SAIA | Bye bye Starbucks?

[NadaTrucker]

Rumor is Starbucks is gone. True?

 

[gearraker]

Bye

 

[Deleted member 5115]

If you were delivering to the stores you should be rejoicing, those types of deliveries aren't worth having.

 

[gearraker]

My barn quit doing them 2 yrs ago...we thru a party

 

[Deleted member 5115]

My barn quit doing them 2 yrs ago...we thru a party

They should throw a party, video tape it and post it on YouTube.

 

[Double Nickle]

They should throw a party, video tape it and post it on YouTube.

And send a copy to Starbucks.

 

[Bastardly]

Good riddance - I have hated them ever since I ended up shutting down the highway pulling a fully loaded set of their's... 60+ bills at a whole 3500 lbs per trailer - sure it was snowing pretty bad & icy as all hell not to mention the two lane road, but that is besides the point.

honestly there bulk shipments I don't mind at all, it is all those small 1&2 box orders that as a line driver I don't even know if we pull anymore.


Don't get me wrong, I completely understand that is it large accounts like this that keep us employed & though they may be a PITA if they put it I'm my trailer - I'm gonna pull it

 

[bigbuck]

As of the date I left Saia, Starbucks was around 18,000 bills per week. If Saia says bye-bye, what is the plan to replace that business? Could be layoffs. Be careful what you wish for.

 

[runawaytrain]

As of the date I left Saia, Starbucks was around 18,000 bills per week. If Saia says bye-bye, what is the plan to replace that business? Could be layoffs. Be careful what you wish for.

I say it's just a rumor. I don't believe it. I will see tomorrow. That would be like losing ULINE. It would be a huge loss.

 

[bigbuck]

I know in the past, when It went 3PL and Estes got it, Saia was freaking out and did something, because they got it back. Personally, I think there are better ways to make money.

 

[Deleted member 5115]

I love it when those who don't have to deliver the garbage are all for keeping it.

 

[dnr1262]

AAA Cooper!

 

[Dracula]

O'Dell and his management team seem to have a pretty good idea on what kind of freight they want to carry and at what price. In my opinion, it's possible that they staked out a price line, that they were comfortable with even if that meant losing the business, Starbuck's moved on and that's that.

 

[gearraker]

Half of the company has not done it in a couple yrs...lanes we are out of balance in they have been pricing us out of the business..this came from a vp

 

[PistonRing83]

That's one thing about this place that made me hate running city. They haul quite a bit of garbage freight.

 

[gearraker]

I have not used my 2 wheeler in 2 weeks...i love it

 

[runawaytrain]

Still picking up Starbucks in Texas and Tennessee. Not sure about other states and not sure if it's only until the contract expires.

 

[conartist]

CGO region is still doing starbucks.. We probably dont want to price ourselves out of it because most of our terminals inbound:outbound ratio are on the low side..

 

[gearraker]

None except the grocery stores wich are all dock pull offs in the cin region