At CVE, 7 years, with Yellow now, I'm getting my arse kicked by my dispatches. This may be the difference between bids and no bids. (course ask my seniors they will tell you we have bids because they don't know the difference between preference/bid). But I'm glad they don't know the difference if I am getting all this work.Maybe the customer is getting smart for once. Word on the street is that Yellow is a CRAP carrier anymore. Just what I have heard on the street as other carriers are busy Yellow is slowing down!
It seems to me pricing has become dominate again to customers. Freight at some of my regulars is going to the cheapest carrier. Had one guy give his freight to FedEx National because their rate was $1.30 cheaper. So much for service.
If I was that salesman, I would have taken the $1.30 out of my pocket and handed it to the shipper.They all need to be replaced, and they will once we all become as one. But right now Yellow Freight sales can not outpoint the competition. The last post stated the a traffic manager gave FedEx business over Yellow for $1.30 in savings. Thats the salesmen inability to sell. I am sorry but something has to change with these guys.