oldschoolltl
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I have 16 years invested in CONWAY. I started at the bottom and have paid my dues. I have worked as a team member with those I didn't always agree with or get along with. But, we were a team!! We collected all the freight we could in a day's work. We utilized every inch of outbound trailers, as best we could. We had no idea what load would hit that outbound dock, on a daily basis. But, we, as a team, got the job done!!! We did it with 4 or 5 dock "drivers" with much less damage to freight than we have now. Now, we employ dock workers. I have seen a few that are of good heart and get the job done, with pride. But, I am a firm believer that it takes, at least, two dock workers to efficiently achieve the mission of one driver. And, since implication of this program, freight damage has soared!!!! And, on the inbound side, because of lack of practical experience, delivery expedience has been compromised. This program, coupled with the "intern dispatcher" program, IMHO, have seriously compromised the efficiency of our delivery capabilities. "Making our numbers", as I understand it, gives management their bonus. Moving freight and making money gives the driver his or her bonus. IMHO, management has found a way to move less freight, and yet, get their bonus. At the end of the day, they **** us of our bonus. Space is waste? A program that only increases management's bonus and decreases our's because the resulting damage that occurs from it comes off the bottom line. Hey drivers, our bonus is calculated from the bottom line!!! Stoltar and his boys milked this company, ran it into the ground, for their own benefit!!! Our local leaders, regional/terminal managers, gave him the foundation he needed, through their weak character/leadership, to drive this company into the ground. I am now an inbound dock worker. Previous, I worked the outbound dock for 12 years. We packed every trailer high and tight, 125%,with much less damage than we see now. Some of us see very big tonnage drops. But, if you see what I do, management doesn't care about tonnage drops, damage or inefficient dispatching. They only care about the numbers. And, damage comes off the bottom line. Our bonus is based on the bottom line. Lower freight flow is easier to manage, easier to make the numbers. Space is waste. But, if warranted, without regard to damage, management makes their numbers and their bonus. The resulting damage goes to the bottom line and decreases our bonus. I welcome XPO. I hope they are more compassionate to their drivers: the people that get the job done!!