Thank you so very much Phil and others for your vain attempts to discredit me.
It is was to be expected and EO the clique responded in kind.
Let's see, I guess I am simply stupid for even remotely thinking I could post my opinions on EO without the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful clique flexing their collective wisdom and proving once again that it is only their views that are credible. From your responses the casual observer would think you are clairvoyant. What am I doing right now? Wrong. I am drinking coffee. Yuck. Yuck.
Meds? My bouts with sleep apnea and high blood pressure are over. I lost weight and started exercising, so no need for any medications. Of course, the inner sanctum will now ask for photos and a statement from my physician; failure to produce such will result in more personal attacks. Shame on me? I trow not. It is shame on you and your arrogance. Phil, at least I did not threaten EO with a lawsuit to get my way, but you did.
I saved my posts from John regarding our Facebook exchange. FYI, FB has morphed into something much more than a social network to tell all your friends that you are shopping at Walmart. It has become a place to voice opinions and ideas. I was concerned when I began to post on FB; concerned that my fellow FB friends would not endure me because they wanted their own ideas reinforced rather than examined or challenged. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered vast numbers of readers who were excited about the prospect of being made to think, even if they did not always agree with me. And so my readers and I have created an environment where we love each other not because we agree all the time, but because we enjoy the experience of talking it over together. Every day we collaborate to show that communication, like a good relationship, is not something to be purchased or rejected, but something to be enjoyed together. Unfortunately, I and others could never find that on EO. When you challenge the old guard on EO they are offended because they allow pride to get in the way of open communication.
I met John at EO 2009. I explained to him that I wanted to establish a small carrier relationship with Load 1, but no one at their offices would respond to my requests. He seem disinterested, but he gave me a business card and wrote a name on the back of the card. He instructed me to call that person and assured me they would respond to my inquiry. Again, no response. OK. No problem we just move on. A few months later, 60mph and myself began to bid on their posted loads. We never got the first load, so we began to call them Load None. In fact, just to test them, we lowered our bids to rates that would have been a "break even" scenario for us. Still no loads awarded. No problem; we just don't run cheap freight. I even contacted John and asked him why we could not secure the first bid from Load 1 and all i got was a lot of company double speak. Again, no problem. It is a free country. Well, maybe.
And for all you professional expediters that don't think 53' footers take expedite loads, wake up because you are asleep at the wheel. I always asked the consignee if they had any freight that needed to be shipped now. Many times the dock supervisor would tell me, "Yes, but we are going to set those pallets on the back of that 53' footer because it is going right past the delivery point." But again, I guess I will have to produce recordings that attest to that fact so as to avoid being pummeled by the clique.
Enemy, to be very honest with you I never spent much time around TS corporate so I can only remember a few company owned trailers that they leased to those who owned tractors. If TS had company trucks when we were leased to them, I was unaware. Rogers Andrews has known me for 15 years and he works there, I am certain he would tell you that I never spoke of company owned trucks nor did I post on EO about TS company owned trucks.
Dale...I hold no grudges toward you. I wish you would show me the same courtesy. It is called grace.In the not to distant past the clique lambasted me for my comments regarding Express1. I worked with Express 1 and they were nice folks, but we disagreed on some of their policies. I cancelled my lease and moved on. But when folks on EO asked me why I left I told them. You ask a question, you get an answer. If you do not like the answer, disregard it; what is the problem? At that time many in the clique were leased to Express 1. Then they jumped ship and moved over to Load 1. So for now Load 1 is the favorite child in the world of lease O/O's. And in a few years it will be somebody else. Phil was the poster child and promo boy for FedEx, now he is at Landstar. Get the point? Enough said?
Turtle just so know, I loved Panther as a small carrier. They were extremely fair and reasonable. In fact, 50%+ of my revenues came from them. Thank you for providing me the opportunity to cover their loads in your absence.
I will try my best NOT to waste time here after this post. Maybe an occasional visit to the loading dock. I will respond to the PM's sent to me and to those of you that have my email address.
Time to secure the boat. It is the rainy season here. For any drivers who want a super vacation, I will be glad to assist you with coming to the Philippines. Keep in mind that I am a drug crazed nut that knows nothing about business. Hahahaha. But if you like, you can visit my travel agencies on FB. Seabourn Tours, El Nido Tours and Island Cruise Tours. There are actual testimonies from guests that should dispel any negative attacks from the EO clique. And if you come, I will treat you to an island hopping tour and a BBQ lunch.
Take care and God Bless.
Is the Company going to stay in business with the drastic reduction in the fleet size?
