I see there is another thread containing the loss of co. picnics and such. I can live with that. What else is losable and livable? How much could we save if we did our own laundry? Buy every employee 6 uniforms and they will be responsible to clean them? I know the race truck will come up but that's been beat to death. In other threads Someone mentioned the Mile marker, Someone mentioned company cars. Let's be constructive and see if there is money to be saved by having an input as too what we give up. Press on
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Cut more middle management. You cant tell me there are some people over in the G.O. buildings that do little or no work and get away with it.
Don't know about your place, but, here in the West, we already do the uniform thing. They bought us six sets, and we clean them ourselves. We haven't had, Uniform Service, in a very, very long time.
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We still have laundry service in the old conway central...
Wow......Western did away with that, probably 8-9 yrs ago. We have been cleaning our own for that time. We each got 6 sets to start, and we are "supposed" to get three replacement sets, each year on our anniversary date (hasn't happened lately, but I guess when the original issue gets ratty enough maybe then)....
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I wash my own uniforms anyhow .. I did use laundry but the uniforms would come back as stiff as a Viagra erection. They were very uncomfortable to wear.
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Eliminating Laundry service would be a start. I am not sure how much it would save but it would be a start.
I also feel linehaul coordinators should be held liable for useless vias .. ie sending two guys for the same trailer. I could come up with a few different scenarios for useless vias but I am sure you guys get the point.
I also feel linehaul coordinators should be held liable for useless vias .. ie sending two guys for the same trailer. I could come up with a few different scenarios for useless vias but I am sure you guys get the point.
How about reducing the number of Directors on the Board. (Con-way's Board of Directors) In 2007 there were 13 directors and the average compensation for them was $196,370. Not sure what the 2008 figures are. I'm sure we could get the same results from a Board with 5 or 7 members.
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dump Dave M
JustaDriver
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I am SURE the ALL the EMPLOYEES/STOCKHOLDERS
voted on the issue regarding the board members
the last time they were AFFORDED the opprtunity .
Of course if I am WRONG , I am SURE someone
voted their PROXY in their BEST INTREST .
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Laundry would probaly save a little.I always wondered if it wouldn't be cheaper to use Natural gas on towmotors rather than propane.Leveling out the payscale would save a lot.The dude that said haveing a seprate dumpster for wood is a good idea.If they can subsidise the 401 k with company stock would save money.Run a few more linehaul guys would actually probaly save money.If one piece of freight depending what it is,gets damaged, could eat up the profit.Coffe does save quite a bit.Its already be done at some service centers.Well trained leadmen would be a valueable asset now and in the future ,that would cut quite a bit(costing FOS jobs though).Try to deliver more freight in the early A.M. Would cut time in traffic plus waiting to get unloaded on count of other carriers being there.Also compareing rates on all of there phone internet services to get better rates. Company functions would probaly save a little.
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The bottom line right now is, well, the bottom line....all ideas and suggestions warrant consideration...everyone needs to be prepared to sacrifice on one level or another..
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This would seem strange in that " WE " are
supposed to be one company .
Perhaps " WE " may also want to offer the
suggestion to eliminate the $ .25 hr. or
$ .01 per mile " safety bonus " .
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Would it? We have pretty good workers up here. Do you think we would all be inclined to do the same amount of work in the same amount of time at a lesser pay rate?
It might save a little cash in the short-term which is bad news for us being a public company. The higher-ups are under pressure to post good numbers quarterly to satisfy shareholders - which intern will lead to them making short term decisions that will have a long term negative effect. They talk about all of the recent changes making us stronger in the long-term, but in my view most were an attempt for quick money to improve our short-term cash position. As this continues in an effort to satisfy the almighty board of directors, they will continue to erode the basic building block of the company - good people and service.
This is why I contend Con-way is at a huge long-term disadvantage to Estes. Estes is not publically traded so there is no need for them to make these knee-jerk quick cash moves to satisfy shareholders. The Big E can simply go about their business with long-term financial goals in mind with no pressure to post good numbers every quarter so they do not get sidetracked from the long-term plan.
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Especially as compared to the PAST at CNW when times were really , really , REALLY BAD .
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Do you really believe that pulling safety incentives is the right way to go..?? Have you ever looked at a report that tells an SCM what each accident costs the service center, big or small..?? It would make your skin crawl...same thing with the most minor of injuries...the cost is astronomical...
I agree with Obama on very little, but health care reform of some kind is needed asap...the costs to companies is spiraling so far out of control it isn't funny...
It costs Con-way 1800.00 a month for the current benefits package, per employee...assuming there are still roughly 14,000 of us left, that is a monthly cost of 25 million dollars..!!!! That's 300 million dollars annually for peace of mind.. Just curious, and maybe this would make a great poll here on these boards, when was the last time you went to the doctor for something other than your DOT physical..?? 6 months ago, a year ago, 5 years ago..?? 3 times a month..??
At 21K annually per employee, for someone who goes very little, if at all, can we talk about waste and making an insurance company very very rich..??
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Laundry is an interesting topic and is easy for those that don't use it to easily give it up. At my house, it saves money and time because I do use it. Is it one of our "benefits"?
If so, then it could also be termed as compensation. So what's the difference to me if they cut my wages, eliminate the laundry service, or assess for increased health care costs? It all comes out of my same pot. Perhaps we DSRs should all do our part for the company and chip in for fuel. I'd say 2 cents a mile ought to do.....to start with. Also up for possible consideration is a workplace parking surcharge for our cars.
Whatever they do will simply be more of the decade old same, except with new and improved, timely justification.
There are a lot of us that are healthy and don't need the deteriorated Medco prescription plan so maybe that can disappear too.