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Old 05-23-2009, 01:10 PM
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Truck Fleets cutting costs, size, buying plans
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Old 05-23-2009, 01:35 PM
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Pfft, swift cut 2000 trucks, haha, they probably have that many trucks just sitting in the yards unused anyway. Gotta love the Schneider numbers, they have the oldest of all the fleets, and plan on going another year or two before buying new .
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Some of these large fleets bought pre-emissions trucks and probably will delay purchases as long as possible. Many have hiring freezes so they may simply not hire as many replacement drivers as others quit or leave so they won't need as many trucks. With cheap rates there is no hurry by any of them to expand their fleets.
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Pfft, swift cut 2000 trucks, haha, they probably have that many trucks just sitting in the yards unused anyway. Gotta love the Schneider numbers, they have the oldest of all the fleets, and plan on going another year or two before buying new .
Hawk Jr. will be happy to hear that.
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