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[joebob1_30132]

Look out Dave !!!!!here come the rocks.. I too was con-way..best expediting secret out there,bar nun...I think PII has put their best foot forward so far ,, friendly,helpfuland understanding I expected the worst..I am willing to be patient through the R months...I think they may be serious about competing and are trying to cultivate a good culture for the o/os.but we will see..Daves right, we sometimes have to make it happen for ourselves..and as always Cool heads prevail...well thats all the PII butt kiss'n I can handle for today..gotta go brush my teeth..aaaache

 

[mrgoodtude]

Wasn't going to join this melee but can't resist as Ray Frame is a personal friend of ours...
NOT a Panther bash, I've not worked for them but some people I respect on the forum have done well with them and that is to their credit.
That being said I think scoot is out of line, his comments are the very reason there are metal detectors in admin offices.
Scoot you seem to be a reasonably intelligent individual but your emotions blind you to the big picture, you are in a position of responsibility needing to be ever mindful of the mission objective to build relationships and exceed expectations of your customers, peers and the very people that make your job possible.
The disgruntled dispatcher attitude you display here discredits yourself and the very company you try to defend. I am only speaking on my personal soapbox but am confident if you look inside yourself "and if you are as ambitous as you come across" you will rise above the petty school yard "yo mamma banter" and be the man that makes things happen...
Mike and Cyn

 

[davekc]

>3 trucks dave one falling apart grow up dave if all i
>had to do is sit and keep up with three trucks i'd know
>everthing to and be in everybodys bussness you and few
>outher panther fleet owners is what keeps panther not moving
>ahead but no biggie one day panther will wake up and leave
>you behind then we'll hear you crying night got to work
>tonight
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I am not sure how I affect Panthers ability to move ahead? Maybe you should consider selling your three trucks? Especially if they are starting to fall apart.


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[bamamule]

talking about your 3 trucks dave and i don't kiss backsides to keep rolling like you

 

[davekc]

>talking about your 3 trucks dave and i don't kiss backsides
>to keep rolling like you
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I do what it takes to keep my teams rolling, rather than just throwing the keys to them. Gives me something to do since I am retired.

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[bamamule]

retired or half to stay at home just don't use me for your soap box again please

 

[davekc]

>retired or half to stay at home just don't use me for your
>soap box again please

Then don't respond to my posts and you will have little worry.
Good luck

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[whitewolf53]

jUST A FEEDBACK ON PANTHER BUYING OUT BOLT EXPRESS.
THE ANSWER WAS HELL NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike

Whitewolf 53
HERE LIZARD LIZARD LIZARD

:9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9 :9

 

[tec1959]

Well I agree Scott/Scoot you maybe able to change things for the better Instead of trying to defend Panther II here.You also have a right to come post here like everyone else,But aren't you In a position here that really makes you look bad Instead of helping the old an new O/O's and drivers that come to your company,But you steer things up more by defending yourself/your company In your post sometimes...

 

[scootr68]

>Wasn't going to join this melee but can't resist as Ray
>Frame is a personal friend of ours...
>NOT a Panther bash, I've not worked for them but some people
>I respect on the forum have done well with them and that is
>to their credit.
>That being said I think scoot is out of line, his comments
>are the very reason there are metal detectors in admin
>offices.
>Scoot you seem to be a reasonably intelligent individual but
>your emotions blind you to the big picture, you are in a
>position of responsibility needing to be ever mindful of the
>mission objective to build relationships and exceed
>expectations of your customers, peers and the very people
>that make your job possible.
>The disgruntled dispatcher attitude you display here
>discredits yourself and the very company you try to defend.
>I am only speaking on my personal soapbox but am confident
>if you look inside yourself "and if you are as ambitous as
>you come across" you will rise above the petty school yard
>"yo mamma banter" and be the man that makes things happen...
> Mike and Cyn


No angriness here and I do have our best interest at heart. As in anyplace you work for their are bad apples. Granted that applies to maybe 5% of our fleet but they always seem to end up here like a moth to a flame. The problem is that when I see one of our drivers' on here speaking a mistruth without telling the "whole" story I take offense to that. DaveKC is correct, the average tenure of my dispatchers right now is 3-6 months. Of course they're going to screw up. There is a ton of info for them to learn in a very short amount time. Yes turnover is a little high,why you ask?...Would you want to be constantly screamed at by drivers' for 8+ hrs a day for not an extremely high wage? Why does it appear I can be gruff?...Like I mentioned before I have a great relationship with 95% of our fleet. The ones that have issues with me are the ones that send nasty QC msgs, calling in cursing at dispatchers, the constant whiners/complainers no matter what you do for them. It's gotten to the point for these few that we're doing everything but holding the steering wheel for them.

 

[rode2rouen]

>jUST A FEEDBACK ON PANTHER BUYING OUT BOLT EXPRESS.
>THE ANSWER WAS HELL NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Mike
>


Mike,

I admit that I was yankin' yer chain about a Bolt buyout.....my bad!

But consider this, Fenway sees opportunity in the transportation industry, Panther being one of three companies now under their umbrella. ANY company could be on their radar and you, as an Independent Contractor, would be the LAST to know if a deal for the acquisition of the Co. you lease to was going to happen.

How much advance notice did the ConWay folks get?

Just some food for thought.


Rex

 

[davekc]

Rex is correct. The way this business operates, one wouldn't know until its done.







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[panther_art]

Why don't you all try to do this job on your on like you are suppose to do you are your own boss right.

What is the need for every one need to talk to dispatch for any way.

When you are in sevice just wait for your cell to ring or your qc to go off with a load offer and accept or decline.

Are you not all pro at this, from that point on go pick up your load and deliver it, when you signed on did you not agree to pick up load for a certain amount of money per mile is that not what you sign a contract to do.

I am just confussed as to why everyone is having trouble with dispatch.

In the last two years of driving I bet I have only talked to dispatch 5% of the time.

Some weekends when its slow I have fun with some of the dispatchers about the Browns and Steelers being a Steelers fan. And that is over the qc.

I get bonuses and never ask for them.

All I am saying is try for two weeks do this without the help of dispatch.

And by the way I drove for Comway for a year and half an never talked to a dispatcher. Talked to Mike a few times for relocation but that it.

Panther Art

 

[davekc]

We haven't figured that out either. With the new settlement issues on the computer, you don't even need to call in for that any more.
No reason to complicate the simple.









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[x06col]

Lots of folks CHOOSE to complicate the simple. The folks that have sat for ten seconds longer than the think they should seem to call dispatch and feel that the dispatcher should crap some freight for them. DON'T WORK THAT WAY!!! It's not Burger King, this business isn't. Wake up fools!!!

 

[RonnieJ]

I like the Burgerking comparison. We read this whole post and it amazes me that many trash the very people that try to help them.
Dave helped us out of a jam and we are thankful. Not once, but twice.
Thanks Dave,and ignore the idiots. By the way, we ran into one of your teams out in California. What a great couple.
Thanks again,

Ronnie

 

[scootr68]

>I like the Burgerking comparison. We read this whole post
>and it amazes me that many trash the very people that try to
>help them.
>Dave helped us out of a jam and we are thankful. Not once,
>but twice.
>Thanks Dave,and ignore the idiots. By the way, we ran into
>one of your teams out in California. What a great couple.
>Thanks again,
>
>Ronnie


Dave is a class act and knows how to run his business. His drivers' are always professional and courteous...that is the once in a blue moon that they do call in. There's never been an ##### kissing contest either way,just a simple mutual respect.

 

[rfrogger120]

MY GOD!!! I cant believe how disatisfied so many people are with panther. I do not want to go threw what they are going threw, what I mean is the playing around by dispatch, intentionally putting people out of service for refusing a load, Everyone knows the saying of --never say never-- but I'm going to say it anyway, I WILL NEVER WORK FOR PANTHER. It looks like to me, if you dont do what they say, there is retaliation.

 

[scootr68]

I already confirmed this 20 mins ago...he was never put out of service for any load refusal.

 

[davekc]

Thanks for the kind words from everyone. As mentioned, my drivers seldom call dispatch because they know what they are doing. Only seldom do they call, and only then to seek or clarify specific information, or to provide load information to the brokerage dept.
Why waste the dispatchers time with a bunch of BS?
I think some tend to blur the idea of a employee with a independant business person.







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