Comments on: Trucking, A Myth/Mistery http://www.mrambler.com/blog/2006/06/03/trucking-a-mythmistery/ We are community ramblings. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.J. http://www.mrambler.com/blog/2006/06/03/trucking-a-mythmistery/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 J.J. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:36:17 +0000 http://www.mrambler.com/blog/?p=258#comment-2213 Anon: I am not familiar with that term, I am assuming that it is probably associated with the hauling of produce or food the 1 part of the industry that I am not real up on. Deregulation both helped and hurt independents, It allowed them to get their own authority and haul the loads for them self Basically taking the middleman out of the equation, but they now have to compete with the big companies who can charge lesser rates because they get better fuel prices better rates on insurance you know the whole volume thing. John Doe Trucking cannot haul a load for as little as J.B. Hunt. Your uncle was right. Now days I am probably more afraid of the other truck drivers than I am of the 4 wheelers. Anon: I am not familiar with that term, I am assuming that it is probably associated with the hauling of produce or food the 1 part of the industry that I am not real up on.
Deregulation both helped and hurt independents, It allowed them to get their own authority and haul the loads for them self Basically taking the middleman out of the equation, but they now have to compete with the big companies who can charge lesser rates because they get better fuel prices better rates on insurance you know the whole volume thing. John Doe Trucking cannot haul a load for as little as J.B. Hunt.
Your uncle was right. Now days I am probably more afraid of the other truck drivers than I am of the 4 wheelers.

]]> By: anon http://www.mrambler.com/blog/2006/06/03/trucking-a-mythmistery/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 anon Sat, 03 Jun 2006 23:09:46 +0000 http://www.mrambler.com/blog/?p=258#comment-2210 Whats a crab load??? Did deregulation hurt or help independents? The driver that stopped to help with my tire fire, that was years ago. The one that tried to run me off the road was last year. My uncle had a shop that rebuilt diesels. He always said that drivers had changed. Whats a crab load???

Did deregulation hurt or help independents?

The driver that stopped to help with my tire fire, that was years ago. The one that tried to run me off the road was last year. My uncle had a shop that rebuilt diesels. He always said that drivers had changed.

]]> By: J.J. http://www.mrambler.com/blog/2006/06/03/trucking-a-mythmistery/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 J.J. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 17:15:51 +0000 http://www.mrambler.com/blog/?p=258#comment-2209 Thanx for the tweaking MR. Yes Leeway was a victim of deregulation, as UPS Benefited from it and the 2 are connected. When it happened Leeway had just spent approx. 1 Million US Currency buying up several smaller companies for their operating authority ( They refused to believe that deregulation was going to happen and spent big money trying to stop it) So they were the 1st victim. when all the dust settled UPS was the company who out bidded all others for Leeway's accounts, then started some new companies to service them (What can Brown do for you) And you think the Leeway Yard here was big, you should see the old yard out in LA, It had it's own zip code +4 It is now 5 different companies offices and yards. Thanx for the tweaking MR.
Yes Leeway was a victim of deregulation, as UPS Benefited from it and the 2 are connected. When it happened Leeway had just spent approx. 1 Million US Currency buying up several smaller companies for their operating authority ( They refused to believe that deregulation was going to happen and spent big money trying to stop it) So they were the 1st victim. when all the dust settled UPS was the company who out bidded all others for Leeway’s accounts, then started some new companies to service them (What can Brown do for you) And you think the Leeway Yard here was big, you should see the old yard out in LA, It had it’s own zip code +4 It is now 5 different companies offices and yards.

]]> By: MRambler http://www.mrambler.com/blog/2006/06/03/trucking-a-mythmistery/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 MRambler Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:53:08 +0000 http://www.mrambler.com/blog/?p=258#comment-2206 I always wondered what happened to LeeWay.... They had a huge terminal in OKC and it just seemed to become a 40-acre empty parking lot overnight (sort of "Overnight Express" bankruptcy...eh?..).... Another one I wondered about was UPS..... I know that they are involved in what they carry (packages) just as much as the trucking end of it, but, they also seemed to appear overnight..... After reading this, I think I'll go ahead send in that application for that drafting job I was interested in..... A-N-D J.J., I'm holding you to that truck jockey trip if you can get clearance, Clarence.... I always wondered what happened to LeeWay…. They had a huge terminal in OKC and it just seemed to become a 40-acre empty parking lot overnight (sort of “Overnight Express” bankruptcy…eh?..)…. Another one I wondered about was UPS….. I know that they are involved in what they carry (packages) just as much as the trucking end of it, but, they also seemed to appear overnight….. After reading this, I think I’ll go ahead send in that application for that drafting job I was interested in…..

A-N-D J.J., I’m holding you to that truck jockey trip if you can get clearance, Clarence….

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