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ABF | Coo Inc at 042,and Lancaster!

Gideon129 said:
042 city is moving to its on building a few miles away and will get its own terminal number.
Lancaster PA is closing Its doors because the owner don't want to renew our lease.
The territory is being split between the new eol that's breaking off of 042,reading PA, and Chester PA.
CDL qualified guys from 042 and Lancaster can choose to go to the new barn and dovetail in when they do the move.
Guys that decide to go after the move day will end tail.
Supposedly it's happening end of February.
Abf bought the Old nemf barn in camp hill, they said was 87 doors
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Heard they are having trouble getting people people to jump to the new city operation. Someone said they purchased land & may build a new terminal?
 
GO40 said:
Heard they are having trouble getting people people to jump to the new city operation. Someone said they purchased land & may build a new terminal?
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They've been look for land to build a bigger DC, but can't find it cheap enough.
The hearing for the coo isn't for another week or so.
If they get their way and it ends up a separate terminal they have mabey 5 guys that will go from 042,and they said they expect 5 max from Lancaster to come up.
So it's going to be severely understaffed.
However, if they keep it as 042 they will have plenty of drivers to staff it.
 
2 months in and the new 269 barn is functioning, but we're about 10-12 guys short.
So they have scabs delivering city freight till they can hire enough people.
Every day there's between 8 and 12 straight trucks that show up depending on the volume for the day that we load after our guys are loaded.
Were keeping current somehow.

They hired one guy that started Monday, and another road tested today.
Were starting to think that's the whole reason for the change, they got the city driver cost off of 042's books, and were able to get scabs in to do the work.
Not sure how it's saving them anything though, the scabs are getting 1000.00 flat rate a day.
But I'm sure not insuring, paying benifits and payroll to 10 drivers adds up.
We filed multiple grievances, the result is every cdl guy hired through 042 that don't want to be a road driver is being pushed to 269 per the regional hiring chick that's based at 042.
Starting at top rate, no probation, and 10 grand up front.
For a new guy it's a good deal, no forced weekends, no weekend bids,no call board so they get a bid as soon as they're finished training.
Third shift dock is 10 pm Sunday-midnight Monday toThursday
Second shift dock is scattered 11 am to 3pm.
The city driving bids start at 4am to 830 am
 
Gideon129 said:
2 months in and the new 269 barn is functioning, but we're about 10-12 guys short.
So they have scabs delivering city freight till they can hire enough people.
Every day there's between 8 and 12 straight trucks that show up depending on the volume for the day that we load after our guys are loaded.
Were keeping current somehow.

They hired one guy that started Monday, and another road tested today.
Were starting to think that's the whole reason for the change, they got the city driver cost off of 042's books, and were able to get scabs in to do the work.
Not sure how it's saving them anything though, the scabs are getting 1000.00 flat rate a day.
But I'm sure not insuring, paying benifits and payroll to 10 drivers adds up.
We filed multiple grievances, the result is every cdl guy hired through 042 that don't want to be a road driver is being pushed to 269 per the regional hiring chick that's based at 042.
Starting at top rate, no probation, and 10 grand up front.
For a new guy it's a good deal, no forced weekends, no weekend bids,no call board so they get a bid as soon as they're finished training.
Third shift dock is 10 pm Sunday-midnight Monday toThursday
Second shift dock is scattered 11 am to 3pm.
The city driving bids start at 4am to 830 am
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Any road operation? Or does 042 cover that....
 
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