Wow. Lots of ass-hattery in this thread...
Conway gets massive raise to .60 per mile and no increase in insurance prices.
How much is their insurance?? Yes our insurance costs more now, but who's to say it didn't go up to a level that ConWay has been paying all along? I have a feeling you have no idea what they're paying to make a fair comparison.
Conway also turning their trucks back up to 65.
Who cares??
Fedex making about .60 per mile with cheaper insurance.
Yes they make more. And if their insurance is cheaper (AND better), then I'm happy for them.
Fedex also gets a company pension on top of their 401k.
And they also seem to like laying drivers off....so what's your point? I'll take job stability and a good company over a pension any day of the week.
Fedex trucks run circles around sefl.
The newest crop of FedEx KWs that are running down in LA and TX go about 1mph slower than our trucks. Not sure if they're turning them all back, but the new ones aren't running circles around anything. And even if they were....once again...who cares?
SAIA making roughly .56 per mile with FREE insurance after 10 years of service.
Doesn't sound like a bad deal....if you put up with their crap for 10 years.
UPS freight making .66 per mile and family insurance at roughly 50 dollars per week.
Sounds like a sweet deal. But for me personally, I like the culture and environment at SEFL. Not something I'm willing to trade for an additional 8cpm.
The big RED and BLACK at 56 per mile and massive increases in health insurance.
Also "massive increases" in business, service centers, stability and employees (of which none were laid off). Get the big picture dude.
SEFL has cut the guts out of the trucks and still turning the fuel pedal down to 63 and cruise will be on 65.
No idea what you're talking about here. My truck runs the same speed it always has. However, if they're beginning to turn them down, I wasn't aware, and can't say I care too much.
SEFL may want to stop wondering who is transferring to Kentucky and start thinking about who is looking for a job.
The line of people trying to get hired here isn't getting any shorter. Maybe when that begins to happen, they'll address your insignificant concern.
We keep falling farther and farther behind.
Behind? According to who? And according to what criteria? Lol, put down your crack pipe fella.
Ask your T.M. and he will tell you those other companies are not making money.
I don't have to ask my terminal manager. We exist in the information era. The fact that you're asking those questions to a terminal manager instead of going straight to the source more than likely validates my suspicion that you know very little of what you're talking about, as your post reflects.
Think about that.
If you owned a business not making money would you still be in business?
Businesses can exist a very long time operating in a deficit. You would do well to read a few books on economics and business management. Buyouts are usually the most common way to address the issue of financial woes. Maybe you've heard of a company called YRC? They are a prime example of such practices. Then again, according to you, they should be making money hand over fist....ya know, since they're "in business."