i hope things are better there now saying that is the only Co. that

has offered me a job! i will be heading to jacksonville sunday for

orientation. i just need to get another 6 months exp.(for 2yrs) and 11/09 for a

15 over speeding ticket to come off my license. i will add to this

thread as i drive there to update conditions

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they arn't getting better they are slowly (not too slowely) turning into us express. I evean hauled freight that had us express listed on the bills

U.S.Xpress Enterprises Completes Acquisition of Minority Interest in Arnold Transportation


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? (December 8, 2004) ? U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: XPRSA) today announced it has completed the acquisition of a 49% interest in Arnold Transportation Services, Inc. for $6.2 million in cash.
Arnold`s management team, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Walters, now has 51% ownership of Arnold and is expected to remain in place. U.S.
Xpress has 49% ownership of Arnold and minority representation on the board of directors, as well as a three-year option to purchase management`s interest at a specified price based on the current transaction price and a specified annual return. After three years, the management group would have a similar option to buy out U.S. Xpress` interest in Arnold. Arnold will operate independently from U.S. Xpress utilizing Arnold`s current facilities.
U.S. Xpress will not guarantee or be obligated on any of the borrowings or other obligations of Arnold. U.S. Xpress does not expect to consolidate Arnold`s financial results and anticipates accounting for the post-transaction operations using the equity method of accounting.
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is the fifth largest publicly owned truckload carrier in the United States, measured by revenue. The Company provides dedicated, regional, and expedited team truckload services throughout North America, with regional capabilities in the West, Midwest, and Southeastern United States. The Company is one of the largest providers of expedited and time-definite services in the truckload industry and is a leader in providing expedited intermodal rail services. Xpress Global Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a provider of transportation, warehousing, and distribution services to the floorcovering industry and provides airport-to-airport transportation services to the airfreight and airfreight forwarding industries through a network of 81 locations in North America. The Company also offers logistics services through its joint ownership of Transplace, an Internet-based global transportation logistics company.
Arnold Transportation Services, Inc. is a privately held dry van truckload carrier headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and offers regional, dedicated and medium length of haul service primarily in the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest United States.

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that information is old. When I left usx was up to 90% Like I said they assentiall are us ex now. It used to be that Arnold had a decent dispatching operation. now they have been forced to use the usx method which includes a DM you deal with then load planners that they deal with and are actually the ones responsibe for your loads. Now the thing is you are not allowed to contact the load planners so they don't know you, what you want nor do they care because they never have to deal with you. this is when Arnold really started going downhill.
Arnold uses the usx yards, usx trucks, the leredo drop yard is actually a usx yard not arnold at all. oh and if you get sent to Laredo then you WILL sit at least one day. I went there allot and sat every time.

here at orientation now. so far i like what i am hearing!!
free breakfast at motel (OK)
free lunch from honey baked ham co.
my recruiter lied to me here
free 10$ dinner from steak-out!!! yummy

drugtests paperwork and phs. today super regional seems to be guaranteed 2-400 more miles a week (2800 avg) updates to follow
they actually had the shop foreman come in and explain the upkeep/maint etc they kept. WAAAY better than USA does i can actually buy a damn gallon of oil on the road if i need it!!! (and other fluids)
they actually (say) they replace tires before DOT reg.

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they do talk a good talk. and actually if usa is what I hear then i'm sure it will be a step up for ya. good luck

i appreciate it. dont get me wrong, i liked USA but they kept horrible maint. on their trucks and didn't give a damn if they were clean or not.
they are 100% owned by USX now, BTW.

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I figured they would be. they said they would be by now. It's not all bad. USX has some nice teminals and you get to use them. I highly suggest you get your truck worked on at the USX terminals instead of Arnold. The grand prarie shop would have you laid up for days just for a PM. I used to wait untill I got near the USX terminal in Oklahoma city and then tell them I had something broken that needed repair. USX barely uses that terminal anymore since they don't do as much west to east runs anymore and it's a big nice terminal. you can usually get straight into the shop.

thks for that tip!! 1/2 day to go!! seems they are REALLY REALLY focused on safety here from todays agenda.

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ya they sure push the safety but you will fin it's like any other company. Once you get your DM they try to push ya. Mine would love to give me a bunch of drops that would take all day, then reload and wonder why I couldn't deliver 200 miles away the same day even though I spent 10 hours unloading. I really started to wonder if the dm's even knew the rules