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<blockquote data-quote="Empty Pockets" data-source="post: 4258589" data-attributes="member: 77481"><p>I do not really talk to anyone down there so not sure if it was reopened or what. I do know that it was closed down more than 5 years ago. I will look into it.</p><p></p><p>Why move heavyweight to Freight? They do make as much or more than us, but look at it from a company standpoint. Six years ago, they closed down MSLA, Muscle Shoals station to save money. I am sure they had a team of engineers show how much money they could save. I will save details but if they saved a few bucks per month for that, closing an RT would save them millions. Here is an example...JANRT has a new building, one manager, and less than ten employees. If they closed it down and sent that freight to Freight, they would cut:</p><p>Thousands per month lease</p><p>1 heavyweight driver to and from the hub at night $60,000 per year</p><p>2 PUD day drivers $120,000 per year</p><p>Then cut the manager loose ($100,000/year)and place 7 folks under JANA manager</p><p></p><p>That is ginormous compared to the MSL closure. Now, how much would it cost to truck and deliver a half trailer of JAN heavyweight on Freight? I am sure the space could be absorbed on the multiple trucks that Freight already has going from MEM to Jackson, Ms. daily. The delivery drivers are probably going to some of the same places that we go to anyway. Maybe even just move the express drivers to freight and just close down the new building.</p><p></p><p>I hope this does not happen to us but fully expect it to happen to them. HSVRT and BHMRT have similar numbers as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Empty Pockets, post: 4258589, member: 77481"] I do not really talk to anyone down there so not sure if it was reopened or what. I do know that it was closed down more than 5 years ago. I will look into it. Why move heavyweight to Freight? They do make as much or more than us, but look at it from a company standpoint. Six years ago, they closed down MSLA, Muscle Shoals station to save money. I am sure they had a team of engineers show how much money they could save. I will save details but if they saved a few bucks per month for that, closing an RT would save them millions. Here is an example...JANRT has a new building, one manager, and less than ten employees. If they closed it down and sent that freight to Freight, they would cut: Thousands per month lease 1 heavyweight driver to and from the hub at night $60,000 per year 2 PUD day drivers $120,000 per year Then cut the manager loose ($100,000/year)and place 7 folks under JANA manager That is ginormous compared to the MSL closure. Now, how much would it cost to truck and deliver a half trailer of JAN heavyweight on Freight? I am sure the space could be absorbed on the multiple trucks that Freight already has going from MEM to Jackson, Ms. daily. The delivery drivers are probably going to some of the same places that we go to anyway. Maybe even just move the express drivers to freight and just close down the new building. I hope this does not happen to us but fully expect it to happen to them. HSVRT and BHMRT have similar numbers as well. [/QUOTE]
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