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Dave, I agree. They may want to expand the brokerage and truck load side. I,m not so sure they needed the cash as much as they didn't realize the profits from the expedite segment of the industry. They may be player in the future though.

Dave, Brokerage is not Con-Way's core business. LTL freight is. Con-Way did not buy out C.F. Consolidated Freight gave birth to Con-Way in 1983. When the 3 Con-Way regional LTLs out performed C.F. C.F. was spun off on its own. When it closed C.F. had no connection to Con-Way (CNF) other...

Mr. Mayfield, I would have to say that YOU are wrong on this one. Where was it reported that Con-Way was in bankrupcy court? Con-Way is a Wall Street darling as far as transportation companies. Con-Way stock is trading at about $55.00 a share. Sale of the expedite component will probably...

Turtle, Call Con-Way's dispatch 1-800-808-2446 this will kick you into Panther's dispatch. They will want your name, address and phone number. They will send either by mail or fax a package of information. Also your QC should be under Panther conrtol. Bring up macro 25. Power to the people...

All Con-Way contractors have a choice of switching over to Panther or signing on with another carrier. To Con-Way's credit every O/O that signs with Panther will be paid $1000.00. That money is coming from Con-Way not Panther. As it was explained to me by a Con-Way V.P and a Panther rep there...

Turtle, Good idea buying the gloves. Did you find any of those tight crotch Eldridge Clever pants in Davenport? How about Peoria? POWER TO THE PEOPLE,DOWN WIT DA MAN, FREE BOBBY, RUN FOREST RUN.

I've been with Con-Way a little over 9 years. It is the only expedite company I have worked for. I don't know much about Panther, other than what I read here. Is Panther connected to the Panther group from California? The one started by Huey "Fig" Newton, Bobby "Safety" Seale and Eldridge...

Turtle, Nice looking Sprinter. The new signage looks great. Good thing you took photos. I noticed they didn't give you new door signs with the new d.o.t. numbers. Was there a reason for that.

You aren't missing anything. It was a corporate decision to change the name. Con-Way Now or Con-Way Expedite is or was just one of many companies under the Con-Way corporate umbrella. All were effected by the name change. But this one got sold.

I just got THE PHONE CALL. Guess I'm getting cats on the side of my van. And I was looking forward to the new Con-Way colors. So it goes. Two wrongs don't make a right, but four cats do?

I have a hunch that back in May 2003 you weren't very happy paying $1.359 per gallon. It sure seems like a deal now though.

Jack, Not sure what you need the extra foot or two for coming off the deck. I see many step decks with a device that supports the load at the same height as the upper deck. I don't know what they are called, but I will try to describe one. Picture a box beam. Let's say 2 pieces of steel or...

Wow! What a mess. An RGN heavy haul trailer ain't cheap either. The tractor must have sustained some damage also.

Governors on trucks going into Canada? I get this mental image of Greg running over to Lansing and hauling what's her name out of the mansion and strapping her to the roof of his van. He would then have a governor on his truck. Take her to Sudbury buddy.

RE: PANTHER2 EXPLOSION IN NORMAL ILL .......... W Hawk, That was very effing funny! Thanks for the laughs!

Cheri, The phone numbers on your door should be individual decals. A little patience, a finger nail and some Goo Gone should end the calls. Only someone with a legitimate complaint would bother to look up the company number and call. Yeah, I got called on once by a trucker who was talking...

Walter Mondale (Jimmy Carter's V.P) said that the U.S. should have launched a pre-emptive strike against North Korea prior to their missle test. WOW!

When I worked LTL I often picked up at major hair care products plant. They had about 10 shipping docks inside the building. On occasion I would be dispatched with a set of doubles. Upon arrival I would break the set and spot each trailer in a dock. Usually side by side. One day after the lead...

DOT requires you be 21 or older to drive interstate and 18 or older to drive intrastate. As mentioned above most companies set a minimum age of 23.

Cheri, Is this the same safety department that sent me IFTA decals? When I called and questioned this I was told if they sent it, I need it. So I put the decals on and two days later got a QC message that it was a mistake and to return the decals.