Never Stand Still

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Mike2633, Aug 23, 2016.

  1. speedyk

    speedyk Road Train Member

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    You did a great job!

    I remember driving by the CF terminal north of York, PA one day and seeing it bare-naked empty, quite a shock. Then realised I hadn't seen any of their trucks on the road recently. At the time I was working on railroad stuff, had no idea of trucking company news. Their trucks had been a highway staple all my life, esp the COE Freightliners. As a kid I'd wondered what it would be like to sit up there in one of them, never got a chance to find out.

    It's a reminder that things change, even solid-seeming things. Someday people will be looking back at the megas of today like they looked back at PIE and CF (except with no longing for them to return). More LTL's could be gone in coming years, ABF and the YRC crowd are surely candidates for extinction.

    Much obliged, and even though you lost out on one ring, I have a feeling that another ring is coming your way soon. :^)
     
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  3. Mike2633

    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    That's true sometimes the more things change the more they stay the same.
     
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  4. Mike2633

    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    Thanks YRC has been a guessing game for almost a decade now I'm not wishing them under, but they have been on narrowed time for a while now.
     
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    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    It's funny you have these companies of old they come they have there 70-100 year run and then there done. I guess that's how it goes.
     
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    Yeah yrc has been circling the drain for a while but maybe they are starting to see some day light .
    Talked to a yrc city driver in Columbus oh last Friday driving a brand new cascadia and seeing decked up Pete's yrc bound .
    They are starting to update equipment.
     
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    4mer trucker Road Train Member

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    Thanks @Mike2633...very interesting!!

    Looking forward to the next Series
     
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    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    So at @Mike_77 's request. I am going to give you guys a short one just a 1 hitter quitter on one of the 1990s most prolific carriers Cannon Express!
     
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  9. Mike2633

    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    However first and foremost the CF Epilogue is next.
     
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    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    As far as what's next

    Cannon Express
    maybe TNT Companies that will just be a one hitter quitter
    then our next major project will be
    JB Hunt
     
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    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    So I got this book in today:
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    So I got these two nice books today. Beautiful books bought them used for cheap off Amazon.

    The Legend of Conway doesn't need its own report because half of it is redundancy from Never Syabd Still. However it's way easier to read then never stand still and has better pictures and is more current. Will use some of its info for the epilogue.
     
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