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Ballsout Ranger said:
Hopefully If i hear what I want to on Monday. I look at this way. Last October I was running a meet with Minniapolis 662 miles, central line haul canceled the run, I get pushed onto a KC turn at 424 miles (loss of 25%) I am still making a good paycheck, we revamp the system and I get pushed onto a OKC turn at 322 miles (another 25% loss). Now with every change I have lost 25% of milage, I'm now up to a 50% loss in 6 months. My new run I start at 11pm and work the dock and city P and D when I get in. I'm tired of losing.


My wife are adopting a baby in July so making a switch now may not be the smartest move but, in the long run it would be better. If I can make the same amount of money working days at ESTES that I can after 7 years here working nights at Vitran. I am looking at the quality life come summer and long run situation. I have worked every postion at my terminal with the exception of TM. CIty,Line, Outbound, Inbound and City Dispatch. I have taken on extra duties at my postion by becoming the Line Driver trainer and Longer Combination Vehicle Trainer to help pad or better my postion. I can take all of that with me to include becoming a Federally certified LCV trainer.

I'm tired of losing. I'm tired of taking time away from my wife. I'm tired of working my ass off and still going no where. I'm tired of doing the right thing in the eyes of the company while inconveniencing myself in the long term and not even getting so much as a thank you in return.
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best of luck to you man. i mean that
 
Ballsout Ranger said:
Hopefully If i hear what I want to on Monday. I look at this way. Last October I was running a meet with Minniapolis 662 miles, central line haul canceled the run, I get pushed onto a KC turn at 424 miles (loss of 25%) I am still making a good paycheck, we revamp the system and I get pushed onto a OKC turn at 322 miles (another 25% loss). Now with every change I have lost 25% of milage, I'm now up to a 50% loss in 6 months. My new run I start at 11pm and work the dock and city P and D when I get in. I'm tired of losing.


My wife are adopting a baby in July so making a switch now may not be the smartest move but, in the long run it would be better. If I can make the same amount of money working days at ESTES that I can after 7 years here working nights at Vitran. I am looking at the quality life come summer and long run situation. I have worked every postion at my terminal with the exception of TM. CIty,Line, Outbound, Inbound and City Dispatch. I have taken on extra duties at my postion by becoming the Line Driver trainer and Longer Combination Vehicle Trainer to help pad or better my postion. I can take all of that with me to include becoming a Federally certified LCV trainer.

I'm tired of losing. I'm tired of taking time away from my wife. I'm tired of working my ass off and still going no where. I'm tired of doing the right thing in the eyes of the company while inconveniencing myself in the long term and not even getting so much as a thank you in return.
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+10000 Nailed it bro!
 
Hey ranger, i felt the same as u are right now, i for one am 2nd to thebottom at upsfreight as when i wasat vitran i was number6 from the top. Im enjoying my new company as the new guy should. But after awhile i will get tired of working all these late afternoon hours n not seeing my kids but on only sunday. Life is alot differnt now that im not at vitran, sometimes the grass isnt greener on the otherside. But forme its as green as its guna get. And hopefully for u too ranger, funny thing is i was supposed to go n work for estes ,but estes told me in a month, (at beginning of the new yr), then ups freight was dropped in my lap. So i was outta vitran regardless. GOOD LUCK RANGER!!!!!!
 
Buckeyedriver7 said:
This place is being run just like Wonder/Hostess, right in the ground. I'd swear its being done on purpose. Everyone in management has their own agenda. There is no uniformity company wide. We have lost the customers confidence, and we're not getting it back. The customers are tired of the excuses. They are willing to pay more at another carrier knowing it will get there on time and in one piece. The other LTL carriers are licking their chops at yesterdays news.
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So, in a few words, you are saying it's being run by a bunch of Twinkies...:hysterical:
 
runawaytrain said:
Right now we are holding on but the future doesn't look bright. Nothing has changed enough to give us hope. We don't have the power to change things at the top. So just enjoy the ride. And if the time comes to leave just walk away and be glad we lasted as long as we did. In the LTL business it doesn't get any easier than Vitran. The ironic part of all this is that the FXF management team that was suppose to be our savior.....Appears to be our downfall. Pity.....Such a pity. The thought that they could turn this place into another OD was promising at first. But with the mounting losses it appears its just a matter of time that we must face the cold hard facts. It's hard to believe that we will be sustainable long term. I suppose it was just BLIND FAITH... Good day my Vitran Brothers....ENJOY THE RIDE. It can't last forever. Not the road we are going down...Its going to take a miracle to come out of this alive. I suppose it's possible but its going to be a long shot. :flame: Besides the introduction of technology and getting rid of Gaetz they should have left well enough alone in many cases.....Change just for the sake of change hasn't paid off....As a matter of fact it's cost us money. When was the last time we turned a profit? Yes you got to spend money to make money, but some of the things they have spent money on has not been worth it. They got rid of a lot of good people along the way, and its hard to recover from just that in itself. Way to much change in the sales force just for starters. And they have done nothing to address the OS&D issues....THAT IS DRAINING THIS COMPANY DRY !!
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Great post Train, very well said.
 
runawaytrain said:
Todays news changes nothing for me....I'm going to enjoy the ride until we crash and burn. I'm going down with the ship boys..... But this ride is almost over. And my bottle is empty. Time to start pounding the pavement to check my options because I don't think we have to long...H.E. how long do you think we got? Stunman do you think we will survive 2013?
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Train,

Good chance we will survive through this year and perhaps a short bit beyond that. Canada is no doubt going to spin us off and soon. We will be set up as a debt free stand alone and will instantly have to "pawn" our assets once again to borrow. Big question is, what banks are going to let us borrow using dumpy old terminals/properties as collateral? Big unknown there but no doubt we could borrow perhaps 10-20 million. But that money would get pissed away quickly, probably before end of 2013. Bottom line , once cash runs out, we are shut down and liquidated. So as goes, ANRAdvance, Preston, Crouse Cartage, Alvan, Parker Motor Freight, CF, Dugan, Foreway, Hover, Bender Louden, Interstate, PIE, NW Transport, St. Johnsberry, Mid-States, Spector, Helms, Transcon, Churchill, Hyman Freightways, and all the others. So will go Vitran Express.
 
Ballsout Ranger said:
Hopefully Monday morning at 10:30 am Mr.Estes says "your hired" to me. I held on as long as I can. I'm not mad or wishing ill will towards anyone or the company because, I do have people here that I do consider friends that really have no way out right now.
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so did u get hired at estes mr ranger?
 
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