Arrow Trucking reportedly closes its doors

Well I agree. I've had no issues with running in Canada, other than going to Quebec and having to deal with people who you know can speak english fine but refuse to do so because of some french pride b.s. or something.

I was just curious how WCP felt because after all Canada is including in the NAFTA treaty. Are there drivers who actually like to run into Mexico? If so, I haven't met one yet. And if I did, I'd have to check and see if he or she actually had a pulse

 

But Canada has been coming here long before the NAFTA treaty.

 

ABC 13 News - Houston, TX

This was on the evening news in Houston about the Arrow terminal closing in Houston.

 

FIRST OF ALL MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY

now next i am really sick about the comments on this thread about tmc and maverick. I would have alot to say to you all that wish ill on over 4000 more drivers that are already having trouble making a living. real nice guys!!!!

 

True they have.

 

Mexican drivers had free reign until 1982 or so.

 

And now there getting more help.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7184571#global

 

You might as well get ready for it.

I was having a conversation earlier this week with a driver about a recent interview with an economist who stated the trucking industry could see as many as 27,000 jobs disappear before March 2010.

He (the driver) called me with this Arrow headline earlier today....floored about it.

It's far from over. We've reached the "survival" point of many well planned companies, and their bank accounts. Just look at Yellow Freight.

By that I mean, we're advised to hold 6 months earnings personally as a bumper against hard times. Companies typically hold much more for much longer down cycles. But 12 to 18 months is about the average. And we're there.

I'm not implying that someone as large as a Swift or a JB Hunt will be closing. But there will be some surprises in the near future, I'm sure.

 

I made a statement to some fellow drivers that I felt that it would get to a point that any trucking company that had under 600 trucks would not survive much longer. And like you said Dance... YellowRoadway, Arrow, Jevic and so on.

And I made that statement THREE years ago.

 

lol
i think i heard you talking about that on the CB today, as i drove thru