TForce | What should overnite thread be called?

UPSF affairs is none of my business, but if I had to take a guess at it, I would guess that yo people will make more money than ever and you are sitting pretty in this situation... Plus you now have much better job security and a owner with very deep pockets
 
hugnlug said:
If I never saw "O" before, and got a look at the equipment and facilities, I'd say that Brown threw out a life raft. Otherwise I don't think this ship would have gone another few years. Just look at the stock before the buyout. All the other carriers were gaining in shares and price and ours dropping like a fast potatoe. Now on a different note, I also believe this is exactly what UPS wanted. A carrier who owned most of their properties and equipment, regardless of condition. Who's workforce had seen many labor issues, including strikes and still hung in there. If you think about it, they made out like bandits in property alone. Nevermind getting a weather tested, loyal workforce who is grateful to have this opporntunity. What ever the future may bring, I like my new ship. :party-smiley-017:
COULD'NT AGREE WITH YOU MORE,BROTHER,THE A**HOLES SUPPOSEDLY SPENT 100MILLION TO FIGHT US,AND OUR ORGANIZING EFFORTS,WHEN THEY COULD HAVE SIGNED A CONTRACT,HAD LABOR PEACE,AND MADE EVEN MORE PROFITS TO PUT INTO TERMINALS/EQUIPMENT,OOPS,FORGOT:duh: ,IT WOULD HAVE FOUND IT'S WAY INTO LEO AND COHORTS POCKETS,AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING MANY OF US WANTED/NEEDED,REAL RESPECT,PROTECTION,WORKRULES,PENSIONS,HEALTH &WELFARE,AND A VOICE
 
SURE DON'T MIS THE BLUE&GREY,OR THE NAME OVERNITE(WHAT A JOKE,OVERNITE,SOMETIME NEXT MONTH)OR THE LAZY ,LAIDBACKSLUG BILLYBOB MENTALITY:nutkick: ,WHICH YOU CAN,AND WILL BE ASSURED,AND RE-ASSURED,WON'T &CAN'T BE TOLERATED AT BROWN FREIGHT SYSTEMS,AND SHOULD'NT BE.:tribehasspoken: TIME TO REALY SEE WHAT HOTSHOTS:biglaugh: THESE SLOW MOVING'GOOD'OLE BOYS' REALY ARE,AND PROVE THEIR WORTH,THE UPS WAY.:biglaugh:
 
hugnlug said:
If I never saw "O" before, and got a look at the equipment and facilities, I'd say that Brown threw out a life raft. Otherwise I don't think this ship would have gone another few years. Just look at the stock before the buyout. All the other carriers were gaining in shares and price and ours dropping like a fast potatoe. Now on a different note, I also believe this is exactly what UPS wanted. A carrier who owned most of their properties and equipment, regardless of condition. Who's workforce had seen many labor issues, including strikes and still hung in there. If you think about it, they made out like bandits in property alone. Nevermind getting a weather tested, loyal workforce who is grateful to have this opporntunity. What ever the future may bring, I like my new ship. :party-smiley-017:
THE UPS NAME LEND S/GIVES, ALOT OF WEIGHT,AND WITH IT,ALOT OF$$$$$$$$$$$,TIME FOR ALL OF US TO REALLY GET WHATS RIGHT FOR US,OUR FAMILIES:bgroovy: :tribehasspoken:BRING IN THE HORSES!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (HEY BUDDY,IF YOU WANT MY OPINION,YOUR IN THE WRONG BUSINESS)MR.MAJESTYK.
 
:biglaugh: just think,if they bought watkins,merged em all toghether,we could call it woops:biglaugh: reminds me of what one old driver who retired from red star said,rumor 30 years ago about st.johnsbury,red star,and a company called raz all merging toghether,and called -red -raz-bury:biglaugh:
 
I worked for ST.Johnsbury for awhile about 20 years ago.
We called them Saint Jay.
Over the years of working for Overnite,sometimes customers I delivered to asked how did they come up with their name?
Than they would say that it should be called Overweek,for their slow service.

Hey you can never please every customer I don't care who runs their freight down the road some, people can't be pleased.

"May the Lord direct your path it works for me.
 
Apostolic said:
I worked for ST.Johnsbury for awhile about 20 years ago.
We called them Saint Jay.
Over the years of working for Overnite,sometimes customers I delivered to asked how did they come up with their name?
Than they would say that it should be called Overweek,for their slow service.

Hey you can never please every customer I don't care who runs their freight down the road some, people can't be pleased.

"May the Lord direct your path it works for me.
heard the same thing alot from customers,sad,but true:duh: ,know what you call an empty trailer?'a load of dispatcher brains':biglaugh:
 
Apostolic said:
I worked for ST.Johnsbury for awhile about 20 years ago.
We called them Saint Jay.
Over the years of working for Overnite,sometimes customers I delivered to asked how did they come up with their name?
Than they would say that it should be called Overweek,for their slow service.

Hey you can never please every customer I don't care who runs their freight down the road some, people can't be pleased.

"May the Lord direct your path it works for me.
APOSTOLIC,WHO DID YOU WORK FOR YEARS AGO,BESIDES ST.J,JUST CURIOUS?
 
Started non-union after dropping out of school,at age 17.
First job was garbage truck route $ 42.00 a week cash.
Than worked in a warehouse unloading trucks till noon,than loaded a truck and delivered a route untill late at night.$ 1.45 an hour straight time.
Gov. didn't have hours of service back then.
After a year I got a $.05 raise.
I said bye bye.
Than
two plumbing,and heating warehouse,and delivery jobs,all non-union.


Early 60's I got my first union job Eazor Express $3.30 per hour time,and a half after 8 hrs.
They merged with Daniels Motor Lines, dove tailing senority.
Big mistake there was a wild cat strike,cut tires, shooting into trailers,and burning a terminal in P.A.

Than onto St.Johnsbury.
Fired for a mega accident.
Went to Halls Motor Transit.
Till they closed the doors mid 80's
Worked as a spare for 11 union companies,untill a no fault accident,that I ran up against no representation from my local Teamster business agent.
I was running into the old age issue.
Younger drivers were getting work over me even though I was a smarter worker,I knew all the routes,and could handle freight better.
But the union companies wanted the younger ones .
Overnite didn't want me for all the union yrs. I had.
But my pastor had the church pray for me to get hired on.
With in a week I was hired even though the TM said he didn't know why he was putting me on.
I say thank God, Overnite has been the best driving job I've ever had.

"May the Lord direct your path it works for me"
 
falcon465 said:
I agree with you. I like my new ship also. I think that in the future in order to make it you are either going to be huge......or gone. I'd say since we are now part of the largest tranportation company in the world things are looking up. I'm just looking to do my part to get it to "the best of the best"....:cool:
I got to take a ship!!!!
 
Rebel said:
As so many people have said, "Overnite will be no longer after May 1st." So I suggest we move the Overnite name to the "gone but not forgotten" section.
agreed,after all,it's official,we are upsf now,would'nt make much sense to still call our thread overnite,would it?:tribehasspoken: :smilie_132: :wavey: :cool:
 
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