I'm glad you cleared all that up..Well, that's kinda right, but in '99 what was then known as CF Motor Freight was spun off from the parent company known as CNF which owned CF, the Con-ways and Emery Worldwide. When CF went tits up in '02 they were on their own. The parent company saw the writing on the wall and cut them adrift to sink or swim on their own. CNF is now known as Con-way, Inc.
Cut them adrift to sink or swim. Too bad CNF had bled them of everything they had first. There was no way for CF to swim, conway had cut off its arms and legs. The writing on the wall was, "nothing left to suck out of this company, let it go on it's own now" This was blatently obvious to everyone except the conway Kool-aid drinkers who come out to defend what was done. A non-union company built off the backs of hard working union drivers.Well, that's kinda right, but in '99 what was then known as CF Motor Freight was spun off from the parent company known as CNF which owned CF, the Con-ways and Emery Worldwide. When CF went tits up in '02 they were on their own. The parent company saw the writing on the wall and cut them adrift to sink or swim on their own. CNF is now known as Con-way, Inc.
Nice avatar. I drove CCC #7851 for a while then got my "new" #9455that was 1996 that CNF spun off CF
Crouse Cartage Company.Nice avatar. I drove CCC #7851 for a while then got my "new" #9455
You really think that's where CF went?
Must be time to get the history books out for all the younguns.
My apologies. I read into your earlier post that the IBT had sucked CF dry.Cut them adrift to sink or swim. Too bad CNF had bled them of everything they had first. There was no way for CF to swim, conway had cut off its arms and legs. The writing on the wall was, "nothing left to suck out of this company, let it go on it's own now" This was blatently obvious to everyone except the conway Kool-aid drinkers who come out to defend what was done. A non-union company built off the backs of hard working union drivers.
That is exactly how conway got started....with union money just like fed ex which was once called, RPS, or Roadway Package System, then RSC then Viking and now back to Fedex
:that is exactly how conway got started....with union money just like fed ex which was once called, rps, or roadway package system, then rsc then viking and now back to fedex
Also AF was bought and eventually merged with Fedex (west) to give Fedex 48 state coverage in the LTL bidness.FedEx Ground is a shipping company which is a subsidiary of the FedEx corporation. It is headquartered in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Originally conceived as a lower cost competitor to UPS, Roadway Package System (RPS) was created to take advantage of new barcode, material handling and computer technologies. After beginning service on March 11, 1985, the company grew, expanding service from its initial coverage of the Mid-Atlantic states, so much so that it eventually became the largest subsidiary of its parent company, Akron-based Roadway Services. By 1996, RPS had achieved 100% coverage of the United States and Canada. In addition, Roadway Services had been reformed as a new holding company called Caliber System, Inc.
In 1997, Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, contacted Dan Sullivan, co-founder of RPS and now president of Caliber Systems, Inc. about merging the two companies. In 2000, FedEx, merged the Caliber System, Inc. operating companies into the FedEx organization with Robert's Express becoming FedEx Custom Critical and RPS becoming FedEx Ground. Viking Freight which initially operated under its original name was re-branded FedEx Freight in 2001. I can cut and paste too. TP