Down hill under new owner.

Thanks for the info. You know of many other trucking outfits in that region of Montana. Looking at moving to the Kalispell area pretty soon.

 

Man, it looks so beautiful there.

 

Is that what they're calling cold these days?

 

Why is it that good family company Owners sell to bad new owners...in the long run..doesn't that at least make them look bad to? I mean money is a driving factor yes, but if a owner is good, then where was their integrity at to not take a look at the new owner buying a company. I hear the same from Ole time Gordon drivers, that of course was bought by Heartland Express now known to many as Heartless Express.

 

It doesn't matter driver! The owner will sell to whom ever meets his price. Would you screen a prospective buyer of your used car? No!

If a owner / seller cares anything about his long time people he will put a clause into the sale contract to protect them...but that's rare these days.

JMO

 

I agree to your latter paragraph...yeah I know the industry has been a crapper for a long while now

 

A lot of these companies were founded back in the days when a handshake was your bond. Many of them know little of contract negotiations and lawyers. They ran on honesty and trust, and expect other people to as well. So they get hoodwinked. They get offered that check, and accept the promises that "we will take care of your baby like it's our own".

 

I remember when my father bought a bar grill bowling alley (the same one used in the movie "a simple plan")
The local beer distributor owner borrowed the money to my father on a handshake.
When my father sold the bar, the guy who owned the distribution said, just give me the principle, forget about any interest.
Not a paper was ever signed
Those days are long long gone.

 

My grandfather used to tell me your word is your bond. In those days back then, sometimes that's all you had to fall back on.