O & S Bankrupt

Well thats happened before and not just in trucking.

 

It's funny because Prime actually has a program exactly like that. I would say they started the trend but I belive SNI and JB Hunt have been doing it for long before Prime thought of it. Anyways, they offer to pay company drivers significantly more cpm if they will voluntarily drive a super lightweight tractor with the smallest flattop bunk you can spec on a truck. These trucks run super singles aluminum rims, very small fuel tanks, super singles on the trailer with alum rims, and full fairings truck & trailer. Apparently they are able to scale reefer loads that weigh 50,000 lbs with these trucks. They market this to their customers for a somewhat better rate... ...the customer can ship the same amount of freight on 8 of their "eco green fleet" trucks that would normally take 9 or 10 regular trucks which equals big savings... Has nothing to do with the OP but it is a coincidence.

 

Quite a few outfits went to the LIGHT WEIGHT tractors for the reason you stated. Funny years ago the small bunk , small tanks , 1 seat tractors were the norm.

 

I'd drive a lightweight tractor like that for significantly more pay, as long as I'm home on weekends.

 

Lot run them local / regional but some as long haul.

 

Springfield is a fairly small world, so they know each other, can't imagine they'd want to save the bunglers. Management types that got PO'd at Prime used to move over there, so it's not surprising that they wouldn't be welcomed back. The safety person (awhile back, not sure if she is still there) was asked to leave Prime, for example.

49k, but yeah. Fairly decent rate for the company guys driving one.

The detail shop works with them to add some extra storage, TV mounts, will pull passenger seat and mount a fridge, etc.

That's the general idea... we have a NE dedicate fleet for that, and some different midwest regional stuff that keeps folks near home.

 

. So there lightweight trucks hauling 49 thousand got them what? Sounds like a yard sale is in order.

 

The detail shop works with them to add some extra storage, TV mounts, will pull passenger seat and mount a fridge, etc.

In late 70's I had a LIGHT WEIGHT R MODEL Mack 30" crawl into bunk with underslung exhaust but needed the passenger seat for the other team driver. No fridge or TV back then , heck they would have looked at you with if you daydreamed of such things.

 

In the contact the drivers have the right. To purchase the truck if the can get a loan But but the trucks have a lean on them from o and s so u have to pay what is greater or hagle the price the are working off primes fuel net work i feel sorry for the drivers i was one i went to go buy my truck out right and found a lean on the title though dimeler and found out the place the company was in financial troubles

 

That is funny!!!