Interline Freight

[Friend of the frog]

In a perfect world the freight only gets touched once, however, this does not happen very often unless your p/u terminal happens to be a BB facility as well.

Infortunately the long haul work model has not been easy to adapt to the curret demands of the regionalized marketplace.

For instance freight going to the west coast still is being railed over 60% of the time. If you ship out of New England for instance.

Your freight will move to E Stroudburg, or Carlisle, ABF or Maybrook, Yellow. From there it travels to Chicago where it is loaded to a rail. It is then p/u at railyard in Ca, whether LA or northern Ca and then loaded to end of line terminal and put out for delivery.

NPME loads direct to Lebannon I believe or somewhere close in PA. Moves via sleeper to L.A. or S.F., etc then to destination terminal.

Moves faster, handled less (claims) costs more. The traditional way is mroe cost effective, but so many carriers nowadays bypass raisl and breaks, that they must keep up to stay in business.

[Inked Trucker]

All the western freight we send out of Boston goes to Camp Hill.

[Friend of the frog]

All the western freight we send out of Boston goes to Camp Hill.

Thanks I always get those palces mixed up. Camp Hill is closer to Harrisburg ..right ??

[owlpuss]

I still say friend of frog sounds a lot like dopie opie WOW WIPEM OUT WENSDAYS....

[CFer]

In a perfect world the freight only gets touched once, however, this does not happen very often unless your p/u terminal happens to be a BB facility as well.

Infortunately the long haul work model has not been easy to adapt to the curret demands of the regionalized marketplace.

For instance freight going to the west coast still is being railed over 60% of the time. If you ship out of New England for instance.

Your freight will move to E Stroudburg, or Carlisle, ABF or Maybrook, Yellow. From there it travels to Chicago where it is loaded to a rail. It is then p/u at railyard in Ca, whether LA or northern Ca and then loaded to end of line terminal and put out for delivery.

NPME loads direct to Lebannon I believe or somewhere close in PA. Moves via sleeper to L.A. or S.F., etc then to destination terminal.

Moves faster, handled less (claims) costs more. The traditional way is mroe cost effective, but so many carriers nowadays bypass raisl and breaks, that they must keep up to stay in business.

I agree with you FOTF. The breakbulk system is outdated and no longer works. Every time freight is touched it not only costs money but there is also the risk of damage. Thats why more and more companies are moving to direct loading as much as possible

[Double-Clutch]

Who is New Penn and the USF family using as an interline to Florida since Super Transport closed down last Friday, 6-2-06

[Friend of the frog]

Who is New Penn and the USF family using as an interline to Florida since Super Transport closed down last Friday, 6-2-06

Wilson......

[CFer]

Wilson already handled all of the New Penn freight going to the Carolinas and they are giving them the Florida freight now. I'm sure there won't be much of a difference in service for New Penn customers

[cityman]

Roadway Express will now deliver all USF Florida freight.

[Double-Clutch]

I seen UPS Freight and Roadway trucks going into Super Transport in Tampa on Tuesday.