Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by JohnBoy, Apr 10, 2013.

  1. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    I guess acquiring terminals and over paying for a trucking company by a couple of hundred million dollars in the midst of the worse time trucking has ever seen has a lot to do with it. It’s understandable why Dave Jackson, the number one in charge and his $850K yearly salary was fired, oops, my bad, he resigned. I’m thinking it’s a very hostile environment at the offices in Phoenix and Richmond. I’m having a great time enjoying the news out of Phoenix. I figure the $3000 dollars they owe me for the missed 401K contribution is going to cost them a boatload of social media posts.
     
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  3. Bumper

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    I'm sure the Church back in Salt Lake City will back them up.
     
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  4. JohnBoy

    JohnBoy Road Train Member

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    Even that cult wouldn’t touch KSH.
     
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  5. motocross25

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    Didn’t Swift-Knight buy like AA Cooper or something last year? Maybe that’s the LTL footprint they are trying to expand. I might me misremembering, tho.
     
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  6. JohnBoy

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    Yes.
     
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  7. hotrod1653

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    They also bought Midwest Motor and Midnight Express here in Fargo, MME is the LTL arm of Midnight Express.
     
  8. radioshark

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    After reading that article it appears to me that some of those purchases of other trucking companies was to buy the contract freight to increase “utilization”
     
  9. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    Interesting Read.
    Thanks for posting it here.
     
  10. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    US Express really helped to cover (or cover up) a few issues.
     
  11. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    Cost cutting/control???

    ya, I hope they make it right but they have a history of playing games.

    Until then, I look forward to your future posts.
     
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