At my location the liftgates are old and should be overhauled or replaced. The rust on them is incredible.One huge thing Jacobs is not doing is investing in equipment ! Our lift gates are so , so outdated . Tractors have high , high miles with many issues . Still running old junk Sterlings that look like sh*t , customers asking why are you running junk that looks like that ? Rusty wheels , broken Faron’s . This is the image you want our customers to see ? This is how we attract good drivers ? XPO is becoming a joke ! I do not see any other LTL in my area running junk like we have . Trailers are newer , liftgates are all new , most tractors are newer and look decent in customers eyes .
On the plus side there are no Sterlings on the property. As I stated in another post , tractors are being red tagged for money reasons not mechanical reasons. It only took since 2006? to phase out the Sterlings at my location.