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Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
So..if these double pullers are paid so well...why did I see just as many of them in the ditch this last week in PA, as I did the dry vans, reefers, flatbeds, and yes tankers? I even saw a NY state snowplow flipped over in the center median on I-84...those guys are surely paid hourly..and well paid at that.
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Linehaul drivers at not paid hourly...unless they are delayed by weather, traffic, breakdowns, etc...you know, all the stuff you do for free! Despite what you see, just check the safestat scores of the big LTL carriers versus the big OTR carriers.
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Con-Way bought CFI for their existing infra-structre...for the same reason and in the same manner as FEDEX buying the Viking Group of company's to jump start FEDEX Freight. Con-Way wants to have a foot in the door for the freight that Swift, Knight, and Schneider all chase after. Freight that does not go onto doubles.
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I said ONE of the reasons Conway bought CFI was to replace LTL linehaul runs. For a regional LTL carrier like Conway, yes freight can be loaded into 53' trailers. I have seen some O/O CFI trucks pulling Conway doubles...don't know what this Vito guy is talking about.
No, Conway does not want to go after Swift, Knight, and Schnieder freight...most companies are trying to get away from irregular-route truckload. It mostly had to do with getting a larger piece of the import pie.
Trucking is all about finding morons who will work cheaper for longer hours. He who finds the most morons, gets the most freight.