Conway Truckload Drivers what is your 20?

We can deliver that for you ...You just rest !

 

Well freight is so good For Con-Way in sitting under a double brokered load (large grocery chain brokered to JB Hunt brokered to us) arrived here last night at 18:30 and found out appointment can't be moved up from the set 1600 time. Then I need to call JB Hunt for lumper approval and had to call JB Hunt for load info. So to recap I'm a "company driver" that has to deal with the broker for PU#, load info, directions, and pay.....sounds more like an o/o. Probably wouldn't be as irritated if miles weren't short and I wasn't going to have a semi-poor paycheck but we will chalk this up to a bad week only 38 hrs till the start of a new one and we can't get much worse then this.

As far as hiring for trucks w/ lease Payments to cover payments that's not why. They are leased from a wholly owned subsidiary of Menlo. Most large companies do it to spreads out the tax break and double dip. The lease company buys the trucks and gets to take accelerated deprieciation on taxes for 3 years against profits then Conway gets to deduct 100% of lease payments at the same time untill payoff at which time Conway gets to take accelerated depreciation from their "purchase price". Takes about 5-7 years to do but essentially you can write off the cost 2 times and then sell it before it is no longer giving you tax help. My father used to "lease" trucks between our 2 businesses all the time for the same reason. This is also why you see hotels change hands every 3-5 years. They sell back and forth to one another for tax breaks. Take the time and look at the lease agreement, it's signed by Transportation Equipment Leasing manager Mark T. Timpe.... Or is it signed by Conway Truckload Director of Billing and Credit Mark T Timpe (hint; same guy) that's why people pay high tax; companies find ways not to.

That was today's Friday Business Beat and remember Hug a Truck Don't Hit One

 

Not at all happy with the outcome of this week....spent all week in the NorthEast, felt like I ran 5000 miles, but actually ran 2400, now I am limping back there with a sorry ##### weekend run. Well, there is always next week. Just better get me the heck up outta here!!!

 

I would trade u in a heart beat 1800 miles and WAY outa my region at a grocery warehouse. Where are you limping back to?

 

luckily only PA....Eastpenn over by Topton.

 

Yeah not bad... Not to rub it in but just got my weekend run 245 DH to PU then a 795 mi LD'D to delivery in MI... Though I intend to relay it in Taylor then get a reset hopefully since it isn't scheduled to deliver till 25th and I intend to be in Taylor 2morrow

 

well thats good then, so you will wind up with about 2800 miles for the week. On the phone with dispatch right now, telling them you offered to trade me.....so I will tell them to get back with you and tell you where to pick up my load....LOL.

 

I already know where to PU your load... It's in my region unlike the one I'm going to get. I hate not knowing fuel stops or where to find parking/ where I'm picking up if they are willing to DH you the 698 miles then I'm game for playing swappsy's if you are

 

I thought that way last week ...but my 1800 mi had one stop ,two border Xings, and northeast pay ..so it added up to $845 for Monday night - Friday night...I did not care for sitting in Taylor ALL weekend but atleast I made some thing ($60 layover)

 

Picking up Albuquerque, New Mexico, and going to Urbandale, Iowa.


Wanted to ask all of the Con-way drivers. How much is the tolls from Wichita, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri? Thanks!