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Originally Posted by Twilight Flyer
I believe Crete has also re-absorbed Shaffer back under the Acklie umbrella. I've seen red tractors with shaffer reefers and blue tractors with crete dry boxes over the past few weeks.
What u mean "re" absorbed Shaffer back under the Acklie umbrella?
First Crete bought aquired Shaffer & Sunflower-- since Sunflower was closer (York, NE) Crete first started "cherry picking" all the Meat contracts and created their "meat fleet" bought some new Reefers and started using Shaffer/Sunflower trailers too<---- whatever they wanted to confiscate(it's good to be the King!" Since Shaffer had still many Strong high dollar contracts with Hershey and ties as well as a yard in Pa.....the Sunflower name got dropped-- their drivers/equipment merged with Shaffer, now phase 2 or 3- centralized consolidated operations in the corner room of Lincoln, Ne. Where right now, the final "cherry picking" is going and they are moving all the dry loads over to Crete( these used to be some good backhauls for Shaffer- no longer-- we've got to go 100% temp now-- and try to find new loads to replace those moved over to Crete. Soon, they'll drop the Shaffer name completely.