Falcon Transport closes

Ragman · Apr 28, 2019

And another one bites the dust...
Employees said Falcon Transport may be the latest to have suffered from the fallout after General Motors closed its Lordstown Assembly plant in March.

I'm sure more will follow.

Falcon Transport Trucking Co. abruptly ceases operations leaving some drivers stranded, without pay

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Employees of Falcon Transportation, a trucking company headquartered in the Youngstown-area, are out of work after they were abruptly notified by email late Saturday that F…

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davekc · Apr 28, 2019

No one has blamed Trump yet? Lol

Ragman · Apr 28, 2019

davekc said:
No one has blamed Trump yet? Lol

Really Dave? You're the last one i would have thought to go there. I'm disappointed.

beachbum · Apr 29, 2019

This is what happens when most of your eggs are in one basket.

RoadTime · Apr 29, 2019

beachbum said:
This is what happens when most of your eggs are in one basket.

I was thinking the exact same thing

Tennesseahawk · May 19, 2019

IMO, there is knowledge that this will happen, on part of the brass; and therefore, no excuse in leaving drivers and trucks stranded. Criminal charges come to mind when hearing about crap like this.

coalminer · May 19, 2019

Typical corporate mentality, foot to the floor until you run out of gas, I’m sure the upper management knew it was coming but thought they could pull out a miracle in the end.

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Ragman · May 19, 2019

coalminer said:
Typical corporate mentality, foot to the floor until you run out of gas, I’m sure the upper management knew it was coming but thought they could pull out a miracle in the end.

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More than likely, upper management knew this was coming.

LDB · May 19, 2019

davekc said:
No one has blamed Trump yet? Lol

It is surprising, isn't it.

RoadTime · May 25, 2019

Ragman said:
I'm sure more will follow

2 or 3 other company's have made news since Falcon closed up.

The lastest being Maverick.

The other day drivers in the temperature control division (TCD) aka reefer, got the great Qualcomm message to bring the trucks back to the terminal your out of a job. At least they weren't left stranded out on the road like falcon did. But dang, that's not a message I would ever expect or want to see.

The divisions business and some equipment are being sold to KLLM.
Maverick still has its flat bed and glass division operating...for now.

Moot · May 25, 2019

RoadTime said:
The other day drivers in the temperature control division (TCD) aka reefer, got the great Qualcomm message to bring the trucks back to the terminal your out of a job. At least they weren't left stranded out on the road like falcon did. But dang, that's not a message I would ever expect or want to see.

How would you like to get up on a beautiful Saturday morning, go walk your dog and come home to find you were sold to Panther?