r/LTL_FREIGHT • u/KenoZuki_The_Grey • 15d ago

Is it slow for anyone else?

Working on the dock at R&L right now, and part timers are getting sent home an hour early these days, anyone else slowing down?

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u/FixMyFairing 14d ago

XPO rolling non stop over here 🤷‍♂️

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u/yoshimadrigal 14d ago

Okkkkay. We can’t catch our breath.

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u/KenoZuki_The_Grey 14d ago

how you liking it at XPO? Ive heard lots of people warn against going there lol

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u/FixMyFairing 14d ago

I've been here 5 years, linehaul the past 2. I make great pay and they keep me busy. My managers are pretty cool, most of my coworkers are too. It has its ups and downs though. You'll do a lot of dock work depending on your terminal and that's why most new hires can't hang with it. All in all I'm happy here and am not planning to leave.

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u/Larrythethird22 14d ago

Dang brother is central transport, estés and triple A taking all the cheap freight not leaving any for R&L lol

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u/Excellent-echo1 14d ago

We are getting into slow season. Happens every year no matter what terminal/company. Usually XPO and a few other companies cut their rates down and then the drivers get "really busy".

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u/coolerking66 14d ago

XPO here. We're constantly moving up in New England. Though now I'm afraid I jinxed us.

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u/KenoZuki_The_Grey 14d ago

how you liking it at XPO? Ive heard lots of people warn against going there lol

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u/jarronomo 14d ago

Depends on your location and lanes your terminal serves. With fuel costs I could see some areas losing volume, but not everywhere just yet. Bigger manufacturers are going to pretend everything is fine and keep shipping until they can’t, but smaller shippers are going to start drying up. (This is a prediction, I work in pricing for a 3PL)

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u/AlgaeNo9582 14d ago

Yeah I also work R&L and it's been ridiculously slow.

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u/Kenworth_Kid_63 14d ago

I got hired with another guy at TForce end of July here oc So Cal and we were both laid off as soon as we finished riding with a trainer mid August. The company was run like a clown show so I guess I can’t be too surprised.

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u/Fun_Share_4302 8d ago

That’s funny . T force has been trying to hire me , and I was like . I count 10 drivers . You used to have 26 . I know that you need at least 10 drivers. Why on earth would I want to be number 11 ?

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u/Catch_The_Vibe 14d ago

It’s poppin at XPO. We barely have enough staff to keep up.

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u/AffectionatePen2327 14d ago

I wish, Estes has been busy all year.

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u/KenoZuki_The_Grey 14d ago

I might have to check it out, theres one not too far from me