Brown echo
If u are not alive than for sure truth is not real
IT'S A TRANSFORMER IT'S NOT A TRUCK THAT'S A TRAIN WITH WHEELS!!
Freight re-brand?
- Thread starter TooTechie
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ChickenLegs
Safety Expert
Still looks better than YRC's equipmentThe freight hub is one route over from my area and I have seen both of those but I have also seen this...
And This...
I mean come on man... How long ago did we buy overnight and still have these crusty looking overnight trailers on the route; not to mention they are being pulled by the old school overnight tractors with the UPS door magnet sign on the side.
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
I actually saw a tractor trailer driving over an overpass today on train tracks. They're doing construction near there but no clue what the hell he was doing and those are active tracks.
Brown echo
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WOW
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
Yeah it was a flatbed and I just sat at the traffic light below with my mouth open like what?
somebodiesgot
Well-Known Member
I see trailers with overnight trucks and trailers that don't even have the freight sticker over them like in the second pictureThe freight hub is one route over from my area and I have seen both of those but I have also seen this...
And This...
I mean come on man... How long ago did we buy overnight and still have these crusty looking overnight trailers on the route; not to mention they are being pulled by the old school overnight tractors with the UPS door magnet sign on the side.
overallowed
Well-Known Member
The equipment is not compatible. UPS Freight pintle hook is up high, just under the door. Ours is down low, a foot off the ground. Don't get too worked up over something that isn't happening.
Maybe it had the retractable steel wheels to run on the tracks? Delivering materials?
QKRSTKR
Well-Known Member
Sorry if I come off like a jerk, but really? UPS freight tractors can hook any trailer. While the Dolly's they use may not work with UPS trailers, nothing stops them from hooking a set of our trailers. Also nothing stops ups from putting our work in their trailers. It may not be happening, but very easily could.
overallowed
Well-Known Member
Yes, you do come off like a jerk, but that is just my opinion. The earlier question was our work going to freight drivers. Would you feel differently if their work was coming over to us? I think it is and ice cubes chance in hell of that happening. I have to say I have never seen Fedex's freight tractors pulling FedEx ground trailers, and vice versa. They are separate companies, just like ours. If that ever DID happen, we would be close to the bottom falling out
QKRSTKR
Well-Known Member
I hear you over allowed, and I agree with you. The post I quoted you on though was simply about the equipment, that's all. Why yes we can't use their Dolly's with our trailers, a tractor is a tractor.
Last year we did have freight drivers working peak with us. I do believe they used our tractors. One day I can see the union allowing them to do our "extra work" or whatever. The union will say better teamsters doing the extra work than subs. Instead of doing the right thing by creating more ups jobs and runs.
Sorry about being a jerk. I was tired.
Last year we did have freight drivers working peak with us. I do believe they used our tractors. One day I can see the union allowing them to do our "extra work" or whatever. The union will say better teamsters doing the extra work than subs. Instead of doing the right thing by creating more ups jobs and runs.
Sorry about being a jerk. I was tired.
PT Car Washer
Banned
Kind of hard to justify creating more new jobs for a couple weeks of work. Better that Teamsters pull our loads then independents.
QKRSTKR
Well-Known Member
Except we have sub contractors in our yard everyday right now. The whole conversation has been about freight taking our work.
PT Car Washer
Banned
So you don't mind the sub contractors taking Union work away, just don't want it to be Teamsters working.
QKRSTKR
Well-Known Member
It should be neither. So yes I do mind. You don't think Hoffa and hall know it's going on? They know.
FedEx freight at the end of the year in December when ground is busy FedEx freight put bids on for about 20 days that help ground out. They aka freight guys take there tractors to ground and get there trailers and run a meet in turn.
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