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now we all know the health insurance increase and adjustments. what's next?
Man i wish i could predict the future because it would be really helpful now...If i knew for sure we were going to go out of business i would get through the holidays and start preparing for a job change. I would say i would quit but that would cause my loss of unemployment....Maybe i would try to get fired for some stupid mistakes, but not stupid enough to black ball myself...I want a break that unemployment would give me...Then as spring moves in and freight picks up i would hit a job search hot and heavy. Now if i knew we would survive this storm i would just stand pat and ride it out for a few years until im ready to retire. Not wise to change horses in the middle of the stream...It gets you wet and sometimes cold...Im not going to borrow trouble much anymore...Its possible we can survive...YRC did...so at this point its just a waiting game...But however 2013 turns out i will be ready...I wont be blindsided...I will stay optimistic..But wont be surprised if we go belly up...Its so easy to paint this picture of doom and gloom...But stranger things have happened...So lets just wait and see...
Man i wish i could predict the future because it would be really helpful now...If i knew for sure we were going to go out of business i would get through the holidays and start preparing for a job change. I would say i would quit but that would cause my loss of unemployment....Maybe i would try to get fired for some stupid mistakes, but not stupid enough to black ball myself...I want a break that unemployment would give me...Then as spring moves in and freight picks up i would hit a job search hot and heavy. Now if i knew we would survive this storm i would just stand pat and ride it out for a few years until im ready to retire. Not wise to change horses in the middle of the stream...It gets you wet and sometimes cold...Im not going to borrow trouble much anymore...Its possible we can survive...YRC did...so at this point its just a waiting game...But however 2013 turns out i will be ready...I wont be blindsided...I will stay optimistic..But wont be surprised if we go belly up...Its so easy to paint this picture of doom and gloom...But stranger things have happened...So lets just wait and see...
The more i think about it. It makes perfect sense.....Lots have been going on in Dallas and Houston...With the SW Vice president quiting..and the freight volume dropping off rapidly....They are phasing out Texas....So much has been going on in Dallas and Houston behind the scenes ...it truly makes perfect sense...The VP must have seen the writing on the wall...But im so ready to start over...I so ready to draw unemployment and take a break for awhile. It will probley happen around the first of the year...The North will benefit because they will move all these new tractors and trailers up north. Density is truly a problem in Tx....You would really have to live here to understand that. Regional carriers such as Central freight have about 20 terminals here, we have 2..San Antonio doesnt count because they have about 5 drivers...Guys log on to Central Freight Lines, Inc. and look at there system...maybe then you can understand. And "ltl is great" said USF Bestway was still in business in tx....They are not..They shut down many years ago...Making his point even more true...So guys i wish you the best...Because i think we are history after the 1st of the year. Check out line #8 on this thread by "ltl is great" to get a better perspective on this subject
i'm paying 135.00 a week for insurance for my family of 4 when i started here 11 years ago it was 39 bucks. go figure
Vitran's Dallas Operation has been more of a delivery hub than a pickup area. The fact that they have so very few swap locations and their multiple bill pickups just aren't there anymore. Dallas will probably stay in play as the metroplex is such a huge player commercially. Chris's operation was the same then as it is now. Still making money just not as much as the big boys.
They wont mess with that...When they shut down the Southwest that will have plenty of capital to play with...Well....not plenty...but at least they will be sustainable...do you think they'll tinker with overtime or vacation?