will have to adjust to is what most economists are saying. Doesn’t sound good for some....
Update here in IL. Deliveries that get brought back are now being sent back to shipper. Same thing that was done during the shutdown last year. Management says they are trying to clean out the system. Still no word on layoffs.
If you are in Chicagoland area thats not good.
Thankfully I am not in that area and never would be. I do think this is serious, although maybe overblown.
Some layoffs are happening here on the east coast.
A decent sized mini-hub type terminal (but not an actual hub) beginning with "C" laid off 5 drivers. Sorry, don't want to go into further detail out of respect for privacy reasons.
My terminal still hasn't slowed down or laid anyone off. My theory is that we were so far behind, we are just now catching up because i am delivering freight that i've seen sitting on the dock for days.
A decent sized mini-hub type terminal (but not an actual hub) beginning with "C" laid off 5 drivers. Sorry, don't want to go into further detail out of respect for privacy reasons.
My terminal still hasn't slowed down or laid anyone off. My theory is that we were so far behind, we are just now catching up because i am delivering freight that i've seen sitting on the dock for days.
Still hanging on (knock on wood....). i actually had to turn work down last week, because i got sick. Hopefully not the virus, but something else (i hope?). Still getting well over 55 hours as of this writing.
We usually have up to 7-8 people working on inbound. Now we're down to 2. Not sure if they have been laid off? i don't think so.
i managed to pickup 7,500 lbs today. 4 separate shipments.
We usually have up to 7-8 people working on inbound. Now we're down to 2. Not sure if they have been laid off? i don't think so.
i managed to pickup 7,500 lbs today. 4 separate shipments.
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1202 people laid off company wide as of yesterday. A mix of Clerks, Dock workers, and Drivers.
1202 bargaining unit employees on lay off... Rest assured that no, notta, zero, nil, contractors have had contracts canceled or suspended. Gotta love upper management of the Teamsters!!