It mostly depends on the tm. If he puts new hire on the application then your a new hire. If he puts re hire then you get all of your stuff back. Only until 90 days. After 90 days you lose everything (even seniority) but you can get your health care back within 12 months. That's what i'm told anyhow but I seem to get different answers at different places. I've been checking because I hear they are fix'n to wipe out the south next and that would put me on the unemployment line. lol

Call me crazy, but I have a feeling Richmond isn't done taking from us. The picture painted to us wasn't bad, but the responses from questions asked after the brainwashing video led most of us to believe its going to get pretty bad. Telling us we might want to try and build a nest egg and that firings are more than likely still going to happen at terminals that aren't breakbulks. I'm still trying to figure out why we're years behind the competition technology wise, just how much money we're wasting trying to develop our own system, when there are systems out there that are proven to work and have the bugs worked out of them. I understand an upfront cost might be high, but it couldn't take long for an efficient, almost paperless system to pay for itself. Reducing misloads/overweight trailers, which would reduce manpower time spent fixing these and actually moving freight. I know we've killed this idea here, and when mentioned at the meeting the answer was, well we're working on it. As for taking our personal days, they're still giving them to us.. just wont be paid for them. Which sucks but a day away from the circus is always welcome. I don't use the 401k here.. never have, my brother in law set me up with my retirement plan.. So I was already saving Rob's wallet some money. Salaried management being forced to take a day away from the office once a month seems kind of pointless, when they are salary. So they still receive the same pay, just have a long weekend. (thanks for the sacrifice management) I guess all in all, I'm saying is.. this whole thing sucks, but I understand.. If we can save some jobs that's what I'm after.. Making sure my co-workers family can eat and stay warm this winter is more important. If our tonnage is only down 5% compared to the industry standard of 15%, we must be doing something right. Keep up the good work ladies and gentlemen.

Brainwashing..The man was pretty cut and dry to me..There are going to be cuts..Isn't that what he said..He didn't have to do what he did..He could have been a coward about it and just called the terminals and told the TM's not to say nothing..And let us go without preparation..Now you know where you stand..If you're at the bottom,you need to worry,if your terminal is out of line with employees.. I don't like this,no more than the next guy..But at least now I know where I am..Are there going to be more,he never said there wouldn't be..Estes tryed to hold this off for as long as possible..Just look at the others..They've been on their cuts for almost a year..I'm with you..I'm for saving as many jobs as possible..Keep the guys we have,working..I think,all in all, that's his plan..

as far as the city goes i dont know how they make production with this computer system, at other companies they know what is going on each trailer and have it listed at the door. the driver can see when he comes in if his load is ready and if not he knows what is left and where to find it to get done and gone. here it is i dont know go ask this person , no go ask this person, lets check the loads we havent worked see if you have anything else.

then wait 20 minutes to download to your handheld. takes only a couple minutes at other companies.

have four trucks with one skid going to same customer and customers get mad about it. they dont know hold all these shipments for this customer for same trailer. all they see is it goes to this town put it on this trailer. when its full load another one.

Day after the meeting an asphalt co. came in and filled the potholes,glad to see the money from the cutbacks being put to good use

We've been behind the others for 5 years,that hand held is outdated sometimes it scans the bar code sometimes not. Lets do the math-say you have 20 drivers and they spend an average of 1/2 hr a day punching in info, at top rate. x5 days. Another one that boggles the mind is based on the inbound bills the putor tells them how many drivers you need for the day ok all well and good BUT what about in the afternoon when all hell breaks loose and we cant cover our p/u's? SERVICE IS WHAT OUR PEOPLE DELIVER! when we don't send guys home