only crap loads the last 2 weeks with panther

**hondaking38** · 03-15-2006, 08:57 AM

only have had small crap loads with panther the last 2 weeks, however been on the phone with them twice where they offer nice loads, all of a sudden they say, load has cancelled..personally i dont believe a bit of it....just my 2 cents worth

**targuard86** · 03-15-2006, 08:57 AM

What do you think happened to the loads? Do you not think that if their was some grand conspiracy to keep you from getting good loads that they would take 30 extra seconds and see who they actually wanted to give the load to and not even call you?

Loads cancel, thatâ€™s just the way it is. Many times companies will call a large but expensive expediting company to confirm they can move the freight then, knowing they have a back-up, start trying to move it cheaper. I'm not going to debate if thatâ€™s right or wrong but it happens.

**dhalltoyo** · 03-15-2006, 10:35 AM

Maybe you should consider a different organization.

If you are a C or D unit owner/operator drop me an email.

**Vanterprise** · 03-15-2006, 12:04 PM

You are not the only one , it happend to me too.It is strange because nobody complains about the business with Panther these days.Its almost april and is very very slow.Maybe only for the one van owner , fleet owners might have "connections". ??? !!!You get a 100 miles load and then you wait another 3 days for a load, when you refuse the load they are asking you why???????

**hondaking38** · 03-15-2006, 01:57 PM

i guess i should have rephrased it above, if you have ever read my previous posts you would see that i post the great miles i get per week when i get them, so i decided, since ive posted the best and glorified it, that i would post the crapp along with it....

**davekc** · 03-15-2006, 01:59 PM

Panther has been pretty busy for us with a few slow spots in certain areas. If you are consistently slow I would guess you are in a van.
Not alot of van freight out there right now.

Davekc
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21 years
PantherII
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**younglobo** · 03-15-2006, 02:05 PM

Seems slow for everyone lately , I dispatch and drive for my Co. and by looking at web sites and emails ect. I know alot of companies are geting the same load from 1 shipper said shipper then uses the companie that jumps first or is the cheapest and that is why loads get canceled just the nature of the beast happent to me 2 times yesterday alone.They all know it is our slow period of the year and they are taking advantage simple supply vs. demand.

**garman351** · 03-15-2006, 02:20 PM

Keep in mind working with Panther as we have discovered, July is a slow month, January & February are very slow and you need to stock pile your money for when Dec-20th hits until March first you will do more deadheading and reduced runs and more lost time than what it is worth!

Every Company has business cycles that is just the way it is. The trick is to know ahead of time when that happens.

Also it will take a new driver or team a great deal of time to discover where to go and not to go to be stuck in a area that you will sit for day's only to discover you should of deadheaded out of there days before. Also before excepting an load offer how much is it going to cost out of your pocket & time to move into a good area.

Our team has been very busy with a lot of good runs since March-1st.
And we are not related or have any inside connections to anybody inside of Panther. Also keep in mind with the 50% buy out from Panther I have heard you cannot work for Panther and have trucks in the fleet. (No conflict of interest) It's a new policy.

Garman

**kwexpress** · 03-15-2006, 02:42 PM

KW Express
o/o till i die

loads do cancel even with the small companies.

whats bad is when they book your truck a week in advance and you hop around on short runs all week to stay in the general area for that big one and they dont call you till the day of the pick up to cancel.

it happens on both sides of the fence just stick around it gets better.

I have noticed con-way cargo van loads picking up a bit.
but most of them over the last week have also been short hops

and the comment about fleet owners having contacts.
why do you think they have them?because they ride out the good and the bad

**unorthodoxneon** · 03-15-2006, 08:26 PM

In the Metro Detroit area i have noticed a few trucks that have been siting up in parking lots and such for a few days. The main 2 that i see sitting for extended periods of time is Express-1 and Panther-II.

**bryan** · 03-16-2006, 09:30 AM

HI
Thanks Honda for posting that. It gives newbees a truer understanding of the business.It also helps the guys who are sitting because then they are not second guessing themselfs."am I in the wrong area,did I make somebody mad,or my favorite one is they just don't like me and their loading around me.Nope the truth is some months are money makers and some months are back breakers.

You just have to budget for these ups and downs.These slow months can be a blessing if you have planned for them.Gives me a chance to catch up with all that stuff I postponed because it was busy.(taxes, homerepairs,and spring cleaning)So hang tough it will get better or at least it always has in the past.Good luck everybody!

**OntarioVanMan** · 03-16-2006, 10:01 AM

>In the Metro Detroit area i have noticed a few trucks that
>have been siting up in parking lots and such for a few days.
>The main 2 that i see sitting for extended periods of time
>is Express-1 and Panther-II.

I talked with some of these guys and they are like 20th and 25th!!!
We're in ILL. and run 2 P2's(conracted out) in a row now...seems everyone is over in Detroit!!!

**babs3361** · 03-16-2006, 10:45 AM

Yes it is the season for slow. As said before you have to plan for this time of year. Sometimes you will talk to a driver and they are running there butt off, the reason for this is most likley that they were in the right place at the right time. We have been there too. So if you are new hang in there it will get better and plan for July, and next Jan, Feb, and March.:-( :-) ;-) :D

**pantherii** · 03-16-2006, 05:46 PM

Its been pretty busy for us, were in a straight truck
2 weeks ago we had 3100 loaded miles
last week was 2500
and so far this week we have 2700

**creekindian33** · 03-17-2006, 04:48 AM

thats panther for u if u r new thell treat u like a king for abought 3 mns if u have more then 5 trucks they treat u farly decent but if u only have one u better get out now there r to many smaller companies out there that will trat u much better everybody has there slow times but panther has been the worst in favortism plus there dispatch only care abought themselves i moved all my trucks last year an \dont regreat the move good luck:+