I asked that also.. Got told to askI guess my question is what defines "significant"? There are what 300+ centers? 2 per center is over 600 trucks which is significant but wouldn't affect hardly anyone.
Ducker!!
I asked that also.. Got told to askI guess my question is what defines "significant"? There are what 300+ centers? 2 per center is over 600 trucks which is significant but wouldn't affect hardly anyone.
Well did ya ask him?I asked that also.. Got told to ask
Ducker!!
Got a business lunch set up for Tuesday the 25...2045. I'll let you know how it goes.Well did ya ask him?
I'll be waiting.Got a business lunch set up for Tuesday the 25...2045. I'll let you know how it goes.
Used a little nepotism and got Ump Red's caddy position that day....I'll be waiting.
Its all about making connections.Used a little nepotism and got Ump Red's caddy position that day....
If you ask nicely I could probably get you that meeting a little sooner...you got an opening on Monday the 24...of 2045??Got a business lunch set up for Tuesday the 25...2045. I'll let you know how it goes.
They tell you "you don't get it" because your experience goes against their agenda!! The subject is pure speculation and they use this unknown to push their fear mongering...you see, The Welcher even started a thread on with same topic on the SEFL forum and it only took 3 pages for his real agenda to be revealed!!
Should be interesting to see what transpires....
Until they start using them for line haul, IDGAF.
Thought I was supposed to wash your hat that day, dad.Used a little nepotism and got Ump Red's caddy position that day....
You can wash his hat in ONE day!!Thought I was supposed to wash your hat that day, dad.
Yup... Get my work ethic from the Billy side!!You can wash his hat in ONE day!!
Wow!!
Good point.Until they start using them for line haul, IDGAF.
Funny, but note Dick's "element of truth", below:
They have purchase transport for that.
Wong gonna let you use his ball washer that day?Used a little nepotism and got Ump Red's caddy position that day....
Pfft. Billy "waxes on" but he never "waxes off"....Yup... Get my work ethic from the Billy side!!
PTS is also only practical in longer length of haul situations, and even then it can be a gamble. There's also the rail boxes, likewise a gamble.Good point.
Funny, but note Dick's "element of truth", below:
All of this is driven by market conditions. Labor markets and customer expectations.
On straight trucks, customers need/want home delivery for everything, while generally tight labor markets encourage a widening of the driver pool. Not replacement, but widening.
On purchase transportation, customers are willing to sacrifice some speed in exchange for price. Company's response is to extend transit times (in select lanes), allowing more use of Purchase Transportation, thereby meeting price expectations in those select lanes. Wherever practical.
No one here is immune to what drives the market. When multiple market challenges are solved with a single solution, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure, it will happen.
I think we are beyond general speculating, at this point. The only speculation left is on the details, how measured, and how methodical, IMHO.
Our center is slated to grow it's straight truck fleet by 133% as part of this program.I guess my question is what defines "significant"? There are what 300+ centers? 2 per center is over 600 trucks which is significant but wouldn't affect hardly anyone.
133% of what?Our center is slated to grow it's straight truck fleet by 133% as part of this program.
a rail box sitting on a siding in Kansas for a month.