Does anyone know?

[NO NECK]

Does anyone know what happened at Tristate? Losing a lot of trucks and losing loads. Seems like we went to the bottom of the Christmas card list at GM. Talked to my recruiter and some others but can't get a satisfactory answer. We're a team and can't get anything over 500 miles lately. Anyone who can give me a hint would be appreciated. Don't want to change companies, but..... Thanx.

No Neck :+

 

[davekc]

Here is what I heard. Not sure if it is true but the information seemed pretty reliable. We run team and have been staying pretty busy so far. Runs have been averaging in the 6 to 700 range. GM has decided to air frieght all single pallet loads @ $8.00 a pound. Secondly, all loads are posted on the internet so anyone can bid on them. Not sure how that will effect everyone as we have not had a GM load in several months. If you are running a van I would say you are on a sinking ship. I had heard they were telling van owners to move to a straight truck. That should tell the van owners something. We have considered moving to another company if things slow down. Considering C and M but they sit so much. Kind of watching things week to week. We are not married to any company, so they either have frieght or we move somewhere else.

 

[gambler]

dave...just a word to the wise the RECRUITERS always "recommend" a straight trk. and why wouldnt they...they're not PAYING for the truck. and if you go BROKE THEY dont care!! and they will still have you carrying mostly "b" freight anyways so it's win-win for the company and ??? for you the o/o ps. this isnt meant just at tri-state EVERYONE tries to do that. believe me ive seen to many people lose their trks,when they can no longer afford a h.h.g. load or an f.c.c. "discounted" customer at .75 mi

 

[davekc]

Gambler, you are correct. All companies would want straight trucks instead of vans. At tri-state the bulk of van loads are GM. With that out of the picture I would say they currently have way to many vans for the frieght. Any of these companies will be more accomadating to straight trucks and tractor trailers as they are alot tougher to recruit and retain. If I was running a van I would be looking for a larger vehicle or another job. Just my opinion of course.