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Illinois trucking company with 480 drivers abruptly ceases operations
Freight Waves ^ | September 06, 2024 | Clarissa Hawes

Posted on 09/09/2024 6:54:45 AM PDT by george76

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1 posted on 09/09/2024 6:54:45 AM PDT by george76
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Thanks, Joe Biden and Calamity Harris


2 posted on 09/09/2024 6:57:23 AM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: george76; V_TWIN

PING!...................


3 posted on 09/09/2024 7:00:49 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: george76

Frustrated Cargo.


4 posted on 09/09/2024 7:01:42 AM PDT by CPT Clay
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To: muleskinner; Fiddlstix; TexasTransplant; Squeako; dennisw; norwaypinesavage; 1Old Pro; weps4ret; ...

Trucking Ping!.............


5 posted on 09/09/2024 7:02:47 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Oscar in Batangas

USPS only wants Chinese drivers handling those fake pre printed ballots.


6 posted on 09/09/2024 7:03:48 AM PDT by cnsmom
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USPS just figured out that the old Biden ballots would not work—so they can stop shipping them.

:-)


7 posted on 09/09/2024 7:06:21 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: george76

Well the USPS has come out over the last month stating they were slowing the mail down, a letter that used to take 3-4 days will now take 2 weeks for delivery.


8 posted on 09/09/2024 7:06:28 AM PDT by dpetty121263
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The heat was on to oust them from their contract by the feds. They finally did it. Why else would they be so concerned about log books and traffic violations? Somebody put a target on them for some reason.


9 posted on 09/09/2024 7:07:24 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (More important than why there was nobody protecting the AGR roof, how did Crooks know that?)
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I used to live in Robinson. About 6k people live in that area. This closure will be a big hit to the town. Only Marathon refinery and Hershey chocolate factory are the two big employers left.


10 posted on 09/09/2024 7:07:30 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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I may not make at all now. 15 years we lasted


11 posted on 09/09/2024 7:11:27 AM PDT by The Mayor (Dear God, I pray that You’ll give me opportunities to share my faith)
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My son-in-law works for a logistics company in the Chicago area. Pretty sure it’s not his company. Maybe they’ll get more business from this.


12 posted on 09/09/2024 7:12:59 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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Wonder how many of those employees prime duty was filling out forms and collecting data to comply with government regulations. There must be at least a dozen state and federal agencies that endlessly write and constantly revise regulations for the trucking industry. They suck the productive life out of most companies until they die.


13 posted on 09/09/2024 7:16:44 AM PDT by allendale
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I know a couple of 3rd party carrier contractors and the requirements demanded by the USPS have become too expensive and ridiculous to comply with. To get the contract you have to basically hand control of all company operations over to them. They literally take ownership of your company. They dictate hiring practices, employee relations, vehicle years and types, Etc. It is no longer your private company. So this is just the beginning, A whole lot of private 3rd party contractors are going to quit soon. They have over-regulated them right out of business. The problem is, the USPS doesn’t have the assets and resources to replace these private contractors. So a whole lot of people are going to lose their delivery, especially rural routes.


14 posted on 09/09/2024 7:17:11 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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https://www.mwtransport.com/

Midwest Transport, Inc. one of the largest transportation contractors associated with the United States Postal Service Since our inception, we have developed a reputation for our commitment to safety, timely deliveries and stellar customer service.


15 posted on 09/09/2024 7:17:28 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Sequoyah101
Some Democrat-connected outfit (probably located in Chicago) will likely get the contract.
16 posted on 09/09/2024 7:21:12 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason
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https://bizfluent.com/how-6960693-bid-postal-contract.html#google_vignette

The USPS has more than 17,000 highway contract groups, and it is the largest contract section in the whole organization. These contractors range from long-haul tractor trailers to small vans operating near tiny local post offices. To land post office contracts bids in the highway sector whether you are a large corporation or an independent contractor, you must meet the following requirements:


Evidence would suggest that the company lost the contract for some reason.


17 posted on 09/09/2024 7:24:13 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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At least they didn’t do like Arrow and simply cancel all the fuel cards for their fleet and leave their drivers stranded. When the drivers called in to find out what was going on, they were told the company had shut down and were told where to drop off their trucks and loads. I don’t know how the drivers got home.


18 posted on 09/09/2024 7:26:44 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants ("Gays for Gaza is like Chickens for KFC"- B. Netanyahu )
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To: The Louiswu

Does Hershey or anyone still make sugar based products in the US? I had thought we were at a terrible raw material disadvantage from the inflated cost of sugar here stateside? ? From Cuban embargo maybe? I thought most candy consumed in the US was made in Canada or Mexico due to that.


19 posted on 09/09/2024 7:34:27 AM PDT by desertsolitaire ( )
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Maybe this is the company that was hauling the boxes of ballots state to state, that the trailer disappeared.


20 posted on 09/09/2024 7:37:08 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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